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Open Mic at the Oh Yeah
Most Sundays at 14:00 our friends at the Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast are running an open mic session..... why not go along and lay down some tunes and support this amazing facility working in the heart of a city with an amazing music scene - check here for more info.
Tags: Music
The times, they are a-changin’
I like Friday afternoons in work. My colleagues are a little more disciplined than I am through the week, and come in early every day, building up enough hours to let them take a half day on Friday. I am not so good at doing that, so inevitably I end up spending Friday afternoon in the office by myself, putting in the time. We have been listening to Cool FM (local radio station and thorn in my flesh) all week, and my head is mashed with the sounds of Basshunter, Cheryl Cole, and other such non-musical geniuses. But my colleagues have just left, I made coffee, switched off the radio, and pressed play on the CD player. I am now listening to the graceful, never-gets-old sound of the master himself, Bob Dylan. The first track on my disc is ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’; there is something about his voice, the questioning of the lyrics, the quiet rhythm of the guitar, that just instantly makes me feel calm, relaxed, happy. Bob Dylan makes me smile.
Tags: Church, Faith, Music, Relationship
Six Star Hotel - Album review
The first time I saw the Belfast based band Six Star Hotel was in the upstairs room of a grotty, rock and roll pub somewhere in South London. My mate Chris and I were trying out a project called Acoustic Bullet Records, looking at signing our first band. Now I have seen a fair few bands perform live in my time, some of which were pretty memorable, this was one of those times. Ok so it wasn't U2 at Wembley Stadium, the Chillies at Hyde Park or Radiohead in Earls Court but there was something about that night that made me remember. The raw energy, the cutting guitars and David Clements amazing vocals, here were a band creating something far beyond their years. Sign this band? Who were we trying to kid.
Every leader should watch this
An orchestra conductor faces the ultimate leadership challenge: creating perfect harmony without saying a word. In this charming talk, Itay Talgam demonstrates the unique styles of six great 20th-century conductors, illustrating crucial lessons for all leaders.
Tags: communication, Conferences, Leadership, Made me think, Music, Preaching, Teaching
Explosions in the sky
I love going to live shows. There's something thrilling about seeing a band live. Especially when that band is epic. Epic like Explosions in the Sky. They're an instrumental band from Texas, USA, and, man, I thought their albums were epic...right, if you have spotify (which i love...) search Explosions in the Sky and listen to the album ‘The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place’ as you read this.
Tags: Community, Made me think, Music
Heaven
Music video by the acclaimed director Spike Jonze for the track Heaven by the great band UNKLE. When we saw this for the first time we just couldn't resist. It was quickly dispatched via e-mail to all who would listen. It's got to be one of the best music videos out there.
Tags: Art, Made me laugh, Music, Photography, Sport, Video