These bamboo beauties, known as bansuri, are three Indian flutes that Paul picked up last weekend. Paul’s pretty into his music (I tease him that he’s like Carrie’s hyperactive jazz musician boyfriend, Ray, in SATC). His main instrument is the sax, but he’s always interested in exploring new things, so we went on a trip [...]
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Nitin Sawhney And Akram Khan – Confluence
It’s not often that a performance completely blows me away, but last night Confluence at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre, a music and dance collaboration from Nitin Sawhney and Akram Khan, did exactly that. Fully deserving of the standing ovation it received, this breathtaking combination of the traditional and contemporary had the audience transfixed and on [...]
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I came across this book, by Lisa Nola, whilst browsing in Foyles the other day. It’s the sort of book which to be honest is really quite pointless – and that’s exactly why I love it. With page after page of different headings, the book encourages you to make lists of your favourite foods, best [...]
Read the rest of this entry »She’s Always A Woman, by Fyfe Dangerfield
This is my song of the moment, probably due to it being played a lot on the radio whilst I was temping earlier this summer. And I hope it’s not too sacriligeous to say that as much as I love Billy Joel, I actually prefer this version to his. Only problem is, whilst Fyfe Dangerfield [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sex and the City 2
I would like to let it be known that I do solemnly swear not to include any plot spoilers in this post, so if you haven’t yet seen the film please feel free to read on in safety. However, I can only apologise if I burst your excitement bubble. You see, I would classify this [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Seven Days in Sunny June, by Jamiroquai
It’s summer everyone! And it’s also the anniversary of Paul and I first getting together. So here’s one of our favourite songs to celebrate (‘our song’ is actually Rio by Duran Duran, but YouTube won’t let me embed that!). Happy anniversary Paul xxx
Read the rest of this entry »xx, by The xx
I love this song (VCR) in particular (and the video! check that monkey!), but actually I just want to recommend the entire album. xx is an album that was recommended to me about a month ago, and I’ve been playing it a lot since. It’s great to find a fantastic band who are not only [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Io Sono L’amore (I Am Love)
I’d like to begin by saying: don’t be fooled by the poster for this film. As far as I’m concerned, it’s an odd choice – there is nothing at all sugary pink about I Am Love. Bright colour is present throughout the film, but the writing on the poster is suggestive of something that is [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
We all know you should never judge a book by its cover. But what about its title? I first picked up this fantastic book because I was intrigued by the name of it. And then I ran off with it (it belongs to my aunty) and have somehow not returned it for three years. Sorry [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Relator – Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn
This, just so you know, is my Pinot Grigio song. As in, when I come home after a long day (or set aside my revision, as is currently the case) and I want to relax with a large glass of chilled white wine and some good food, this is often the song that I put [...]
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