Category Archives: singers, songwriters, djs

opera for beginners

Posted on 25 March 2013 by Kate

Although I’m loathe to admit it, I have terrible taste in music. It’s a lifelong affliction that started in the 80s when I made myself learn all the words to ‘Believe It Or Not’ – AKA the theme song from … Continue reading →

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sunday moods: bowie

Posted on 13 January 2013 by Kate

I like David Bowie very much. For lots of reasons. Life on Mars. Changes. Ziggy The Labyrinth. Zoolander. The fact that we have both lived on the same central London square (albeit not at the same time). His new song … Continue reading →

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pinterest picks: the icons edition

Posted on 17 July 2012 by Kate

For the most part, I do my best to eschew celebrities on the blog. There’s enough blah-blah-blah out there without me adding to the mix here. I do, however, have my icons. People who transcend fame and have a particular … Continue reading →

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stranded with einstein on the beach

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Kate

When we lived in Cameroon, we spent a lot of time in the car, skittling gun-weilding police at roadblocks, heading to the black sand beaches at Limbe or my French teacher’s beach hut in Kribi. A couple of hours in … Continue reading →

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nadia ackerman and the ocean master

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Kate

You may not know her face (unless you’ve been lurking around i am not a celebrity since the beginning or are a regular on the live music scene in New York), but I wager that most of you have heard her … Continue reading →

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tumblr tuesdays: pretty cooks, wild foxes and lots of dancing +++

Posted on 7 February 2012 by Kate

Pinterest may have turned my head this week, but Tumblr still has my heart. Mostly because of the alliteration. Pinterest Tuesdays just doesn’t have the same ring to it, does it?

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nadia ackerman: what is christmas?

Posted on 19 December 2011 by Kate

Beautiful singer (AKA my friend Nadia Ackerman), cute graphics (that she drew herself), stop animation and Christmas spirit. What’s not to love? Available for download on iTunes.  Follow i am not a celebrity//twitter//facebook//bloglovin//tumblr//

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williamsburg flea: kika ny, nadia and me

Posted on 27 November 2011 by Kate

I’d heard stuff about Williamsburg. It’s in New York. It’s bulging with hipsters, alternatives, creatives. The amateur anthropologist in me had wanted to go for a while. Nadia, who is also a mind reader (or we are actually two-halves of … Continue reading →

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coffee break: girl panic + pierre hermé

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Kate
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memory

Posted on 17 August 2011 by Kate

I’ve just come back from four days in the Lake District with my friend, the supremely talented singer/songwriter Nadia Ackerman – and I’m sorry to say we didn’t visit a single mere or water. Instead, we used our time away from … Continue reading →

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