Hello everybody!
You'll be pleased to know that I am finally up to date with my college work, so for a while I'm going to have plenty of free time on my hands, what I really want to spend on doing things I love the most, including this blog. I know that I promised I would do a lot of different things this month, but so much stuff has come up at the last moment and I've had to deal with a lot, but this coming March, I promise I will catch up!
So what's coming up this March? Well...
More LP hauls
CD hauls
Lowdowns on more bands
More top 10s
Reviews
and so much more!
Hope to see you then,
Sigourney
Monday, 27 February 2017
Friday, 24 February 2017
A little (or rather huge) update
Hi there
I'm sorry once again if my posting has not been as frequent as I would have liked it this week. There has just been so many things that has come up at the last minute - it's crazy! Also, there's been enough drama to contend with too, I recall writing a little rant post about why I did not want to be associated with any current drama on Twitter and other social media regarding the death of singer George Michael. As much as I idolised the man, and looked up to all the positivity (within reason) he spread to the people, my only request was that I was not dragged into any online debates about who he dated, what I believe was the sole cause of his death was, etc etc.
So far it's been alright, but there have been certain individuals who just love to spoil it for everybody else, cause sheer hell, and upset everyone and everybody that dares to disagree with them. The amount of people I have had to block so far is ridiculous. The fact I have had to lock one of my Twitter accounts for one person is silly, but that's how bad it's getting. All I did was state that I was not going to be involved in any of these debates, and I was blocked! The person even had the audacity to spread lies and completely roast me, despite not knowing what I looked like! The tweets have since been deleted in a cowardly act to play the victim and cover their tracks. It surely gets me questioning the legitimacy of fans when they start trolling others for their own personal gain. Honestly, I do not know what's going through their heads to make them act this way, trust me - I have heard it all up til now. I haven't received much attack from trolls yet, but the whole situation has triggered a chain of events that happened in my past, leaving me once again, feeling unsafe and unsure about whether remaining online is a good idea or not.
In a nutshell a couple of years ago I was somehow tangled up in a debate between Toto "fans" of whom they thought was the best lead singer, the original, or the lead guitarist. I tried to explain to these Italian fans that I did not like the band, and did not want to be associated with their disagreements. It resulted in me getting blocked by Steve Lukather (guitarist) for no apparent reason, and getting a rather patronising lecture about respect and love thy neighbour by the ex frontman. The fans were quite amused by my plight and would taunt me non stop about it, until I reacted it. Over time it got worse and one of the individuals started to harass me online, even resorting to threatening vendettas of every kind, and despite blocking her continually, she would come back with new false identities. I even lost friends because of her, god knows how they were convinced by her 'evidence' and broken English. Upon doing what I thought was the right thing by reporting to her to Twitter for targeted harassment. But guess what, they thought the things she was saying wasn't causing any apparent harm!
I am still disgusted that a huge social networking platform with millions of users doesn't take acts of cyber bullying seriously, people are getting hurt and they just don't give a shit! I know the main focus right now is cracking down on radicalisation and terrorism, but I just don't get it - what is targeted harassment to them? I think getting others to make your life a living hell surely is! I must be batshit insane wanting to stay at the moment, but overnight I realised people would genuinely miss me and I would be showing the trolls that they were winning, so by staying I wouldn't be making so big a sacrifice, and the idiots well, they can go to Hell for all I care!
Regardless of this I still want to continue this blog, share my love for a decade I would trade my soul for just to experience it, do loads more LP and music hauls, review things, the whole nine yards! It's gonna be really hard to remain neutral in some clashes, and there's going to be a lot of rivers to cross, but I feel if I stick at it, I'm gonna get there one way or another.
Sorry for complaining, I just wanted to get it off of my chest, there it goes! I know I promised I'd do a lot of things this half term and I've still got to get round to doing them.
Till then, see you around!
Sigourney
I'm sorry once again if my posting has not been as frequent as I would have liked it this week. There has just been so many things that has come up at the last minute - it's crazy! Also, there's been enough drama to contend with too, I recall writing a little rant post about why I did not want to be associated with any current drama on Twitter and other social media regarding the death of singer George Michael. As much as I idolised the man, and looked up to all the positivity (within reason) he spread to the people, my only request was that I was not dragged into any online debates about who he dated, what I believe was the sole cause of his death was, etc etc.
