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REVIEWS, PERSONAL ESSAYS, MUSINGS AND MORE

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New year's resolutions revisited
Feb 19, 2019
Writing, Getting Excited
New year's resolutions revisited
Feb 19, 2019
Writing, Getting Excited

Getting excited is fun. Sharing that excitement extends the joy. Why does there need to be any more reason to write?

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Feb 19, 2019
Writing, Getting Excited
Ethereal powerhouses have us dancing in the palm of their hands
Mar 31, 2017
Review, Popular Culture, Music
Ethereal powerhouses have us dancing in the palm of their hands
Mar 31, 2017
Review, Popular Culture, Music

Live review of the intoxicating Warpaint, performing at Oxford's O2 Academy.

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Mar 31, 2017
Review, Popular Culture, Music
Mar 22, 2017
Music, Review, Popular Culture
A gig let down by a lack of excitement
Mar 22, 2017
Music, Review, Popular Culture

Review of Goldfrapp's live performance at Oxford's O2 Academy.

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Mar 22, 2017
Music, Review, Popular Culture
Feb 21, 2017
Popular Culture, Comedy, Review, Getting Excited
A night of comradeship, comedy and untold stories at the Red Shed
Feb 21, 2017
Popular Culture, Comedy, Review, Getting Excited

Read my review of Mark Thomas' latest show, The Red Shed, performed at Oxford's North Wall arts' centre.

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Feb 21, 2017
Popular Culture, Comedy, Review, Getting Excited
Feb 14, 2017
Popular Culture, Music
Master of the meta performance has us in stitches
Feb 14, 2017
Popular Culture, Music

Review of Stewart Lee's full-length stand-up show, Content Provider, which first appeared on the Daily Info.

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Feb 14, 2017
Popular Culture, Music
Feb 7, 2017
Getting Excited
Exercising poor judgement
Feb 7, 2017
Getting Excited

January is a time for trying new things and learning important lessons. Unfortunately some lessons are a little harder learned than others.

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Feb 7, 2017
Getting Excited
Jan 31, 2017
Music, Popular Culture
A little bit of Nashville on the Cowley Road
Jan 31, 2017
Music, Popular Culture

Check out my live review of the Margo Price Band, which first appeared on Daily Info.

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Jan 31, 2017
Music, Popular Culture
Sep 25, 2016
Books, Feminism
Why everyone should read 'The War On Women'
Sep 25, 2016
Books, Feminism

Everyone should read 'The War on Women' because such accounts of real, everyday suffering, abuse and oppression teach us just how real and how systemic this war is.

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Sep 25, 2016
Books, Feminism
5 things I learned this week
Sep 6, 2015
Cities, Getting Excited, Interesting things, Music
5 things I learned this week
Sep 6, 2015
Cities, Getting Excited, Interesting things, Music

From the sublime to the ridiculous - or rather the dumb - here are five things that I just happened to learn this week.

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Sep 6, 2015
Cities, Getting Excited, Interesting things, Music
Apr 9, 2015
Books, Getting Excited, Writing
Do just the one thing
Apr 9, 2015
Books, Getting Excited, Writing

To do just the one thing is such an obvious piece of wisdom, but it is often forgotten. Upon finishing 'Stoner: A Novel', it seemed pertinent that writing this post be the one thing I do.

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Apr 9, 2015
Books, Getting Excited, Writing
Feb 23, 2015
Getting Excited
Practising what's relaxing: for the love of baking
Feb 23, 2015
Getting Excited

This weekend, thanks to a bit of baking, I realised there's a subtle difference between getting better at what you enjoy and working to improve what you do every day.

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Feb 23, 2015
Getting Excited
Feb 11, 2015
Music
Diverted resources
Feb 11, 2015
Music

My week has not been without words: they were just published over on Daily Info because I went and watched a bunch of music and reviewed it.

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Feb 11, 2015
Music
Feb 2, 2015
Interesting things
The analogue revolution
Feb 2, 2015
Interesting things

Let's all join the analogue revolution and stop the slow digital creep that's reaching into our minds and breaking our spirits.

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Feb 2, 2015
Interesting things
Jan 26, 2015
Getting Excited, Music
Bestival 2014: the origins of adventure
Jan 26, 2015
Getting Excited, Music

2015 is the year of adventure because I looked back at 2014 and searched for the best moment I could think of. The answer was obvious: Bestival.

