RUMBLE IN THE JUMBLE #3
I'm very excited to have a stall at Rumble In The Jumble tomorrow, the 26th of April.  It's the third time The Music Circle (which is a subsidiary of The Circle - a group of women in the music industry...
View ArticleLAZY OAF + GARFIELD
Last week we went to Lazy Oaf's event in London to celebrate their new range featuring possibly the most famous cartoon cat in the world, Garfield. Â We've been big fans of the work of Gemma Shiel (the...
View ArticleRUMBLE IN THE JUMBLE WAS AWESOME
On Saturday it was Rumble In The Jumble 3 (I wrote a bit more about it here), which is basically a big fat jumble sale arranged by Gemma Cairney and The Music Circle to raise money for women living in...
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION: SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH (TV)
I've already signed, sealed and delivered an SD (that sounds dodgy) of the first Sabrina The Teenage Witch film - there are three by the way - but now it's time to pull apart the TV show itself. Â As a...
View ArticleTIE DYE NAILS FOR A LAZY OAF
For some reason I can't stop singing "Sally Hansen, Sally, Sally, Hansen" to the tune of 'Alejandro' by Lady Gaga. Â Anyway, that's neither here nor there, I just wanted to share. Â And rhyme,...
View ArticleRIVER ISLAND AW 2014
Last week I went to the River Island press day for their AW collection, which was great, although it has made me long for winter and the excuse to wear a CAPE which is weird. Â I am writing CAPE in caps...
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION: 'SAVED BY THE BELL'
Saved By The Bell, the American TV series which ran from 1989 to 1993, has become an iconic slice of idealised teen-dom. Â It was a show with strong morals, flimsy sets and a Principal with a very high...
View ArticleBEHIND THE SCENES 'SAVED BY THE BELL' PHOTOS
After doing a style dissection of the show on Tuesday I'm so happy to have been sent a link to these behind the scenes photos from Saved By The Bell, which were reblogged from Buzzfeed.They're just...
View ArticleINSPIRED BY: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
OK, so this post should actually be called 'Inspired By: That One Scene In The Royal Tenenbaums When Margot Has Brown Hair And Wears 15 Denier Tights' (see above). Â I'm not blonde, and I don't have a...
View ArticleCHEATER'S SALTED CARAMEL MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREAD
Last week I made sweet potato brownies. Â I follow lots of Instagrams that feature healthy cooking and baking, endless photos of colourful and nourishing food. Â Eat the rainbow. Â I try and eat lots of...
View ArticleINSPIRED BY: SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH
There were so many outfits I could have chosen as inspiration for today's outfit post, but after my Style Dissection of the show I was swayed by Sabrina and Zelda's prediliction for red when it comes...
View ArticleTHE PUNK SINGER
This weekend I watched this documentary about Kathleen Hanna, hero and musician from Bikini Kill, Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin.  A mix of archive footage and new interviews, it features loads of amazing...
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION: CARRIE IN 'SEX AND THE CITY' (SEASON 2)
I feel bad that those two movies have ruined Sex And The City for a lot of people, and confirmed to the naysayers that yes, this was a vapid, superficial show, completely out of touch with real life....
View ArticleTHAT TIME I INTERVIEWED LOUISE WENER
This is an interview I did for the awesome Notion magazine a while ago.  Louise was as wonderful as I'd hoped she'd be.  Hope you enjoy it!It’s ridiculous to compare myself to my interviewee, Louise...
View ArticleNAIL FILE: SALLY HANSEN SALON EFFECTS 'OUT OF LINE'
This range of nail strips by Sally Hansen are becoming fast favourites. They stay on for days and come in loads of different patterns and colours, most of which are excellent. Â Although every time I...
View ArticleRUNNING PLAYLIST
So this is what happened. Â I've always wanted to get into running. It seemed like the perfect exercise to do on tour as you actually get to see some of the city you're playing in other than the venue,...
View ArticleMOTEL ROCKS (AND SO DOES SPAIN)
Last week we went to Spain with some of our favourite people for a pal holiday. Â It was very fun and we were thrilled to be staying in a gobsmackingly beautiful house overlooking the sea. Â When it's...
View ArticleLESSONS WE'VE LEARNT FROM POP CULTURE
Jeremy and I wrote this for The Guardian Guide a while ago, it’s all about the films and TV that have made us who we are today.1. BEWARE THE BAD GIRL (REFERENCE POINT: NANCY IN THE CRAFT)There’s one in...
View ArticleINSPIRED BY: KELLY KAPOWSKI
I accepted a long time ago that I could never be Kelly Kapowski, and that I will definitely never look like her. Â Played by Tiffani (Amber) Thiessen, Kelly was Saved By The Bell's ultimate 90s teen...
View ArticleSHEFFIELD DOC/FEST: BEYOND CLUELESS LIVE SCORE
Last week we went to Sheffield with the rest of  the Beyond Clueless team for the UK premiere of the film, and our first performance of the live score at The Crucible.  Here we are in our official...
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