So far it's been alright, but there have been certain individuals who just love to spoil it for everybody else, cause sheer hell, and upset everyone and everybody that dares to disagree with them. The amount of people I have had to block so far is ridiculous. The fact I have had to lock one of my Twitter accounts for one person is silly, but that's how bad it's getting. All I did was state that I was not going to be involved in any of these debates, and I was blocked! The person even had the audacity to spread lies and completely roast me, despite not knowing what I looked like! The tweets have since been deleted in a cowardly act to play the victim and cover their tracks. It surely gets me questioning the legitimacy of fans when they start trolling others for their own personal gain. Honestly, I do not know what's going through their heads to make them act this way, trust me - I have heard it all up til now. I haven't received much attack from trolls yet, but the whole situation has triggered a chain of events that happened in my past, leaving me once again, feeling unsafe and unsure about whether remaining online is a good idea or not.
In a nutshell a couple of years ago I was somehow tangled up in a debate between Toto "fans" of whom they thought was the best lead singer, the original, or the lead guitarist. I tried to explain to these Italian fans that I did not like the band, and did not want to be associated with their disagreements. It resulted in me getting blocked by Steve Lukather (guitarist) for no apparent reason, and getting a rather patronising lecture about respect and love thy neighbour by the ex frontman. The fans were quite amused by my plight and would taunt me non stop about it, until I reacted it. Over time it got worse and one of the individuals started to harass me online, even resorting to threatening vendettas of every kind, and despite blocking her continually, she would come back with new false identities. I even lost friends because of her, god knows how they were convinced by her 'evidence' and broken English. Upon doing what I thought was the right thing by reporting to her to Twitter for targeted harassment. But guess what, they thought the things she was saying wasn't causing any apparent harm!
I am still disgusted that a huge social networking platform with millions of users doesn't take acts of cyber bullying seriously, people are getting hurt and they just don't give a shit! I know the main focus right now is cracking down on radicalisation and terrorism, but I just don't get it - what is targeted harassment to them? I think getting others to make your life a living hell surely is! I must be batshit insane wanting to stay at the moment, but overnight I realised people would genuinely miss me and I would be showing the trolls that they were winning, so by staying I wouldn't be making so big a sacrifice, and the idiots well, they can go to Hell for all I care!
Regardless of this I still want to continue this blog, share my love for a decade I would trade my soul for just to experience it, do loads more LP and music hauls, review things, the whole nine yards! It's gonna be really hard to remain neutral in some clashes, and there's going to be a lot of rivers to cross, but I feel if I stick at it, I'm gonna get there one way or another.
Sorry for complaining, I just wanted to get it off of my chest, there it goes! I know I promised I'd do a lot of things this half term and I've still got to get round to doing them.
Till then, see you around!
Sigourney
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Saturday, 18 February 2017
A Poem For George Michael
Ever since George Michael's passing on Christmas Day last year, the tributes have been continually been flooding in, including poetry. I stumbled across a beautiful one that was posted in a Facebook group I'm part of recently and just wanted to share it with you guys. Enjoy
Eternal Soul
How did he die? It can't be true!
A soul so pure should see life through.
There is no life's plan, pre-ordained.
Just a trial of hope and experience gained.
A man who touched so many hearts,
Whose life and love, born from many parts.
Was taken too soon and left a hole,
In everyone's life, heart and soul.
His legacy and music will never age.
His life's story will remain on the same page.
A legend, loving, kind and caring.
Has left memories and music, forever sharing.
Don't mourn for his life,
His soul still lives.
Don't shed a tear,
His music still gives.
Celebrate his time,
Smile as you sing along.
Speak of him with a light heart,
Then George Michael will never be gone.
Patrick Goodwin
My Top 10 Favourite 80s Songs
Hi everybody!
Hope you're having a good weekend so far!
A lot of people have asked me what my favourite songs are from the 1980s. To be honest with you, there's absolutely chock loads that I love, it's really really hard to narrow down which ten of them I love the most.
So if I had to be honest, here is my most up to date top 10 favourite songs of the 80s. Do you have a similar list?
1. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell (1981)
2. Reap the Wild Wind - Ultravox (1982)
3. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1987)
4. Father Figure - George Michael (1987)
5. True - Spandau Ballet (1983)
6. Wham! Rap (Enjoy What You Do?) - Wham! (1983)
7. Lessons in Love - Level 42 (1987)
8. Love's Great Adventure - Ultravox (1984)
9. Save a Prayer - Duran Duran (1982)
10. Fade to Grey - Visage (1980)
I know what some of you are thinking "You say you're a George Michael fan, but why are the songs you've chosen almost at the bottom of your list?" I can explain. I haven't put them in the order that I listen to them, it's more like the top 10 I play the most, hence they're my favourites, so I hope that puts your mind at ease.
So with all that being said, I hope to see you in the next post,
Sigourney
Friday, 17 February 2017
My Top 10 80s Albums
Hello everybody!
I hope you are well, on this rather dull but fine TGI Friday. College is out, and if I can get on top of my coursework this weekend, I'll have the whole half term to myself. It'll be the last one I have before university begins in September so I'd better make the most of it!
Anyway as promised on my previous posts I promised this weekend I would carry on with my new Top 10 series which I am really excited to share with you guys. I know the Love Songs segment was a top 15, but there were so many I love I had to think outside the box! If you like this one, feel free to leave a comment below and if you have any suggestions about what I should focus my next Top 10 on, whether I should write an honest review on any topic or anything at all, feel free to reach out to me on my Twitter @Sigourney80sgal (NB my account is protected, but you can still hit me up with a DM).
So with all that being said, here are my top 10 albums of the 1980s! You may notice that a few of them have been featured before in some of my other posts, that's just how much I love them! They're in no particular order. Enjoy!
1. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
2. Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)
4. George Michael - Faith (1987)
5. Ultravox - Vienna (1980)
7. Wham! - Fantastic (1983)
8. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1983)
9. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (1985)
Do you have a similar list?
Stay tuned for more 80s goodness, and I'll see you in the next post!
Sigourney
I hope you are well, on this rather dull but fine TGI Friday. College is out, and if I can get on top of my coursework this weekend, I'll have the whole half term to myself. It'll be the last one I have before university begins in September so I'd better make the most of it!
Anyway as promised on my previous posts I promised this weekend I would carry on with my new Top 10 series which I am really excited to share with you guys. I know the Love Songs segment was a top 15, but there were so many I love I had to think outside the box! If you like this one, feel free to leave a comment below and if you have any suggestions about what I should focus my next Top 10 on, whether I should write an honest review on any topic or anything at all, feel free to reach out to me on my Twitter @Sigourney80sgal (NB my account is protected, but you can still hit me up with a DM).
So with all that being said, here are my top 10 albums of the 1980s! You may notice that a few of them have been featured before in some of my other posts, that's just how much I love them! They're in no particular order. Enjoy!
1. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
2. Soft Cell - Non Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)
3. Level 42 - Running in the Family (1987)
4. George Michael - Faith (1987)
4. Ultravox - Lament (1984)
5. Ultravox - Vienna (1980)
6. Duran Duran - Rio (1982)
7. Wham! - Fantastic (1983)
8. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1983)
9. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (1985)
10. Pet Shop Boys - Please (1987)
Do you have a similar list?
Stay tuned for more 80s goodness, and I'll see you in the next post!
Sigourney
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Why I don't want to be involved in Twitter drama anymore...
Hi everyone,
I know this doesn't take the shape of one of my usual posts, but a lot has been going down lately and I feel I need to address it, as it's getting worse and people are getting hurt. I also know I'm gonna get a lot of abuse and stick for this, but I've already come prepared. I've turned the comments off and protected my account on Twitter.
Recently there has been a lot of drama pertaining to the death of George Michael, his partner has come under attack lately by members of the public and fans on Twitter. I have also received some unthinkable abuse from one individual just because I stated that I did not want to be involved in it as I did not know the facts, and it was futility making assumptions about someone I did not really know. Not only was I blocked, the individual proceeded to insult and slander me about my appearance, and level of intelligence, saying I was fat, ugly, and braindead, despite the fact they did not know what I looked like, and clearly did not know me that well. It took a lot of convincing for me to actually stay on social media. Now people wonder why I rarely post photos of my actual self online or go live on Periscope! They really hurt my feelings and ruined what self esteem I had managed to regain following being bullied for 5 years at secondary school. Also, this individual has attacked others in the same way, but one of the most extreme cases was even stooping so low as to witchhunt people. Twitter has since decided that their account does not violate the Community Standards, despite there being irrefutable evidence of hate speech and targeted harassment . This really really infuriated me and certainly forced me to question the legitimacy of this so called 'fan' and if I actually want to stay on social media anymore. For the mean time, I'm staying. I'm not going to let one individual ruin the fun.
