Maree('s) Muses

Weeeeeell, how shall I say this... I hope you have your tissues ready. As you might have guessed, in my 3-week blogging silence, Music Monthly would not be happening. Amidst of me being super social (ergo super exhausted), trying to be a good family person, increasing the job hunting efforts and planning exciting adventures... I will be taking a little Music Monthly break . Let's call it a hiatus. I might bring it back next month, in a couple of months or next year, who knows. But for now, I think I need to let go... Let go of the pressure I've put on myself. I need it to be fun again. I apologize to those of you, who are fond of my playlists and music-y writings, specifically to Adalberto, who is the one outspoken supporter of this feature. Do not despair. Taking a break in Music Monthly doesn't mean I won't write about any music at all. Maybe I will end up spicing up some of my other posts with a song or two. And of course if there are any major development...

Well firstly, I managed to get myself the almost-interview. I picked up the phone, called a guy and said I wanted to work. He said: "Do you meet the conditions written in the thing?" I said: "'Course I do." He said: "Can you come to the store tomorrow?" I said: "Sure, no prob." And that was that :)  ( I am of course very loosely paraphasing the conversation ;)  It may seem simple to you, banal even, but I assure you that for me, a person with ... yes, let's call it a phone call phobia, this was a huge achievement. Disclaimer: not all phone calls freak me out. Incoming calls from family members and close friends are absolutely fine, for example. Incoming calls from unknown numbers on the other hand, very scary! And the idea that I should call somebody whom I don't even know, but his number was given to me in a shop when I finally plucked up the courage to go in there and ask about a job they advertised on the...

Pop a bottle of bubbly, throw confetti, bake a cake and blow out the candle! Dance the Drizzle is 1 year old today!!! I baked this sweet little thing yesterday, for celebration :) Oh how the time flies...  In that year I managed to publish a staggering amount of 37 blogposts (including this one), with an average of about 3 posts per month. I know that compared to some of the big blogger names, it seems like nothing, but this place is mine and in my book, 37 it's pretty awesome! It's more than I have ever blogged before :) Apparently, over time my bloggy baby has developed from a "music only" place into a more creative and lifey kind of blog, which I enjoy tremendously :) But music still prevails and it always will. Whatever you people say in that little poll over in the right bar. Get voting if you want to. There's only six days left and chances are the results will have no effect on DtD content whatsoever :D I love that this is a place wher...

Well hello, music lovers! So... it seems that this monthly thing is not working out very well this year. Soon my only regular feature will be as regular as Ben Cook's "weekly" series Becoming YouTube, if you know what I mean ;) It's starting to worry me. I should probably seriously re-think the strategy of how I put these together, or I need to put Music Monthly to sleep completely. Just let it die quietly without anybody noticing... And then maybe I could focus on all the other music posts and general life things that I want to blog about... Tricky decision this. If you have any opinion on the matter or any blogging advice, please leave a comment below! Now for a bit of time travel: let's talk about February. February seems to have been very exciting month for me. ... Wait haven't  I been saying that for the last 6 months? Somehow I manage to make my life feel very exciting and that's without having a job. Imagine the excitement if I had one... :D On...

Just because I'm nice, I'm gonna share with you a way how you can win some Hudson Taylor goodies ;)  To read a more detailed catch-up on Hudson Taylor news in Czech PRO PONĚKUD PODROBNĚJŠÍ ČLÁNEK V ČEŠTINĚ O NOVINKÁCH OD HUDSON TAYLOR >> click here << The competition is related to their latest music video of the song "Weapons" , which will be Hudson Taylor's first "proper" single. It will be released on 16th March. You can preorder it on iTunes. Video was directed by Lucy Tcherniak and shot in a former prison (Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast), starring Liam McMahon. If you wish to read more about what the song means, or can mean... How it came to life, etc., I recommend clicking here and you will be taken to a transcript of what the lads said about the whole thing :) Now, here's that gem of a video. I myself like it very much (surprise, surprise). It is very powerful and gripping... in an Irish sort of way... and it defini...

This last weekend and couple of days before that, were such perfect and amazing days that I have to share with you what I've been up to. Also,  the "Life" category seems to be winning in my content poll so far, so there you have it, I'm giving you Life. Don't miss your chance to vote though!  It all began with ice skating. Well, to be precise, it all began with the Winter Olympics.  A couple fo my friends were planning on going skating to the Olympic Park that we have here in Prague. Wonderful thing this is, btw: it's a place where for the time of the Olympics you can come and try different winter sports like skating, ice hockey, curling, cross country skiing, even biathlon and a mini version of ski jump (if you're suicidal) and there's a little snowboarding slope as well. There are also big screens for crowds to gather and watch the broadcasts from Sochi and a studio of Czech Television. All through the day there are concerts, exhibitions na...

This is about a bit a of a music epiphany that I went through. You've probably noticed in the news, that one of the Everly brothers, Phil, passed away a couple of weeks back, on 3rd January 2014... I noticed as well. When I was little, and then again in my teens, my older brothers used to listen to radio stations that played "oldies" kind of music, and I used to hear that name on the radio. I knew that the "Everly Brothers" were a band from the 60's, but if you asked me a couple of weeks ago, I wouldn't be able to name a single song by them. Phil and Don Everly performing, 1964. Image source Then for some reason, I thought I should look into them a little bit and typed the name into YouTube searchbox. Subsequently I had my mind blown. It turned out... that I had already known a lot of their songs, I had known them and loved them, only I didn't realize it was the Everly Brothers singing! There was more then 10 songs that I knew so ...