2017 was a great live music year for me. There was a healthy dose of nostalgia – I got to see Radiohead for the first time, experience the Flaming Lips at their euphoric best, and dance very hard indeed to the Avalanches...
My round-up of the best albums to be released in 2017. Best 30 Albums of 2017 1. The Dirty Projectors – The Dirty Projectors 2. Richard Dawson – Peasant 3. Jonwayne – Rap Album Two Rap Album...
Week Four and the final instalment of Inktober 2017. One ink drawing by Laura Morgans, one piece of writing by Tom Spooner, every day in October. To catch up on previous weeks follow the links – One, Two, and...
Week Three. One ink drawing by Laura Morgans, one piece of writing by Tom Spooner, every day in October. Week One and Week Two Day 15 Black Eyes, Burnt Thumbs With black eyes, burnt thumbs and rouge on her cheeks of an...
Week Two. One ink drawing by Laura Morgans, one piece of writing by Tom Spooner, every day in October. Day 8 Voiceless There was nothing left of his voice. It had deserted him along with most of the other things that he...
One ink drawing by Laura Morgans, one piece of writing by Tom Spooner, every day in October. Day One New Adventures You can find adventure everywhere – you only need to be open to it. When you’re next walking...
A Novella – In Parts The Premise: First Bus, a south west bus company, issue digital bus tickets through their mobile app. I buy a weekly ticket to get to work and back. In order to prevent fraud and other naughtiness...
If I ever go on an adventure, I would choose a bear as my companion. Nobody really knows when they will need to go on an adventure. It’s impossible to predict. One minute you are doing your homework, the next you are thrashing...
The Bully The bully was called Boyle. Straight out of a Roald Dahl book, this hardened endomorph with his pocked-face and ratty moustache made my first few months in secondary school hell. I would dread going to school, fear the...
I waste too much time watching Netflix, but ultimately I’m okay with that. What I take umbrage with is the number of hours I waste looking for something worth watching on Netflix. I have even invented a term for it –...