Jackets. I love jackets and have a soft spot for buying them. Where did all my money go? On the 57 coats in my wardrobe, thats where.
2. You can wear boots again without your feet getting too hot. We all know what hot feet leads to – smelly feet. Big no no from me.
3. We have a log burner in our living room and I constantly look forward to coming omw on a cold evening and warming up next to the fire. (Maybe with a glass of wine, or 2)
4. The weekends can be spent binge watching Netflix and you have no shame doing so. What else is there to do when it is so cold?!
5. Cold weather means we are one step closer to one thing = CHRISTMAS
Slam Dunk is a music festival which has taken places every year for the past 10 years. It takes place on the bank holiday weekend in May and is spread across three different places across the UK. (North, South and Midlands). I have been going since 2014 and I have never been disappointed. If you like good music, beer and people watching, then this is definitely the event for you.
5 reason to go to Slam Dunk;
Good Music
My highlights this year were definitely Moose Blood (of course) and Mallory Knox. There are so many bands who attend there, you will never be short of music to listen to. Even going to see bands you don’t know could end up in a love for them! I never really listened to Of Mice and Men but as they were headlining, I decided to go and see them and I thoroughly enjoyed them!
Friends
What can be better than going to an event where all your friends are going? Everybody is in a good mood and excited and you all just have such a good time. There isn’t really that much more explanation needed here.
People Watching
Obviously when you go somewhere where lots of people are there are going to be people who are dressed in the most peculiar way. But this makes a great people watching opportunity!
Beer
Not much explanation needed here either. Beer is good
Fun
Overall, it is a fun day out and that is what is important. I can guarantee Slam Dunk will be one of your favourite weekends of the year.
How do you write about something you made and promote it without sounding like a massive brag. Truth is, you can’t. This is going to entail major bragging on my behalf, sorry.
My friend, Amie Blair, and I have recently have set up a freelance production company, BG Productions (Blair Gilbert, in case anyone was wondering) and personally I am pretty proud of how much we have achieved. Granted, we only have 2 clients but we’ve gained them in less than 3 months with no promotion whatsoever. Well done us.
5 Reasons Why You Should Hire BG Productions
We’re always looking to expand our portfolio
We will literally take on anything and of course produce a great end product! (Brag)
2. We study media and use cameras/editing software weekly
Why is it that whenever people think of a library they always think that it is boring? Personally, without sounding like a loser, I love my university’s library and I love it so much I brainstormed 5 reasons why you should love it too.
The atmosphere of people actually working is so satisfying.
There is nothing more annoying than being in a room when you’re trying to work and someone else is talking SO LOUD about their cheating boyfriend called Paul who works in the local chip shop.
2. All of the books there are hard back
I really dislike reading books online and so any book that I want to read being a hard back is perfect for me.
3. There is a place where you can make a cup of tea
What is a better fuel for creative minds than a nice cup of tea? And for £1 as well, I don’t hear anybody complaining.
4. It is more than acceptable to sit in there and not speak to anybody.
Nobody will judge you if you are sat alone. In fact it is VERY socially acceptable.
AND FINALLY
5. It is the perfect place to talent spot.
Personally, I fall in love in the library approximately 82.5 times every day. It is just a little disappointing when you see the library guy you fell in love with on a night out and find out he has a girlfriend. (Isn’t it Amie? I’m looking right at you).
For the past 2 weeks I have travelled back in time 50 years and haven’t had a phone. Well, I have but it is the most simple Nokia around and it’s best feature is the flashlight, need I say more. So because of this I haven’t been able to have instant access to my favourite past time, social media, and it hasn’t been an enjoyable experience.
I’m joking, it really hasn’t been that bad but it just meant I couldn’t put on my witty (well I think they’re witty) tweets whenever I wanted to.
Anyway, I thought I would show what I have learnt throughout these two weeks about social media.
People discuss what they have seen online A LOT. Every single one of my friends has said to me “did you see what (insert name here) put on Instagram” closely followed by a disgusted/sad look from me to which they immediately laugh and apologise as though they want to see me in pain. People always say that the younger generation these days are constantly on their phones, but I don’t see why this is necessarily a bad thing as people then discuss what they have seen on their phones with their peers. I don’t know about you but I have learned a lot about the world’s events, for example Sperm Whales dying, via social media. It is a brilliant way to spread news in a speedy and effective way!
I have also learnt that I forget that things are happening. Obviously not the super important stuff but for example my favourite band, Moose Blood, released their tickets for an upcoming tour and because I hadn’t seen on my timeline about Moose Blood tickets I completely forgot they were going on sale! Luckily, my brother bought a few spare tickets just in case, so i am still able to go. Not sure what I would have done if I didn’t get a ticket. (Probably sat and ate my feelings in pastry goods.)
No matter what people say, I think social media is very influential for the younger generation and if used in a positive manner and you are not an idiot on it (which I know some people are) then I am not afraid to say that I have missed it. It is good to be back.
I am currently on the lookout to find the perfect internship for my placement year. And I tell you,it is not as easy as it sounds.
If anyone is in the same boat as me, then I feel for you! But at the same time, IT’S SO EXCITING! When you’re scrolling aimlessly through loads of job adverts, it can sometimes feel like you’re never going to find a placement, let alone be offered one! BUT then that perfect one seems to stand out to you and it’s the best feeling.
I don’t know if I’m the only one this happens to but when I see an ad that I love (I saw one yesterday that ‘being a nice person’ was one of its requirements, how cool is that) I get so excited and research the company right at that moment and I won’t stop until my CV and cover letter are written to utter perfection for that business. I dunno, maybe I’m just excited easily.
