A Simple Misunderstanding | My ‘Interpretive Gap’ in Radiohead, Shakespeare and Just About Everything Else

I mumble a lot in conversation. It's super frustrating because it takes a fair bit of effort for other people to understand me speaking naturally - especially when it comes to work or times when I need to be super clear super-fast. I really have been trying to avoid it recently but doing so comes … Continue reading A Simple Misunderstanding | My ‘Interpretive Gap’ in Radiohead, Shakespeare and Just About Everything Else →

Merry Christmas and Thank You | Why I love the music video for Last Christmas by Wham!

Merry Christmas! I don't do anything particularly special for Christmas (seeing as how the majority of my extended family are halfway across the world) so I'm writing this to kill some time and finally get my thoughts on one of my favourite Christmas songs down on paper: Last Christmas by Wham!* I haven't seen the … Continue reading Merry Christmas and Thank You | Why I love the music video for Last Christmas by Wham! →

No Place Like It | My Top 5 Glastonbury 2019 Moments

Two weeks ago I was super lucky to be able to go to Glastonbury for the fourth time in a row, following on from 2015, 2016 and 2017 – it’s starting to become a bit of a tradition amongst my friend group from back home to all go together. I think there’s something beautiful about … Continue reading No Place Like It | My Top 5 Glastonbury 2019 Moments →

Music To My Ears #2 | ABBA Special! Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’

I moved out of my university flat this week! On top of all the cleaning, packing and crying over leaving my home of the past two years, I've been spending time with close friends who are still around to quell the melancholy and distract myself. We've been to the cinema twice to see Marvel's Ant-Man and … Continue reading Music To My Ears #2 | ABBA Special! Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’ →

Music To My Ears #1 | Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’

You’re probably wondering what exactly a musical ‘sweet spot’ is. Have you ever heard an ethereal, simply brilliant moment in a track which is so satisfying you can’t help but listen to the song again and again? Sweet spots can be a closing culmination of all the best elements of a track, other times they … Continue reading Music To My Ears #1 | Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’ →

Welcome to minutiae+musings!

So...errr...what exactly is minutiae+musings? minutiae+musings is a space for me to appreciate and break down the small details we often take for granted in music, film, television and more. Artists and producers spend a lot of time refining their craft, putting thought and care into every aspect of what they make and not all of it … Continue reading Welcome to minutiae+musings! →