Review: You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966 – 1970

Revolution (meaning): overthrow, change, movement. In a recent interview in The Guardian film director Houda Benyamin evoked the 1968 'revolts': 'anger was understood and translated by an intelligentsia: authors, intellectuals, artists, who then formulated demands and so made progress.' This spirit of revolutionary progress permeates this exhaustive and informative exhibition (covering 1966 - 1970) at... Continue Reading →

The Super Humans of 2016

Since 2011 I have been publishing an annual list of people who have had positive impact on me in the previous 12 months and therefore, in my opinion, deserve an award for their greatness. These are the super humans who have shaped my life and brought me joy and inspiration - I want to thank... Continue Reading →

Is this the soundtrack to my life?

Music used to be a massive part of my life. When I was growing up in the 1980s, I bought albums on cassette and learnt the lyrics off by heart, either from the inlay or what I found in Smash Hits magazine. My collection contained long lasting joys such as Pet Shop Boys' Disco, Janet... Continue Reading →

Review: wonder.land

Last Friday I was invited to the staging of a new show at the National Theatre. The musical, wonder.land, is a contemporary re-imagining of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland brought into the digital age. Along with my friend, Wonderland-enthusiast Becca, we went behind the scenes prior to the show to talk to costume propmaker Reuben Hart,... Continue Reading →

Support Every Move: Motivational playlist

Panache Sports 2014 campaign aims to engage women who are looking to improve their fitness and wellbeing. They emailed me to ask if I'd share my most inspirational workout music to help build the ultimate Panache Sport workout playlist on Spotify. As fitness isn't exactly my specialist subject, I called in an expert! After the... Continue Reading →

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