Can’t Stop Moving by Sonny J

Joy Retro Disco presents:
Uplifting tunes for your weekend!
 

I thought I’d get a little bit modern with this weekend’s tune and play something new(ish).
This little sampled leg-shaker from Sonny J is one of the most infectious pop-dance tracks I’ve heard in recent years. I’m not sure if it’s because it samples one of my favourite musical [...]

Joss Whedon’s new series, Dollhouse: Yeah or meh?

Oh dear. As I watched the first episode of Joss Whedon’s new series, Dollhouse, a sinking feeling came over me.
 
 
 
Joss Whedon is the creator of cult tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. His work is regarded as some of the cleverest, wittiest and engaging tv of the last 15 years. So, with expectations [...]

The Disappointment of Modern Christianity

Guest blogger Carolyn Ride has been attempting to Feel The Spirit in her recent encounters with modern Christianity but is just left shaking her head in disappointment. Oh dear. What would JC do?
In my circle of friends, most of whom fit very comfortably at the left libertarian end of the political compass, I’m kind of [...]

Time to start enjoying your work?

Is consciousness around work finally beginning to shift?
Could we be starting to see work as something that doesn’t have to be a drudge or a means to a financial end?
Perhaps.
The uncertainty of the current economic climate seems to be influencing people’s decision to stay in jobs they are not happy in. It has been a [...]

Want to publish a book? Become a passionate expert

When I was a bookseller I was always being asked the insider’s tips for getting published. I’m not sure why they asked me. I wasn’t a publisher. But I suppose I knew what was being published, what the publishers liked and I often knew the backstories to a bestseller’s success.
Of all those books with [...]

Quantum love and the essence of life

I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. Like so many other days that are deemed significant in our culture, it’s one that rattles me as perpetuating so many heteronormative myths and being nothing more than a cheap consumer charade. (Tee-hee. I’ve been itching to use ‘heteronormative’ for ages!)
What that means is that, no, [...]

Valentine tune: You + Me = Love by Undisputed Truth

Joy Retro Disco presents:
Uplifting tunes for your weekend!

Twas the night before Valentines and all through the house, not a creature was sleeping, not even a mouse. 
Oh, it’s been a frantic V Eve here at Club C’ran. With the day of the valentine tomorrow, we’ve been a-looking for a festive tune to bring in the new [...]

How will a sea change affect your business?

The decision to make a tree or sea change is relatively easy. But have you thought through how your solo business might be affected by such a move?
It was six years ago when I first uttered the words “Let’s move to the beach!” Only once my sea change boat had been cast from the shore [...]

What next? A lesbian Prime Minister?

Why, yes, actually.
While the rest of us are still shaking our heads, amazed that the US actually has a black president, Iceland is pushing the social engineering envelope with the world’s first openly-gay Prime Minister being sworn in this week.
According to The Independent, “former air hostess”, Johanna Sigurdardottir, will take the reigns of a caretaking [...]