N Dabbs

The Big-Big World of Music

Music is something that is close to my heart ever since I was a young child. The passion and curiosity of learning about different forms of music exposed me to such a wide range of music, which I am never imagined even in dreams. Starting from rap to pop, classical, jazz, country, metal, opera, J-rock, the choice is endless.

As we grow up we often limit our choices while listening to music. We tend to classify some forms of music More

Pocket tunes

I remember a few years ago someone joking that it wouldn’t be long before people were buying more music as ringtones for their phones than as singles to play on their stereo or MP3 player. I don’t think we’ve quite reached that situation just yet mainly thanks to the cheap prices on iTunes, but there’s definitely a whole generation of people out there who see their phone as much more than something to call or text their friends with. My More

Scottish scene

I’ve only ever been to Scotland once in my life; it was as a kid when my Gran took me to see the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. I lost my Game Boy on the train and my Gran had a fall coming down some obscenely steep steps in the old town, so it wasn’t a successful trip. I’d like to think it hasn’t out me off going back, but seeing as I haven’t returned in nearly twenty years it doesn’t look More

Festival fever

Like a child getting all excited about Christmas starting October, I’m already starting to get psyched about this year’s summer festivals. Part of the problem is that a bunch of my mates just got hold of their locals Glastonbury tickets and have been talking about nothing else since on MSN and on Facebook. Which makes a very pleasant change from their usual topics of conversation; red diesel prices , post office closures and how many eggs the chickens are laying. More

Places for urban music in London

London has its fair share of places where one can get shabby music as much as a place that is well known for its offering of soul, R&B, grime or baseline and the likes. It is therefore advisable to read up about the places before venturing into their premises, otherwise you may get tricked just like the Enigin scam. For urban music the places that one could consider are what follow hereafter.

There is the Jazz Cafe where the More

Cluttersville

I’m actually considering putting all of my belongings into a storage unit. I’ve quite literally got so much stuff that it’s taking over my flat at an alarming rate and I’m seriously thinking about bunging the whole lot of it into one of those self storage places. Depending on how much they cost, of course. I just keep seeing the uncluttered, sleek and minimalistic homes of other people and wondering why I have accumulated so much stuff. Books, CDs, DVDs More

Ad Star

I really want to get into commercials. As in - be on them and get paid! It must be such easy work and so much fun - I really couldn’t think of anything better to do! Imagine - you have fun on the shoot, you get paid a ridiculous amount and you probably get free products and merchandise thrown in for good will! Imagine working on a Fosters tv ad? It would be my dream! All the lager you More

Musical Roundup

Slaughtered Lamb is the place to be if one wishes to discover the new bands that are coming up in London, or to rediscover those that had gone into storage mode and making a comeback. There is the Clerkenwell Pub which hosts live music in a variety of formats that includes electronic to folk and whatever else is there in between these. There is also the Electroacoustic Club which though plays the music on selected Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesday.

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The Ministry of Sound , London

Opened up in September of 1991, Ministry of Sound London has been a nightclub that has made and fixed its ranked place amongst the places frequented by night club lovers and fans. The club is also located ideally for music lovers and presently become a sort of brand name when it comes to clubbers worldwide. The sound system itself in the club is played at most at 45 percent of its full capacity. At 100 percent the sound would for More

London Night Club Roundup

With the licensing act permitting Dj bars to be open for late at night, the night life at London has taken a new meaning and new light. The permit also allows for late night music to be played at these bars and the area of jurisdiction that this licence covers is from Belgravia to Westminster. Most night clubs are therefore open till two in the morning. The immediate area next to Soho is one the favourite haunts for inexperienced customers More