By mattr on January 12, 2010
So, we seem to be emerging from the Christmas lull that stops all the good music releases, and we can safely return to building our music collection. I’m switching these posts over to using Spotify links so you can get easy and free access to the best new music straight away. Here are my first [...]
Posted in buildyourmusiccollection, music
By mattr on January 11, 2010
Why am I so cheerful this morning?
The big freeze ® is thawing – but still people need to be careful, this will take a lot of melting!
The porridge on my desk is perfectly made – juice and great coffee to follow
Chris Evans starts his new job this morning – good to see a decent [...]
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By mattr on January 10, 2010
As snow and ice envelopes the UK (and Western Europe), I’m looking for inspiration to provide a sense of warmth on this Sunday morning. As usual, we’re kicking off with a nice heart warming tune – this week, Ken Booth – Everything I Own. Fire that up, and then relax back with this weeks [...]
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By mattr on January 9, 2010
The dream of any food market is abundance – and the recent cold snap in the UK has put that to the test in the local supermarkets. People have been panic buying (ridiculous) and understandably stocks are low in some things – however, there is no excuse for the place being untidy. My local [...]
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By mattr on January 8, 2010
You have to dream, you have to have a vision, and you have to set a goal for yourself that might even scare you a little because sometimes that seems far beyond your reach. Then I think you have to develop a kind of resistance to rejection, and to the disappointments that are sure to [...]
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By mattr on January 6, 2010
I recently posted a number of music recommendation sites for filling your new MP3 player – but over the last few weeks I’ve been using Spotify more and more to listen to tunes whilst at my PC. If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it – for free (with ads) or a reasonable [...]
Posted in buildyourmusiccollection, music, tools
By mattr on January 5, 2010
If you are staying with the programme, then you’ll know that 2010 is going to be an amazing year. Amongst the many shooting stars this year will be some brand new ones in the music industry, I’ve picked out 5 artistes that I’m convinced will be massive this year.
Here’s a quick Spotify playlist with [...]
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By mattr on January 4, 2010
Today might be tough for some people – not for me, I’m actually looking forward to 2010 and even getting back to work, so I’m up early at at them! I have my revolution ideas and I have Nick Bates’ Monday poster near my desk.
Most of all though – I have tons of good [...]
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By mattr on January 3, 2010
At the beginning of a brand new year – time to be completely awesome – but first some inspiration. As usual, some inspirational music to get you in the right frame of mind, today from Ian Brown – The Sweet Fantastic (Spotify), a well disguised love song – how can anyone not love it when [...]
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By mattr on January 2, 2010
Snow days and holidays give me the opportunity to dip into as many books as possible, and Instant Brilliant 2010 has been waiting patiently for me over the holiday period.
Nicholas Bate has pulled together this excellent book from a series of blog posts on his excellent blog. I’m a huge fan of his writing [...]
Posted in books, expandyourmind, onetoread
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