Music

Hiking Epic Rap : Hiker Tim

9 June 2014

Join the hike-hop revolution! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfPTfX3PkWM Epic Hiking Rap : Hiker Tim Lyrics / Q&A Download free MP3 Inspired by Dan Bull's Skyrim Rap Hiker Tim on Twitter Hiker Tim on Facebook

Hiking Epic Rap : The Background

9 June 2014

So you've seen the Epic Hiking Rap, and now you want the background? Are you serious or is this a joke? I'll leave you to apply Poe's Law. Where did this start? For years, the University of Manchester Hiking Club had a tradition where a specific longstanding club member would write and present a poem […]

2012: A (somewhat delayed) year through music

13 August 2013

One of the things I said I wanted to do in 2011 year was to listen to some new and different styles of music, and I thought it might be nice to share some of the fantastic tunes I discovered in 2012! I made this list at the end of 2012, then was a bit […]

David Cameron: Think of the Children!

25 July 2013

Obviously, "Think of the Children" and "Protect Us from the Terrorists" are continuing themes in government attacks on the internet but David Cameron's affection for Porn Blocking has been rationally critiqued, talked about by pudits, heartfeltly written about, politically critiqued, analysed for hypocrisy and embarrassed. Well now, Dan Bull, probably Britain's best political rapper has […]

Morris Dancing: an underground Punk scene?

18 July 2013

Morris Dancing – middle age men with white hankies and bells? Ladies with silly frilly frocks? I contest these brave men and women are an underground punk music scene, the scale of which, is yet to be fully realised. For many over 35, "the system"expects them to submit to braincell-removing evenings of TV-absorbtion, whilst working pay off […]

Inspiring Carpets? (How wrong can the music industry get things?)

2 December 2012

At TedxSalford, Tom Hingley, former Inspiral Carpets frontman and nowadays, a lecturer at Salford University gave a talk – take a look because it's quite special: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cEP0niluiR8 I have a tendency to show off interesting or insightful TED and TEDx talks on this blog, but unfortunately is noteworthy for neither of these reasons – instead […]

Violent rap lyrics inspire violence? What do you think?

26 November 2012

Every so often, the media hype machine revisits an old favourite gets the hyperbole on and asks the public? "Is it wrong to blame hip hop?", "Do rappers glamorise violence?" are just some of the headlines we've seen in recent years. Yet whilst some people are quick to condemn violent lyrics (David Cameron criticised BBC […]

Can we separate folk music and heritage music?

25 November 2012

I actually really enjoy listening to June Tabor's "The Dancing": httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuV8aV0DxuY It's very mellow and the sentiment is quite cutting – a moment of escape from a hard work life. But the sadly delivery is rather demonstrative of several things that somewhat confuse me. June Tabor is an Oxford educated singer, and I'd bet 20p […]

Just Dance

31 October 2012

Whilst New York City takes a beating from a big storm, let's watch something more uplifting: Girl Walk // All Day The spontaneity and happiness of the movement and disregard for the onlookers or location for me made it quite special. The camera work also has a nice rough and ready style to it as […]

Slightly more than half of everything I am is thanks to you | Happy Mother's Day

18 March 2012

My lucky mother got to see this last year, but it's far too good a song to only share once: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osWuWjbeO-Y A Biologist's Mother's Day Song by cadmole

I love Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Happy St. Patrick's Day

17 March 2012

Today is St. Patrick's day and what better way to celebrate than to remember those things that are most important to us: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=L6dzUOYTQtQ A Biologist's St. Patrick's Day Song by cadamole

9 of my favourite 'mainstream' Pop songs!

19 February 2012

The Mixed Tape is a weekly music programme on Bailrigg 87.7 FM – the Lancaster student radio station. The long suffering hosts are friends of mine and last week they asked for your favourite pop songs. Be as cheesy, quirky, hip, camp, or ridiculous as possible. I didn't really feel like recommending Cotton Eye Joe […]