Swinford Museum Exhibition 2019: The Music and Musicians of Filkins and Broughton Poggs

In 2019 I volunteered to research and curate an exhibition about music and musicians for my local community museum in Continue reading →

Is it just me or does this building distinctly resemble an LP?

I photographed this quirky concrete building at the Aire Du Jura service station in France earlier this year.  The building itself is Continue reading →

Giving pop the chop

Would anyone choose to slice their vegetables and prepare their meals on a vinyl record? The designers at Joseph seem Continue reading →

Shakin’ up the music promo? Bridging realities in the Harlem Shake

After dissecting a sample of noteworthy music videos as part of my lecture on the music promo, I decided to indulge Continue reading →

Conference paper – June 2015

‘Hot on the press: an examination of increased coverage of female musicians, in pixels and in print, in the English Continue reading →

Popular music adding value through community choirs

Earlier this year I spoke at a conference on ‘The Value of Popular Music’, and on hearing the news that Continue reading →

Singing with The Cotswold Voices in Swindon Town Centre, December 2013

They say that variety is the spice of life and this would certainly count as variety in mine.  After setting Continue reading →

JLS Farewell Tour at the O2, December 2013

This would never have been my first choice for a night out in London but, thanks to some free tickets Continue reading →