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Following on from my albums post, here's what singles have made my year so far. Jonathan Young – Man The Cannons Before coming across this song, I was familiar with Jonathan Young, in particular his metal covers of a variety of songs. Last year, he released an album of his own material with the band … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Half-Way Choices – Singles
In the famous words of BON JOVI "woah, we're half way there". For me personally, it's been a tough year so far and the thing that keeps me going in the great music. There have been some brilliant releases so far, here are some of my favourite albums that have been released so far. Kissin’ … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Half-Way Choices – Albums
SHINEDOWN’s Amaryllis turned ten years old on 27th March 2022. It’s an album that has really stuck with me throughout these years. Before I go into my thoughts about the album and what it means to me, here are some facts about the record. Amaryllis is SHINEDOWN's fourth studio album. It was released 27th March … Continue reading ALBUM ANNIVERSARY: Shinedown – Amaryllis
Before we reveal the last playlist and finish for the year, I would like to give some honourable mentions to a few albums. Here they are: Everdawn – Cleopatra EVERDAWN’s debut album Cleopatra is Symphonic Metal at it’s finest. It transports you through their account of Cleopatra through majestic symphonies, stunning vocals and excellent musicianship. … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Honourable Mentions of 2021
I will repeat what I said last year, thank you for the music. Whilst things are slowly getting back to our own versions of normal, there is still uncertainty in the air. As I write this, they have reintroduced measures due to news of the new variant of a certain virus. Anyway enough virus talk … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Top 10 Albums of 2021
I attended my first gig after a year and half due to the pandemic, you can read about it here. If you’re heading to a live show or any other event for the first time after COVID and any event after that, here are some tips I have learnt that really helped me cope during … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: TIPS FOR ATTENDING AN EVENT AFTER LOCKDOWN
Where do I start? The last actual live show I had attended before heading into global lockdown was Sabaton at Wembley Arena in February 2020. So, it had been at least a year and a half since I attended an actual live show. For context I mean not watching it through a screen or seated … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: NOZFEST – LOTTY’S FIRST EVENT AFTER LOCKDOWN
Warning: This article contains film spoilers. It tends to be a tradition of mine to change my mind about what I write about for Mental Health Awareness week at the last minute. Watching a video from YouTube Channel Cinema Therapy gave me inspiration for this piece. For those who don't know Cinema Therapy is a … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: A Look Into Inside Out With Cinema Therapy and How The Film Helped Me
Whether you love it or hate it, social media has become a focal point of our lives. The amount of hours we spend on it is quite extraordinary. Rock Out Stand Out's Editor In Chief Lotty Whittingham tells you her account when she spent thirty days off it. Note: This is neither criticising or praising … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: LOTTY’S 30 DAY SOCIAL MEDIA DETOX