Category: Music
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Halfway 2 Nowhere Podcast: Episode 6 – Unbarred Brewery
Episode Six of the Halfway 2 Nowhere Podcast saw Jordan from Unbarred, a brewery in Brighton join me to chat all things beer and his brewery. “NO-RULES BREWING FROM THE HEART OF BRIGHTON. FLAVOUR WITHOUT COMPROMISE, CHALLENGING CONVENTION WITH PASSION & CARE. DRINK BEER, HAVE FUN, ENJOY IN GOOD COMPANY”…
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Halfway 2 Nowhere Podcast: Episode 5 – Alex Ohm
Episode five of the Halfway 2 Nowhere Podcast saw Alex Ohm, an indie artist from the Midlands join me to chat all things music, Alex’s upcoming EP rebrand and his ultimate tour. In this episode, we talk about three of Alex’s tracks; recent releases Going Nowhere Fast and Hours and…
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Introduction to Canopy Brewing
Who are Canopy Beer Co.? Brewers of craft beer and humble glories, Canopy Beer Co. are a brewery based in South London, brewing some of the most simple but awesome beers in the industry. Whether it’s their Kolsch, perfect for a summers day, or their IPAs, juicy, hazy and light…
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Meet…Siren Craft Brew
Just outside Wokingham, lies one of the UK’s premier breweries, Siren Craft Brew. If there was a “Champion’s League of Breweries”, Siren would be firmly in the top seeds every year, and this year, have made our Battle of the Breweries final, taking on Pilot for the 2020 trophy. We…
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Top Ten Beers – June
This month we’ve got beers coming from Pomona Island, Northern Monk, Bedlam, Marble, Anarchy, Tooth & Claw and many more! Bedlam Brewery – – East Coast Pale Ale – 4.4% (02.06.2020) Big juice bomb of a beer. It’s like Club Tropica on speed. Huge fruit flavours; passion fruit, pineapple, Guava…
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Sunday 6 – May 31st 2020
SHADER – The Time Is Right “TIME IS RIGHT is about rising up from self-destruction, or out of isolation, it’s dedicated to the underdog in society. It’s about the point where a someone decides to pull themselves together and fight against the thoughts in their mind”. POST ROME – Want…
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Halfway 2 Nowhere Podcast: Episode 4 – Saltaire Brewery
Episode Four of the Halfway 2 Nowhere Podcast saw Adam from Saltaire Brewery, a top brewery in West Yorkshire join me to chat all things beer, the brewery’s rebrand and his bucket list beer tasting. “At Saltaire we’re passionate about how we make our beer – it’s the only way…
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Brew and Bean Home Tasting: Turning Point Brewing Co.
Week 2 of our home tasting sessions; this week it was the turn of Turning Point Brewing Co. with four of their current beers they’ve brewed during lockdown. Who are Turning Point Brewing Co.? Based in North Yorkshire, Turning Point Brewing Co. are one of the most innovative, exciting breweries…
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Music, Coffee & Beer in York
York. One of the UK’s prettiest, most visited cities. A city full of culture, a city full of great Yorkshire-folk and a city full of places to drink alcohol, coffee and consume live music. This, is the Halfway 2 Nowhere Guide to our hometown city. Live MusicTop 5 Venues A…
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REVIEW: Blue Family Lockdown Sessions.
The three things I’ve missed most during this period have been going to the match, going to gigs, and writing about gigs. So thank The Lord for Everton in the Community and their Blue Family Lockdown Sessions for bring me some sense of normalcy. Everton in the Community is the…
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Saturday 6 – May 23rd 2020
The Claremonts – Get Away, Get Away, Get Away A combination of gritty vocals, auspicious guitar pieces, and a Madchester driven rhythm section amalgamate to form The Claremonts. This new one is up their with their best recorded work; fast paced, grungy-scuzzy-indie music to go crazy to. Got I miss live shows and I…
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#saveourvenues Campaign Sees 140 UK Music Venues Removed from ‘Critical’ List
Today, the Music Venue Trust (MVT) has announced that the #saveourvenues campaign launched three weeks ago today has now resulted in 140 grassroots music venues being removed from its ‘critical’ list. #saveourvenues, which has so far raised over £1.5m in donations, was initiated by MVT in response to the continued…
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Chapter Brewing – Fictional Beer, Real Character
This week, I had a new book delivered called “The Science of Storytelling” by Will Storr. The narrative goes, we rarely consider what makes a story engaging and compelling and is a great read about the science that goes into a great piece of fiction. Why mention this in a…
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Brew and Bean Home Tasting: Alphabet Brewing Company
With pubs still closed and brewery tours unlikely to resume for a while, each week I’ll be doing a tasting session alongside my girlfriend whose also a keen beer-drinker, with a range of beers from a different brewery, bringing you impartial reviews and tasting notes from the beers in question.…
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City Series: Liverpool
I think Adidas did it first, and I love the idea of a ‘City Series’, so I’m delighted to have the opportunity to write about bands, venues, and gigs in Liverpool, which is still arguably the greatest musical city in the country. It’s in the blood. Someone once wrote that…
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Podcast #3 – 92 Degrees, Liverpool
Halfway 2 Nowhere Beer and Coffee Podcast – #3 Special Guest: Jack Brewitt – Co-Founder This week’s episode In this episode, we talk about three of 92 Degree’s coffees, going into detail about the story of the coffees and how they became a central to 92 Degree’s range. This week’s…
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Friday 5 – May 15th 2020
The Crooks – In Time One of my favourite tracks released in 2020 so far, The Crooks are back with “In Time” the hotly anticipated follow-up to “She Walks Alone”. This is a beautifully crafted song, with a belting vocal and an Oasis-esque melody running throughout. The Chesterfield five-piece are…
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Neptune Brewery
In 2015, two passionate home brewers opened up Neptune Brewery in the outskirts of Liverpool. Since then, Les and Geoff have made Neptune one of the north-west’s leading breweries, with their taproom and beers going from strength to strength. All of their beers are unfined and unfiltered, making them suitable…
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Roost Coffee
Malton, a market town in North Yorkshire is the heartbeat of food and drink culture in the north of England. With excellent breweries, including Brass Castle and some of the best food courtesy of The Talbot and their regular food market, Malton has become a hub for visitors and locals…
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Podcast #2 – Brew York
Halfway 2 Nowhere Beer and Coffee Podcast – #2 Special Guest: Lee Grabham – Head Brewer and Co-Owner This week’s episode In this episode, we talk about three of Brew York’s beers, going into detail about the story of the beers and why they’re so important to the brewery. This…
The Setlist & The Script 