• Maps, Maths and Marmite

    Maps & Atlases – Perch Patchwork Listen to this album on spotify while reading the review. The skinny : Hit and miss. The review proper : Arguably, more hit than miss. An acquired taste of an album, probably.

  • Restless Times – A review

    Restless Times : Art in Britain 1914 – 1945 They say that misery drives art. I don’t know who “they” are nor can I muster up to say where I got that quote. For all I know, it’s something I just made up. There’s no worse misery in this world than the misery we inflict…

  • The Janitor

    The Janitor One day I shall have my revenge, and I feel that today, Tuesday, shall be that day. Today is the day that bastard eats the most. I know his schedule thanks to the consistency of his droppings, the colours stuck to the porcelain and the reckless use of toilet paper. My name is…

  • El Limpiabaños

    El Limpiabaños Algún día tendré mi venganza, y presiento que será hoy, martes. Este es el día que el desgraciado come más. He llegado a conocer su agenda por la consistencia de sus heces, por los colores que se pegan en la porcelana, por las cantidades inconscientes de papel de baño que utiliza.

  • Rollerpalooza (or the pros and cons of gravity, wheels and alcohol)

    It was a dark and stormy night. But then again, it is the start of the autumn season, so a slant towards “nippy” is expected. I met Pips and Rucks at Cream in Broomhill and after lying our ways into 1970 (portrayed by the Bingo Hall of Queens’ Social Club), we went into Rollerpalooza II.…

  • Angela

    20 years. We still remember you. Your memory will never fade.

  • Unfortunate letters about incidents – 5

    Welcome to our new weekly column with Russ “chords of gold” Palmer. This week, he writes with grave concern to Mr. Kipling Cakes…

  • A third degree passing as an interview with LL Schultz

    Interview – LL Schultz (Down the lees) We (ok, Sam and Quinto) catch up with the multitalented LL Schultz and grill her for all things music, DIY and nineties for your reading pleasure. If you need music with yer interview, just press play.

  • The tropical lullaby of Mice Parade

    Mice Parade – What it means to be left-handed Listen to this album while you read the review! The Skinny : A tropical paradise in PostRocklandia. The Review Proper: He’s got Doug Scharin (from Codeine) as a drummer and Caroline Lufkin and Meredith Goudreau doing guest vocals. What are you waiting to click that Spotify…

  • Lost notes – 1

    No need to power the rumour mill The secret died with the first indiscreet glancing A special smile that pierces through the clouds in my head Is the square meal that the beggar dreams of When the day ends and you look at the climb back home You know that I will always carry you…