Bleedingblackwood is a solo artist from Berlin whose act spans the space between torch songs and spooky cabaret. He has the voice of an angel […]
We’re so happy we could die
Lord of the Lost with Esoterica – The Thekla, Bristol – 24 September 2023 Sunday saw me venture way out of my comfort zone, to […]
This Brutal Place
An expedition to the Crofters Rights to celebrate the release of BLED’s new EP.
Bein-E and Attrition – Zed Alley, Bristol – 15-09-2023
Bein-E (In full: Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand [Bein-a-hel-den-shafts-gegen-stand]Noun: The thing that is almost the thing you want.. but not quite) are a female-fronted ambient, experimental, industrial noise project “born of […]
So that’s the way you call us home
In which your humble correspondent travels to the wilds of Sweden to watch synth duo Kite perform for 6000 people.
Please bear with me …
Real Life (TM) has been beating me up lately; I do hope that normal service will be resumed soon.
Book review: A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes
I am a huge fan of epic poetry. My favourite is the grandaddy of them all, The Iliad. I’m a sucker for retellings of the […]
Heilung with Eivor and Lili Refrain – Hammersmith Apollo – 14 January 2023
Well, that was something. There were support bands – two of them: Eivor and Lili Refrain. Both were good, and appropriate opening acts, but within […]
Book Review: The Talisman – Stephen King & Peter Straub
In respect of reading material, 2023 is off to an excellent start for me. Despite being a lifelong fan of King, and Straub’s Ghost Story […]