The post reflects the author’s journey in establishing their music career while managing personal challenges. They emphasize their commitment to hard work, family support, and plans for a blog to share updates. Despite struggles with mental health and a recent breakup, they remain focused on growth, creativity, and building an audience in the music industry.
Ophelia is a young noblewoman from Denmark in Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Hamlet. Taylor Swift uses her here as the front portal to her new ‘Life of a Showgirl’ album that, since its release last week, has been achieving all sorts of landmark music industry records in terms of sales and streams…
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I love this band. They hail from Essex and totally took America by storm, exporting some of the best music the United Kingdom has to offer. Depeche Mode are cutting edge tech and way back when they were at their peak in the 1980s they were redefining music boundaries. Many…
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Here’s a selection of Wez G DJ Mixes – Mainly House Music, some Chillout, some Techno
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I am a Swiftie and Love Taylor but there are some things that I just don’t just love but I actually live for. Liverpool Football Club is my life. Nothing matters bar Liverpool really. I mean people speculate that football is the new religion etc. which it isn’t really –…
View More Taylor Swift: a Liverpool FC and Swiftie fan’s Dream Come True: Anfield 13.06.2024: #ynwa I GOT TICKETS #ErasTour
I attended DJ Tristan B’s 60th birthday in Bristol, where Mikee Freedom delivered an impressive live performance of Nomad’s “Devotion.” I’ve shared the original 1991 music video for comparison. MC Mikee Freedom showcased his skills, bringing a nostalgic vibe to the celebration. Check out both versions linked above.
View More Nomad – (I Wanna Give You) Devotion #LivePA Mikee Freedom – Dare To Club, Bristol 04.06.2023
Jim ‘Shaft’ Ryan is a famous house music DJ from Birmingham who along with his brothers, Mick and Dermot, and their mate Lee, responsible for the seminary U.K. and global nightclub brands, Miss Moneypennys and Chuff Chuff. Jim is also my mate. I knew that Jim had trained as a…
View More Review: We May Win We May Lose – by Jim ‘Shaft’ Ryan
The book narrates Wayne Anthony’s experience as a promoter in the groundbreaking Acid House music scene of late 1980s Britain. It chronicles his battles against authorities and the evolving culture marked by ecstasy use, while candidly acknowledging the mental health risks associated with drug use. The narrative reflects both hedonism and a cautionary message for future generations.
View More Review: Class of 88 – Find the Warehouse. Lose the Hitmen. Pump the Beats – by Wayne Anthony
I got excited when this book arrived on my doorstep. At first glance it has all the key ingredients for a great book. Hacienda DJ author, history of British nightclubs – I expected lots of gory detail and exciting anecdotes and couldn’t wait to get to the acid house chapters….The…
View More Review: Life After Dark – A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues – by Dave Haslam
love Jim. The Doors are my most favourite band and I’ve read a lot of material that has been released about them since their emergence in the 1960s rock movement out in Los Angeles, USA. This is probably the most definitive and largest biography that I have yet encountered on…
View More Review: Jim Morrison – Life, Death, Legend – by Stephen Davis
This is the third Simon Spence book that I have read. He is a very talented music journalist from Manchester with a taste for documenting, wild, stylish cultural movements that have emerged from the Madchester craziness. Excess All Areas covers perhaps the most successful and innovative band to have ridden…
View More Review: Happy Mondays – Excess All Areas – by Simon Spence
Elijah Wald’s work explores narcoculture through Narcocorridos, a music form detailing the lives of drug lords in Mexico and Latin America. He shares personal travels, insights into the corrido communities, and the genre’s cultural significance. The book merges adventure with important societal issues, making it essential for enthusiasts of Mexican culture and music.
View More Review: Narcocorrido: A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas – by Elijah Wald
Moksha: Writings on Psychedelics & the Visionary Experience by Aldous Huxley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a big fan of Aldous Huxley’s work from what I know of this author. A friend in the music business recommended that I try Moksha and I thoroughly appreciated reading it.…
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This remix I did was originally for a remix competition (that unfortunately I didn’t win). The original Warhead song by Bristol’s very own Full Cycle memeber and dnb pioneer, DJ Krust, was an absolute darkside jungle classic record. It was a real pleasure working with the original stems in my…
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