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Jan 26, 2015
Getting Excited, Music
Jan 19, 2015
Books, Writing
Influence and intimidation
Jan 19, 2015
Books, Writing

My review of Jonathan Lethem's 'The Ecstasy of Influence' may have been quite little, but the thoughts it sparked were a quite big. So hop on board this train of thought about influence and intimidation.

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Jan 19, 2015
Books, Writing
Jan 12, 2015
Books, Popular Culture
Little book review: Jonathan Lethem's 'The Ecstasy of Influence'
Jan 12, 2015
Books, Popular Culture

Finally I can offer a little review of Jonathan Lethem's 'The Ecstasy of Influence' because I have at long last finished it. It only took me two and a half years.

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Jan 12, 2015
Books, Popular Culture
Jan 4, 2015
Books, Getting Excited, Writing
Resolutions with good reason
Jan 4, 2015
Books, Getting Excited, Writing

Welcome, one and all, to 2015. It's the year of adventure and I am back (with gay abandon) to typing in my notebook.

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Jan 4, 2015
Books, Getting Excited, Writing
Aug 25, 2014
Interesting things, Uncategorized
Review: Creation Theatre's Macbeth
Aug 25, 2014
Interesting things, Uncategorized

When a production of Macbeth not only manages to make you jump, but also creeps the bejesus out of you, then you know it's getting something right. This is a review of Creation Theatre's Macbeth.

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Aug 25, 2014
Interesting things, Uncategorized
Jun 22, 2014
Interesting things, Writing
Halfway to nowhere
Jun 22, 2014
Interesting things, Writing

A pub in Wales pointed out that halfway to nowhere is exactly where you need to be to move forward with a little meaning.

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Jun 22, 2014
Interesting things, Writing
May 7, 2014
Writing
Running out of practice
May 7, 2014
Writing

The less you write, the less you are a writer. But when you keep worrying about what's happening next, there's no time to expand upon what's happening now.

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May 7, 2014
Writing
Apr 12, 2014
Getting Excited, Music
A panoply of talent in review
Apr 12, 2014
Getting Excited, Music

Where do I even begin in describing the various vitality that all the talent I've encountered this week exuded and induced?...

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Apr 12, 2014
Getting Excited, Music
Mar 15, 2014
Getting Excited, Music
A beautiful thing: bringing back the love
Mar 15, 2014
Getting Excited, Music

Love and live music. Talking about some things that are hard to express, but very much need saying.

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Mar 15, 2014
Getting Excited, Music
Mar 7, 2014
Getting Excited
A slow, solar-powered realisation
Mar 7, 2014
Getting Excited

I've not been here for a while for the very simple reason that, I've not been here. And I don't know where I went but I'm starting to realise why.

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Mar 7, 2014
Getting Excited
Get better
Feb 2, 2014
Getting Excited, Music, Uncategorized
Get better
Feb 2, 2014
Getting Excited, Music, Uncategorized

Get better. Think about it - those two words say a lot more than first appearances may suggest.

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Feb 2, 2014
Getting Excited, Music, Uncategorized
Jan 19, 2014
Music, Uncategorized, Writing
Transitioning to a new frequency
Jan 19, 2014
Music, Uncategorized, Writing

2013 meant dipping my toes in a lot of new things. 2014 means diving a little deeper into a few and transitioning to a new writing frequency.

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Jan 19, 2014
Music, Uncategorized, Writing
Jan 5, 2014
Music
Sunday afternoon blues and tunes
Jan 5, 2014
Music

It's January, it's dark, it's gloomy and wet, it's Sunday afternoon. This is all I'm fit for...

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Jan 5, 2014
Music
Dec 31, 2013
Getting Excited
The inevitable new year notes
Dec 31, 2013
Getting Excited

It's that time of year again. And while I still remain skeptical about the whole resolution thing, I can't help but make the odd one...

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Dec 31, 2013
Getting Excited
Dec 22, 2013
Getting Excited
Merry Christmas everyone!
Dec 22, 2013
Getting Excited

I have the kind of flu that makes your head feel like it's going to fall off: must be Christmas!

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Dec 22, 2013
Getting Excited
Dec 15, 2013
Cities, Getting Excited
...And I'm home
Dec 15, 2013
Cities, Getting Excited

This post is my personal love letter to my very special new home. Finally, I'm where I belong.

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Dec 15, 2013
Cities, Getting Excited
Dec 10, 2013
Writing
Oh any profession but this...
Dec 10, 2013
Writing

Writing is my profession, my fun and more. My brain on the other hand is a little more limited in its functionality.

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Dec 10, 2013
Writing

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