Feb
03
CHINESE CAFE/UNCHAINED MELODY
In that moment between finishing a drink and ordering your next one it occurred to Alison that it might just
4 min read
Digital Renegade
Jan
31
YOU DIDN'T VOTE FOR BREXIT DID YOU?
The funny thing was Julian had told me he had sat on the fence the night of the referendum right
7 min read
Jan
30
CARS AND GIRLS
All my lazy teenage boasts
Are now high precision ghosts
And they're coming 'round the track to
4 min read
Jan
30
I'VE GOT A FEELING
"When you take your lunch, Michael, please don't bother coming back to the office."
"Does
5 min read
Jan
26
BATEMAN'S CHIPPY
When Bateman retired he sold his chippy business to his daughter Peggy and his young protégé Billy. It seemed appropriate
5 min read
Jan
25
ORGANIC MISANTHROPE
He seemed as benign as a flower pot dwarf with his tea cosy hat and wizard-like beard. But as he
7 min read
Jan
23
THEN I'LL BE TIRED OF YOU
For me, Keith Jarrett is the greatest living musician on the planet, albeit one unable to play anymore due to
2 min read
Jan
21
TONY BENNETT & THE GOLDEN HOUR
I feel I'm experienced enough as a music lover to have observed the atmospheric conditions in which one
2 min read
Jan
21
BABYLON REVISITED
"You had the spotlight. You'll live forever on celluloid. Be grateful. But it's the rest
3 min read
Jan
19
BOHEME VIBES
January is a miserable time of year. February too. If I had my way New Year's day would
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