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product review: twinings health benefit blend teas;

product review: twinings health benefit blend teas;

April 29, 2013
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food

After having been forced to abandon the health kick I adopted at the start of this year for, um, health reasons (yes, I know how…

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cybercandy family: zotter chocolate;

cybercandy family: zotter chocolate;

April 14, 2013
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food

When my pals at Cybercandy asked if I would be willing to taste test some new chocolate bars they’d gotten in from Austrian chocolatier Zotter,…

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product review: forest secrets skincare 'cream of wonders';

product review: forest secrets skincare ‘cream of wonders’;

March 19, 2013
by Lis Ferla
cake dates, product reviews, shopping & food

Sitting here on the even of the busiest day of my working year, it feels like it has been forever since I last took a…

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pixletproof: the idealcases review;

pixletproof: the idealcases review;

February 2, 2013
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food, technology

The offer from up-and-coming gadget cover firm Idealcases to try out their product could not have come at a better time as the personalised Gelaskin…

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13.52.04 - cat tree! cat tree!;

13.52.04 – cat tree! cat tree!;

January 31, 2013
by Lis Ferla
photography, product reviews, shopping & food

We were given a fairly decent scratching post when we picked up the kits, but since the pair of them are wee terrors it’s been…

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listen, the snow is falling;

listen, the snow is falling;

December 11, 2012
by Lis Ferla
music, product reviews

Okay, not yet. But you try to come up with a festive pun based around that least glamorous – but increasingly necessary – of gig-going…

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the perks of being bedridden;

the perks of being bedridden;

October 26, 2012
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food

I am SO SICK, you guys. This will in no way surprise you if we hang out on Twitter at all, where you have probably…

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last year's giveaway: odd quartet posters from the music geek store;

last year’s giveaway: odd quartet posters from the music geek store;

October 24, 2012
by Lis Ferla
giveaways, music, product reviews

My fellow nerdy friends will probably have seen the ingenius Doctor Who time signature poster, by Josh Wells of Odd Quartet, which tops this post…

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cybercandy family: maine pumpkin pie soda;

cybercandy family: maine pumpkin pie soda;

October 23, 2012
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food

If you’ve ever found yourself wandering around London’s Covent Garden with time to kill of an afternoon, then you might have stumbled across it: the…

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last year's postbox: she said beauty;

last year’s postbox: she said beauty;

October 5, 2012
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food

I’m as guilty of analogue nostalgia as the next ageing hipster (vinyl! 35mm film cannisters!) but every time I read one of those wistful posts…

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wish i could grow fresh legs beneath my old soul;

wish i could grow fresh legs beneath my old soul;

August 8, 2012
by Lis Ferla
product reviews, shopping & food

One of the most enjoyable things as we grow accustomed to life in a two-cat household is watching as the pair of them develop their…

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can't you hear that boom badoomdoom boom badoomdoom bass;

can’t you hear that boom badoomdoom boom badoomdoom bass;

August 7, 2012
by Lis Ferla
product reviews

So I have to listen to a lot of music, obviously, both for critical purposes and frankly just because I want to. Whether I’m at…

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Lis: Writer - Photographer - Muso - Traveller - Waffler. Baked goods, Springteen and excellent shoes. Famous on the internet since 1999. Last Year's Girl is not a music blog, although you wouldn't believe that from the way I carry on. So if you've got something you think I should hear, get in touch!

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Calendar

23/05 Woodenbox album launch @ Grand Ole Opry, Glasgow [tickets]
25/05 Scottish Fiction Presents Aye Tunes vs Peenko: The Spook School, Garden of Elks, Colin's Godson @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
28/05 Fucked Up, Titus Andronicus @ SWG3, Glasgow [tickets]
28/05 Deap Vally @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
29/05 Turning Plates, Sarah Hayes @ The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow
31/05 Quickbeam album launch with Fake Major @ Govanhill Baths, Glasgow [tickets]
01/06 Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Stampfel @ Mono, Glasgow [tickets]
02/06 Marnie Stern, Sky Larkin @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
05/06 Ben Marwood, Dave Hughes, Mark McCabe @ Pivo, Edinburgh
06/06 Fair Ohs @ Mono, Glasgow
07/06 Dave Hughes & the Renegade Folk Punk Band @ O2 ABC2, Glasgow [tickets]
07/06 Half Man Half Biscuit @ O2 ABC, Glasgow [tickets]
09/06 Tegan and Sara @ O2 ABC, Glasgow [tickets]
13/06 Algernon Doll album launch with Where We Lay Our Heads, Lovers Turn to Monsters, Now Wakes The Sea @ 13th Note, Glasgow [tickets]
14/06 Chris Devotion & the Expectations (opening for Ultrasound) @ King Tut's, Glasgow [tickets]
17/06 The Breeders @ O2 ABC, Glasgow [tickets]
18/06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E-STREET BAND @ Hampden Park, Glasgow
21/06 Scout Niblett @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
23/06 The Twilight Sad, Meursault @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
29/06 Scottish Fiction Presents Aye Tunes vs Peenko: Jo Mango, Siobhan Wilson, Julia & the Doogans @ The Roxy 171, Glasgow [tickets]
01/07 Blondie @ Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow [tickets]
05/07 The Gothenburg Address @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh [tickets]
10/08 Kid Canaveral, Ballboy @ Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh [tickets]
12/08 Patti Smith & Tony Shanahan @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]
20/08 Regina Spektor @ O2 Academy, Glasgow [tickets]
12/09 Heartless Bastards @ O2 ABC2, Glasgow [tickets]
23/09 Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun @ King Tut's, Glasgow [tickets]
13/10 Tunng @ Broadcast, Glasgow [tickets]
18/11 Ane Brun @ Oran Mor, Glasgow [tickets]

NB: This is not a "listings" column - rather it combines details of events I am attending with those of Scottish events I would attend had I boundless energy and time. Everything posted comes with my personal stamp of FUNTIMES APPROVAL.

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