Shorter posts, links, or thoughts. No schedule, not heavily considered.
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Reflections on Madrid F1
It was hot. 31C every day, which is survivable if you can navigate your way through shaded areas, a bit more of a challenge when you are sitting in a grandstand facing the sun… I would visit Madrid again. It’s a fairly compact city and whilst I didn’t tick off any of the popular tourist…
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Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen
What song always makes you feel better? I’ve always loved a song that builds, that layers in the instruments. I’ve always loved a great drum track. I’ve always loved interesting harmonies. I’ve always loved rock music. I’ve always loved a hint of tongue-in-cheek silliness. I’ve always loved Queen. And yeah, I’ll admit it, I’ve always…
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Music Sounds Better with You (Radio Edit) by Stardust
Share a song that represents your current mood. I like to have upbeat music on in the morning, nothing to raucous just something uplifting that takes my current mood and elevates it. This is the song that was playing when I saw the prompt this morning and it feels very apt. A classic bit of…
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Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) by Mark Ronson
Share a song that makes you want to dance every time. Smashing across the pop, funk, soul genres, with some smooth disco beats, I love this track. Over played? Yes. Over hyped? Possibly. Catchy as all get out? ABSOLUTELY. “Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)” by Mark Ronson Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not…
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Who is Unstory?
I’ve been away so missed this until today. I’ve read a few posts from this blog in the past few months. Originally I thought they were just being written to deliberately provoke. A low level trolling kinda thing. The consistency of it all has me thinking though, and I think their kind of constant criticism…
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Man Called Marco by Adam Ant
What was the first album you ever bought? Pick your favorite song off that album. John Menzies was in the high street of my hometown. An L-shaped store on the corner of the street and the pedestrian part of the Artizan Centre. Make your way to the back of the store, turn a corner and…
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The Invite – quick review
Glorious. Not laughed out loud at a movie so often or so loud for a LONG time. Which was twice as fun as I watched most of it on the train home.
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My Girl by The Temptations
Share a song that got you through a difficult time. Someone has a video of me miming along to this. Someone has been a rock through my darkest times recently. Someone is my best friend, my soulmate, my love. She knows who she is. My Girl “My Girl” by The Temptations Listen on Apple Music…
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Recently Read
A weekly recap of the articles and posts I’ve read that I think are worth your time. A 450-year History of Blogging · brennan.day — Not sure how I missed this one —I follow Brennan’s wonderful blog— but an interesting take on ‘logging’ for sure. On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness | The Idle…
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Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses
What song reminds you of your first love? It was our song. I bought her the single when it came out, went to John Menzies to buy it and then, I think, walked to meet her at her new (first?) job? Vague memory indeed. “Sweet Child O' Mine” by Guns N' Roses Listen on Apple…
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Getting Killed by Geese
What is your favorite song from last year? I listen to 6Music largely to get access to some new music. Many new tracks and bands but this is one I kept going back to, just kinda stuck in my brain. “Getting Killed” by Geese Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio…
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All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem
Describe a concert that changed your perspective on music or life. Pick a song from that artist or band. I have a photo from the gig. The lights from the stage are pointing at the crowd, dazzling, the silhouette of hands raised in unison, in joy, form a sea before me. I’d been to many…
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Hola desde Madrid
I left the house at 13:30. Train to Edinburgh, tram to airport, flight to Madrid, metro to city centre hotel. Arrived at my hotel room at 00:43. My plans are to breakfast early and wander around for the next four mornings. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons/evenings are taken up with watching fast cars go fast,…
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Fugitive Motel by Elbow
What artist or band changed your music taste forever? Pick your favorite song of theirs. From heavier rock and dance music as my ‘chosen’ genres, I stumbled into this band after catching them performing at Glastonbury in 2004 (on TV, it was a couple of years before I made it to that festival where I…
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Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass
What was your favorite song in high school? Why did it resonate? The radio crackles to life. It is full of heavily produced sounds. Bon Jovi, Madonna, Wham!, Phil Collins —artists I would spend my life with— dominated. Pet Shop Boys were ploughing a different path, New Order were living their Blue Monday ‘88 renaissance…
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It’s MY iPAD, let me delete stuff!
Dear Apple, I can remove apps from my iPad, except the Photos app (there may be others but my issue is with the Photos app). I don’t sync my iCloud Photos to my iPad. I don’t use it for that, it’s purely as a consumption device. I watch movies and TV shows on it. I…
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Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
Pick a song from an artist or band that’s had the biggest impact on your life. Queen were my first love. Finding their albums in my parents record collection was like finding a rare jewel. Mostly because they spanned the time of my awakening to pop/rock music so I had a contemporary view of them…
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Go (Live from Glastonbury) by The Chemical Brothers
What is a song that instantly energizes you? Thumping bass, catchy melody, quintessential dance music always gives me energy. It’s why club nights were such a highlight of my youth. These days, energising tracks are for things like exercising which brings a similar endorphin high to those club nights —without the come down— and there…
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Recently Read
A weekly recap of the articles and posts I’ve read that I think are worth your time. Pentax ME – Down the Road — Some lovely photos, but the camera itself is one my Dad had (I’m 98% sure). I can FEEL it, I can HEAR it. Ohhh aren’t memories odd things. Apple CEO Tim…
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I Like to Move It (Radio Mix) by Reel 2 Real
Did you sing along to anything today? Describe the moment. My son, 4, has discovered the movie Madagascar. Which is fine because the endless repeats of Bluey (which I dearly love) are starting to grate a little. My memories of this song take me back to my early 20s, the local nightclub, the “everyone back…