Top 10 Posts 2019

Here are 10 posts with the most views from 2019 all listed and linked here!

10: Love Poem

9: Film Watch List 2019

8: Glass Movie Review

7: Top 10 Taylor Swift Songs

6: Random Ramblin's 38

5: Joker Movie Review

4: Top 10 Pixar Films

3: Top 10 Sabaton Songs

2: Aladdin 2019 Film Review

1: Godzilla: King Of The Monsters Review

2019 In A Post

So this is the part where I join in on reflecting upon the past year and look forward to the future. 

Here goes!

2019 WAS.....AMAZING, SPECIAL, ONE OF A KIND, QUITE SOMETHING!

The year started like any other, hopeful and lonely, left wanting more...

Roll onto 13th January where i became boyfriend to Keira!

Man, have we had some amazing times and moments and made amazing memories together. 

We've gone away to New Quay to a wedding in Saltash. Got to known each others families very well.

Laughed ourselves silly all hours of the morning and night. 

Although my writing and social life has taken more of a back burner. 

I have been enjoying the couples life very much. 

Work and stress got to me ever so dangerously and almost cost me my job, lesson learnt! 

Still, i'm at my job of almost 3 years, this is my longest job ever!

Down times have been here at times from overthinking and worries to family being unwell to the loss of loved ones. Been hard at times but we made it!

I've met Mark Williams and Mick Foley! 

NEW year, NEW decade, it brings prosperous times and exciting ones too.

CHANGES ARE COMING! THEY MIGHT BE HAPPENING!

LIFE MAY NEVER BE THE SAME!

LESS NEGATIVE PEOPLE/THINGS! 

MORE HEALTHINESS! 

Strict diet and exercise and overall lifestyle changes to be implemented. 

So yeah thats 2019 in a basic nutshell, I hope you have also had a lovely year too. 

Have a happy new year, see you soon, stay shiny! 

Best Songs Of The Decade 2010's

WHAT ANOTHER DECADE DOWN?!!?!?!?
Gosh we're getting on now then haha.

This is going to be some of my fave songs that have hit the charts of the past decade so as the title suggests this is from 2010 - 2019. 

As ever i like to challenge myself (god knows why) but my rules for this list are; One song per year and per artist. So yeah this is gonna be a challenge!

These are all songs i feel are the most recognisable and most sing-a-long to of the past decade also! 

10:  Symphony - Clean Bandit (2017)

9: Bad Guy - Billy Eilish (2019)

8: Shallow - Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga (2018)

7: Written In the stars - Tinie Tempah (2010)

6: Human - Rag N Bone man (2016)

5: Stressed out - 21 Pilots (2015) 

4: Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (2014)

3: Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus (2013)

2: Call Me maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (2011)

1: Somebody I used to know - GOTYE (2012)

So what songs await us for the next decade? Well try and join me ten years from now and we'll see another decade breaking list! OMG!!!

Take care and have a happy new year!!!!

BE SHINY!

The Scotties 2019

Hello ladies, gentleman, binary and non. Welcome to the second ever annual awards I am now issuing on my blog. The Scotties are just imaginary awards I will give out to the best things I have read, listened to, seen, played etc of the past year.

What a year, so many up's and downs so without further ado; 

Let The Scotties Awards begin!

(All winners will receive this image which will be available to download after the show/post of course. :P )

Best Film: Joker

What a film this is! 

Just my fave film of the year i have also seen it twice and would love to see it again!

Best Animated Movie: DBS: Broly

Not a surprise to anyone i don't think, for the longest time this was overall my film of the year!

Best Album: The Great War - Sabaton

OMG WHAT AN ALBUM I HAVE LISTENED TO THIS SO MUCH THIS YEAR!!!

Best Gig: Dragonforce at Cardiff Tramshed

Best Live Event: NXT UK Takeover Cardiff!

Best Game: Fortnite

It's all i have played mostly. So much fun with friends! 

Best Tv Show: The Flash

Again this one is not surprising!

Best Actor: Henry Cavill in The Witcher

Best Netflix Show: Movies & Toys That Made Us

I've found this show to be so interesting and eye opening i can't recommend it enough!

Best Animated Series: Dragonball Super

No surprises here! 

My most played game 2019: Animal Crossing New Leaf 3DS

A game i got into early on the year which i have played almost every single day!

My most heard song 2019: Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

I have heard this quite a bit so spotify would like to say. 

Best Chart Song & Artist 2019: Lover - Taylor Swift

I have always liked a few of her songs but i loved her new album this year some great tunes there!

