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Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 3

Jan 16, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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Protected: #ThrowbackTunesday: Episode 2

Jan 9, 2018Sep 3, 2022 ~ Alex the Pensmith

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#26in26 – 26 songs from the last 26 years, chosen by you.

Aug 26, 2015Aug 25, 2015 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ 2 Comments

So today's blog post is coming to you on a very special day...because it's my birthday! Yes, I have officially been on this planet 26 years as of today. Crazy thought isn't it? So, in light of this, I thought well, I need to give a bit of a gift to you, the readers of … Continue reading #26in26 – 26 songs from the last 26 years, chosen by you.

#CrazyStupidPlaylist: The UK at Eurovision

May 28, 2015May 31, 2015 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Last weekend saw the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest take place in Vienna, Austria - won this year by the, let's be honest, Gods of the annual shindig, Sweden. 60 years is a lifetime in most institutions, but for a contest that has slipped way under most people's estimations in recent years here in the … Continue reading #CrazyStupidPlaylist: The UK at Eurovision

5 songs by Mark Ronson that are better than ‘Uptown Funk’

Apr 19, 2015 ~ Alex the Pensmith ~ Leave a comment

Mark Ronson has long been a DJ and producer I have admired the work of for many years. But there's a caveat. Just very occasionally, a record of his will be the most universally loved thing in the world and yet, without wishing to sound like a douchebag, I'll be completely resistant to its charms. … Continue reading 5 songs by Mark Ronson that are better than ‘Uptown Funk’

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