Reflections on…the modern world: part 10
A great tragedy of the modern world: the only incentive that seems to inspire a child that is the product of bad parenting to demonstrate good behaviour is the promise of a trip to Mcdonald’s.
View ArticleIn The News: ‘Special One’ back at Stamford Bridge
In a hugely-anticipated move, Jose Mourinho has returned to Chelsea in a four-year deal, almost 6 years after leaving the club. The news comes after Mourinho’s exit from Real Madrid was confirmed. The...
View ArticleReflections on…the modern world: part 11
No matter what we go through – joys, tragedies, elation, suffering, jubilation, humiliation, confidence, fear, love, lust, hate, attraction, repulsion, contentment, contemptment, gains, losses,...
View ArticleCRAZY HORSE
‘There was no success, nothing to live up to, just love and music and life and youth. That was a happy time. That is Crazy Horse.’ Last year I was fortunate enough to see Neil Young with Crazy Horse. I...
View ArticleIn The News: Scottish Independence
It is often said that in certain circles one should never talk about three key topics: sex, politics and religion. But in the last few weeks, as the prospect of an independent Scotland grows ever...
View ArticleUNKNOWN PLEASURES
These sounds carry me back To last winter when Depression had me fully in grasp, Wrapped tightly round Ill-fated throat, A full on choker: no present but past, The past was fully present, Reminding me...
View ArticleShell
This shell That I wear so well, In company of dearly departed, I, cruelly reminded, will be dust. This body: bone and skin; Withered thin In life, as in death, will rust. I trust the process...
View ArticleLIVE REVIEW: The Cribs, Bristol The Fleece 15th February 2015
It was clear from the moment The Cribs dashed onstage to an excitable and buoyant crowd that this was going to be a night to remember. The Jarman brothers didn’t disappoint as they made a triumphant...
View ArticleBeat
Beat Heart beats in a Burnt cage, beating, The hollow crunch of Kicked leaves, fleeting Coarse sound of Worn tyres screeching; Preacher man: Podium (pedestal) preaching… Inner city tower block,...
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