“I think you’re making a mistake,” Steve growled. “You’re passing up on career prospects for freelancing, I don’t think that’s right.” “I appreciate that,” I replied as courteously as possible. “But I’ve found some work doing what I want to do, I think it’s much more for me. I hope you understand.” “Whatever. Bye.” He... Continue Reading →
Chapter 0 Prelude He clambered aboard the motorboat. Everything was silent, save for the ocean gently tickling the sides of his rust-flecked vessel; the off-white hull freckled by years of use. The jetty also intermittently creaked and, although beset by years of cold weather and rot, stood strong as if held together by the verdant... Continue Reading →
Honestly, I'm loathe to put these albums into some kind of arbitrary ranking. Each of them means something to me, be it from a perspective of pure enjoyment or from some kind of emotional simpatico with an interpretation of the artist's inner thoughts and feelings. This song's about me. Is it, fuck. I appreciate I'm late to... Continue Reading →
A year is probably the shortest long period of Time. As we’re hurled astrologically around the sun at great speeds, pirouetting through space around the earth’s axis, the Moon’s luminous presence becomes our metric of time. A huge rock, thousands of miles away, is something of a real-world milestone, our marker of days, of Time.... Continue Reading →
Dave and I didn’t exactly see eye-to-eye at the start. He once punched me in the face. Once the hostility had worn off - and the pain from a deft right hook to the nose gone - Dave became one of my best friends. We’d bonded through the mid-teens phase of rebellion, or at least,... Continue Reading →
I daren’t move from The Wall. I didn’t know what would happen if I did. Four years old and hyperactive, the worst of combinations. The mirth and over-the-topness was the perfect cover for a painfully shy child. That said, the facade also helped me ease into primary school. With a lunchbox in one hand and... Continue Reading →
Picture this: the hottest day of the year. Seaside towns are packed to the rafters with fat, vest-wearing lobsters and bikini-wrapped tangerines. A seagull scoffs a cone of chips, dripping in vinegar. And the sea. My god, look at the sea. Save for all the noise and unsightly sunbathers, it’s nearly perfect. So perfect, in... Continue Reading →
"'Ere, you got a picture for that Motorsport News article?" asked one of the participant's crew members, helpfully. "Erm, no, I'll probably be alright to grab something from the photographer," I mumbled, not entirely sure where the conversation was headed. "Well, if you want one," the crew member continued, "I've got one for you right... Continue Reading →
Since I’m a dreadful human being, I thought I needed to lie with my own kind for a bit and review something terrible. Scouring through lists of “worst ever albums”, I stumbled across a cover that was disgustingly 1990s. I knew I had to review it. Aquarium, released in 1997, was Danish europop group Aqua’s... Continue Reading →
If you ever get the chance to see Warpaint, do it. Live shows are truly ethereal experience, blending between mellow, heart-string-pulling shoegaze and bouncing, groovy experimental rock which leaves you wondering what on earth to do with your body. The Fool - released in 2010 - was Warpaint's first full album release as a successor... Continue Reading →
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