Tracklisting: 01. The Knocks, Sofi Tucker – One On One02. Georgia – Too Much Too Little03. Feeder – Hey You04. Everything Everything – The End of the Contender05. Tinlicker, Circa Waves – Nothing To Lose06. The Greeting Committee – popmoneyhits07. Ducks Ltd. – Heavy Bag08. Two Door Cinema Club – Happy Customers09. Lauran Mayberry -ContinueContinue reading “April 2024 Mixtape”
Author Archives: Liam
Grapevine’s 1st EO anniversary
This month had a near single focus; organise and host two events to celebrate Grapevine’s first anniversary as an employee owned business, with just a few weeks notice. Against the odds, we welcomed 60 guests to our home at 19-25 Nuffield Road on Wednesday this week. Since we made the transition to employee ownership inContinueContinue reading “Grapevine’s 1st EO anniversary”
YATM Lunch Club March 2024
Fresh from the two back-to-back events at Grapevine on Wednesday, Thursday saw the March edition of You Are The Media Lunch Club. This month’s host was Mo Humphries, who had already delivered a successful spring ’24 Business Futures session, which I attended earlier in March, and she did an equally great job of compèring bothContinueContinue reading “YATM Lunch Club March 2024”
Star Wars memories from generations of fans
This week our Star Wars fandom took us to an event a little closer to home than usual. The touring exhibit ‘May the Toys Be With You’ made its way to lovely Wimborne, where it has a residency at the Museum of East Dorset from til April 2024. Having seen photos of the collection at previous stops,ContinueContinue reading “Star Wars memories from generations of fans”
Ground Zero podcast with Ben Franklin
20 years ago I started a record label. I bottled it within a year. I was a student at college and imposter syndrome (even if we didn’t know it to be called that then) kicked in just as things were starting to happen. It took me another 7 years to try again. Talking to BenContinueContinue reading “Ground Zero podcast with Ben Franklin”
March 2024 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Metric – Days Of Oblivion02. Softcult – Shortest Fuse03. MILLY – Grab The Wheel04. Post Sex Nachos – Work Out05. Child Seat – Something Good06. Nothing But Thieves – Oh No :: He Said What?07. Purple Disco Machine – Something On My Mind (Braxe + Falcon)08. Smallpools – Night Shift09. Phoebe Go -ContinueContinue reading “March 2024 Mixtape”
You asked for it
Yesterday I headed to London with Tom to see Less Than Jake and Bowling For Soup, on the closing night of their biggest UK tour ever at Hammersmith Apollo. It really is incredible to see two bands from my youth still absolutely smash it two decades later. https://vimeo.com/917242980 We were very lucky to get toContinueContinue reading “You asked for it”
Monday morning validation
When I ran the Saint November Records, I used to include a handwritten note with each order I sent out. People told me they liked these and in the years since have messaged to say they kept them. Overnight I received a message from someone to share that not only did they keep the note,ContinueContinue reading “Monday morning validation”
My 90s nostalgia trip loses a key player
I’m becoming fairly desensitised to celebrities passing, but when I received a text from my Mum to say that the DJ Steve Wright had died it stopped me in my tracks. Like the shock of hearing someone you’d just seen the other day is no longer with us (there’s a reason for this that I’llContinueContinue reading “My 90s nostalgia trip loses a key player”
Panel talk at BU x YATM event
Last November, Ben Egginton launched a version of You Are The Media, hosted at Bournemouth University. The format is something of a round table discussion between students and folks from industry. I’m pleased to have been one of the folks for these talks, that have both been very honest and frank conversations about the realitiesContinueContinue reading “Panel talk at BU x YATM event”
February 2024 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Frank Turner – No Thank You For The Music02. Green Day – Corvette Summer03. Jenny Lewis – Love Feel04. Bleachers – Modern Girl05. Wild Nothing – Basement El Dorado06. standards – Cosmos07. Charly Bliss – I Need A New Boyfriend08. The Maine, Valley – blame09. JUNG, Dagny – Something Beautiful10. Alice Merton -ContinueContinue reading “February 2024 Mixtape”
Grapevine EO team event
Our Grapevine team event took me back to Foundry in Poole, for our first attempt at a company wide, new financial year briefing. I wrote last month about our plans for this, and how, given the evolution of our business in 2023, an in-person delivery of our strategy for the coming year felt like theContinueContinue reading “Grapevine EO team event”
Liam Toms 