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#37 – Fancy Winning a Year’s Membership of my YouTube Channel?

So, here’s a big crossword for you to get your teeth into over the festive break. I’ve put together a fun and (hopefully) challenging puzzle that will test your knowledge of the year in music and of the channel. All the answers will be in my videos somewhere, and you’ll probably be able to guessContinue reading “#37 – Fancy Winning a Year’s Membership of my YouTube Channel?”

#36 – Von Hertzen Brothers, The Garage 2 Dec 2024

As we roll inexorably into the festive season, thoughts naturally turn towards mince pies, Christmas parties, cheesy Xmas songs and overindulging in your tipple of choice. Last night, just one of these was in good supply, thankfully NOT the cheesy songs! As my brother and I worked our way through our third pint of aleContinue reading “#36 – Von Hertzen Brothers, The Garage 2 Dec 2024”

#35 – Goodbye Nicko

Iron Maiden… Well, this i did not expect to read today. 42 years of playing in the same band all over the world, no one can deny it’s been a long innings, and no one would say it’s a retirement not earned. A momentous day for Nicko, Iron Maiden and the fans. Statement from NickoContinue reading “#35 – Goodbye Nicko”

#34 – Rudi’s Dream Theater Mix DVD

So Rudi wanted to have some visuals to accompany his mix tape. Here we see lots of Mike Portnoy in action, some really tasty John Petrucci guitar work the expected flamboyance of Jordan Rudess and the near anonymous reliability of John Myung. James LaBrie shows why he is the singer for Dream Theater. A reallyContinue reading “#34 – Rudi’s Dream Theater Mix DVD”

#33 – YouTube and my mental health….. or why I YouTube!

A few days ago, Scot over at the Prog Corner on YT made a video about how YouTube has saved his sanity and the positive impact it has on his wellbeing. I couldn’t let that pass by without adding my own thoughts and honest take on the subject. So, I turned on the camera andContinue reading “#33 – YouTube and my mental health….. or why I YouTube!”

#32 – Shocking Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

#31 – The Index!

I’ve been making videos listening to music for a long time. That means we’ve heard an awful lot of music, so much in fact that sometimes it’s difficult to keep track of. That’s where The Index comes in. I’ve spent a few months slowly pulling this together, initially just cataloging and putting in alphabetical orderContinue reading “#31 – The Index!”

#30 – W/C 6th May 2024 on Adventures In Music

A bit of a short week due to some unforeseen circumstances at home, but we did get to hear one album, one Theme Songs video and another of my own tracks. Emerson Lake and Palmer’s Brain Salad Surgey lost out to Opeth’s Blackwater Park for album of the month, but there was such an outcryContinue reading “#30 – W/C 6th May 2024 on Adventures In Music”

#29 – W/C 29th April 24 on Adventures In Music

Of course, the end of each month brings about the play through of Album off the Month, and in April, Opeth won out over Emerson Lake and Palmer. Some people were really not very happy about that! Blackwater Park, Opeth I also made what is now either very controversial or completely on the button, theContinue reading “#29 – W/C 29th April 24 on Adventures In Music”

#28 – Music News 28th April 2024

In the course of a normal week, I’m sent mail shots, press releases, marketing communications, promos and announcements from a variety of PR companies and record labels. The reality is I don’t have time or resources to make videos about everything because there’s a lot. But I also fear that some useful tidbits might beContinue reading “#28 – Music News 28th April 2024”