Wilco, A Ghost Is Born (Superdeluxe edition)
In 2022, I invested in the big superdeluxe box for Wilco’s most successful album “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”. Across 11 pieces …
In Praise of Pulling Everything out of the Shed...
Yesterday I pulled everything out of our shed and we took the stuff we didn’t need down to the dump. No one likes going to the dump, …
Post Statistics, Part 2
Here are some more stats about the blog after I ran out of time yesterday due to data cleaning! This time I’ve taken the date of each …
Post Statistics
Here’s of graph of how the number of posts and the total word count on mattischrome has evolved over the years:
Only Spring Indoors So Far
It’s still quite wintry outside, especially in the wind. We’re having to make do with daffodils indoors to brighten our day. …
Robin Egg Blue
This is record one of nine from the new “A Ghost Is Born” superdeluxe edition. I was hoping to write a review tonight but I …
A Collection of Links About Blogging
If you are thinking about making your own blog, here are some links to help you on your way.
Some Initial Thoughts About Civilization VII
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII is out today to much fanfare. After spending what top scientists are calling “far too long” …
In Praise of Playing the Long Game
I bought a Barbara Hepworth calendar in the sale at the Tate Modern shop that I thought was a steal until I realised it was a 2024 calendar, …
Peter Gabriel, So
I recently watched the entry about Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album “So” in the Classic Albums series on Amazon Prime. It was an …
All Part of the Process
Writing a blog post every day is not essential. It’s not part of some new year’s resolution, despite the fact that the start of …
The Incredible Shrinking Blog Post
The problem with keeping up a blog streak for however many days it is now is that you don’t actually get a huge amount of time to …