I'm writing this post not because I want to witchhunt someone, it's just simply me refusing to be part of any current drama that is going down on Twitter or on social media. Former friends have gotten me tangled up in some pretty serious stuff in the past, resulting in me getting blocked by the Toto guitarist for absolutely no reason and lectured about respect like a 5 year old by another one. In addition, a lot of backlash where the perpetrator has made a comment saying I was asking for it, basically, having the blame suppressed on to me, and abusive comments left, right and centre.
So if you ask me for my take on the GM lover case, I won't give it you. I refuse to take sides because one way or another negativity would occur and from past experience I know that taking sides results in even more drama, so I'm trying to avoid it where necessary. I don't know the person that is being targeted personally, I don't know the truth and the facts; no assumptions would be made anyway.
I am taking a stance with all the other fans who wish to remain peaceful and neutral in all in that is going on. So if you want to try and get me tangled up in your fallings out and discussions, try, but you'll just get blocked in the end.
Sorry for complaining, I just wanted to get it off of my chest, please note that this blog focuses solely on the POSITIVES and rarely on the negatives. I try and avoid biased things like this, but I felt that today it had to be a one off. I promise to avoid doing things like this again.
Stay tuned later on in the week for a couple more of my favourite Top Tens and some more motivational quotes...there may also be another LP or CD haul, but you'll have to wait and see for that!
With all that being said, I hope you had a happy Valentine's Day yesterday and felt motivated by the Wednesday Wisdom I posted earlier.
See you in the next post.
Sigourney
I know this doesn't take the shape of one of my usual posts, but a lot has been going down lately and I feel I need to address it, as it's getting worse and people are getting hurt. I also know I'm gonna get a lot of abuse and stick for this, but I've already come prepared. I've turned the comments off and protected my account on Twitter.
Recently there has been a lot of drama pertaining to the death of George Michael, his partner has come under attack lately by members of the public and fans on Twitter. I have also received some unthinkable abuse from one individual just because I stated that I did not want to be involved in it as I did not know the facts, and it was futility making assumptions about someone I did not really know. Not only was I blocked, the individual proceeded to insult and slander me about my appearance, and level of intelligence, saying I was fat, ugly, and braindead, despite the fact they did not know what I looked like, and clearly did not know me that well. It took a lot of convincing for me to actually stay on social media. Now people wonder why I rarely post photos of my actual self online or go live on Periscope! They really hurt my feelings and ruined what self esteem I had managed to regain following being bullied for 5 years at secondary school. Also, this individual has attacked others in the same way, but one of the most extreme cases was even stooping so low as to witchhunt people. Twitter has since decided that their account does not violate the Community Standards, despite there being irrefutable evidence of hate speech and targeted harassment . This really really infuriated me and certainly forced me to question the legitimacy of this so called 'fan' and if I actually want to stay on social media anymore. For the mean time, I'm staying. I'm not going to let one individual ruin the fun.
I'm writing this post not because I want to witchhunt someone, it's just simply me refusing to be part of any current drama that is going down on Twitter or on social media. Former friends have gotten me tangled up in some pretty serious stuff in the past, resulting in me getting blocked by the Toto guitarist for absolutely no reason and lectured about respect like a 5 year old by another one. In addition, a lot of backlash where the perpetrator has made a comment saying I was asking for it, basically, having the blame suppressed on to me, and abusive comments left, right and centre.
So if you ask me for my take on the GM lover case, I won't give it you. I refuse to take sides because one way or another negativity would occur and from past experience I know that taking sides results in even more drama, so I'm trying to avoid it where necessary. I don't know the person that is being targeted personally, I don't know the truth and the facts; no assumptions would be made anyway.
I am taking a stance with all the other fans who wish to remain peaceful and neutral in all in that is going on. So if you want to try and get me tangled up in your fallings out and discussions, try, but you'll just get blocked in the end.
Sorry for complaining, I just wanted to get it off of my chest, please note that this blog focuses solely on the POSITIVES and rarely on the negatives. I try and avoid biased things like this, but I felt that today it had to be a one off. I promise to avoid doing things like this again.
