For over the thirty years, Peter Schott has performed alongside his Coconut partner in crime, August Darnell – better known to the wider world as Kid Creole. With August’s back momentarily turned (in a particularly flamboyant dance move, no doubt), Peter has managed to escape his clutches to release his first solo work. With ‘The […]
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack of a Childhood
Not always being up to date with the latest consoles has allowed me to recently indulge in some forgotten video games that were true favourites growing up. Playing the games now has allowed my enjoyment to move beyond the games themselves to appreciate the effort put into their creation with, of course, a specific focus […]
Todrick Hall is The Greatest Showman
Although The Greatest Showman came out a few months ago now, the film’s music has created a world I have become utterly lost in. From the stomping introduction of ‘The Greatest Show’ through the sensational ‘This is Me’ to the feel good and uplifting ‘From Now On’, I have searched the internet for anything even […]
Discovering Lindsey Stirling
Unlike the other artists featured on the small ‘Discovering’ series present on this blog; my discovery of Lindsey Stirling is not a recent one but more a resurgence. For those of you who do not know, Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist/dancer, two things no one would have thought could be combined with such success. […]
Nele Needs A Holiday has created an honest soundtrack for life
When we are being honest with ourselves, life can be a real pain in the ass. Movie and TV portray life to be a struggle with a rewarding end, but we can’t always know that, can we? Life may not be the picture-perfect dream we all want it to be, but two things exist to […]
The sensational soundtrack of The Greatest Showman
Sometimes I think about changing this blog from music focused to movie but then I remember, where would movies be without their soundtracks? How would moments be brought to life if not for hair raising scores and poetic lyrics? Musicals portray life, living and history in an over the top, romanticised beauty that we wish […]