My New Blog

Right next door Visit it here 

was trying to work some things out and made a new blog to do it. So am carrying on with it. Give me a visit should you be interested

My Chillout /on also get your own track on Spotify

Should you like chill out music, I’ve had a Spotify playlist ‘My Lounge’ for a long time and which I recently updated. It’s quite long  but I really like the music on it

 There is a track missing from this playlist ( must’ve been taken off Spotify ) I really liked it. So searched everywhere for it and found it on YouTube. A Reminiscent Drive by Smokey Mountain, downloaded it , then magically  

added it to the playlist. But unfortunately I’m the only one who hears it. 

How to get your own Tracks on Spotify

This took me a while to work it out. On an iPad ( easier on a computer imo ) but Save the mp3 on your iCloud. >Click on it. > click on download button (box arrow top right.)Save to files. Scroll down to On my iPad . Click save (tbh I’m not sure where it goes. I think in Files)

On Spotify you can add a track that you have downloaded on your iPad/ Computer

Go to Spotify app click on the left Your Library>(green folder) Local Files find the track, you should see it (or scroll) click on it (…) more options and add to your playlist . Hopefully Ta Da 

Hi

Ages since I posted anything.. always doing stuff that takes over everything. Was trying to help hubby with some html challenges so did this randomly ( to keep my hand in) not that I know anything much about html. Blogger handles it all it seems (thank my lucky stars)

So this is a cover artwork I created in Photoshop from my 2017 music mix Dragonfly ( which I listened to a few days ago, and really loved) is a generated (from hearthis.at , where I now load all my new mixes) preview . Don’t know if it will play for you. But I include the link to listen if you felt like it. I really feel as if I should brush up on my English writing skills, obviously don’t do enough. Must practise more. 

https://hearthis.at/gillian-allen/dragonfly-mix-163/

Apple player

just testing my apple podcast code for a player.

Faux Polaroid Google Earth photos

 Not being able to travel the world at the moment (or anytime ) I got an idea to google earth some photos, anywhere I wanted. I fancied finding those retro signs along Route 66 sort of thing. 

So screen shot to photo library ~ edit then use my instants app Instants And Polaroid instant app (no longer available in the UK ? Weird) but any faux making photo app if you wanted would do. This is just for fun. 

And I made some faux Polaroid lifts from them. (Zink / Canon Selphy prints and some water slide decal types. Which I could write about if anyone was as mad as me and wanted to try them. ) 

So a great time wasting activity (or is it🧐)

This slideshow was created via Google Photos using the codes as talked about on this post Here

#fauxpolaroids #googleearth

The Peace Wall

https://vimeo.com/274372965

The Peace Wall from RawatCreations on Vimeo.
Prem Rawat’s 'Peace is Possible' campaign included recently working with world-famous street artist Eine, whose artwork was gifted to President Obama by the Prime Minister of the U.K. Ben Eine invited Prem Rawat to view the striking mural he had created on Ebor Street, Shoreditch, London. While meeting Prem, Eine took the opportunity to explain why he chose to paint the phrase ‘Peace Is Possible’ - an important statement at a time when London and other cities across the UK are experiencing a rise in youth violence.

Watch the short film about Eine and Prem...

Inspiring words from David Lynch on Creativity

British Library exhibition punk london 2oct 2016 slideshow

excuse blurred photos (no photography allowed so had to be quick a & surupticious) /glare on glass/ my shadow.
Includes zines, posters, album/ ep/ covers and photos. More info HERE. Mainly interested in the typography and design as there was none, good to try to freeup myself from graphic art training. Love the bad printing also. Anyway somewhat visually liberating. Not saying much for the music though. British Library is a great place to visit.
oh and click the right arrow. Just a simple flickrslideshow, (how to info on html5/iframe slideshow further down post)