Stay tuned later on in the week for a couple more of my favourite Top Tens and some more motivational quotes...there may also be another LP or CD haul, but you'll have to wait and see for that!
With all that being said, I hope you had a happy Valentine's Day yesterday and felt motivated by the Wednesday Wisdom I posted earlier.
See you in the next post.
Sigourney
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
My Favourite Love Songs
Hello and happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Hope you're having a good day, and being spoilt by your partner/spouse (that's if you have one of course!) In my case, I broke up with my bloke last March, and haven't spoken to him since, but that's my private business. So tonight, I can probably see myself binge watching old sitcoms with a Milk Tray. Maybe next year.
In today's post I'm going to be listing my top 15 favourite love songs, specially for the occasion. Again, I apologise if my posting patterns have been erratic lately, I'm still very busy with college work - they weren't kidding when they said the last couple of months were going to become intense!
So with all that being said, here are my top 15 love songs of all time! (in no particular order) Do you have similar preferences or is your list completely different? I'm curious to know! 😛
1. True - Spandau Ballet
2. The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
3. I'll Fly for You - Spandau Ballet
4. Lessons in Love - Level 42
5. Fastlove - George Michael
6. Jesus to a Child - George Michael
7. Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
9. Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
10. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
11. Nothing Looks the Same in the Light - Wham!
12. If I Was - Midge Ure
13. Africa - Toto
14. Every Breath You Take - The Police
15. Always on my Mind - Pet Shop Boys
So once again, I wish you a very happy Valentine's and if you follow me on Twitter (@Sigourney80sgal), stay tuned for some special treats. See you in the next post!
Sigourney
Hope you're having a good day, and being spoilt by your partner/spouse (that's if you have one of course!) In my case, I broke up with my bloke last March, and haven't spoken to him since, but that's my private business. So tonight, I can probably see myself binge watching old sitcoms with a Milk Tray. Maybe next year.
In today's post I'm going to be listing my top 15 favourite love songs, specially for the occasion. Again, I apologise if my posting patterns have been erratic lately, I'm still very busy with college work - they weren't kidding when they said the last couple of months were going to become intense!
So with all that being said, here are my top 15 love songs of all time! (in no particular order) Do you have similar preferences or is your list completely different? I'm curious to know! 😛
1. True - Spandau Ballet
2. The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
3. I'll Fly for You - Spandau Ballet
4. Lessons in Love - Level 42
5. Fastlove - George Michael
6. Jesus to a Child - George Michael
7. Save a Prayer - Duran Duran
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
9. Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
10. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
11. Nothing Looks the Same in the Light - Wham!
12. If I Was - Midge Ure
13. Africa - Toto
14. Every Breath You Take - The Police
15. Always on my Mind - Pet Shop Boys
So once again, I wish you a very happy Valentine's and if you follow me on Twitter (@Sigourney80sgal), stay tuned for some special treats. See you in the next post!
Sigourney
Thursday, 9 February 2017
Thursday Thought
Wherever in the world you are, I hope you're enjoying your Thursday so far. I'm writing this at sixth form to pass the time, I'm up to speed with my work and just simply waiting for the clock to strike four so I can go get the train home. It's not long before the course will be over and I'll be starting university to study Psychology in September. At last I can finally have a say in what I want to do in life. Plus, the big bonus is that I'll have another 15 week holiday, plenty of time to unwind, see places that I've never seen before, and most certainly spend time updating this blog. I really like doing this, people have since given me lots of compliments on it, saying it's nice to know that there are 'young guns' out there that appreciate the '80s scene. In retrospect, it's given me more incentive to carry on. In the past I've made blogs but I've never managed to keep them up more than just a couple of months, so it will be a milestone for me if I beat that mark.
I hope you like the motivational quote I pasted above for today's Thursday Thought. People have stated that they like the quotes I find so I will make it a regular thing to keep you motivated the best I can. I want to make this blog for everybody of all ages. I'll be taking suggestions on Twitter very soon.
I was woke up this morning by a lovely piece of literature starring myself by my best friend. It certainly was a good way to start the day, and was absolutely testimony to an average dream that I have on a night (too embarrassing to post here, lol!) So my Thursday has been mighty fine!
See you in the next post,
Sigourney
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Wednesday Wisdom (08/02/2017)
Good evening everybody!
