September 5, 2011 – 4:04 pm
I wish I’d discovered The Fabulous Stains as a teenager. The film itself is pretty entertaining considering the fact that it’s low-budget, features inexperienced actors and took over a year to edit with the ending changed several times! It’s 90% angsty, passionate girl power, 5% cringe and 5% “WTF?” in equal measure. Diane Lane’s portrayal [...]
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Posted in Film and TV
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Also tagged corinne burns, corinne coon, diane lane, ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains, lawnboy, punk, ray winstone, skunks, the fabulous stains, the profressionals, waste of time
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Amy Winehouse singing live at Cardiff Student Union I clearly remember the first time I listened to Amy Winehouse’s album Frank. More than any other album in my life, the songs and the clarity of her lyrics had a massive impact on me. That’s what her legacy should be – the ability to move millions [...]
January 20, 2010 – 4:55 pm
Source Devil’s Spoke – Laura Marling Laura Marling may not have had a string of Number One hits, but it’s her understated success with critics and music lovers which suggests her hauntingly beautiful music will be around for decades to come. I have only listened to Devil’s Spoke, the first release from I Speak Because [...]
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Posted in Music
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Also tagged 3 words, alas i cannot swim, cheryl cole, cocorosie, devil's spoke, i speak because i can, laura marling, rainbowarriors, shakira, videos, youtube
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January 13, 2010 – 4:49 pm
Source OK, this is written slightly tongue-in-cheek seeing as at the moment I am an unemployed jobseeker who these days gets regularly rejected from interviews. BUT, there are plenty of people on the internet who have some great advice, for me and you, on how to succeed. A lot of it is to do with [...]
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Posted in Inspiration
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Also tagged achievement, advice, blogging, don't stop believing, dreams, glee, goals, imagine you person you want to become, improvement, Inspiration, life, motivation, self-help, success
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December 27, 2009 – 7:39 pm
The start of a new year is really just like any other week, but sometimes it’s nice to use it as an excuse to bring in some much-needed changes into your life. Here are some ways you can make the Year of the Tiger full of action and passion! My New Year’s Resolution is to…
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Posted in Inspiration
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Also tagged 2010, book, charity, declutter, eat healthily, facebook, flickr, footprint, friends, goals, lose weight, new years resolutions, paleo, photos, postcards, secondhand, swap, year of the tiger
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November 12, 2009 – 7:55 pm
I swear I’m adding a new ‘series’ to my blog every single day, but it’s a great way to motivate me to keep looking for great things to post! So, for the first ever Friday Freebies post, I am going to showcase some lovely music, buttons, themes and desktop wallpapers from across the web that [...]
By Jeni
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Posted in Inspiration
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Also tagged "how to", bad romance, blog, blogger, bloglovin, code, desktop, fonts, freebies, friday, gaga, icons, islands, lady, the xx, theme, twitter, wallpapers, wordpress, youtube
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October 13, 2009 – 7:16 am
Music On My Mind is a new blog series I’ll be doing for the site. Enjoy! Empire of the Sun Enough.said. The XX First up is a band that I have been hopelessly addicted to since I got their album in August. The XX have that rare ability to create minimalistic music that packs a [...]
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Posted in Moi, Music
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Also tagged alison, crystalised, daniel merriweather, empire of the sun, florence, florence & the machine, goldfrapp, impossible, massive attack, mind, protection, red, road to somewhere, seventh tree, standig on the shoe, the xx, xx, you've got the love
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