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Feedback makes it worth it.
I started a post doing a “2011 in review” sort of post, but quickly realised that my entire focus for all of last year was in getting the album recorded and released. So, in lieu of a rather repetitive reflection on the past year, instead I’m going to look at the effect that all that [...]
Inspiration: Joni Mitchell
This is one of my favourite Joni Mitchell songs, and I stumbled across this live version from 1970 on youtube today while searching out more performances from this BBC In Concert series. The entire concert is collected here, if you fancy losing yourself to some wonderful live solo performances from a talented songwriter on the [...]
Inspiration: Esbjörn Svensson Trio
When I was in university, every so often one of my friends would announce some random gig or other that we all just had to go to. Sometimes the excitement was well founded – like the first time Damien Rice came to play in NUIM was just at the university open mic, but the excitement [...]
Hot whiskey love.
This is a hot whiskey: It’s delicious and perfect for winter. I love them dearly, and they’re simple to make. It’s just a hot toddy with whiskey: A shot of whiskey (mine is usually quite generous), a slice of lemon with some cloves stuck into it, and a spoon of sugar all into a suitable [...]
I write in cafés
This post on Edible Geography struck a chord with me. I’m definitely one of those people who sits in cafés for hours working. Usually though, people can see what I’m doing, as I’m rarely on a laptop anymore since the death of my Powerbook G4, and I’m usually switching between a notebook (yes, actual paper [...]