This week's guest is Declan Murphy. A finance wonk, part-time poet, full-time provocateur and one of my very, very best friends.

For many year, our nights out at the end of a busy week were something I relied on to help blow off some steam and looked forward to, always. Having been kept apart for almost two years now because of the seemingly never ending Panini… well, let’s just say I’m very much looking forward to the next one.

However, our conversation about Declan’s music choices for the pandemic and beyond was a really gorgeous taste of what I can look forward to, Or a foreshadowing. Who’s to say?!

His choices were a brilliant reflection of who he is: eclectic, intelligent, mildly subversive and 100% gorgeous.

It’s not a short episode, but it is a fun one. Complete with bonus nonsense at the end (if you can hang on that long).

I really hope you enjoy listening to this week’s episode even a fraction as much as I enjoyed recording it.

As ever, we can't play the music we discuss, for rights reasons, but you can find his playlist here or on the website. I hope you'll listen and enjoy.

https://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life/

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Rohan and I have been friends since the dawn of time. Or the mid-'90s for those of you who remember them.

We’ve been through so much together, and have lost almost as many hours talking about music, as we have every peak, trough, scandal, semi-remembered night out, and revenge plot in our private lives.

Being able to capture a tiny bit of it for the podcast is a total treasure to me. I loved hearing about Rohan’s determinedly optimistic pop choices almost as much as the convening of our Mutual Appreciation Society™.

The episode can be found on the website at https://www.lastyearadjsavedmylife.com/episodes/episode-five-rohan-young/

Rohan's Playlist can be found here on Spotify or here on the website.

His barely used social media can be found here too: https://www.instagram.com/rohan7992/

https://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life/

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Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcome to Episode Four. This week I’m super excited to chat with one of the loveliest, funniest, smartest and most gloriously irreverent people on this planet; my lovely chum, Mark Congiusta. (Fair warning, this one's sweary. Oops!)

Mark made the terrible mistake of hiring me waaaaaay back in 2010. He knew it was a terrible mistake because he left the agency and moved to the other side of Ireland a mere three months later. No, he really did. (None taken, Mark).

In reality though, Mark single-handedly changed the trajectory of my life when he hired me and I wouldn’t be where I am today without him. Nor would I be semi-barred from Eddie Rockets on Camden Street in Dublin, but that’s a story for another podcast… whenever I get around to recording my memoirs.

Mark’s pandemic music, and the music that has sound tracked his life, not only confused my Spotify algorithm, but also helped me discover some new music, and revisit some old favourites with a fresh perspective.

Mark's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ojw2hC67cWHK6yfXho2Sz?si=518d398e36b74e34

Mark on Twitter: https://twitter.com/interactivemark

Mark's website: https://interactivemark.me/

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This week’s guest is the brilliant Lorna Begg.

Since I've known Lorna chats about music have never been too far away. Nor have we ever been far from a festival or a gig, or planning the next ones.

Lorna worked in music PR for many years, and has the stories to go with it... but you'll have to buy her a pint or two to get those! No Lorna works in marketing at a multinational software company, making amazing things happen for her teams all over the world.

To say that Lorna's choices are a perfect representation of her as a person would be a massive understatement. If you listen along you'll know what I mean.

I hope you enjoy.

As ever we can't play the music for right reasons, but you will find the playlist of Rowan's song choices here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aGlcusMkmhdwcS6q2641A?si=2c8b0bfbc66147e8

http://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life

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This week’s guest is the inimitable Rowan Manahan.

Rowan describes himself as author, careers consultant, and presentation skills demon, a.k.a. “insultant;” I prefer to describe him as a raconteur and human ray of sunshine.

We have long geeked out about music together — ever since we first met while speaking at the same conference — and I’ve always been bowled over by the vast array of wonderful stories Rowan has. It was no less the case when recording this episode.

We can't play the music for right reasons, but you will find the playlist of Rowan's song choices here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QFrXVe5UkDc9OXNG5L5ZR?si=87e209db03c94fea

http://www.rowanmanahan.com/

https://twitter.com/rowan_manahan?lang=en

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Hello and welcome to Last Year a DJ Saved My Life.

Part music podcast, part person journal, part love letter to what it is that music gives us. Especially when we most need it. .

Each week (or thereabouts) I'll be speaking to some of my favourite people about the how music helped them to get through the pandemic and what music in particular they leaned upon. We'll also be chatting about how music has soundtracked their lives in general and some of their favourite songs to turn to when they need that certain something for the moment at hand.

We can't play the songs for rights reasons but there'll usually be a playlist to accompany each episode on Spotify. This week I've made a playlist to kick this whole thing off, with some of the songs I personally have loved during the bonkersness that was 2020. You'll find that at https://open.spotify.com/user/curlydena/playlist/5IjJykSWRgWYBmS4ueQomk?si=NGrZQUq7SxiRddO59agQcg

For more information about the podcast and my guests, please come and visit at https://www.lastyearadjsavedmy.life/.

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