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The apathy of ‘Generation Me’ is a fantasy of the political class, and it’s...
Another year and another episode of Charlie Brooker bringing us his distinctively nihilistic perspective on the previous 12 months. Although Brooker delved into an agglomeration of issues raised by...
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An Open Letter to Carnivores
One of the most defining experiences of being a vegetarian in the west is the continual accusations of hypocrisy. What’s your stance on honey? Oh, nice leather shoes! Do you realize that the murder of...
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Lesson 20: In Defence of Negativity
Now I’m sure this will come as no shock to those unfortunate enough to be well versed in my intermittent whining, but I’m quite a negative person. Okay, so that’s the understatement of the century....
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The Leaves On The Sleepers, Nathan Beesley: A Track by Track Review
This is a recent review of my upcoming EP ‘The Leaves on The Sleepers’. You can hear some of the tracks from this EP by liking my Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NathanBeesleyMusic) or heading...
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Download My New Single (For Free!)
My new single, ‘The Leaves on the Sleepers’ is now available for free download from Noisetrade, Facebook, ReverbNation and SoundCloud! All optional donations go to the MS Society. You can hear the...
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Why I’m ever so slightly depressed about the Gay Marriage Bill
It’s a funny thing, anticipation. After years of bitter ideological muck throwing on the part of the Christian Right, and months of impassioned political squabbling, it is now finally legal for two...
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‘Ode to those who survived’– My First Solo Album
So it’s finally finished. After years of overflowing notebooks, waste paper bins and ashtrays, my first solo mini album/EP is finally finished and I couldn’t be prouder of the results. I’ve been...
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Readers, I need your help!
For those of you who don’t know, in a couple of weeks I’ll be going into the studio to record my first solo record. I’m very proud of the tracks I’ve written and I’m dead excited for you all to hear...
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Lesson 19: On Unrequited Love
To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. ~ Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding When you give someone your whole heart and he doesn’t want it,...
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Lesson 18: ‘I don’t hate people, I just feel better when they’re not around’
‘I don’t hate people, I just feel better when they’re not around’. - Charles Bukowski Let me paint you picture. It’s 8:25 in the evening, it’s a Tuesday and I’m 19. Most people my age would...
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Lesson 17: ‘Don’t Try’
Finally I can write again! For the last two months I have been continually haunted by the inconceivable notion that the simple act of putting words on paper might have left me for good. Yes, despite...
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It’s Time to Take ‘Cute’ Back
Is there absolutely nothing that cannot be overproduced and overhyped to the extent where it loses all of its original value? I mean, it’s a phenomenon we’re used to in the artistic world. Bands sell...
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‘I’m never going to know you now, but I’m going to love you anyhow’– My Ten...
“Yeah, I jumped off a cliff, but let’s talk about something else “. Elliott Smith’s honest yet evasive response when questioned about a suicide attempt in 1998 goes a long way to identifying just what...
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‘The Sound of Loneliness Makes Me Happier’: The Four Bright Eyes Songs That...
Unashamedly melancholic, wordy and self-absorbed, I can understand each and every one of the criticisms levelled at Conor Oberst and his anthems for a generation of wretched teens with too much time...
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‘I’m Not Gay I Swear’: In Defence of Metrosexuals
If your life is so devoid of meaningful activity that you regularly peruse my intermittent outbursts of self-indulgent whining on this page, then you should have reached the sound conclusion that I...
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Four Life Changing Albums That You’ve Probably Never Heard
The Xcerts – Scatterbrain In many ways The Xcerts follow-up to their charming but ultimately forgettable debut is the aborted offspring of Brand New’s Daisy, and it is just as darkly captivating....
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Lesson 16: ‘Everything will be alright’ does not mean ‘everything will stay...
It’s time to start a clean page… “Ester asked why people are sad. “That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to...
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The Ultimate Anti-Valentine’s Day Playlist
For me personally, Valentine’s Day is an appropriate time to sit back and evaluate another 365 days of unrequited obsessions, drunken bedroom fumblings and a series of brief but disastrous encounters...
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Street Style and Why it Matters
Street Style. The term conjures endless images of white, middle-class dandies with two much time and money on their hands, boasting their style credentials from one high street coffee chain to another,...
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Five Pairs of Shoes That Every Man Should Own
It may come as no revelation to us guys that our biology dictates the exact point our eyes rest on when we first meet a woman. I’m not going to be so vulgar as to specify exactly where that point is...
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