Understated Classics #24: Reservoir by Fanfarlo
I have written a lot in these posts about how music gets indelibly tied up with places, events and feelings. For me this album by Fanfarlo …
Man of Steel: A Short Review
Today I went to see the new Superman reboot Man of Steel with friends. I really enjoyed it, particularly the more reflective take on the …
Album Digest, May 2013
George Bellows At RA
Today I went to see “George Bellows 1882-1925 Modern American Life” at the Royal Academy of Arts. It’s the first time …
Choucair At Tate Modern
Yesterday I went to see the Saloua Raouda Choucair show at the Tate Modern. As it was quite small, I went to see the Lichtenstein show again …
Understated Classics #23: Gorgeous by 808 State
It was quite hard to choose an 808 State album for the understated classics series for two reasons. The first is that I was introduced to …
Lichtenstein At Tate Modern
This was a show that I had put off going to see for quite a while now. Looking online at the pictures featured in the show did not really …
Jeffrey Eugenides, The Marriage Plot
“The Marriage Plot” by Jeffrey Eugenides is a novel about love and growing up set in the privileged world of US academia in the …
Star Trek: Into Darkness - A Short Review
I saw Star Trek: Into Darkness last night in 3D at the IMAX in Waterloo. I am going to have to separate this into a review into two parts, a …
Album Digest, April 2013
Some great albums this month!
Why I Love On The Road
I was fifteen when I first read “On The Road” by Jack Kerouac and recently, after twice as much lifetime lived, I was able to …
Album Digest, March 2013
Just the David Bowie album this month as it’s pretty much the only new music that I’ve listened to.