• Women in Music: Interview with The Tuts

    Women in Music, being held on the evening of March 13th at Metronome, is an exciting event that will bring together many female music professionals to discuss problems of diversity within the music industry.  I had the opportunity to have a chat with The Tuts, an all-female band that...
  • What Makes Christmas Music ‘Christmassy’?

    I’d dread to be a sales assistant at this time of year. Listening to the same jovial twenty songs in a shift is enough to make anyone want to cut their ears off. When I do brave up and take my earplugs out whilst doing the Christmas shopping, I...
  • The story of Mrs F: how music therapy can benefit individuals with dementia, one memory at a time

    How can dementia be treated? Can only pharmaceutical drugs improve the livelihoods of those with a dementia diagnosis? Or are there other interventions that are effective in treating the symptoms of dementia? Dementia is not an illness itself, but is a syndrome where two or more cognitive capacities decline,...
  • Behind the Scenes at NNT: ‘Esse SA Essay’ by Callum Walker

    This week I had the privilege of sitting in on one of the rehearsals for the new NNT production of Esse SA Essay, written and directed by Callum Walker. The play draws on many sensitive issues and after reading the synopsis for Esse SA Essay, I was unsure what...
  • Musical ghost stories: have these musicians lived beyond the grave?

    There are many conspiracy theories based around the death of famous musicians. But what if these musicians actually did die, and they came back to life through the supernatural? Have their spirits lived on through death? Read these ghostly stories, if you dare… David Bowie Lorde was a big...
  • Pieces to Get you into Classical Music

    Ever fancied listening to some classical musical? Unsure whether it’s for you? Hannah discusses how classical music has far more to love than most believe and sets out some of her favourite tunes, suitable no matter your mood. What do you think of when you hear the term ‘classical...