It seems like a long time ago now. All of it. "Violent Men" for the first time. The Melody Maker tour at the Garage on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. Supporting Morrissey, specifically at the Civic Hall in Motherwell. Buying "This World and Body" from Sleeves in Kirkcaldy. Somehow getting a promo copy of "Miyako Hideaway". [...]
It was the end of that. The problem was it didn't seem to be the beginning of anything else and so I was faced with the terrifying prospect of it being the end...of everything. That thought kept me up at night. Every night. Staring at the walls of the new flat where I lived alone, [...]
It's time to tell my friends I love them They deserve more Than hasty delivered words of kindness (We Could Be Kings, Gene) All things pass. Life is short. Life is unpredictable. For the believers there is the hope of a life to come and reunion with those they have known and loved. For [...]
The definitive Britpop story told in fifty records. Who died and made me King? Well, nobody. Fine. If you are going to be like that I'll change it. A Britpop story told in fifty records. This is, essentially, a listicle. A few weeks ago a friend pointed me in the direction of a list someone [...]
"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word and thought throughout our lifetime" (Elisabeth Kubler-Ross) "Logic is dull." (Alfred Hitchcock) "I remember all my life Raining down as cold as ice A shadow of a man A face through a window Crying [...]
Sunlight floods into the room. It bathes my face in golden glow. It should feel warm. I don't feel warm. I feel cold. As cold on the outside as I do on the inside. I'm wrapped in my duvet and I do mean wrapped. Like the meat in a frozen sausage roll...once alive and now [...]
YouTube is a wonderful and dangerous space. Hours and hours of learning available to everyone with an internet connection. A tool as revolutionary as the Gutenberg press. Instant access to lectures, presentations, debates and discussions, news and information from around the world and from across the decades. Astonishing. Mainly I use it for watching footage [...]
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