https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReK6KJHFikU I am haunted by, crippled by, self-doubt, anxiety, low self-esteem and feel the presence of an existential dread at the quietest moments constantly. Fun times. Sure we live in an age of polarisation and polemic...extremes have become the dominant on both sides of the political divide. From the serious issues that keep you awake [...]
When I was 7 years old I had a dream. A nightmare. I lived in a small town in West Lothian, halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh. A council house. There was a toilet downstairs, a sitting room and a kitchen. Two bedrooms upstairs. In my dream I am standing in front of the mirror that [...]
Chaos reigns. Not the good sort of chaos...like a messy drawer that, when you start to sort it, reveals a tenner that you had forgotten about. No, the worst sort of chaos reigns. Everything seems a bit, well, hopeless. Bleak. Dire. I had planned to see two shows at the Fringe yesterday but there was [...]
"A "hate" song about the terrible nights out, which we were too poor to have at the time..." Emotional rescue. Pop music, at its very finest, rescues the damaged from the dreary and drags them to something approaching delirium. It can do that with a riff that rattles bones, a melody that makes you melt, [...]
One of the most exciting new bands of 2019 are Automatic. Boys with Liam Gallaghers old haircut and a mistaken belief that only music played by four geezers in parkas is any good will disagree. Good. Their brooding, yet euphoric, blend of electro-pop, film scores (specifically the work of John Carpenter) and achingly cool retro [...]
It is nearly twenty years since the last album from My Life Story. A lot has happened since the year 2000. Even more has changed. Kevin Spacey won the best actor award at the 72nd Academy Awards. I doubt there will be a comeback for Kevin this year. The best selling single of the year [...]
"Are you aware of his humour?" asks the member of staff as I purchase a ticket. "Yes" I reply and start laughing. "We have to ask" she says "People walk out every night." I bet they do. I bet they do. Interestingly the people who walk out of a Jerry Sadowitz show are the very [...]
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