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Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Tramshed, Cardiff – 17.10.2016
It’s a treat to watch an act of this stature in this great venue, but I doubt we’ll see him back here again, as bigger things surely beckon.
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Some Qs, Some As
Only last night I was bemoaning the fact that I’ve been the world’s tardiest blogger of late, so thanks Ruth for the tag that kick-started my typing fingers. So the rules are simple. It’s a Q&A meme. I have seven questions to answer, so here goes…. 1. What do you want most from 2015? The…
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Big Issue Madam? Yes it is…
It started as an idea for a teambuilding activity. I was looking for something our team could do to get us out of the office and experience something new, and horizon-expanding. As a company we have supported the Big Issue for a while, so when I found out about their Big Sell Off challenge, where companies…
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When did a side order of sexual harassment become as de rigeur as a kebab on a night out?
THIS TEXT ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON WALESONLINE ON JULY 25TH 2014, ALONGSIDE THE EXPERIENCES OF FIVE OTHER WOMEN. THE WHOLE PIECE IS WORTH READING. I agreed to write this piece a few hours before going to see Paul Weller in Cardiff Castle. At the end of the evening, having split up from my friend, I was…
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Thanks for the music Gerry
Just before I retired to bed last night, I read on Twitter that Gerry Goffin had died aged 75. As one half of one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of all time, working with Carole King, Goffin penned a huge amount of hit records that I adore. I woke up today with “Will you…
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It’s about time…
First things first: yes, I’m late to the blog party. I’ve been meaning to get around to starting one for about, ooh, seven years now. Why? Because I love writing. I’m mathematically inept, rubbish at science and terrible at drawing. I wrote my first “book” at the age of eight (‘Journey Into a Volcano’; precociously…
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