Album Review: Bastille – Give Me the Future

Bastille, often stylised as BΔSTILLE, are an indie pop/alternative rock outfit formed by Dan Smith back in 2010. Bastille was originally a solo project, but was later expanded to include other members, specifically Will Farquarson on Guitar/Bass, Kyle Simmons on Keyboards and Chris ‘Woody’ Wood on Drums. To date they’ve released four studio albums, including … Continue reading Album Review: Bastille – Give Me the Future

Single Review: Beth Macari – Love You More

Beth Macari is a soul singer/songwriter from Newcastle, and this isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed the artist, you can check out more here. Today, I will be reviewing her single ‘Love You More’ which was released on July 30th 2021. ‘Love You More’ opens with a smooth, melodic intro, light percussive adding to the … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – Love You More

Single Review: Beth Macari – Gotta Get Back

Beth Macari is easily one of the best musicians I had the pleasure of listening to in 2020, they are from Newcastle and bring a whole heap of soul and R&B to the North East of England. This isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed them either, you can check out more here. Today though I … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – Gotta Get Back

Single Review: Beth Macari – How To Love

Beth Macari is a fantastically talented singer/songwriter from Newcastle. I have reviewed their music before, and I’m very proud to show you what I had to say, which you can do by clicking here, here, here, here and here. The latter three tracks are part of a five part project by Beth, of which this … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – How To Love

Single Review: Beth Macari – I Am

Beth Macari is a Newcastle based singer-songwriter and soulstress. This isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed their music, check out my review of their cover of ‘Sweet Transvestite (from the Rocky Horror Picture Show)’ by clicking here and their original song ‘One More Time’ by clicking here. This track ‘I Am’ is the third part … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – I Am

Single Review: Beth Macari – You Made My Baby Cry

Beth Macari is a truly sensational singer/songwriter from Newcastle, and I have had the privilege of reviewing three tracks from her so far, an original which you can check out here, a cover of sweet transvestite (from the rocky horror picture show) which you can check out here and most recently a new single, which … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – You Made My Baby Cry

Single Review: Beth Macari – I Promise (that I got you)

Beth Macari is a singer-songwriter based in Newcastle, and this isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed her music, if you’re interested in checking that out then click here and here, for an original and a cover respectively. Beth recently got in touch to see if I’d be interested in reviewing their latest release which is … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – I Promise (that I got you)

Interview with Jamie Spafford (Sorted Food)

First of all, who are you and what got you into the hospitality industry? I’m Jamie Spafford and I’m one of the co-founders of Sorted Food, which I started with a group of old school friends over 10 years ago when we wanted to learn more about cooking. We’ve now built up a global community … Continue reading Interview with Jamie Spafford (Sorted Food)

Food Review: Sunbites (various flavours)

Walkers is a British snack food manufacturer founded in 1948 in Leicester, where the company is still headquartered, by Henry Walker. Walkers was later, in 1989, acquired by Frito-Lay, Inc, a division of its parent company, PepsiCo, Inc. Walkers is also noted for their use of Gary Lineker, Leicester-born former England International footballer, as the … Continue reading Food Review: Sunbites (various flavours)

Single Review: Beth Macari – Sweet Transvestite (Cover)

Beth Macari is a singer-songwriter from Newcastle who performs her own unique brand of Soul, Pop and funk music. I’ve reviewed her before and you can check that out here. But today I’ll be reviewing her cover of ‘Sweet Transvestite’ from the 1975 musical comedy horror film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which in turn … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – Sweet Transvestite (Cover)

Single Review: Beth Macari – One More Time

Beth Macari is a soul/pop/funk singer-songwriter from Newcastle and today I’ll be reviewing her latest single ‘One More Time’ which was released on the 21st June 2019.  ‘One More Time’ opens with her hauntingly beautiful voice, and a slow, sweet piano melody. Now I’ve taken a little break from reviewing music partly to deal with … Continue reading Single Review: Beth Macari – One More Time