I will go on record and say that Kanye West is my favourite artist in the music industry. No one else has the same drive, ego or undeniable genius with music that he does, and across 5 of the best albums of the last 10 years, he’s had some incredible singles. This week’s Superlist Sunday … Continue reading
Author Archives: Sam Atkins
I must be cursed when it comes to concerts…
Anyone who doesn’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook, and if not why not, will have been expecting to see a gig review for Robyn appearing on the Blog over the weekend.The truth is that Robyn came down with a bad throat infection and so had to postpone the Bristol and Manchester dates of her … Continue reading
Why Jessie J and her ‘amazing’ voice are overrated
Around the start of 2011, I had started to hear great things about Jessie J. Her debut song, the now infamous Rihanna inspired Do It Like a Dude had become a hit and made its way into my iPod’s Big Tunes playlist. Follow up Price Tag was much more straightforward chart friendly pop, but with … Continue reading
Expanding the blog to YouTube?
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Superlist Sunday: Best Season of a TV Show
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Preparing for a Concert.
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I need to hire my own train to write reviews on…
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); In regards to my writing work while at university, the biggest change to my lifestyle has … Continue reading
Why I’m both glad, and slightly disappointed that 24 isn’t ‘realistic’ politics.
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); In a show split down the middle between Counter Terrorist Unit operative Jack Bauer’s longest day, … Continue reading
Is play count watching a step too far: 1 year on
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A year ago (give or take a few days) I collated my iTunes top 10 most … Continue reading
The Brits 2011: Was it worth the effort?
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-11176202-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); A quick note to begin, this article will be nowhere near as long as my Grammy’s … Continue reading