May 12, 2018
by Neil Turner
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Tonight is the annual Eurovision song contest. We probably won’t be watching it this year; in previous years, we’ve been to or hosted a Eurovision party with friends. No-one invited us this time, and we weren’t sufficiently organised to host … Continue reading
May 13, 2017
by Neil Turner
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Tonight we have a few friends coming over to watch the Eurovision Song Contest. Watching the show with friends is an annual ritual for us. Continue reading
May 24, 2016
by Neil Turner
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When my latest set of headphones stopped working in one ear, thanks to a loose connection in the jack, I decided that it was probably about time to get rid of the wires altogether and go wireless. I’d previously tried … Continue reading
November 20, 2015
by Neil Turner
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Last night, Christine and I went to BUSOM‘s winter showcase, ‘Meet Tony and Olivier’. BUSOM, if you remember, is the Bradford University Society of Operettas and Musicals; Christine has been a member for some time and I’ve helped behind the … Continue reading
November 17, 2015
by Neil Turner
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Sunday’s visit to Thought Bubble wasn’t our only Steampunk-related outing last week. On Thursday, we went to see Professor Elemental, again in Leeds at The New Roscoe. Christine and I have been fans for a while, but this was our … Continue reading
September 16, 2015
by Neil Turner
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Since the very early says of Spotify, one of its key features has been the ability to create and share playlists. More recently, the focus has moved towards being able to browse curated playlists, and nowadays, when you first open … Continue reading
July 17, 2015
by Neil Turner
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Apple Music, Apple’s first full foray into the world of streaming music, was released last week, as part of updates to iOS and iTunes. I’ve had a bit of time to play with it since. On iOS, Apple Music usurps … Continue reading
June 3, 2015
by Neil Turner
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Tonight is the opening night of Our House at the Bradford Playhouse – and I’ll be backstage helping out. It’s a musical show based around the music of Madness, and follows the story of Joe Casey, a 16 year old … Continue reading
April 27, 2015
by Neil Turner
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A rare opportunity to hear me sing has arisen! I’ll be joining the chorus of BUSOM in their summer concert entitled ‘Never Work with Children or Animals’, featuring songs from popular musicals on the theme of childhood and animal magic. … Continue reading
November 23, 2014
by Neil Turner
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On Friday Christine and iI went to The Wardrobe in Leeds to see Frisky & Mannish – a cabaret act who parody popular music. We’ve seen them before in September 2012 when they came to Bradford – we stopped back … Continue reading