Tracking the journey of one of my earliest collections, which may have reached its final stop, back with me after decades of drivers.
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November 2024 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Love Language, Holiday87, JONES – Midnight02. salute, Empress Of – one of those nights03. Satin Jackets, Tyler Mann – Looking For You04. Kavinsky, Angele, Phoenix – Nightcall05. The Blessed Madonna, Kylie Minogue – Edge of Saturday Night06. The Midnight – Chariot07. robbietheused – The Feels08. The Lottery Winners, Reverend And The Makers -ContinueContinue reading “November 2024 Mixtape”
Does collecting create fun from the mundane?
I’m making a case for the much maligned motorway service station to be reimagined as a Great British collectable.
Collector Road Trip: House on the Hill Toy Museum
Nestled away at Mountfitchet Castle near Stansted is an oasis for toy collectors and pop culture fans that crosses generations.
Do limited edition food products appeal to the collector mindset?
Why are there suddenly so many flavours of Jammie Dodgers? Be honest, we’ve all been wondering this, even if we’re not all as incensed about it as my friend Alix is. I didn’t have good answers for Alix when she posed these questions on LinkedIn a few weeks back, so I’m taking the time to explore thisContinueContinue reading “Do limited edition food products appeal to the collector mindset?”
October 2024 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Lauren Mayberry – Something In The Air02. The Knocks, Dolores Forever – LOVER03. half alive – Sophie’s House04. The Aces – The Magic05. Smallpools – Amelia06. Gretel – Far Out07. Joywave – He’s Back!08. The Beaches – Jocelyn09. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Something Corporate – Death Grip10. Pale Waves – Not AContinueContinue reading “October 2024 Mixtape”
Toy photography on Naboo
Multiple scenes from The Phantom Menace were shot at Whippendell Wood (just north of London) incl. the Gungans’ Sacred Place where Padme and the rest of the Naboo appeal to Boss Nass to join them in battle against the Trade Federation. We went to check it out last week and I took the big manContinueContinue reading “Toy photography on Naboo”
Beer Tours: St Albans
Beer Shop, 71 London Rd, St Albans, AL1 1LN The Craft and Cleaver, 62 Catherine Street, St Albans, AL3 5BU The Farmer’s Boy, 134 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ Mad Squirrel Tap (St Albans), Heritage Close, 17 High Street, St Albans, AL3 4EB White Hart Tap, 4 Keyfield Terrace, St Albans, AL1 1QJ
Can you collect without using Amazon?
My experience over the past five years of treating the gargantuan retailer as a last resort option.
Word for word: When song lyrics became a collectable
Smash Hits’ Songwords Cards were a genius way to access and collect lyrics before Genius.
September 2024 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Motion City Soundtrack – Stop Talking02. beabadoobee – Beaches03. Pixie Lott – Midnight Trash04. Charly Bliss – Back There Now05. Frances Forever, Miya Folick – Mr. Man06. Magdalena Bay – That’s My Floor07. Abby Holliday – Steve Martin08. Phoebe Go – Something You Were Trying09. Old Sea Brigade – Heaven In The RightContinueContinue reading “September 2024 Mixtape”
20 months and a lifetime of mixtapes
At the beginning of last year I started compiling a monthly public playlist on Spotify. My interest in new music and artists has been renewed in the first half of this decade and I felt inspired to share the songs that have been soundtracking my life, much like I did over two decades ago. All that’s reallyContinueContinue reading “20 months and a lifetime of mixtapes”
Liam Toms 