Ten years ago today I filed my first feature as a trainee reporter on a regional UK newspaper. I’d say we undersold the headline a tad. A timely reminder of how little we all comprehended the dark days ahead (and … Continue reading Lehman Brothers ten years on: I didn’t know what I was talking about, but neither did anybody else
Sorry Axl, you probably didn’t have post-millennial rat-racers on the treadmill in mind when you made Appetite for Destruction 30 years ago – but for the record, the first “G” side is a perfectly paced beginner’s workout soundtrack. The steady … Continue reading Why Guns n’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction is the perfect workout soundtrack
Every few years, we’re invited to form a reverent circle and welcome a new singer-songwriter-genius into our mortal midst, a prophetic and one-of-a-kind voice invariably held up as the greatest thing since Bob Dylan went electric. These men – because … Continue reading All those poses: In praise of Rufus Wainwright
