Book Review: Memphis Mayhem by David A. Less

Publisher: ECW PressFormat: ebookRelease Date: October 6th, 2020Genre: Non-Fiction – History – MusicGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars I admit I struggled to get through this. I was really excited to pick it up, as I love seeing the way entertainment developed, the history of a particular aspect of it and the society around it that helpedContinue reading “Book Review: Memphis Mayhem by David A. Less”

Book Review: Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX and the ’90s Punk Explosion by Ian Winwood

Publisher: Da Capo PressFormat: AudiobookRelease Date: November 20th, 2018 Rating: 5/5 Stars If you are a Millennial, that generation born between 1981 and 1996, or a younger Gen Xer, you’ll know the names and bands mentioned in this book. You know, that music my parents said wouldn’t last like THEIR favourite bands had lasted andContinue reading “Book Review: Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX and the ’90s Punk Explosion by Ian Winwood”

Blogmas Day Nineteen: Christmas Albums

I was thinking yesterday, as I shifted from one type of Christmas song to the next, how the wonderful thing about Christmas music is it can come in all sorts of different genres. There’s a lot of variety out there, so even if someone doesn’t like – or is fed up of – the usualContinue reading “Blogmas Day Nineteen: Christmas Albums”

Blogmas Day Nine: Christmas Songs

There are two Christmas songs I absolutely love, that you won’t really hear on the radio in December, and which are unlikely to appear on many Christmas playlists. Still, I usually find some version of them to stick on, and today I thought I’d highlight these two as part of my Blogmas posts! The 12Continue reading “Blogmas Day Nine: Christmas Songs”