Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. In memory of Caroline Catherine McNicholas 2nd October 1957 – 3rd January 2022 OldTrout
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Arts
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of [more…]
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Fabulously Festive Fridays – The Christmas Single
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, and please be welcome to yet another of our regular Babycham fuelled snuffles around the sweaty intergluteal cleft of popular culture. Tonight, after our previous [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Festive Fridays – The Christmas Single
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends and please be welcome to yet another of our regular Campari soaked fumbles around the moist gusset of popular culture. Tonight, after our previous examination [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1992
Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Festive Fridays: NOT YET!!
Oh my gawd – he’s gorn early! Season’s greetings and Christmas apologies, pop pickers, and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Festive Friday and another of our light-loafered, lubed-up googlies from the gasworks-end of musical [more…]
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1991
Featured song: Free – All Right Now (Doing Their Thing, 1970) Official Live Video This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up [more…]
Arts
From Tangible to Digital: The Shift from Physical to Virtual Media
In the past few decades, we’ve witnessed a profound transformation in how we create, share, and preserve our memories and communications. The digital revolution has reshaped the landscape of human expression, moving us from the [more…]
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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Pirates! Pt.2
Ahoy shipmates! Avast behind, shiver me timbers and please be welcome – ya scurvy, land-lubbery dogs – to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical [more…]