Author Archives: alasdairflett

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About alasdairflett

German & English Literature graduate. From Orkney. Interested in alternative and indie music, language, writing and politics.

10 YouTube Channels worth Subscribing To

Posted on 02/01/2016 by alasdairflett

We all use YouTube, quite a lot of us on a daily basis, but I’ve found that as a conversation piece it usually falls flat. Often one of the parties is struggling to grasp just exactly what made a certain … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: A Series in Retrospect

Posted on 21/12/2015 by alasdairflett

Something I’ve noticed at university is that being a Doctor Who fan is strikingly more niche than I had imagined. People are willing to admit that they’ve watched it in the past. They whole-heartedly endorse the concept. Yet their admission … Continue reading →

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2015: Year in Review

Posted on 18/12/2015 by alasdairflett

What happened in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Fifteen? From a broad perspective, Scots had to come to terms with the fact that independence had been put on hold for at least a “generation.” Bumper stickers were … Continue reading →

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Lazy Lights, Lamps, Love and Leather Seats

Posted on 30/11/2015 by alasdairflett

I think I owe you a blog post. It’s almost the end of my first semester at university and I’d like to keep you in the loop. Life in Hermit’s Croft is falling into its routines. The installation of street … Continue reading →

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The Hermit Emerges

Posted on 26/09/2015 by alasdairflett

I write to you after a considerable absence at the keyboard for the past month. Since my last post I have moved to the Scottish capital Edinburgh where I am attending the University thereof in the study of English Literature … Continue reading →

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Wallow in Solitude

Posted on 20/08/2015 by alasdairflett

Not precisely sure where I’m going on this stretch of single track, I see a sign, a brown one, whispering Warbeth. Continue reading →

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In the Spirit of Such Sequels

Posted on 25/07/2015 by alasdairflett

I access the Sailing Club via steps parallel to the building’s façade, nimbly negotiating my way past the overspill smokers…Whatever we experience, it will be collective; band and fans, the barrier blurred. Continue reading →

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Why Muse Should Call it Quits

Posted on 12/06/2015 by alasdairflett

On Monday of this week Muse released their seventh album. Entitled Drones and billed as a concept exploring the moral implications of remote control killing machines operated by equally machine-like humans, who in turn are agents of a further tertiary … Continue reading →

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Flanagan Shenanigans, Siderfin Adrenaline, Stead Pinthead

Posted on 16/03/2015 by alasdairflett

I’m sitting in Matchmakers. The seats are covered in white, it’s bustling and people cluster around tables, rising occasionally to negotiate the tricky terrain up to the bar and back. My view is partially blocked by a wooden partition so … Continue reading →

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Something to Share

Posted on 13/01/2015 by alasdairflett

Hello? I’m speaking to you from the year 2015, can you still hear me? Back. Yes, 2015 for me should prove an altogether interesting annum, if not quite as monumental for the nation. In Scotland last year we celebrated Dependence … Continue reading →

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