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  • Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review: Worth it in 2026?

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    Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review: Worth it in 2026?

    Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review. Is this the best affordable Les Paul you can buy? Before we get into it, let’s look at the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s specs. The Les Paul™ Standard 60s models from Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection recreate the sound of 1960s era Les Pauls. Featuring a classic…

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  • The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: 1987

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    The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: 1987

    Welcome back to 1987, with this year’s long list of classic arcade games being impossible to detail in a single article. Here are some of my favourites. 1987 was a turning point for me and my fascination with the video game arcade. It had been a place of comfort for a good chunk of my…

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  • BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier Review

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    BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier Review

    The BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier IS the best guitar-related purchase I’ve ever made. Why? Let me explain. Is the BOSS Katana 50 loud enough to gig with? The question that everyone’s asking. Simple answer… ABSOLUTELY!. That’s on the 50W mode, clean channel, gain just less than half, volume the same, and master maxed. In…

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  • Goa : A Lesson In Life – Second Edition. Out NOW!

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    Goa : A Lesson In Life – Second Edition. Out NOW!

    A BIG day! Originally realised back in 2017. My debut book, Goa : A Lesson in Life receives a long-overdue edit, professional cover, long-lost images, and an extra chapter, bringing my story to a close and up to date. So, what’s it all about? Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that…

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  • This Is Who I Am: Free on Amazon Music Unlimited!

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    This Is Who I Am: Free on Amazon Music Unlimited!

    My Debut album This is Who I am  can be obtained FREE if you sign up to Amazon’s 30-day Music Unlimited free trail. All the details are on the link below, It even features Alexa support!

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  • Dad Diaries : Father’s Day?

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    Dad Diaries : Father’s Day?

    Father’s Day! I’d been given the all clear, this was to be MY weekend.  I could do whatever I liked!   The plan was kept deliberately simple, go to South Shields on the Ferry. Go for an ice-cream.  What could go wrong? Luke of course needed a full rundown of the transportation itinerary before we…

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  • Dad Diaries : The daily struggle

    Dad Diaries : The daily struggle

    Welcome to my brand new series: Dad Diaries! Humorous anecdotes of everyday life with my three beautiful children; my rowdy three year old son and his two sisters, identical twins of nine months. It’s been a roller-coaster. But I’ve finally had time to breathe and to reflect. Over the coming months I’ll be using this…

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  • Prague : The Musical City – Na Příkopě

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    Prague : The Musical City – Na Příkopě

    Part 3. Exploring Na Příkopě. Prague at its most modern, most commercial, even most ‘western’. I came to a crossroads, a central paved hub, a focal point for the masses. Behind me, the beauty of Wenceslas Square, curving majestically up to the landmarks in the distance. To my left, a concentration of al-fresco cafes and restaurants to…

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  • Prague : The Musical City – Wenceslas Square

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    Prague : The Musical City – Wenceslas Square

    Part 2 of ‘Prague : The Musical City’. Impressions on Prague’s famous commercial and entertainment boulevard; Wenceslas Square. I stepped out from my hotel ‘Sonata’ and was abruptly met with the brazenness of a sex-shop in the cold light of day no less. Being resolutely more ‘British’ than ‘European’ I was instantly on the back-foot, turning…

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  • 100th Blog Post : My Blogging Journey so far

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    100th Blog Post : My Blogging Journey so far

    Today I reached the milestone of my 100th blog post after almost two years of blogging. Here’s the story of ‘The Blogging Musician’ so far… I’ve loved every minute of blogging, it’s allowed me to tap into something I hadn’t explored and exercised since school: The gift of expression through the English language. For most of…

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