Classic albums: Split Enz, True Colours (1980).
I distinctly remember the first time I heard Australian New Zealand rock band Split Enz’s song I Got You on […]
The Volume of Things: Interview with Bryde.
Sarah Howells, better known as Bryde, has crept into my consciousness in the last few years that I honestly cannot […]
History painting: ‘The Last Day of Pompeii’ by Karl Bryullov, 1833.
Pompeii and Herculaneum are Roman cities from late antiquity that don’t need any introduction. There has been so much said […]
On my stereo this week: Tori Amos, Cat SFX & Fenne Lily.
Tori Amos – ‘Reindeer King’. There is something always so familiar about Tori Amos that keep me coming back to […]
Interview: Whitney Tai talks about her new album ‘Apogee’.
Los Angeles-based dream pop sensation Whitney Tai invited us all recently to “…find a lawn nearest you, gaze into the […]
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: When Anita Ekberg kisses Jerry Lewis in Hollywood or Bust.
Long before I first really noticed Anita Ekberg through ‘adult eyes’, I saw her in a rerun of Hollywood or Bust (1956) […]
Drinking Tuscany: Chianti Classico and its connection to history.
I have never been to Italy and it is not to say that I will never go, but about six […]
For The Love of Wine: A brief history of South American Wine.
Years ago a good friend of mine presented me with a bottle of Malbec wine imported from Argentina. I looked […]
Breathing new life into Croatian wine.
The accession of Croatia in the middle of 2013 was an important step in the integration of the smaller nations […]
On my stereo this week: Agnes Obel, Fiona Apple & Tame Impala.
Agnes Obel – ‘Broken Sleep’. The Danish classically trained singer songwriter, Agnes Obel’s new album Myopia is one big moody […]
