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Apr 22, 20243 min read
Everything Everywhere All At Once
There's a lot to be said for the ease of living in the streaming age, but is the instant availability of so much film, music, TV and...

Apr 14, 20242 min read
Every book deserves a soundtrack
Music played a huge part in the writing of 'How Soon Is Now?' (and the other novel-and-a-quarter written since its completion). I always...

Dec 8, 20192 min read
The pick of the bunch
There’s something indefinably magical about the intricate, chiming sounds of a finger-picked acoustic guitar. It’s something I’d always...


Oct 15, 20193 min read
Kristin Hersh in conversation, 1998
From the archives comes this 1998 interview with singer, songwriter, Throwing Muses founder and. latterly, author Kristin Hersh, as she...


Jul 31, 20194 min read
An interview with Ivor Cutler
It’s 1997, the tail-end of Britpop, and one of the more idiosyncratic – but enduring – talents to emerge during the first British beat...


Jul 30, 20191 min read
Cakes, concerts and coffees in Reykjavik
Last year Mrs C and I visited Reykjavik for the first time – tying our long-awaited (17 years!) honeymoon into a trip to see the...
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