Songs For Our Time

I’ve put together a playlist of songs of oppression, control, breaking free and freedom. Follow Purple Sofa on Spotify Songs include, but there are many more… A Change Is Gonna Come – Seal Afraid to Shoot Strangers – Iron Maiden A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan A New England – Kirsty MacColl Against … More Songs For Our Time

Things Mums NEVER hear their teenage sons say (or do)

‘Mum, before I put these clothes away, do you need anything else ironed?’ ‘Hey Mum, What’s that playlist you’ve got there?  I love it.’ ‘Mum, you still haven’t accepted my friend request.’ In the car: ‘Would you like me to turn the music down so we can talk?’ ‘Hey look! Isn’t that Audrey from your … More Things Mums NEVER hear their teenage sons say (or do)

Viewpoint: Ego travellers

“The urge to self-photograph and upload, to document and publish our every significant experience, was in the news again last month, when it was reported that several holiday companies are marketing ‘Instagram-friendly tours’ catering for ‘ego travellers’ among the millennial generation.  This came hard on the heels of Thomas Cook’s announcement that it might sell … More Viewpoint: Ego travellers