Songs can be many things. In written literature there are names for them, but songs, we seem to think, are … More
Author: Oli
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
An unforgetting shout
I’m not very familiar with the music of Kevin Martin, also known as The Bug, despite his prolific output, and … More
Old new reboots
I was late coming to Tomb Raider (of course) because I had to wait for it to come out on … More
Get it while you can
Vanguard Street Art is an exhibition charting the development of street art in Bristol from the 1980s, when American hip-hop … More
Visual worlds
Among the games that I’ve played while catching up on the last few decades of big-budget productions, Horizon: Zero Dawn … More
Representing
This third and final part of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science In The Capital series maintains the very consistent tone established … More
Fancy comfort
It was quiet when we went for lunch at The Peacock in Chelsworth, on a friend’s recommendation. However, I definitely … More
Have you heard the news?
Since the 1940s, when big bands were last big business, few of them have had any longevity. The orchestras of … More
Eating the world
Not many of us, I suspect, think of the British Empire much in terms of food. I certainly didn’t, before … More
What would it be like?
This beautiful and moving short comic by Xulia Vicente (published by Shortbox, natch) is allegorical and speculative in equal measure. … More
A shotgun blast of flawed brilliance
Seveneves is Neal Stephenson in his pomp. This book combines all his most splendid qualities as a writer: his febrile … More
Simply present
Having taken a total break from playing music at the onset of the pandemic, I’ve been gradually coming back to … More
Plausibly grim
I found my way to the Snowpiercer comics by way of Bong Joon-Ho’s excellent 2013 movie, but they are legendary … More