Can’t and Won’t by Lydia Davis I could have picked another book by Lydia Davis – I could have picked from a few and probably I should highlight Varieties of Disturbancesince that was my introduction to this incredible writer. But Can’t and Won’t – which I reviewed back when I read it in 2014 as […]
“It’s pretty funny how you can just sit there and write a poem”, she said as I sat there writing a poem. “You don’t need the wind to be blowing a particular way or anything?” Well, there’s always a draft – so long as I’ve got a pen and some paper. And hope, of course, […]
Nathan Micay Industry OST LuckyMe I really enjoyed the TV series Industry – and I’ve recommended it to a few people that have either hated it instantly or told me they’d already tried it and couldn’t get past the first episode. One of the complaints, too, was the film’s relentless music; sitting deep inside and […]
the tongue of life shakes and spits from the cave of your face – i drink what i can and take cover as i should
Dezron Douglas & Brandee Young Force Majeure International Anthem Recording Co. Here’s something really beautiful that has come directly from Covid-19. There have been many lockdown performances and attempts at sharing and connecting from artists – and now we’re starting to receive the ‘traditional’ recordings from those ad-hoc shows. Live to Instagram or Facebook, Zooming […]
the dance of it all is something small, just keep one foot in front of the other, then listen deep inside yourself for a guiding rhythm always
The Faggets WE DON’T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT SHIT The Faggets Edgy, eh? Lol. I remember the excitement of being a teenager and finding songs by Ween albums by Method of Destruction, King Missile and whatever else. The swear words and silliness. The Frogs. Puerility. Gimme! It was stupid and it knew it. But where […]
the theme song from ‘Friends’ will always be there for you even if you never wanted it to daft-cunt music written by shitty-fuck people that only ever missed out on one thing in life and unfortunately for us and them that one thing was talent – worse than hearing that song the many times in […]
Yussef Dayes Trio Welcome To The Hills Cashmere Thoughts Take a look at that cover – the drum-kit on fire! – it’s either evocation of playing with such heat as to near fear for your life or a symbol of burning it all to the ground, either way it’s about leaving it all on the […]
Summer holiday writing block is the building block for the year. And from such terrible foundations all one can do is hope to build on it. Brick by brick you chip away at the task. You pile it up and hope it doesn’t come crashing down. If it does – and when it does – […]
Grand River Blink A Few Times To Clear Your Eyes Editions Mego Ambient, minimalist, new age, techno – these were the things, and in fact the blur of them all – that helped carry me through 2020. I’ve been listening to instrumental music as long as I’ve been listening to music. I’ve been listening to […]
Neal Page is a high-strung marketing executive. Del Griffith is goodhearted but he’s annoying. He sells shower curtain rings. Neal and Del spend three days together trying to make it home to their families for thanksgiving – they live in the same city, but ahead of a chance encounter, a taxi cab muck-up and then […]