Hope you're having a happy Wednesday wherever you are in the world. Can't believe half of the week has flown by already! It's been pretty busy and stressful for me, so I apologise in advance if my posts are not as frequent as they were last week.
Here are two motivational quotes for this week's Wednesday Wisdom tag. Hope they motivate you, even a little bit. Enjoy!
Hope you're having a happy Wednesday wherever you are in the world. Can't believe half of the week has flown by already! It's been pretty busy and stressful for me, so I apologise in advance if my posts are not as frequent as they were last week.
Here are two motivational quotes for this week's Wednesday Wisdom tag. Hope they motivate you, even a little bit. Enjoy!
So with all that being said, I hope you have a good week and I hope to see you in the next post!
Sigourney
R.I.P Trigger
Hi everybody,
It's only going to be a short post today, my apologies, but I'll be also be posting this week's Wednesday Wisdom,
Today marks what would have been the actor Roger Lloyd-Pack's 73rd birthday. His tragic death from cancer at the age of 69 on January 15th, 2014, shocked millions. Whether he was Trigger, Owen, or Hamlet, he was a brilliant, talented and intelligent actor that had true passion and dedication for his work and theatre. I would have done anything to have watched him act in Shakespearean theatre or in any stage show.
I was in year 10 when his death was announced on the news. I can remember being in Art and my teacher said "Hey, did you know Trigger died today?" I wasn't familiar who it was until I'd seen it on the news and watched the Jolly Boys Outing the following Sunday, Then it clicked, That Trigger.
So this post is a tribute to a legend taken so soon and so young. Below is a clip of one of Trigger's best moments where Del Boy explains to Rodney the reason behind his nickname.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKFc6jclK8
R.I.P and Happy Birthday, in Heaven, legend.
Stay tuned for the next post,
Sigourney
It's only going to be a short post today, my apologies, but I'll be also be posting this week's Wednesday Wisdom,
Today marks what would have been the actor Roger Lloyd-Pack's 73rd birthday. His tragic death from cancer at the age of 69 on January 15th, 2014, shocked millions. Whether he was Trigger, Owen, or Hamlet, he was a brilliant, talented and intelligent actor that had true passion and dedication for his work and theatre. I would have done anything to have watched him act in Shakespearean theatre or in any stage show.
I was in year 10 when his death was announced on the news. I can remember being in Art and my teacher said "Hey, did you know Trigger died today?" I wasn't familiar who it was until I'd seen it on the news and watched the Jolly Boys Outing the following Sunday, Then it clicked, That Trigger.
So this post is a tribute to a legend taken so soon and so young. Below is a clip of one of Trigger's best moments where Del Boy explains to Rodney the reason behind his nickname.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKFc6jclK8
R.I.P and Happy Birthday, in Heaven, legend.
Stay tuned for the next post,
Sigourney
Saturday, 4 February 2017
My Vinyl Haul (Part 2)
Hello everybody!
A lot of you liked my first vinyl post so with all that being said, I'm proudly presenting the second one. This could be one of a whole load more, so watch this space! Most of the records I own I've purchased from flea markets, second hand shops and specialist vinyl stores, or I've been given them by my folks because they fell out with or went off of the bands years ago. The ones I've bought were quite cheap - the dearest I've bought so far was £35, the cheapest £2.99. It's not really my business how much they were bought for 😜!
So here's the latest additions to my collection!
1. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
2. Big Country - The Seer (1986)
3. Ultravox - Rage In Eden (1981)
4. Adam Ant - Friend or Foe (1982)
5. Go West - Bangs and Crashes (1985)
6. A-ha - Hunting High and Low (1985)
7. Midge Ure - The Gift (1985)
7. Duran Duran - Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983)
That's all for now, folks! Hope you're having a good weekend wherever in the world you are.
See you in the next post,
Sigourney
A lot of you liked my first vinyl post so with all that being said, I'm proudly presenting the second one. This could be one of a whole load more, so watch this space! Most of the records I own I've purchased from flea markets, second hand shops and specialist vinyl stores, or I've been given them by my folks because they fell out with or went off of the bands years ago. The ones I've bought were quite cheap - the dearest I've bought so far was £35, the cheapest £2.99. It's not really my business how much they were bought for 😜!
So here's the latest additions to my collection!