Anyway, having a placement is so daunting but I cannot wait.
If you know what it is like to see your favourite band live for the first time then you know exactly how I felt when I watched Moose Blood, one of Lower Than Atlantis’ support acts, on Tuesday at Leeds Beckett Student Union.
I am a massive fan of LTA anyway, and when I found out they were going to bring Moose Blood along on their tour, I knew I couldn’t miss out on this.
Very nonchalantly, Moose Blood walk on stage and banged out ‘Bukowski’ (the first song I ever heard of theirs) to get the audience going. Of course, everyone immediately started to sing.
They made their way through a majority of their album, ‘I’ll Keep You In Mind, From Time to Time.’ (Cracking album). Although, I was disappointed that they didn’t play ‘Anyway’, which is my favourite song on there at the moment. However, it does always change, so I was more than happy with their set.
Man, I love Moose Blood.
As does my friend, Matt, who tried to (and still is) convince us that he cried 10 times during their set. Okay Matt, okay.
Once Moose Blood, was complete, a big white sheet was placed in front of the stage, blocking the audiences view of what was going on behind that sheet.
LTA came on with ‘Get Over It’, their new song which Radio 1 are all over. And of course, the sheet came down and everyone was pumped.
I was a big fan of the diversity of the songs that they played, including Happy Birthday for Dec. The songs ranged from ‘World Record’ to ‘Criminal’. At one point, Mike Duce and his acoustic guitar were the only ones on stage and he did an acoustic version of ‘Deadliest Catch’ from their 2011 album, ‘World Record’. In the classic Mike Duce manner whilst playing guitar ‘solo’ he goes; “this bits boring, lets have another verse” and skips it so we can all start singing again. Once again, Man, I love Mike Duce.
All in all, it was another fantastic show. Every time I have seen LTA I have never been disappointed and I am always left wanting more.
Photo Credit to: Matt Jones
Moose Blood – Matt JonesLower Than Atlantis – Matt Jones
This was BY FAR the rowdiest Don Broco gig I have ever been to (and I’ve been to a lot)! The push up pits were bigger, songs louder and crowd a whole lot sweatier.
I wasn’t there for the majority of the support acts but what I saw of Coasts I really enjoyed and will definitely be downloading ‘Oceans’, which we all recognised. Where we had heard it I couldn’t tell you.
The atmosphere in Plug was incredible, everyone was excited to see whether Rob Damiani will be wearing his classic polo neck. (He wasn’t) (Sigh).
Whilst we were waiting, the guy behind me was talking to his friends about all my favourite bands (including Neck Deep) AND he was wearing a Moose Blood top. I highly considered turning around and befriending him as I found him so cool.
When Don Broco came on the lighting made them into silhouettes, which I thought was a nice touch and I was a massive fan of.
Something that I’ve never witnessed at a gig before (or ever in real life actually) was that a couple went on stage and got engaged! It was super romantic and I’m pretty sure they’ll remember that moment with fond memories. (Even if the fond memory was hugging Rob Damiani)
Playing songs from ‘Superlove’ to ‘Thug Workout’ (my personal favourite), Don Broco smashed every song as though it was their last. I didn’t expect anything less. And I won’t expect anything less when I see them next week at Brixton.
These past few weeks, 6 weeks to be exact, have been a complete write off. If you think your November was bad just take a look at mine.
No, it could have been worse. But I’ve basically been ill for 6 weeks, to and from the doctors and with many different types of antibiotics. So it is fair to say all I wanted to do was go home and be fussed by my family. (Which I eventually did and that got me feeling a lot better)
Its funny how much of a cure going home really is. I think maybe because when you’re away from home (and not getting better) you immediately think the worst and getting stressed about being ill on top of uni stress wasn’t making me any better. But once I went home and got a full check up from the doctors I started to feel more like myself again.
Feeling sorry for myself is something I’m not really a fan of doing (all the time) but with it going on for so long, I think I deserved that feeling sorry state.
It is that time of the year again where Lord Sugar is on our screens in the boardroom, talking down to his candidates and the candidates themselves stabbing each other in the back. Don’t get me wrong, I love settling down on a Wednesday night with a cup of tea to see who the next person to receive Alan Sugar’s wrath will be, but it down mean that I completely agree with the show.
Firstly, it is completely unrealistic. It is very rare that you would see high-end businessmen scooping up horse manure or making fish finger sandwiches. They would hire people to do the manual work, so that they can get on with whatever else businessmen do. Have you ever seen Alan Sugar, recently, strolling into a muddy field to scoop up his latest product with his hands? The answer to that is no. I understand that everyone has got to start from the bottom, but these candidates aren’t at the bottom, they’re starring in a prime time TV show that has 6.4 million viewers with Alan Sugar as their boss. They’re so far from the bottom, they can’t even see it.
The candidates also are very much made for TV. If they actually listened to each other than it is a high possibility that they would
A) Get so much more done
B) Have so many less arguments
In episode 2 where they had to make a shampoo, the girls decided not to listen to the girl who actually OWNED a salon and go with the woman who sells extensions…which don’t need shampoo…
Although, would a TV show where everyone got on and there was no squabbles make good TV? The answer to that, once again, is no.
All in all, whilst watching ‘The Apprentice’ it is important that you don’t look into it too much (which I obviously made the mistake in doing) and just appreciate it as the entertaining program that it is. You keep doing you Lord Sugar.
Lucy 