John Lennon was just 17 years old when his mother died.
He had suffered a difficult childhood, and was raised predominantly by his Aunt Mimi, as his mother Julia struggled with the responsibility of being a single parent (his father was away a...
There is currently a trend on Twitter which is all about selecting a different song each day that satisfies a certain criteria. Being such big fans of The Beatles (didn't you know?), Joni has set himself the strict challenge of only selecting from th...
If you have kids then you'll know how they can be repetitive. I don't mean that to sound bad, what I mean is they thrive on routine and if you give them something that they like, they'll do it again and again until it's no fun any more and you find y...
It wasn't the opening line I was expecting. When the opening riff to 'Ticket to Ride' plays, it immediately puts a smile on my face, I know it's The Beatles. I know it's played in the skiing scene in Help!, I know it's one of John's songs and I can l...
One of my favourite comedies of all-time is Knocked Up (2007) directed by Judd Apatow, the story of a typical bum of a bachelor Ben Stone whose unlikely 'romantic' encounter with beautiful up-and-coming entertainment news host Alison Scott results in
David Bowie is a hero to many and forever will be. An artist in every way, so creative, innovative, ground-breaking but most importantly cool as fuck. He was always one step ahead of the game and never afraid of trying something different, always...
And so the end has come for Beady Eye¹, the short-lived answer to Oasis without Noel. They had some relative success releasing 2 albums 2 years apart following the split of Manchester's finest in 2009. Liam's development as a songwriter had been a ...
Joni : This guy is our resident geek, he likes his explosions but he'd prefer to be watching from the safety of his own home...
Film: The Matrix (1999) - The Wachowskis
Music: OK Computer (1997) - Radiohead
Book: Fatherland (1992) - Robert H
