At a pub quiz in spring 2019, I stood confidently as I answered “28th August 1993” to a solo question our team had been asked. The question was, “when did ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ first air?”. Our team got the points and I got some bewildered stares. How the hell did I know that? I amContinueContinue reading “Mighty Morphin: Multicoloured, multicultural, millennial superheroes”
Author Archives: Liam
‘Time capsule’
Not having children means that Sam and I tend to take our holiday time before the schools break up each summer. Other than a couple of day trips I’ve been Poole bound for the past couple of months. I know the weather has disappointed most, for me it’s been bliss. Anything above 25 degrees andContinueContinue reading “‘Time capsule’”
We’ve been shortlisted!
We recently found out that Grapevine has been shortlisted in the category for ‘Best Place to Work’ at the Dorset Business Festival Awards! I’m so proud of our team and the contributions they’ve each made which, combined, are the reason we’re able to considered for this title. We’re an employee owned business as of SpringContinueContinue reading “We’ve been shortlisted!”
July 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. The Knocks – I Promise02. The Aces – Always Get This Way03. White Reaper – Getting into Trouble w/ the Boss04. Miniature Tigers – Carousel05. Meet Me @ The Altar – Kool06. Izzy Mahoubi, Sydney Sprague – Big Yellow Taxi07. half alive – Brighton08. crushed – respawn09. Foo Fighters – Show Me How10.ContinueContinue reading “July 2023 Mixtape”
August 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Bully – All This Noise02. Petey – I’ll Wait03. The Beaches – Everything Is Boring04. Michigander – Indianapolis05. San Holo – TINY FLOWERS06. Holly Humberstone – Antichrist07. Couch Prints – True Religion08. HUNNY – big star09. Viji – Anything10. The Japanese House – Touching Yourself11. Fall Out Boy – We Didn’t Start TheContinueContinue reading “August 2023 Mixtape”
Postcards from Dewnens
Spent some time this week exploring the North Devon coast. My nostalgia for West Country holidays normally drags me further to Cornwall, so it was nice to break with tradition and see another corner to this part of the world, which in conclusion looks and feels exactly the same. Oh, the comfort of familiarity. OurContinueContinue reading “Postcards from Dewnens”
4 events in 28 hours
I’ve successfully completed of mini marathon of events representing Grapevine and sharing the news of our recent transition to employee ownership. Event 1 It kicked off yesterday morning at Mo Humphries’ Business Futures event at Foundry in Poole. Some familiar faces, some new. Great to hear from everyone about how business is going for them,ContinueContinue reading “4 events in 28 hours”
June 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Circa Waves – Never Going Under02. MisterWives – Out Of Your Mind03. We Are Scientists – Turn It Up04. Shalom – Happenstance05. Gretel – Drive06. Bully – Hard to Love07. Coach Party – All I Wanna Do Is Hate08. Holy Wire – Phantom Nihilism09. Tommy Lefroy – The Mess10. girlhouse – you don’tContinueContinue reading “June 2023 Mixtape”
Beer Tours: Leeds
The Adelphi, 1-3 Hunslet Road, Leeds, LS10 1JQ Belgrave Music Hall and Canteen, Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds LS2 8JP Brewdog (North Street), Crispin House, New York Road, Leeds, LS2 7PF The Brunswick, 82 North Street, Leeds, LS2 7PN Bundobust, 6 Mill Hill, Leeds, LS1 5DQ Further North, 194 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 4NZContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Leeds”
The Pembroke Dock Falcon
This week we got to visit the Pembroke Dock Falcon exhibit at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, a stones throw from where the actual full-scale Millennium Falcon seen in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi was built. It’s a bit of a trek down to the south west of Wales but well worth aContinueContinue reading “The Pembroke Dock Falcon”
Postcards from Cymru
20 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Anthem’
I first got into Less Than Jake in late 2000. By this point in time I had 4 studio albums and a bunch of other releases to catch up on. Anthem was the first of their albums I got to experience the full release cycle for, and I remember it all like it was yesterday. Today theContinueContinue reading “20 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Anthem’”
Liam Toms 