I had never heard of Raye until I randomly started playing her latest album on my iPhone. Thirty minutes later I was scratching my head because banger after banger was reaching my ears with some truly brilliant tracks, such as… Read More ›
Music
A Sip Of Serotonin
Some things give you back a piece of your humanity. A song that finds you at the wrong hour. A film that says the thing you couldn’t. A person who went into the dark and came back still holding onto… Read More ›
“Gotta say something” – Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor, Queen’s drummer, has released a new song called Chumps. I simply cannot work out which individual the song is aimed at. Maybe I am being daft, but it’s on the tip of my tongue…;)
A once in a generation talent
The more music Ren releases the more insight we get into his creativity. His story of Vincent and Jenny is expanding all of the time and eventually it could easily be a novel, a really good one. I caught the… Read More ›
Tell Me There’s a Heaven
Rea was inspired to write “Tell Me There’s a Heaven” after his daughter Josie saw footage of a riot in South Africa on the news, which showed “this horrible thing of throwing lighted tyres over people” (necklacing) and “one guy… Read More ›
GREAT CHARACTERS HOMAGE TO QUEEN LIMITED EDITION 8
Montblanc dedicates its Great Characters Homage to Queen Limited Edition 8 to these icons of rock music. In acknowledgement of the band’s British roots and their image as kings of rock, the handcrafted, solid Au 750 gold nib features an… Read More ›
Low-end tech, high-end benefits
I am someone who has always believed that paying upfront for quality will save money in the long run. It is rare that a decent long term solution works out well, but now and then it can be the only… Read More ›
And the more intensely that the light shone, the darker the shadow it cast
If you have somehow not seen the video below, please watch it all of the way through. It is ridiculously clever, original and hugely stimulating. The last spoken bit hits home because the moments of light really do make the… Read More ›
War on the Walkman
Some said it was a sign of a continued rise of Reagan and Thatcher style individualism. Cultural critic Allan Bloom deemed the Walkman “a nonstop… masturbational fantasy” in his 1987 book ‘The Closing of the American Mind.’ Neo-Luddite John Zerzan… Read More ›
Beosystem 3000c
The iconic Beogram 3000 series, upgraded into one modern-day turntable hifi system. Limited edition of 100 units… More here. Is it beautiful? YES! Will it sound good? PROBABLY! How much will it cost? $30,000!!!
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