-
Continue reading →: New survey reveals how music has helped the UK survive lockdown
According to a new survey published this week by UK Music and taken by pollsters Public First, music has played an integral role in reducing the stresses of the majority of UK citizens over lockdown. It was the largest poll performed since the music industry’s initial closure back in March 2020, and…
-
Continue reading →: JOSH TAERK gigs Aug/Sep 2021
Originally posted on The Rock 'N' Roll Oatcake: Plus Josh has regular Twitch streams – more at his gigs page here Thu, JUL 22 The OC Fair 2021Costa Mesa, TICKETS Wed, AUG 25 White House PizzaCarbondale, Fri, AUG 27 Live @ Copper SkyLongmont, Fri, SEP 3 Keystone Acoustic Sessions Keystone,…
-
Continue reading →: DAN WALSH gigs news 2021
Dear all, It’s been a while since I wrote to you so I thought I’d let you know that real life gigs are slowly coming back! Yay! I thank all of you who watched my regular live streams which really helped me stay positive and keep ticking over during all…
-
Continue reading →: DON POWELL announces new charity single ‘Let There Be Drums’
Slade’s Don Powell has gathers up around 20 of his drumming mates for a new charity song to raise funds for out of work musicians and crew sidelined by the pandemic. Slade II member Craig Fenney ran the original idea beside Don who recruited his mate, ELO’s Bev Bevan, and…
-
Continue reading →: #30dayswild day 2It’s day two of #30DaysWild and today, we’re saving insects! Insects, from bees to butterflies to beetles, are AMAZING – a third of our food crops are pollinated by them, and many other animals rely on them for food, including hedgehogs and birds. Sadly, 41% of insects face extinction –…
-
Continue reading →: Live Well Every Day: Your Plan for a Happy Body and MindDr Alex George is an A&E & TV doctor. He has been working in A&E as an emergency doctor throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has become a well-known and respected figure amongst healthcare professionals in the UK, bringing the nation accessible and reassuring advice directly from the frontline. Alex is…
-
Continue reading →: Mental Health Awareness Week MAY 10-16 2021Some simple steps to help ourselves look after our Mental Health as we do our Physical Health for example: Drinking 2 litres of water per day Minimum of 15 mins walk per day Fresh air Enjoy the sunshine and its motivational boost Take your lunch break Ensure you see, or…
-
Continue reading →: Mental Health Awareness week May 10-16 2021From the Mental Health Foundation (UK) website – During long months of the pandemic, millions of us turned to nature. Our research on the mental health impacts of the pandemic showed going for walks outside was one of our top coping strategies and 45% of us reported being in green…
-
Continue reading →: Nordoff Robbins news April 2021
Introducing episode 2/10 of ‘We Are Listening’ The second episode from We Are Listening, ‘Expression of Music’ is Studio Moross’ interpretation of music therapy through typography and graphic design. They have taken core beliefs used by Nordoff Robbins music therapists such as ‘We Are Listening’, ‘Faith in Music’ and ‘Music for…
-
Continue reading →: Book review – Get Your Head In The Game by Dominic Stevenson
Despite timely and important books like this one, mental health is still a taboo in many football clubs as the author himself discovered when trying to interview players for his book.Containing insightful and at times entertaining (football fanatic and bestselling crime writer Val McDernaid gives a wonderfully entertaining interview), the…




