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Music

24/01/2018

I Had an MCR Listening Party, Come Join Me

This evening I posted on social media about MCR, which is not unusual, but I guess listening to MCR is becoming less and less everyday for me. This is partly because I have a couple of jobs that require a communal radio and/or relative silence and partly because there are other demands on my ears… Continue reading

Music, My Chemical Romance (get a category), Videos

‘Vampires Will Never Hurt You’, Indifferent Ignorance, Mama My Chemical Romance, Music, My Chemical Romance, SING My Chemical Romance, The End My Chemical Romance
11/05/2017

My Thursday is doing well. How is yours?

Today I made five phone calls. Okay, four. Okay, three. Okay, I can’t remember. It felt like five. I also bought insurance for an upcoming event I’m too superstitious to talk about until it’s confirmed and asked my bank for a better deal on their business rates (it turns out that asking them to consider… Continue reading

Videos

adulting, Bee Gees, Indifferent Ignorance, Music, Stayin’ Alive
11/01/2016

(too long for Twitter)

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(All Hail) Creation, Art, January 2016, Music, Paywall, THE WORLD *head in hands*

David Bowie, Indifferent Ignorance, Music, My Chemical Romance
10/02/2015

Video of the Week: Take Me to Church

I am superduper busy with work at the moment (a big piece to finish, a smaller-yet-enormous piece and even more research to do for both of them) but I wanted to share this with you real quick. I flicked on the music channel(s) at lunch just now, because the alternative was dissecting the BBC’s interview… Continue reading

Art, February 2015, Music, Videos

‘Take Me to Church’, Hozier, Music, really frustratingly beautiful music videos, videos, YouTube

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Music

I Had an MCR Listening Party, Come Join Me

My Thursday is doing well. How is yours?

(too long for Twitter)

Video of the Week: Take Me to Church