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Rivers2Cross Radio Show 38
This week was Show 38 and included… Big Country, Buzzcocks, The Sherlocks, Two Tonne Machete, Houston We Have A Problem, Shambolics, Tender Trap, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Spear of Destiny, The Ragamuffins, Wrong Life, Joel Stoker, Sex Pistols, Billy Liberator, Bruise Control, I Wanna Be A Truck Driver & Shambolics
Mental Health Update Autumn 2024
When I look back now to October 2021 when I sought help for my anxiety and depression, it’s amazing how far I have come. It wasn’t easy as no-one, not even those close to me, had any idea of my struggles. I presumed that I had been carrying on as normal on social media back then and hiding how I was feeling.
The Eighth Anniversary of Losing Mum
Where have the last eight years gone? On the one hand it seems like a lifetime ago that Mum died, but sometimes it seems like yesterday. I don’t think too much changes as far as how I feel each year. There is no getting away from the fact that the anniversary of losing someone close can be a particularly sad and indeed a tough time.
Acoustic Dawn Coming Soon
The forthcoming acoustic album from Fields of Dawn is scheduled for release in October. The 10-track album features 9 of my favourite Fields of Dawn tracks reimagined with new acoustic arrangements, plus a brand new song thrown in for good measure.
Rejection
Over the last three years since my diagnosis for depression and anxiety, I have made huge strides in piecing together where it all comes from. Interestingly, I believe that part of my issues lies with lack of confidence, lack of self esteem, and if I am honest, not just from rejection itself, but believing rejection
15th Anniversary of Losing Dad
15 years ago today, June 15th 2009, we lost Dad. It was the day when everything changed. It’s a long time ago now. The sadness never goes away, but the all consuming grief has been replaced by acceptance and importantly the strong loving bond endures unbroken. If Dad was alive today he would have been
Remembering Kelly Smith 4 Years On
Four years ago on June 13th, 2020 Kelly Smith @Kickasskell died of bowel cancer. It was the late Deborah bowelbabe James who suggested that I contact Kelly while I was meeting people for my fundraising book, The Record.
Show 16
Show 16 could only start this week with a song from The Alarm. The recent news about Mike Peters fighting cancer once again has been a shock to many and he is very much in our thoughts. I will be playing plenty more music by him as his treatment progresses. Without A Fight is totally apt for the moment and is taken from The Alarm’s Under Attack album.
