I didn’t publish my glass of scotch to Facebook this year, it felt a little inappropriate given everything that is happening in the world right now. This year is the fifth since my brother passed – and I do like to remember with a wee…
Heading to Brewdog for a tasty glug of Punk IPA and some chicken wings. Plenty of chicken wings. Another serving of wings. And beer. Keep the beer coming. More beer. Can never have enough beer. Can I have some more wings, please? And another beer…
I just got around to watching Fleabag. I shouldn’t have left it so long. I binged on both series over consecutive nights. It was marvellous. The writing is first class. Fleabag (narrating): I once read a story from the paper to Boo and Hilary about…
As I dialled in and focussed the view finder, Mars began to form with increasing clarity in my eye. It’s red and barren landscape giving up stories which detail millions upon millions of years of history. And as I was able to track the red…
The first captured glance of another solar system that is, at least in part, similar to our own. Although astronomers have long glimpsed at other stars, many have very few planets orbiting them, often perhaps only one. Or those that have multiple planets, but orbiting…
The Day The Earth Smiled is named for July 19th, 2013, when NASA asked the Cassini space probe to turn around and capture part of Saturn’s rings and planet Earth during a solar eclipse. Much like with the Voyager mission capturing the Pale Blue Dot…
So I finally got around to framing some prints I’ve had kicking around for a while. I guess having lots of spare time at the moment has enabled me to catch up on some missed jobs around the apartment. And well, to be perfectly honest,…
From the simply sublime Cinema Paradiso through all the westerns and the multitude of other films he scored, Ennio Morricone brought a nuance to the big screen that few others could ever dare. They’re all my children… every score I’ve done. Enno Morricone One of…
Given the current situation the world finds itself in, one could be forgiven for thinking that perhaps it is too soon for international sport to return. With so many countries still facing agonising lockdowns and surges in positive tests and possible second-waves, cheering on your…
Having worked from home since March 20th, one could say that this in itself has become the new normal, trapped at my desk for hours on end with only the occasional rumble of the fridge whirring away to keep me company. But it soon became…
In this period of global lockdown – no mass-gatherings and cancelled festivals and concerts – sport has also taken a real hit to the gut. Events the world over have been cancelled or at best, postponed, leading to an increased feeling of isolation and boredom…
Also, honourable mentions to… Furthermore… And Led Zeppelin IV, of course. Let’s not get into Louis Armstrong, Chet, Miles, Dizzy etc… Or indeed Black Dyke Mills, Grimethorpe Colliery or HM Royal Marines. Am I allowed to include orchestral recordings and the more classical of genres?…
