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My thoughts on the Splendour XR virtual music festival

My thoughts on the Splendour XR virtual music festival

So, my thoughts on the much-hyped virtual Splendour XR event. Having experienced both weekends, I have to say that overall I enjoyed it, but I do have a few criticisms. Firstly, a bit of background. Splendour in the Grass is one of the premier music festivals in Australia, taking place in Byron Bay every July. That was until COVID-19 broke out and made putting on a festival with over 40,000 attendees a health and safety risk. So July 2020’s Splendour…

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How I Became A Music Fanatic

How I Became A Music Fanatic

Note: I’ve included a lot of links in this post because I wanted to take you on a journey. It’s one thing to describe what I heard or experienced, it’s another to give you examples so you can hear and see for yourself and hopefully understand what the hell I’m going on about. Hopefully all the links work, but please let me know if they aren’t. Introduction Anyone who knows me (and I mean genuinely knows me) knows that I…

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My Top 20 Albums and EPs of 2019

My Top 20 Albums and EPs of 2019

Whether this year has been a good year for you or a terrible one, or maybe both at times, at least there’s been plenty of good music released to enjoy, if even to find some sort of comfort or escape in. Music has been a huge part of my journey this year, and narrowing down my list to just a small selection is difficult, but I think I managed to whittle my choices down to just 20 albums and EPs…

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My 10 Favourite Albums of All Time – #1: Pink Floyd – The Wall

My 10 Favourite Albums of All Time – #1: Pink Floyd – The Wall

Over the years there have been a number of albums that not only have stuck with me because of how good they are, but also in how they influenced my tastes and even my outlook on life. While it’s hard to narrow it down to just 10, I think this list is a good selection of what has inspired me throughout my life. I tried to pick only one album for each artist in order to keep it varied, although…

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