June Playlist: Galaxy

 

I often forget that we're all hurtling through space on a giant ball of rock surrounded by millions of other floating rocks, just a small speck in a vast expanse that is our galaxy in the humongous universe. Here's a lot of songs to remind you:-

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May Playlist: Eurovision

 

What do you think of when May comes around? why EUROVISION of course! and as the finals are not until 23rd May, I thought why not enjoy some favourites from the epic song contest this month in to get ready for the big night (or nights if you tune in to the semis). It's not just cheesy craziness (but that's what we love right?) there's also plenty of classic ballads and good songs too! (also did you see Eurovision's Greatest Hits with Graham Norton & Petra Mede? Bobbysocks!)

Thank You Europe!

(and Australia as they are competing this year for the contests 60th anniversary and not forgetting the rest of the world who tune in!)

April Playlist: Swedish Spring

 

After a long snowy cold winter there's finally some light (and hopefully heat) on the horizon. Putting the clocks forward here in the UK makes such a difference, having lighter longer evenings. And to fill those evenings you need some Springy Swedish Tunes. Sweden has produced so much amazing music here's some of my faves in my April Playlist. 

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March Playlist: Film & TV

 

The Oscars seems like ages ago now, and overall it was a bit rubbish, but the best thing about it was the song 'Glory' by John Legend & Common, (which won best original song), see the video again here. So this months playlist is all songs from Film & TV. Some amazingly powerful, some amazingly cheesy & hilarious but all invoke beautifully powerful inspirational emotions that can only be achieved through music & lyrics, whether it be humor, laughter, love, power, strength or even time travel, sung by Common or Angela Lansbury.

Do you recognise which Film/TV show some of them come from?
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February Playlist: Winter Snow

We've had some deep deep snow for the past couple of weeks & while it starts out being amazingly beautiful and wonderous, pretty soon it's dirty snow, you're slipping and sliding over the pavements, you're fingers are cold all the time, you haven't got the right shoes....etc but there's some great songs to get you through it too, here's my 'Winter Snow' playlist:-



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January Playlist: Workout

 

I'm going to do a monthly playlist this year, here's the first, I'm just getting into running and I love Jillian Michaels' workouts so of course it had to be a workout playlist, with lots of 90's dance & classic cheese to get you moving!

Podcast Love

While waiting for the new episode of Serial to drop I thought I'd list a few of my fave podcasts I love to listen to:- A new series podcast dealing with one story over the course of 12+ episodes. This 'season' on Serial is dealing with a high school murder case from 1999, is he guilty? is he innoncent? who knows? as the creators are making it while we speak! Listen to:  The whole series - it's addictive!

There's so many amazing stories of different walks of life on 'This American Life' and all back episodes dating back to 1995 are online, hours of listening fun!   Listen to: This call may be recorded....to save your life Come back to Afghanistan

For fun, giggles, song wars, made up jokes, waffles & boggins there's always Adam & Joe, even though there's no more new Adam & Joe (please come back!) you can still listen to old episodes, yay!   Listen to: Denny Different (with special guest the Queen & Royal Wedding Song Wars!)

The New Yorker: Out Loud is great for small nuggets of cool stories, culture, news, art, music all taken from that weeks New Yorker magazine. Listen to: Hector Tobar on the Chilean Mine Disaster

Love quizzes, trivia, puzzles & puns? check out Ask Me Another, recorded live in front of a studio audience in Brooklyn & around the US, contestants take part in fun quizzes compered by the comedian Ophira Eisenberg, her musical sidekick Jonathan Coulton & puzzle guru Art Chung! Listen to: Trivia is the New Black

Love Graham's chat show? his podcast of his radio 2 show has mostly lesser-known guests but the same fun-talk & and get some great advice from Grill Graham! Listen to:  The latest few episodes...

I've always thought I could be good at running (yeah right!) I just have to get up from the couch. Well this NHS podcast 'Couch to 5K' might just help me do it, it tells you when to run, when to walk and builds up each week. {There's also an app so you can listen to your own music while running/walking!}

What are your fave podcasts?

Rockabilly playlist #06

To celebrate my etsy shop opening and specifically my Buddy Holly tote bags going on sale I've got a little treat of a rockabilly playlist featuring 50 songs by legendary rockabillys such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly (of course!) and lots more...

The image is a version of my Rock-a-billy print, buy it here on society6!

 

{Did you see my other playlists?}

& here's an Etsy Treasury I curated full of great Rockabilly items from posters, washi tape, t-shirts and patches to finger puppets, pins and a place to keep your tissues, check it out!

 

Change playlist #05

'Change is the only constant' so said the Greek philosopher Heraclitus.  I'm on the cusp of some big changes: moving house, jobs and countries (okay it's only Scotland!) but the need to reflect on what's past and what is to come overtakes and overwhelms everything. The only thing in life that you can be sure of is that things will change, so let's take it easy and go with the flow as nothing lasts forever {see more great quotes about change from Heraclitus here}. So here's a little playlist about changes, may they be revolutionary or everyday, let's relish new challenges and try and walk unafraid into the future, whatever awaits....

 — Did you like playlist #01 Chains/freedom, #02 Aloha Hawaii!, #03 Quiet/Solitude and #04 Spring

Spring playlist #04

I'm so ready for Spring over here, it's been a tough, long, snowy winter and with the last of the snow (it better be!) still on the ground, I need some springy tunes to help me welcome a new season, even if it's being stubbornly late to arrive! Here's looking forward to leaves on the trees, lambs, daffodils, growth, new life, eggs, warmth, more daylight and the clocks going back (which I forgot this morning!)

 

Quiet solitude playlist #03

Here's a little playlist on quietness & solitude: the need to be silent with your own thoughts and reflections is so needed and in this on the go, connected all the time world, can be hard to achieve. So while these tracks aren't necessarily quiet, they are the perfect (un)companion for solitude, time alone and inspiration for being by yourself. 

I'm a really quiet, introverted person and while for me it's natural, a lot of the time it's seen as a negative, Susan Cain is helping to turn this thinking around & on its head, did you see her amazing TED talk and I really need to read her book 'Quiet: The power of introverts in a world can't stop talking' and visit 'The Silence Room' at Selfridges in London

 

(playlist created on grooveshark)

— Did you like playlist #01 Chains/freedom & #02 Aloha Hawaii!? —

Aloha Hawaii! playlist #02

As we're still in what feels like the depths of winter over here in the UK and with more snow forecast, my thoughts can't seem to stop drifting over to blue skies, palm trees, waves, surfing, beaches, volcanoes, island life and all things Hawaiian. So to warm me up here's a little hawaiian/island/beachey playlist, now just to make a pina colada and I'm there (in my head at least)!

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(Did you see playlist #01? Chains/Freedom)

Chains/Freedom Playlist #01

I often find it hard to be myself, to be free, locking myself up in invisible chains, to what please others? take the easy way out? it's what's expected?... I feel most free when I'm creating and out exploring the natural world, so I've created a little playlist to help me in those times when I'm not feeling so free to make me realise that it is me who has the power to create freedom (in my mind at least, and that's where it matters)....maybe the only ultimate freedom comes with the final chapter of our lives, death and living on through others and being recycled back into the earth, sea, sky & cosmos. Until then I'll be working towards trying to just be and gain inspiration from these guys on the journey.....

 

Playlist created on grooveshark