Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete
It’s been a long time since I was compelled to write about new music. One of the side effects of maternity leave is that…
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Hercules and the Love Affair – reclaiming words used to oppress
In a recent romp through new music that took in the total delights of John Grant and everything he’s been involved with I came across…
The People in the Photo – a review
The People in the Photo by Hélène Gestern Published by Gallic Books Meet Hélène, the Parisian adopted daughter, brought up in a comfortable manner but…
Darkside’s Psychic
I was in Fopp a week or so ago looking for new music. I’ve been stuck on Nick Cave and the Bad Seed’s Push the…
I am listening to
At the moment I’m consuming and looking for new music in a way I haven’t done for quite a while. In part this is because…
You are listening to:
My husband posted me this link http://youarelistening.to which is a website streaming ambient music overlaid with police live feeds from New York, Chicago, Montreal, San…
Daring to be different
An old school friend forwarded me the Sophie Lancaster video made by French director Fursy Teyssier. It’s an animated piece about her last moments as…
A story
Written for the Apostrophe UK competition about a memory related to food in honour of Muriel Barbery’s The Gourmet. Coming Home We giggle, we laugh,…
Lost Generation
A palindrome video poem. Watch it and lose some cynicism. It’s been sent up, but I think they protest too much. The video was created…