Subtle. Charming. Subtly charming. Charmingly subtle. James McArthur is a songwriter. More than that he is a songwriter who understands that the true power of music lies in its ability to connect with people and to forge connections between people. While you might shout the words of "Wonderwall" back at the stage when either Liam [...]
You love Spearmint. I doubt you were hip enough to have paid attention to "Songs for the Colour Yellow" back in 1998 but in the post-Britpop fug of 1999 you would definitely have been roused from the musical coma of your life by the sun-kissed, sun blessed, sun bleached gorgeousness of "We're Going Out" which [...]
This may be a false memory. You know when you are convinced that something has happened, or someone has said something, or you have seen something...but you haven't? Janet and Freud looked at this. Funny business. I have a memory of a photograph. In the photograph Ocean Colour Scene are all suited and booted. They [...]
Responsible for one of the defining albums of Britpop and, arguably, one of the greatest debut albums by a British band ever, Elastica hold a special place in the hearts of those who were there at the time or who simply understand that few things are as thrilling as a band with an ear for [...]
"No worldly success can compensate for failure in the home." (David O. McKay) Happiness. Such an elusive thing. It can come in the form of a kind word, an arm around your shoulder, a song playing on the radio, the kiss of the sun, a favourite television show, time with loved ones, a chocolate biscuit...the [...]
I made the mistake of sharing my opinion on a certain member of the Royal family the other day. Crudely, and from a position of ignorance, I tried to suggest that this person didn't have troubles but, instead, faced inconveniences. I thought it would be obvious that I was commenting on his position of enormous [...]
As Halloween approaches we can all look forward to lists of the best horror films which all include "Halloween", "The Exorcist", "The Shining" and something from Cronenberg and Romero. Quite right too. Great films. Great directors. I thought it might be more interesting to turn my eye to some horror films that a wider audience [...]
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