Understated Classics #17: Nearly God by Nearly God (Tricky)
Sit back and let it happen, / Let us take your time away.
Ted Hughes, April Birthday
When your birthday brings the world under your window And the song-thrush sings wet-throated in the dew And aconite and primrose are …
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon was written in 1956 and tells of the experiences of West Indian men moving to London for work. It has …
Net Loss
I pay to have this blog up and running. That is, I pay for the space where it is stored and I pay for the name. I have to look after all the …
Album Digest, March 2012
Five albums for Album Digest March 2012
Understated Classics #16: Ambient 2 / The Plateaux Of Mirror by Howard Budd and Brian Eno
Album Digest, February 2012
One EP and three albums for Album Digest February 2012:
Never Mind The Ballards
Ages ago I set out to write a post for each of JG Ballard’s novels. In fact it is the oldest post on this blog. Most of the novels (I don’t …
Album Digest, January 2012
Five albums to see in the new year:
Understated Classics #15: Début by Björk
I got into Début via a cassette from the library, much like I did with Together Alone by Crowded House. I suppose it is less obscure than …
The Painter
Once upon a time there was a man who loved to paint. He studied the art and craft of painting for many years. He chose to invest his time …
Dreams Of A Life: A Short Review
Dreams Of A Life is a documentary about Joyce Vincent, a woman who was found in her flat three years after her death surrounded by wrapped …