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Priest by Priest
I’ve been on a bit of an Electronica / Synth-Pop binge recently, and Priest’s debut L.P, eponymously-titled, fits that habit like a glove. Priest, formally X priest X, is a pseudonym of singer Madeline Priest and producer David Kazyk. Their songs feel like glorious walls of electronic sound. I think I’m right in saying that…
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On writing my album reviews
Three weeks ago I launched a new website side-project. This was a purely creative outlet for me, doing something I’ve wanted to do for a while — write album reviews. Well, they’re not specifically reviews; more like recommendations. When I hear albums I want to share with people, I now try to write a little…
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Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey
From the moment I first heard her previous album, “Ultraviolence”, I was hooked. Honeymoon then became my most anticipated album of 2015. And I was not disappointed. From the moment the first strings on the title song began, I could feel that this was going to be another unforgettable dive into the cinematic, haunting world…
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Inner critics and just getting on with it
I have just written this post and then lost it without saving. I am annoyed. That said, I’ll try and rewrite without rushing too much. I’m always tinkering around with this website. As a result I tend to sometimes get bored with it. I feel the design just looks dull and uninspired, and find that…
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Kacey Musgraves at the Birmingham Institute
One of the best concerts I’ve been to. Although the wait in the queue outside lasted about half an hour, we were soon inside the small-modest sized venue, heating up with the ever-growing crowd and singing along to Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be). The opening band, Sugar & The High Lows, were…
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What Is The IndieWeb And Why We Need It
Facebook, Twitter, Google plus – all places that help you to publish easily – and for free – on the web. But guess what, the web is already free – or at least it should be – and many people’s only notion of publishing on the web is through one of these, or other, third…
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Implementing Jams
Jams were a type of content popularized by the website This is my jam. This is my jam has since gone into read-only archive mode. This is such a great way of closing a website — especially one whose content is mostly community-created. I started to use the site at the end of last year…
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On rethinking my database structure
I’ve been using Laravel for my personal website for about eight months now and haven’t looked back since. This huge advantage to my rebuilding it in that way — from its original WordPress foundations — was that I had a crash course in using Laravel as well as learning some best practices as well. Now…
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100 Albums #2 – The Wall: Live in Berlin by Roger Waters (and various artists)
A couple of weeks ago I went to see the one-night-only showing of Roger Waters’ The Wall at my local cinema. That performance rekindled my love for that album – indeed Pink Floyd in general. Yesterday I revisted an older performance of the album, which was given at the Berlin wall at the time when…