Best New Artist 2019: Poppy

I discovered Poppy only 2 months ago but wow i love her! Pre-ordered her new album and everything!!!!

Best Holidays 2019: Saltash, England & Quay West, Wales

Best holidays and times spent this year has been with my beautiful gf.

Fave Food Of The Year 2019: Cabonara

obsessed with a cabonara this year! 

Wrestlers Of The Year: Becky Lynch & Tommaso Ciampa

Both have worked so hard and have been ever so amazing for me this year!

Best meme: Ooh a little bit of the bubbleh! - Chris Jericho

Best Famous Meet: Mick Foley

And that about does it here at The Scotties Awards 2019! 

It's been an amazing, fun year and now onwards and upwards for the future is coming on......

Musical Artists To Watch In The Next Decade. (2020)

These following bands and artist's I have discovered over the past decade and i think they deserve more love and recognition and a bigger following because i love their music and some of these on the list i have only discovered recently but i have loved what i have heard from them so artists like Billy Eilish, Bad Wolves, Poppy, Wind Rose, Alien Weaponry, Grailknights they are recent to my hearing and seeing of them. Where as the rest i have heard and followed from the start of the 2010's to the middle of them.

I will just provide bit of info to these artist's and bands and leave you to look them up and give them a listen/follow on the socials. 

Sabaton

Sabaton is a Swedish heavy metal band from Falun. The band's main lyrical themes are based on war, historical battles, and acts of heroism—the name is a reference to a sabaton, knight's foot armour.

Poppy

Moriah Rose Pereira, known professionally as Poppy, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, fashion model, YouTuber, and religious leader. Her new album I Disagree is coming out on 10th January and its a post genre pop metal album which so far has been banging, highly recommend checking it out! 

Billie Eilish

American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Highland Park, Los Angeles, Eilish began singing at a young age. She gained media attention in 2016, when she uploaded the song "Ocean Eyes" on SoundCloud, subsequently released by Darkroom and Interscope Records.

Ghost

Ghost, also formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the United States, is a Swedish rock band that was formed in Linköping, Sweden in 2006. In 2010, they released a 3-track demo followed by a 7" vinyl titled "Elizabeth", and later their debut full-length album Opus Eponymous.

Bad Wolves

Bad Wolves is an American heavy metal band formed in 2017. They are best known for their 2018 cover of The Cranberries' 1994 hit "Zombie". 

GloryHammer

Gloryhammer is an Anglo-Swiss symphonic power metal band founded by keyboardist Christopher Bowes, lead vocalist of the band Alestorm. Each member of the band represents a character in the story concept. The band appears on-stage in armour and costumes.

Powerwolf

Powerwolf is a German power metal band founded in 2003 in Saarbrücken by members of Red Aim. The band consists of vocalist Karsten Brill as "Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as "Matthew Greywolf", bassist/rhythm guitarist David Vogt as "Charles Greywolf", keyboardist Christian Jost as "Falk Maria Schlegel" and drummer Roel van Helden. The group uses dark themes and images, musically and lyrically, contrary to traditional power metal music, as well as corpse paint, gothic-tinged compositions and songs about Transylvanian werewolf and vampire legends.

Wind Rose

Wind Rose is an Italian heavy metal band founded in 2009 in Pisa, Tuscany. The band has released four studio albums, most recently Wintersaga in September 2019. Their lyrics take inspiration in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Alien Weaponry

Alien Weaponry is a heavy metal band from Waipu, New Zealand, formed in 2010 by brothers Henry and Lewis de Jong. The band consists of Henry de Jong, Lewis de Jong, and Ethan Trembath. All three members have Māori ancestry and several of their songs are written in the Māori language.

Skillet

Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband John and wife Korey Cooper along with Jen Ledger and Seth Morrison. The band has released ten albums, with two, Collide and Comatose, receiving Grammy nominations.

21 Pilots

Twenty One Pilots is an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, both of whom left in 2011. Since their departure, the line-up has consisted of Joseph and drummer Josh Dun.

Grailknights

Grailknights is a melodic death metal/power metal/viking metal band from Hanover. Their music is basically superhero metal, unique and cool. 

BabyMetal 

Babymetal are a Japanese kawaii metal band. The band consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency.

So hit these people up on social media and all your streaming websites and support them and remember to support your local scene as every musician has started playing on streets in small pubs etc and they all move up with our support and bring us brilliant music.

Follow, support and stay shiny!