1. Spandau Ballet - True (1983)
2. Big Country - The Seer (1986)
3. Ultravox - Rage In Eden (1981)
4. Adam Ant - Friend or Foe (1982)
5. Go West - Bangs and Crashes (1985)
6. A-ha - Hunting High and Low (1985)
7. Midge Ure - The Gift (1985)
7. Duran Duran - Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983)
That's all for now, folks! Hope you're having a good weekend wherever in the world you are.
See you in the next post,
Sigourney
Friday, 3 February 2017
One Week On...
On Sunday it will have been one week since I opened this blog, and so far, I have absolutely no regrets. I'm honestly surprised that a lot of people have viewed it and have given me compliments on social media (Twitter and Facebook) about it. It's just given me more and more incentive to carry on posting well in to the near future. That's if I can come up with more ideas of course! Most of my inspiration so far has come from reading other music blogs on Tumblr, Wordpress and on here, and seeing how I can adapt it to fit my own needs, such as vinyl/LP hauls, my top 10 albums/songs for a particular group, reviews on albums (coming soon!) and more. A few readers have commented that they like the motivational quote tags on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and the videos for Watch It Wednesday. I'll be carrying it on for sure!
So in retrospect, this week has more or less been a probationary period for me to see if I could contract the blogging bug, and if anybody liked what I wrote. From what I've seen, people do, so I guess that means I'm here to stay! Hopefully like a fine wine, this blog and the content I post on to it will get better with time. There's a lot of other things that I love about the 1980s as well as music, such as old sitcoms, makeup, fashion and the New Romantic Movement so that should give me a bit more incentive and variation to make my posts a lot more different than just music over and over again. I'm still more or less a newbie to this. In the past I've created blogs about a completely different manner of things but I've lost interest and gave up on them all. Hopefully this time things should be better, as I've gained a lot more experience about how these kind of things work.
I want to give my best friend a very special thank you for encouraging me to make this blog, and even helping me to come up with a title! Is anybody getting any hints or clue about what album we decided that I named it after. If you guessed Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell, you get an A+! I thought it wouldn't be fair to name it after something that already existed, and knowing some teenagers today, they might have taken the title the wrong way with regards to something X rated. But the title does have a meaning, I will always love the 80s, it will never end!
So with all that being said, I hope to see all of you well into the near future. This blog is here to stay, sharing one 21st century young adult's love for a decade that she wished she was born in time to experience.
Hope to see you in the next post,
Sigourney
So in retrospect, this week has more or less been a probationary period for me to see if I could contract the blogging bug, and if anybody liked what I wrote. From what I've seen, people do, so I guess that means I'm here to stay! Hopefully like a fine wine, this blog and the content I post on to it will get better with time. There's a lot of other things that I love about the 1980s as well as music, such as old sitcoms, makeup, fashion and the New Romantic Movement so that should give me a bit more incentive and variation to make my posts a lot more different than just music over and over again. I'm still more or less a newbie to this. In the past I've created blogs about a completely different manner of things but I've lost interest and gave up on them all. Hopefully this time things should be better, as I've gained a lot more experience about how these kind of things work.
I want to give my best friend a very special thank you for encouraging me to make this blog, and even helping me to come up with a title! Is anybody getting any hints or clue about what album we decided that I named it after. If you guessed Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell, you get an A+! I thought it wouldn't be fair to name it after something that already existed, and knowing some teenagers today, they might have taken the title the wrong way with regards to something X rated. But the title does have a meaning, I will always love the 80s, it will never end!
So with all that being said, I hope to see all of you well into the near future. This blog is here to stay, sharing one 21st century young adult's love for a decade that she wished she was born in time to experience.
Hope to see you in the next post,
Sigourney
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Thursday Thought (02/02/2017)
Hi everybody,
I hope you are well this very fine Thursday.
It's only going to be a short post today as I've really got a lot of coursework to catch up on. So like I do on Twitter I'll be doing the Thursday thought tag. It's the same as any other day, just a a motivational quote to brighten your day.
Here it is - enjoy!
See you in the next post,
Sigourney
I hope you are well this very fine Thursday.
It's only going to be a short post today as I've really got a lot of coursework to catch up on. So like I do on Twitter I'll be doing the Thursday thought tag. It's the same as any other day, just a a motivational quote to brighten your day.
Here it is - enjoy!
