Following on from last year’s post (it is really weird looking back at it), I thought that I would also recognise that today marks my second year in London – hurrah! To be honest, I still find London as a city a poor substitute for Manchester, however I think that’s just homesickness etc talking as […]
Melanie Fiona – Give It To Me Right
I really love the sound on this track! A great bass line on it, it’s not overly R&B sounding, and I love the lazy vocal and the raw ‘stripped down’ feel to it. Give me this over Amy Winehouse any day! Melanie Fiona (aka. Melanie Hall) is a Canadian R&B singer (unusual?) who supported Kanye […]
Jamelia – Superstar
One of the best summer songs of the noughties, yeah? I can remember that this song came out when I was working for Poptastic in the Village in Manchester back in 2003 (has it really been 6 years?!)… always used to be the song that got me in the mood once I was at work […]
ITV Schools & Geordie Racer
Bit of a treat for anyone who went to school in the early 90s! (they used it between 1989 and 1992) This used to be the highlight of my week, especially the bit from 3 mins 30 secs. School TV rooms were the best… though looking back, those TV cabinets were eyesores! and of course, […]
A good ol’ sing-a-long down London town!
Previously, I posted about plans by artist Luke Jerram to place pianos across the West End of London for the public to use. On Wednesday night, I took Greg to see Sister Act, and when we came out of the theatre, we happened upon one of the pianos at the top of Carnaby Street. No […]
Gari Wellingham 