Thom Yorke It was damp and misty after a lot of rain that day, the amps were on the fritz and there was a palpable tension in the electric air. Radiohead's headlining set on the Pyramid stage has gone done in music history as one of the best sets played at the seminal festival. Thom … Continue reading Radiohead, Glastonbury ’97
The third in my series of films you would recommend to a visiting alien to explain humanity is... the harrowing yet utterly brilliant Incendies (2010), directed by Denis Villeneuve, from the play by Wajdi Mouawad. Utilising a French and Arabic speaking cast you have probably never seen before, this brutal drama feels as close to … Continue reading Alien Rec’s No.3
A very quick review of a little thing you may have missed on Netflix. Two of my very favourite creative auteurs coming together to make an interesting morsel, combining music, dance and filmic tricks, called Anima. It is the fourth collaboration between the P. T. Anderson and Thom Yorke, the last being the excellently moody … Continue reading Anima
Those of a certain age, like myself, will realise wistfully in 2020 that the music we loved the most is now half a lifetime away, and an entire generation behind us. This list celebrates the CDs we cherished and played till they broke, long before MP3 and Spotify was even a thing. Back then, you … Continue reading 12 of the Best… 90’s Albums
Decade lists… there are a lot aren't there!? Here, then, are my Albums of the Decade - based entirely on how much I genuinely listened to them, and at some point was (and perhaps still am) obsessed by them. I could have picked more artistic or cooler stuff, but I think this list more accurately … Continue reading Albums of the Decade.
The Wasteland 