In the (mother) hood
This is so me at the moment. Or as my brother Jay-Z says: that shit’s kray! Turn up the volume and shake your mummy booty…
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Gangnam Style. Or: living behind the moon
Having a new baby kind of throws you off a little (a lot!) And so it happened that I completely missed Gangnam Style – a Korean dance craze that apparently even got Madonna and Britney Spears moving like morons. It might not be news to you, but I sincerely enjoy this. Ahhh, living on two […]
Jamiroquai at the Jazz Cafe. Or: the soundtrack to my life
I can honestly say that there is no other band like Jamiroquai that I have worshipped with the same kind of enthusiasm and loyalty throughout the years. 18 years, to be exact. Naturally, a major chunk of my life’s soundtrack* is courtesy of Jay Kay and band. I had seen Jamiroquai live three times already […]
An unexpected girl crush
Last week we went to see John Mayer in concert. I am in love with his music. A friend of mine once said he was brilliant live, and ever since I have been intrigued to find out for myself. Another thing I really wanted to see for myself: the Mayer factor. There’s got to be […]
Under my umbrella ella ella
Bouncing to the sounds of Rihanna through the kitchen this morning with little L on my arm, I realised that this was ‘our’ song. We had only started dating when I boarded a plane to go to Stockholm to see the man who should become the love of my life. Big M picked me up […]
99 red balloons, girlfriends and feeling at home in a garage
Remember the song 99 red balloons? Aged eight, I would secretly hum the melody I had heard somewhere on the radio. It was unthinkable to tune away from Classic FM at home, let alone ask to be bought the track. My pianist-turned-music-teacher mother vividly disapproved of contemporary music and condemned everything that wasn’t Grieg or […]