Author Archives: Liam

Beer Tours: Dublin

The Porterhouse,  16-18 Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 VR94, Ireland Tapped Late Bar, 47 Nassau Street, Dublin, D02 RP20, Ireland The Palace Bar, 21 Fleet Sreet, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 H950, Ireland Guinness Storehouse, St. James’s Gate, Dublin 8, D08 VF8H, Ireland The Brew Dock, 1 Amiens Street, Mountjoy, Dublin 1, IrelandContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Dublin”

Collector Road Trip: Vintage Toy Shops

Over the past few years we’ve been working our way around the UK visiting a community of small businesses contributing to our growing toy collections. Ever since I ‘grew out’ of playing with toys, I’ve been collecting them. I started with a few I had left that were still presentable enough to put on aContinueContinue reading “Collector Road Trip: Vintage Toy Shops”

30 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Pezcore’ and more

Pezcore, Less Than Jake’s debut full length was released in the US, 30 years ago today. The first release was via Dill Records, the predecessor to Asian Man Records, both run by Mike Park, formerly of San Jose, California ska band Skankin’ Pickle (keep reading for more on him!). I’m enjoying revisiting these Less Than JakeContinueContinue reading “30 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Pezcore’ and more”

Nostalgia or the norm? Unpacking the curious case of vinyl’s long play

“Vinyl’s back!” those of us over the age of 30 still casually proclaim in conversation, blissfully ignorant to the fact that it’s been back for over a decade now. Some might argue it never really went away. One of four of my 7” vinyl boxes, collected through the 2000s vinyl ‘dark age’. “A decade! Surely that can’tContinueContinue reading “Nostalgia or the norm? Unpacking the curious case of vinyl’s long play”

Wild In Art’s sculpture trails make the fun of collecting accessible to all

If you’ve lived in the UK during the past 15 years you’ve probably seen, at the very least, one in a series of sculptures curated by Wild In Art. The business works with local partners to create public art trails, using identical sculptures painted by a range of artists. Embedded in the concept is the spiritContinueContinue reading “Wild In Art’s sculpture trails make the fun of collecting accessible to all”

Beer Tours: Honourable Mentions

North Black Sheep Brewery, Wellgarth House, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4EN Theakston Brewery, Red Lane, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4HH The White Bear, Gun Bank, Masham, Ripon, HG4 4EN North East Full Circle Brew Co, Hoults Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2HL North West Buxton Brewery, Unit 4A & 4B, Staden Lane, Buxton, SK17 9RZ Buxton BreweryContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Honourable Mentions”

‘Andor’ celebration in Fordingbridge

A one day conference dedicated to the Star Wars TV series ‘Andor’? Take a bow Dave Tree! To bring 13 members of the production team to Fordingbridge Town Hall to talk about their work on the show was an incredible feat.The only event of its kind, for a series that is also the only ofContinueContinue reading “‘Andor’ celebration in Fordingbridge”