Dozens of songs listened to, here are five that stood out:
Just for you!
This weeks “louder then the rest” tunes:
Here are five more tunes that stood out from my listening over the last week. Enjoy!
Presenting a new feature at the Virtual Hot Tub, my Songs of the Week. Each week, I will pick five songs that I’ve enjoyed listening to over the last seven days, and share them here for your enjoyment.
Now I listen to probably hundreds of songs in any one week, so choosing just five won’t be easy. Each track will have stood out for some reason or other – perhaps it was poignant, perhaps relating to something going on in my life. Most likely it will just be a proper banging tune that I’ve loved.
This is intended to be a regular weekly feature, but we’ll see how that goes. It’s not easy running this Virtual Hot Tub, you know.
Here’s the five for week ending 03/07/2016:
There you go – five killer tracks. No explanations necessary. Unless the multitudes of readers want to know why songs are chosen, then I’ll reconsider.
For now – keep rockin’.
Repetitive, moi?
I love lists. These random playlists serve no purpose other than to remind me of music that’s buried away in my iTunes, waiting to be rediscovered. One song leads to another; one band creates a ripple effect leading to another needing to be heard again.
I was out on the longboard this time, on a beautiful sunny afternoon. I didn’t have long, however, before other commitments would tear me away. Here are a few songs chosen at random by my iPod as the skate soundtrack that day.
Well, two different Siouxsie and the Banshees tracks, from different albums, one after the other. Most strange. Great songs, though.
I remember really enjoying the Stones track; the Shirley Bassey number was a bit out of the blue. But then, random is what this game’s all about.
Till next time, groovers!
It’s been a long while since I shared a random playlist with you.
I recently went out for a skate, split between riding my Mindless longboard and spending some time on a classic old school Santa Cruz Street Creep. Whilst skating around, I switched the iPod onto shuffle and these are the tunes I heard.
Not a bad selection by the iPod there.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
As a tribute, I have compiled the playlist below to celebrate some of the best Irish music.
Now before anyone gets upset, I know that the artists listed below are a mixture from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (as well as other countries). I understand that these are two separate countries and mean no offence by creating this list. This playlist is in honour of St. Patrick’s Day, so admittedly I have bundled them all together. No disrespect meant to either nation.
Anyway, the only offensive thing about this list is that Van bloody Morrison managed to weasel his way into my music collection. Still, at least it’s not “Brown Eyed Girl” (piece of crap song)…
Way back when I started this blog, the very first post in the Music section was about Scandinavian bands/artists. I was inspired by the cold weather in early 2013 to listen to music from Scandinavia as a theme for the winter months.
Two years on and I needed another theme for this winter’s music homework. So despite no (or very little) snow, I went with another northern country and chose Canada.
Now I’m sure that the summer weather in Canada is very nice, but without falling prey to stereotypes, the theme fits. Plus there are loads of artists from that country to fill my playlist.
Here they are:
There you go: a fairly eclectic mix of everything from country to thrash metal.
My thanks to Matt Barnes, who introduced me to quite a few artists on this list (but not Shania or Alanis…).
Did I forget anyone? Leave further Canadian music suggestions in a comment below.
Ode to a Lost Companion
Constant
We were never apart,
You and I
Together we travelled and explored
Inseparable
Always together, always ready
To fill each moment with sound
And vision
And colour
To bring life to the mundane
To make each event a scene from a film
With a soundtrack tailored,
Individual.
You coloured my world
Gave rainbows their shine
Made the boring bearable
Helped conquer steep climbs
And gave me an obsession
Now you’re gone.
The music has stopped 
And truly,
You are irreplaceable.
This poem is dedicated to my iPod, constant friend and companion for the last seven years. You will be missed.
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