There is a distinct quality to ELKI’s stunning vocals and sound that caught my attention a few months back that I immediately did a search online to see what more I could learn about her. To my surprise, a humorous… Read More ›
Alex Lynn, better known as Alex The Astronaut, is such a gentle and even-tempered young woman that it’s hard not to like her. During her recent first Australian tour she got to support Dustin Tebbutt and Lisa Mitchell (one of… Read More ›
Whether you agree with me or not, the 1990’s were an amazing decade of titanic hit and sinking duds at the movies. (I know, the puns bad.) For me, the coolest, if not the best film, of the nineties was… Read More ›
For an artist like Olympia with a relatively young career, she seems to have very quickly asserted herself with poise and a great sense of style. Only recently she returned from a whirlwind tour of the UK, as one of… Read More ›
July 1st 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg begins with a Confederate invasion of the North. It is often said that the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War began almost by accident when a limping Confederate division set out in… Read More ›
Karma really is a beautiful thing! I am a true believer of what goes around comes around. A few days ago I was thrilled to read another uplifting story about my cycling hero Greg LeMond and his new carbon fibre… Read More ›
Insch have been confidently asserting themselves in alternative rock circles for a number of years now in their native Portugal. But Insch’s very own Tiago, Manel and Migalhas will happily point out that it hasn’t all been roses and that… Read More ›
In any conversation about new music that I am listening to, I am often asked “Is it any good?” So having expanded my horizons on this blog, I’ve decided to answer that question by reviewing four new albums released every… Read More ›
The world would truly be a dull place without the extraordinary charisma and talent of American actress and model Marilyn Monroe, born on June 1st 1926, at the Los Angeles County Hospital. She starred in 29 films, and is best… Read More ›
June 1st 1926 The birth of Norma Jeane Mortenson aka Marilyn Monroe. The world would truly be a dull place without the extraordinary charisma and talent of American actress and model Marilyn Monroe, born on June 1st 1926, at the… Read More ›
No.61: Detail of the Charioteer Textile (Also referred to as the Shroud of Charlemagne), circa 800 CE, Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris. Imperial silk, reserved for Byzantine emperors, were always dyed purple. (Purple came to be associated in the… Read More ›
