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The Foundling Museum, Bloomsbury, London
Fanny Heese. Walter Raleigh. Ethelred Hovell. Martin Scaleshooe. Epaminodas Allen. Bifsell Stanes. Jenny Godmanchester. William Hogarth. Elizabeth Foundling. These are just some of the names of the children who found themselves handed in at London’s Foundling Hospital, a charitable enterprise set up in the 18th century “for the care and maintenance of exposed and deserted… Read more
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Losing Your Affection – Future Bible Heroes cover
The Magnetic Fields cover over the weekend sent me tumbling across the meadow and head first into a rabbit hole of other beautiful songs written by Stephin Merritt. Future Bible Heroes – one of the perfect band names – was an electro pop side project of his, of varying quality but leaving us, at least,… Read more
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Come Back From San Francisco- Magnetic Fields cover
It’s been 25 years since 69 Love Songs came out. From weddings to eternal indie discos, the finest and certainly most absurd Magnetic Fields album became a huge part of my life. The first song I ever learned to play was off that album, Come Back From San Francisco has three chords and lots of… Read more
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Cats, The Bag Of Nails pub, Bristol
There was a bit of a craze for cat cafes in England a few years ago, the concept borrowed from the home of the laser-focused theme restaurant, Japan. The mania seems to have cooled, and here’s hoping all those cats are still being well looked after and are getting a decent number of treats. The… Read more
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Review: Lower Decks Season 3, Episode 6: Hear All, Trust Nothing
Much post-modern Trek has left me cold. This isn’t really Star Trek’s fault, as such. Though known as being more erudite than most franchises, it has inevitably surrendered to the endless reboots, prequels, and ironic regurgitations of classic source material that defines and sustains today’s pop-culture industry. Franco Berardi wrote about the “slow cancellation of… Read more
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Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd cover
Yesterday I attempted one of the most covered songs of all time, Wish You Were Here. This is a song beloved by buskers everywhere, who, let’s face it, aren’t about to have a crack at Careful With That Axe Eugene or One Of These Days I’m Going To Cut You Into Little Pieces. Pink Floyd… Read more
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Review: Howlin’ Fling 2023, Isle of Eigg
Hello! I had a lovely time on Eigg, thanks to everyone there, punters and artists alike. This review originally appeared in the Morning Star newspaper. I’ve added some photos; some of the festival, and some of the various fun walks I was able to do while on the island. From the ferry, Eigg comes into… Read more
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