See you in the next post,
Sigourney
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
My Vinyl Haul
Hello everyone,
As most of you should know by now, I love everything to do with the 80s, especially music. As CDs were only coming into effect most of the music was still on vinyl 33 1/3 LPs and single 45rpm records and tapes. Sadly, I don't have a lot of tapes right now but I certainly will aim to build up my collection one day or another. Recently I came into some vinyls so I thought I'd share them with you guys. Here goes nothing...
I apologise for my crappy photography skills, I am planning to get a better camera soon.
1. A-ha - Stay on these Roads (1988)
4. Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming (1981)
8. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
And there's plenty more where that came from! I have accumulated a lot of LP's and singles over a 2 year duration so I'll make sure to definitely write a lot more posts like this.
See you in the next post for tomorrow's Thursday Thought!
Sigourney
As most of you should know by now, I love everything to do with the 80s, especially music. As CDs were only coming into effect most of the music was still on vinyl 33 1/3 LPs and single 45rpm records and tapes. Sadly, I don't have a lot of tapes right now but I certainly will aim to build up my collection one day or another. Recently I came into some vinyls so I thought I'd share them with you guys. Here goes nothing...
I apologise for my crappy photography skills, I am planning to get a better camera soon.
1. A-ha - Stay on these Roads (1988)
2. Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980)
3. Wham! - Fantastic (1983)
4. Adam and the Ants - Prince Charming (1981)
5. Level 42 - Running in the family (1987)
6. Ultravox - Vienna (1980)
7. Visage - Visage (1980)
8. Peter Gabriel - So (1986)
And there's plenty more where that came from! I have accumulated a lot of LP's and singles over a 2 year duration so I'll make sure to definitely write a lot more posts like this.
See you in the next post for tomorrow's Thursday Thought!
Sigourney
#WatchItWednesday (01/02/2017)
Hello everyone! February is now here, not only is it the last month of Winter before Spring and the clocks go forward in March (yay!) but I am glad to wave goodbye to what seems to have been yet another terrible month for celebrity deaths. I know this sounds a little like me not keeping the faith, but after the year from Hell we had last year, losing famous celebrities such as Carrie Fisher, George Michael, Prince and more, it's really hard to keep optimistic that this one will be better. Yeah, I know, death is inevitable, but I feel everybody within reason should be entitled to live a happy and long life. I was going to write a 'January In Review' post, but I feel it would have been wayyy too negative and put some of you guys off from ever reading this blog again, so, I'm gonna totally abandon the month in review tag for now. 2017 has already robbed us of a few famous faces already: Sir John Hurt, Mary Tyler Moore and Geoff Nichols, former keyboard player from the Tony Martin era of Black Sabbath (1987-1995). However, the year is still young, so I'm still going to give it a fair chance.
So with all that being said, to prove that the title is not clickbait, here is today's and the first #WatchItWednesday tag I'll be doing on this page, on Twitter and on UltraSpandauVox (it'll be a little bit different there of course). So today's video will be...
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...Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by Soft Cell. Apart from Tainted Love and Torch, this is one of my favourite songs by the group, and one of the first ones that got me hooked on them in the first place! So Marc Almond, if you ever read this, I just wanted to let you know that I think you ROCK, your music ROCKS, and thank you ever so much for having a major influence on my life (make-up and fashion wise). Looking forward to the release of your new album! No prizes for guessing I named my blog after Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, which peaks at #3 in my personal Top 10 80's albums (spoiler alert for a future post).
So with all that being said, to prove that the title is not clickbait, here is today's and the first #WatchItWednesday tag I'll be doing on this page, on Twitter and on UltraSpandauVox (it'll be a little bit different there of course). So today's video will be...
...Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by Soft Cell. Apart from Tainted Love and Torch, this is one of my favourite songs by the group, and one of the first ones that got me hooked on them in the first place! So Marc Almond, if you ever read this, I just wanted to let you know that I think you ROCK, your music ROCKS, and thank you ever so much for having a major influence on my life (make-up and fashion wise). Looking forward to the release of your new album! No prizes for guessing I named my blog after Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, which peaks at #3 in my personal Top 10 80's albums (spoiler alert for a future post).
Stay tuned this evening as I'll be showcasing my latest 80's LP haul. I'm really excited to share it with you, and I hope you like it too!
Till then, see you in the next post,
Sigourney
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