Category Archives: Iain’s Music

Just what is it that you want to do? We wanna be free!…we wanna be free! To do what we wanna do!

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Iain

When news first came out that Primal Scream are to headline Edinburgh’s Hogmanay bash this year by playing the whole of their album Screamadelica live and back to back for the last time..and then a selection of their greatest hits … Continue reading →

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Today’s gym music..and THAT Archie Gemmill goal

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Iain

Couple of oldies but goodies spewed forth from the iPod gym mix today as I took to the cross-trainer in the works gym. First up was Blondie‘s Atomic, a simply magical tune in any environment, whether it be the gym … Continue reading →

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Something Old, Something New – today’s iTunes playlist

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Iain

Last couple of days have been good. Three proper workouts over the space of yesterday and today. I had wanted to do another tonight – maybe a 10k on the rower after tea – but after 50 minutes of solid … Continue reading →

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Moves Like Jagger

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Iain

When we went to France for the second of our wedding trips this Summer (you can read about the first here and the second here) there was a song that seemed to be on perpetual rotation on the radio. It … Continue reading →

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Cheers Lynyrd

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Iain

There are some songs that are slow burns, take a while to catch. I was never one for this tune when I was young. I’d usually fall asleep long before it really kicked in. But today as I worked towards … Continue reading →

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Going Home

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Iain

The dust is just about beginning to settle on a fine long weekend which will live even longer in the memory, and I have just about had enough hours to try to gather my thoughts. There is so much I … Continue reading →

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Today’s Gym Song

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Iain

My gym mix on my ipod and iphone is not unlike like Marmite. No, not brown and shitey – what I mean is it’s a love or hate thing. I’d like to think of it as catholic with a small … Continue reading →

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Can You Hear the Drums, Fernando?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Iain

I used to play drums very very badly indeed. My long-suffering and highly indulgent parents made the biggest mistake of their life when, broken by years of wheedling, they finally gave in and bought me a second-hand drum kit in … Continue reading →

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iPod Tourettes

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Iain

Paul the Trainer said right from the beginning how we needed to use music to help us get the most of our workouts. Dutifully then I began the year by dusting off some of my CDs, tapes, and even vinyl … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sunday

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Iain

Just come off the rowing machine and I am buzzing. 10k done and it feels not too shabby at all. Details of the workout (and all our workouts for the year) on our Exercise Tracker here But I thought I … Continue reading →

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