Welcome back to another edition of The Classic Rock Lifestyle! In this post, I’ll be talking about the first part of my honeymoon (after getting off the plane of course since that was a journey itself). My husband and I …
What’s in my makeup bag?
I was inspired by Nallie to write this blog post. Check out her blog! She writes a lot about mod and vintage style and fashion. She has great dress sense and she’s really cool! Over the years I have improved my …
On tour: Australia Part 1
It’s the blog post you’ve been waiting for! I am back from my honeymoon and I had an amazing time in Australia. Australia is a place I’ve dreamt of going to since I was a little kid and my grandparents …
Music Education: Should rock and roll be in the curriculum?
I come from a family full of teachers (although none of them were music teachers). I wanted to be a history teacher at one point, but in second year of university I realised it just isn’t my thing and I’d …
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Sgt Pepper: Are The Beatles a boy’s club?
This is a response to Amanda Marcotte’s article on Salon.com called Against “Sgt Pepper”: The Beatles classic made pop seem male, nerdy, and “important” – and that wasn’t a good thing.
On Tour: London
I was thinking about writing this post for a while. London is a city I love so much and I have been to London five times, more than any other city I’ve visited in Europe (besides Dublin, but I live in …
Thoughts: Manchester Arena Attack
Picture by @blaireandchill on Twitter. Yesterday, a terrorist attack happened at the Manchester Arena after the Ariana Grande concert. Twenty-two people died, many of them were children. Imagine your kid seeing their idol, looking forward to the day for months, …
Interview and Review: ¡Los Padrinos!
¡Los Padrinos! are a band from Léon, Mexico. Their music is inspired by power pop of the 70s and pop music of the 60s. They have just released their first LP Lo Que Vendrá, which means “what will come”. In this …
Austin Powers: The movie that changed my life
Angie Moon talks about the movie that inspired her
The Diversity of Classic Rock 
Despacito: Topping the charts everywhere, but is it really that impressive?
I’ve been busy working on other writing projects and my thesis, so I am a bit late to the party, but this song is still played widely on the radio. It’s still #1 in America. I heard it on the …
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