Nov
12
LA OMEN
We're living in strange times indeed. Sitting in a local cinema in the heart of the Cotswolds, watching
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Digital Renegade
Nov
12
THE BALLAD OF GUITEAU
Come all ye Christians
And learn from a sinner:
Charlie Guiteau
Bound and determined
He'd wind up a
3 min read
Nov
12
A STRANGE REFRESHMENT
Spoilers ahead
Considering that British composer Sir Edward Elgar once conducted concerts for lunatics in a local asylum in Worcester,
3 min read
Nov
08
WINGS OF DESIRE
Rosalía’s latest album Lux (2025) is further proof, if any were needed, that pop has its own Hildegard von
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Nov
07
OUT OF TIME
You're out of touch, my baby
My poor discarded baby
I said, baby, baby, baby, you're
4 min read
Nov
05
MOON ON THE RAIN
Jazz in a basement bar, the moon's on the rain
Drunk too much, spent too much, penniless again
3 min read
Oct
31
TRICK OR TREAT?
TRICK
I'm pretty desensitised these days to Jason, Freddy and Scream masks, given their ubiquity around Halloween. But
3 min read
Oct
30
COLD MOUNTAIN MUSIC
In the dark of night, these thoughts of mine keep me up all night
Got my heart on ice, don&
3 min read
Oct
29
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
There’s a kind of ghoulish fascination in taking a quick tour through Lily Allen’s latest album, West End
2 min read
Oct
27
SPANISH EYES
Yeah, I’ll have another one. Why not.
I really wasn’t supposed to be called up on stage to
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