Frank Turner – Tape Deck Heart Interview
Next week sees the release of Tape Deck Heart, the 5th studio album by punk/folk singer Frank Turner. You may not have heard of him. Despite him playing a headline gig to 12,000 people at Wembley last year, and being part of the Olympic opening ceremony, he has remained under the radar of the mainstream, [...]
Ok, so I’ve rewritten this post approximately one gazillion times, and tried to put into words the effect the Olympics and Paralympics have had on me (and also hopefully the nation). But every time, I’ve drifted off into trite words that sounds insincere. So what I’m going to do instead is say a massive thanks [...]
THHN DSQCK RTHNTHY A seemingly incoherent string of letters. In actuality, a well known phrase with the vowels removed. Bear it in mind as you read this, it’s a string of letters that I’ve had in my mind for about 5 months now, ever since the recording of our Only Connect episode back in March. [...]
The last couple of weeks has seen me being more British than usual. By this, I mean standing outside a lot, often in a street adorned with bunting, and the Union flag flying from every makeshift flagpole available. Moments of national celebration are often strange events as far as I can tell. They seem to [...]
When watching this at the cinema, there was a moment, about a minute or so in, where we were treated to a phenomenal shot of a landscape, timed perfectly to display the name of the Director of Photography (Dariusz Wolski). It was precisely at this point that I knew that at the very least, I [...]
Next week sees the release of Tape Deck Heart, the 5th studio album by punk/folk singer Frank Turner. You may not have heard of him. Despite him playing a headline gig to 12,000 people at Wembley last year, and being part of the Olympic opening ceremony, he has remained under the radar of the mainstream, [...]
Remember the days when spam emails, or phishing scams at least had some sort of level of intelligence, or at least had the potential to raise a laugh? They’re not even trying any more. I had an email this morning, purporting to be from Barclays Bank, which closed with the line: Honestly, BARCLAYS Security Department. [...]
If you’ve followed me on Twitter at all, or seen some of my music related blog posts, you’ll know I’m a big fan of introverted singalong troubadour, Ben Marwood. After a 2012 spent very much hard at work, touring (as well as making an appearance at a certain Olympic opening ceremony with Frank Turner), and [...]
Ok, so I’ve rewritten this post approximately one gazillion times, and tried to put into words the effect the Olympics and Paralympics have had on me (and also hopefully the nation). But every time, I’ve drifted off into trite words that sounds insincere. So what I’m going to do instead is say a massive thanks [...]
THHN DSQCK RTHNTHY A seemingly incoherent string of letters. In actuality, a well known phrase with the vowels removed. Bear it in mind as you read this, it’s a string of letters that I’ve had in my mind for about 5 months now, ever since the recording of our Only Connect episode back in March. [...]
The last couple of weeks has seen me being more British than usual. By this, I mean standing outside a lot, often in a street adorned with bunting, and the Union flag flying from every makeshift flagpole available. Moments of national celebration are often strange events as far as I can tell. They seem to [...]
When watching this at the cinema, there was a moment, about a minute or so in, where we were treated to a phenomenal shot of a landscape, timed perfectly to display the name of the Director of Photography (Dariusz Wolski). It was precisely at this point that I knew that at the very least, I [...]
Over the next few hundred words or so, I’m going to attempt to explain to you why I think Fringe is one of the best things to happen to television in the last decade or so. I’ll be mentioning elements of the show, including right up to the end of season 4, so if you’re [...]
In a few short months, the Olympics comes to Britain. Whether you like it or not, the media will be dominated with coverage, constantly reminding us how proud we should be to be hosting such a global event, shortly before Boris Johnson sets the Canadian flag on fire with a mistimed flick of a cigar. [...]
The world is brilliant. It is. Bloody brilliant. As most scientifically minded people will tell you, it’s a remarkable stroke of luck that we are even here at all. The phenomenal amount of sheer coincidental happenings that have led to (for the most part) intelligent life on Earth is staggering. And that isn’t even the [...]