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Grrr! The Rolling Stones rock on with new single “Doom and Gloom”
Here at The Bulb, we love to celebrate our oldies; those who don’t let age act as a barrier to work, fun or inspiration. People like barber Aaron Biber, fashion icon Iris Apfel and pianist and...
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Powerful, haunting new material from Bat for Lashes
If your ears have been searching for some new music to inspire you, look no further. I must say I was absolutely itching to listen to the new record from Bat for Lashes – The Haunted Man – having been...
View ArticleOur favourite cold weather songs
As the winds in the northern hemisphere turn cooler, our thoughts shift to days inside by the fire and our anticipation grows of winter wonders, Christmas holidays and all the comforting treats that...
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Christmas gift inspiration: give an experience
When I think back through the best moments in my life so far, it is without question the special events and experiences with my favourite people that stick in my memory, not material things. I made a...
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A Bulb wedding + true love, by Johnny Cash
If you’re not humming one of these songs by the time you’ve finished reading the post, I haven’t tried hard enough. That’s right: love is in the air here at The Bulb. (Thanks John Paul Young)...
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Interview with Sara Tiefenbrun, The School of Life Melbourne
I really didn’t like school. I liked to sleep in but the 9am start-time got in the way. I was a bit neurotic; school, with its bullies and cool kids, was a daunting prospect. School, in short, was an...
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Aluka reinvents raw with debut album “Space”
Discovering a new piece of music can sometimes make me feel like I’m being reborn. It can be as if I’m hearing for the first time, my brain being tickled with something new, intriguing, beautiful, raw....
View ArticleGlen Hansard, The Frames + finding your passion
Last month I was lucky enough to see - for the fifth time – my favourite band, The Frames, in concert in Melbourne. As always this Irish rock-folk group led by charismatic, chaotic, endearing,...
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The Bulb debuts on Head Butler with a tribute to Paul Kelly
I may be happily married, but I can openly admit to having had an intellectual crush on Jesse Kornbluth, creator and curator at Head Butler, for some time. The man has excellent taste and knows music,...
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Mood-lifting tunes + the best of our musical back-catalogue
No matter how grumpy my 11-month old daughter gets, there is one thing every hour, on the hour, that makes her smile: the theme song for the news on ABC radio. The look of delight that crosses Orla’s...
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