Recent Music Reviews
Mainly, you can find my music reviews on other sites. Recently, I’ve reviewed the following: Elías Sternin – Virtual Analog EP (Real Interactions) Hybrid Man – Overgrown Echos (On Rotation) Galcher Lustwerk – I Neva Seen (Willow Remix) & Not Even Noticed – Microtransitions
Paranoia, Chaos, and Hysteria: Some Reflections on Three Rockumentaries
I’ve recently watched two documentaries about Brian Jones; both are well worth checking out. Another music feature I’d recommend is Moonage Daydream, about David Bowie, which you can watch on Netflix. Nick Broomfield’s BBC documentary, The Stones and Brian Jones, came highly recommended. The other, Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones is produced … Read More
Animal House Review
I decided I wanted to read Animal House, after stumbling upon an extract from the book in The Guardian. The headline quote read: “We took acid at 6pm – the awards started at 6:30.” Easily lured in by tales of chaos and decadence, I was compelled to read more. The book is an autobiographical work … Read More
A Cosmic Sunday Night
*This was orginally posted on the DIY Leeds website* So, after the many avenues of the weekend, I found myself at Club Cosmos, which is taking place weekly at Freedom Mills every Sunday night… I say ‘found myself at’ – I had various places to be, and I’d always planned to land at this one after everything. … Read More
A Bit of Spoken Word
I was going to perform at Prismatic tomorrow, but I don’t dare. There have been relatively few things ever that I’ve not dared do, so this got me thinking about why that is. I suppose the first thing is that it’s something quite far away from anything I usually do. I’ve only ever been to … Read More
Some Recent Music Reviews
I started writing music reviews on the Hideous Things site in 2021, but then I found that I had a weird writer’s block, and things wouldn’t come out as they usually did, so I stopped. Anyway, I’ve started them again and there’s a couple I’ve just put up on Weapons of Desire’s latest EP – … Read More
The Art of Ecstasy
I’ve been intending to write about Vintage Disco Biscuit‘s wonderful book for quite some time. I got a copy of The Art of Ecstasy at The Golden Lion in Todmorden (also quite wonderful) back in April, when I played a gig there with John Paynter and Matt Hum. We were on after a book signing … Read More
Thank You Houghton – A Most Excellent Time Was Had ♥
What a magical few days that was! I have attended many festivals, and I don’t think I’ve come back from any quite as buzzed as I was after this year’s Houghton. By 2022, there had been more Noughtons than Houghtons, and the festival had become a bit like the jam that they are always going … Read More
Van Gogh – The Immersive Experience
I went to Van Gogh – The Immersive Experience and all I got was this lousy notebook that I purchased as I exited through the gift shop… Nah, it was brilliant. I’m not posting any pics of the actual thing, though, as that kind of defeats the object and would do it no justice (you … Read More