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Aug
21

GOOD VIBRATIONS

My friend Rickshaw is the audiophile equivalent of Howard Hughes. Every aspect of the listening experience is blemish free, no
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Aug
19

THE SIEGE AT ROYAL LODGE

Listening to a radio report this morning whilst in the shower, I found (as usual) my hyperactive imagination running ahead
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Aug
18

DELON'S GONE

The last of the screen idols who truly lived up to the title with his impeccable dress sense, ridiculously good
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Aug
16

PURPLE REIGN

I keep returning to Prince and his music and I'm not entirely sure what the significance (other than
2 min read
Aug
15

MY TOP 10 BEST (FAILED) PROJECTS OF ALL TIME

I've been going through the old 'rainy day drawers' lately and it's prompted me
9 min read
Aug
12

GUN TO MY HEAD

I've been out of sight, out of mind With a gun in my bed And I've
1 min read
Aug
08

O MISFORTUNA

Like Captain Ahab, I find myself venturing back out into digital waters to pursue my 'Moby Dick', Kanye
5 min read
Aug
07

THE CREDOS OF IAGO AND FALSTAFF

The Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi loved the plays of William Shakespeare so much that he adapted three of them, '
3 min read
Aug
06

WASH MY PAIN AWAY

Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can
4 min read
Aug
06

FUNK ON DOWN TO THE STARMERGEDDON

Yesterday, I believe I wrote powerfully and movingly about the recent heinous murders and injuries of eleven young girls attending
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