Grumble Grumble
I’m a bit behind in my posts about the trip and this post interrupts the sequence of events somewhat, just because I’ve not felt …
South America, Part 2
South America, Part 1
By the time this goes up, I will be at least a week in to my South American tour. I flew out to Ecuador last Thursday (the 21st) and ended …
Album Digest, October 2013
Four great albums this month for the last album digest in a while.
The Only Chocolate Cake Recipe You’ll Ever Need
As I mentioned in a previous post, I baked a chocolate cake the other day and it was a great success. Here is the recipe, which is a trivial …
LS Lowry At Tate Britain
I have mixed feelings about this show. On the one hand, I like that there are depictions of working class Britain on display and I feel that …
The Reset Button
Art Under Attack at Tate Britain
Today I went with a friend to see Tate Britain’s “Art Under Attack” show. It’s an interesting, if uneven, affair …
J. G. Ballard, High-Rise
After a few false starts I managed to finish “High-Rise”, the next in my collection of JG Ballard novels. For a book that I had …
Album Digest, September 2013
A nice diverse selection of albums this month:
Understated Classics #25: Long Gone Before Daylight by The Cardigans
The single biggest fact of life is that you are always going to be alone, you just might not realise it. Listening to The Cardigans’ …
Ellen Gallagher at Tate Modern
Ellen Gallagher is an American artist and her “AxME” show recently finished at the Tate Modern. I went along a few weeks ago and …