In January, I began a list of 10 podcasts I wanted to recommend. What follows is the second half of that list. Another 5 podcasts I think you should listen to. Enjoy. Despite his face being familiar from TV and… Read More »Casting Pods, Again (Podcasts pt. 2)
Several years ago, I began the – as yet, at least – ill-fated journey of watching each of the British Film Institute’s 100 best films of the 20th Century. Starting with The Killing Fields at 100 and working my way… Read More »BFI 100 – 100: The Killing Fields (1984)
Though largely forgotten about now – even by members of the group themselves – my first band in Poland, the Post-rock effort, the Frozen North had an exciting first year. Recording, radio, TV, wee festivals, TEDxWarsaw, and other bits and… Read More »Marain (a tribute to Penderecki)
Let’s set the scene. Circa 2002 or 2003, Glasgow. Classic iPods with the click-wheel, attached by a long cord to white earbuds, are all the rage. A record collection on a player the size of a fag packet. The future.… Read More »Casting Pods (Podcasts pt. 1)
With 25th December less than a week away, I was thinking of my time in music and some of the Christmas music I’ve been involved in. To be fair, there isn’t much and there’s even less still available online but… Read More »Christmas Music, mostly
2012: The year of which the Mayans predicted destruction. The summer of the UEFA European Championships in Poland and Ukraine. The year… the year I joined Instagram. It Began With 30 days I had been in Poland 2 years, was… Read More »I’m Done With Instagram
Every few years I find myself filling in the Proust Questionnaire to see how my answers change over time. The history of the questionnaire itself is that it came from a French parlour game and though not devised by Marcel… Read More »The Proust Questionnaire