Glitter-queens are celebrating by the cathedral, extravagantly head-dressed, platformed shoed, ru paul-ed and uniformed in layers of souffle viscose and… Read more The Polk(a)
Beat Till Tender(loin)
Strains of Hotel California escape through doors of packed bars, the city is at play, the restaurants looked slammed today.… Read more Beat Till Tender(loin)
Marriage is Murder
I refuse to make apologies, I refuse to be reasonable, I refuse to put caveats before anything I might write… Read more Marriage is Murder
Love Hurts, Sung by Keith Richards and Norah Jones from the Gram Parsons Tribute Concert.
Keith Richards makes me happy. Ok, so it is probably a good thing that he let Mick do the singing,… Read more Love Hurts, Sung by Keith Richards and Norah Jones from the Gram Parsons Tribute Concert.
Danse Macabre
Outside my window in the alleyway the tinny throbbing beat of old fashioned electro dance rises up into my room… Read more Danse Macabre
Sex positive feminism is not feminism at all (Trigger warning – discussion of paid sex, violence and rape)
We live in a Patriarchal society, one where women are not in any way equal to men, and so there… Read more Sex positive feminism is not feminism at all (Trigger warning – discussion of paid sex, violence and rape)
Will Rock and Roll Survive?
To be frank, I think the question I should be asking is more will rock and roll ever have the… Read more Will Rock and Roll Survive?
Another Girl Another Planet and Sweet Jane: The Search for the most perfect pop song…
I think way too often about the perfect pop song. The perfect pop song is the preservation of the heart… Read more Another Girl Another Planet and Sweet Jane: The Search for the most perfect pop song…
Jun N’Eau 9. Child of Bastet, Child of Light and Other Dangerous Permutations.
Jim slid into the room, back pressed up against the wall, as Sebbek and Jun walked arm in arm ahead.… Read more Jun N’Eau 9. Child of Bastet, Child of Light and Other Dangerous Permutations.
The Emperor has no clothes (God Speed you! Black Emperor review)
I’m hip. I’m cool. I might even be groovy occasionally. I don’t need my music unintelligent, or my noise toned… Read more The Emperor has no clothes (God Speed you! Black Emperor review)
Tokyo past
My Tokyo only lives in the past, my Tokyo has a merry-go-round in Toshimaen, called El Dorado, that had been… Read more Tokyo past
Jun N’Eau part 8. Here be dragons!
Shintokyo was not particularly clean above ground, but below ground was positively disgusting. Jun hugged the wall of the sewer… Read more Jun N’Eau part 8. Here be dragons!
In the shadow of Basho: Words and blossoms
Grit makes oyster words Chewed cud-like, spat out, pearl-wise: My shell is empty! Early heat, late freeze Kills blossoms still… Read more In the shadow of Basho: Words and blossoms