Moving up and out!

From the steady gates of education to the new adventures beyond. Many people after university take a while to find a path they are happy with, some are fortunate and manage to find it straight after. However, like me some struggle in a job they’re not passionate about. I went from 2 internships to a […]

Arctic Monkeys – Manchester Arena Review 06/09/18

After the critically acclaimed record that was AM, Arctic Monkeys are back, touring their latest and most divisive album to date; Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino. Delivering a career spanning set, the band take to the stage for the first night of their latest mammoth UK tour to a sell out crowd, showing why the band have become […]

Leeds & Reading 2019: Who Should Play

Now that Leeds & Reading 2018 is over, its time to look ahead to next year. This year was probably the most ambitious line up the festival has tried in recent memory. However, it felt like it fell a bit flat as many of the acts didn’t fit well on the line up amongst others. […]

Lewis’ Album Reviews Presents: Regret The Past #1: What About Now by Bon Jovi.

Source: Wikipedia Album Information Album: What About Now Artist: Bon Jovi Genre: Rock Release Date: 8th March 2013 Bon Jovi are: Jon Bon Jovi: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar Richie Sambora: Guitars/Backing Vocals David Bryan: Keyboards Tico Torres: Drums & Percussion Hugh McDonald: Bass Additional Musicians John Shanks: Production/Assistant Guitarist Introduction We all have our favourite albums, the […]

These Hand-made Cosmetic Bags Are A 90s Kid’s Dream

Okay so this is a little of me completely wetting myself with excitement and a little promotion for Quixotic’s close friend, but dear readers, we know you’ll fall in love with them, just as much as we did! Let me introduce, Miranda, aka Dawn of the Thread. She’s a sewing machine genius and quite frankly, […]

Lewis’ Album Reviews: All The Right Reasons by Nickelback

Album Information Album: All The Right Reasons Artist: Nickelback Genre: Alternative Rock/Metal Released: 4th October 2005 Nickelback are: Chad Kroeger: Lead Vocals/Guitar Ryan Peake: Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals Mike Kroeger: Bass Daniel Adair: Drums & Percussion/Backing Vocals Other Musicians: Timmy Dawson: Piano on Savin’ Me and If Everyone Cared Dimebag Darrell: Guitar Solo on Side Of […]

The Gaslight Anthem – Manchester Apollo Review 25/07/18

Ten years ago, New Jersey rockers; The Gaslight Anthem released their seminal album; The ’59 Sound and after being on hiatus since 2015, the band decided to hit the road for a string of shows to celebrate the anniversary of its release by playing the album in its entirety. Since I heard this album for the […]

Gotta Catch ‘Em All! Eevee inspired makeup tutorial!

Heya folks! It’s Morgan again, back from my mini break and here with another makeup tutorial. This time I’m doing a mini series based on the Eeveelutions from Pokemon! For this tutorial I’ll be showing you how I created this Eevee inspired look: Products used: The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer Snazaroo Face Paint – […]

Lewis’ Favourite Songs That Tell Stories Relating To Him: When We Were Us: By Bon Jovi

Hello everyone, Lewis is back here again, and I know I didn’t do an album review last week, as I have been busy with work and also it was the World Cup Semi Final last week, and everything else, and last Thursday, there was this awful news of Autistic Children becoming excluded from schools across […]

Five Songs To Listen To This Week

Decided that I’m going to take a break from writing about films lately in order to write a little bit more about music instead. I am always listening to music and I love recommending great bands/artists to people and people recommending music to me. So each week I’m going to give ten songs for you […]

Lewis’ Album Reviews: The Circle By Bon Jovi

Source: Wikipedia Album Information Album: The Circle Artist: Bon Jovi Release Date: 10th November 2009 Genre: Rock Bon Jovi: Jon Bon Jovi: Vocals Richie Sambora: Guitar/Backing Vocals David Bryan: Keyboards/Piano Tico Torres: Drums/Percussion Information Of The Band and Album When a classic rock band has been going on for over 25 years (at the time […]

My Top 10 All Time Favourite Albums #9: WALLS By Kings Of Leon

Source: eBay Album Information Album: WALLS Artis: Kings Of Leon Genre: Alternative Rock/Punk/Southern Rock Release Date: 14th October 2016 Hello, everyone, it’s Lewis here again and I am back again, carrying on down the list of my Top 10 Favourite Albums of all time and not jumping it, like on the last album review I […]

Foo Fighters – Etihad Stadium Review 19/06/06

Should have posted this a few days ago but I’ve only just recovered from it! On their enormous world tour in support of ninth album; Concrete & Gold, Foo Fighters roll into Manchester to perform at the Eithad Stadium which is packed to the rafters with 65,000 fans eagerly waiting to see Dave Grohl and co […]

Don’t lose your way! Ryuko Matoi makeup tutorial!

Hey everyone! It’s Morgan again and I’m back with another cosplay makeup tutorial! Today I decided to show you how I do my Ryuko Matoi makeup! Kill La Kill has been one of the most fun animes I’ve watched in a long time! The trick to Ryuko’s makeup is bold brows and sharp features. Products […]

Englishman in South Korea – Part 1

This has been an interesting first week. The language barrier really hit me hard when I realised I couldn’t confidently order food and to make it worse I decided I’d have a look round some shops on my own and apparently was looking at women’s clothes. I had no idea… I have managed to up […]

My Top Ten Favourite Albums Of All Time #4: Feed The Machine By Nickelback

Source: Wikipedia Album Information Album Name: Feed The Machine Artist: Nickelback Released: 16th June 2017 Genre: Alternative Rock/Metal Nickelback are: Chad Kroeger: Lead Vocals/Guitar. Ryan Peake: Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals. Mike Kroeger: Bass. Daniel Adair: Drums/Percussion/Backing Vocals Hello, everyone, it’s Lewis here, and I am back with another album review, for my Top 10 Favourite Albums […]

I Play To Win! A D.va Makeup Tutorial!

Hello once again guys! Morgan here with another cosplay themed makeup tutorial! Today I’ll be showing you how to do D.va’s makeup from Overwatch! This look is really simple but I would recommend having a reference photo open for the eyeliner and the pink triangles! Products used: (as always feel free to use what you […]

‘Secrets For The Mad’: Review

I am late to this bandwagon but this is a review for ‘Secrets for the mad’ by Dodie Clarke. Dodie is a Youtuber/musician who’s original songs are almost guaranteed to hit you in the feels. The book was released on the 2nd of November 2017 and shares a similar name with her song ‘Secret for […]

Englishman in South Korea – Prologue

Yesterday, after 15 hours of travelling, I stepped off the Finnair plane that had been my home for the most part of the day and suddenly, just like that, I was in Korea. I’ve come to visit my girlfriend, who is Korean, and so am spending the next three months here relying solely on her […]

Album Review: Kanye west- Ye

Kanye West’s newest album Ye feels a little out of the blue. He had himself hinted an album would be dropping soon, but many Kanye fans have learnt not to expect anything from one of mainstream hip-hop’s most infamous stars. Another surprise might be the 7 track 23 minute run time of the album, another […]