https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oiiuQUeV1osc5Pr7FGAmX As when Run DMC shared a stage with Aerosmith or when David Bowie teamed up with Queen, collaborations can be a thing of beauty and wonderment, even to the point where the world seems to stop spinning for just a second. There’s usually a lot of smiling when two great things combine to form…… Continue reading Collaboration Carousel
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SNG9fkG02n9gaNKv0grJC This is a piece I wrote for the March 2026 edition of Best of British magazine and the editor has kindly agreed that I can re-publish it here on the blog. If you’d like a physical copy of the magazine you can order on the Best of British magazine website. https://www.classicmagazines.co.uk/single-issue/best-of-british/356 Did you know…… Continue reading Best of Northern Ireland
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jq9TMAcBlOOUOkCXnMbwX “Why would anyone want to close this place down? Look around you, there’s such a vibrant and friendly atmosphere here. It is truly baffling why anyone wants to shut down a community hub.” Those are the words I overheard as I was enjoying a beer at The Marine Bar in Whitehead, County Antrim. I…… Continue reading Save the Marine
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GKRQvPODiHBneA6PNW1PZ I find it incredible that a city such as Bangor (yes, it’s a city) in County Down did not, in recent times, have a fully operational, commercially successful microbrewery. Genuinely, I’m baffled. Sure, there are a few pubs in the area serving good beer and there seems to be a decent number of, let’s…… Continue reading The Day We Went To Bangor
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0F3GIywf1rYUMWB5oPtE77 2025 has certainly been an interesting year. One in which I had a memorable big birthday, Andrew became The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Chancellor Rachel Reeves didn’t lie, and we were all blown away by Netflix’s one-take wonder Adolescence. In our wee world of beer we were treated to the long-awaited Jubilate Festival…… Continue reading Northern Ireland Golden Pints 2025
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