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Apr 142 min readEvery book deserves a soundtrackMusic 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 readThe pick of the bunchThere’s something indefinably magical about the intricate, chiming sounds of a finger-picked acoustic guitar. It’s something I’d always...
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Jul 31, 20194 min readAn interview with Ivor CutlerIt’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 readCakes, concerts and coffees in ReykjavikLast year Mrs C and I visited Reykjavik for the first time – tying our long-awaited (17 years!) honeymoon into a trip to see the...