Both sides of the street

Songs can be many things. In written literature there are names for them, but songs, we seem to think, are … More

Mind blown, thinking changed

In The Dawn of everything I found a great deal of food for my confirmation bias. This is often a … More

I’m not very familiar with the music of Kevin Martin, also known as The Bug, despite his prolific output, and … More

I was late coming to Tomb Raider (of course) because I had to wait for it to come out on … More

Vanguard Street Art is an exhibition charting the development of street art in Bristol from the 1980s, when American hip-hop … More

Among the games that I’ve played while catching up on the last few decades of big-budget productions, Horizon: Zero Dawn … More

This third and final part of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science In The Capital series maintains the very consistent tone established … More

It was quiet when we went for lunch at The Peacock in Chelsworth, on a friend’s recommendation. However, I definitely … More

Since the 1940s, when big bands were last big business, few of them have had any longevity. The orchestras of … More

Not many of us, I suspect, think of the British Empire much in terms of food. I certainly didn’t, before … More

This beautiful and moving short comic by Xulia Vicente (published by Shortbox, natch) is allegorical and speculative in equal measure. … More

Seveneves is Neal Stephenson in his pomp. This book combines all his most splendid qualities as a writer: his febrile … More

Having taken a total break from playing music at the onset of the pandemic, I’ve been gradually coming back to … More

I found my way to the Snowpiercer comics by way of Bong Joon-Ho’s excellent 2013 movie, but they are legendary … More