Listening to so many podcasts and audiobooks nowadays means I've really had to start making a point of setting time aside for music. I've written before about how each year I have a playlist that I update with songs I've discovered throughout the year - a sort of soundtrack...
It's safe to say I get my money's worth out of my Spotify subscription. Whether it's checking in to my Discover Weekly or sifting through my (sometimes very questionable) recommendations - I'm happiest when I have a playlist to turn to, packed with songs I love. One of my...
Saturday night/Sunday morning had extremely unpleasant, bitter weather to offer. Rainy and windy, perfect Irish festival conditions. I bought myself an insanely over priced hot water bottle that night to make myself feel better. It didn't stop the PUDDLE of rain water that collected over night at the bottom...
I awoke surprisingly fresh faced for Electric Picnic Day 2. That festival feeling of general crustiness hadn't quite set in yet. Or perhaps I was remaining blissfully in denial about it. Saturday fared well in avoiding clashes between the acts I was eager to see, thankfully. It was Sunday which...
I've had a pretty great summer on the music front. I've been lucky enough to have seen Arcade Fire, Green Day, David Gray in Down cathedral, Stiff Little Fingers, Stranglers, Ruts DC, and The Outcasts. To finish the summer off right however, I set off to Stradbally, County Laois to...
Firstly, apologies, I ended up going on a bit of an unintended hiatus there for a while. Whenever I missed posting one week I sort of spiralled completely out of my routine and suddenly it was 2017. It's something I didn't want to happen but it did happen. I'm...