It’s Wednesday, have some Beth Orton. Magpie is from the album Sugaring Season. Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“What a lie looks … Read More
“I can even take him in the bath”
Tonight, my wife and I are heading out to Amanda Palmer’s Friends from TED event. Last year’s NinjaTED event was fantastic but involved a lot of queueing. This year there … Read More
“Oh my feet don’t touch the floor”
Florence + The Machine have a new album coming out – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. I’m a big fan of their music so I pre-ordered the album on iTunes … Read More
“I know a place where a body can hide”
I first got hooked on Murder by Death (the band) when they traded cover songs with Amanda Palmer. She recorded Three Men Hanging and they recorded Another Year and the tracks were released as a 7″ … Read More
“We are the ones they left behind”
Continuing the post-apocalyptic theme for the traditional Wednesday music post… Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“We are the ones they left behind” by Philip … Read More
Apocalypse Weird Trailer
Today marks the big launch of Apocalypse Weird – the shared world project from Michael Bunker, Nick Cole, Rob McClellan, Tim Grahl and a whole host of great authors. To celebrate, they’ve … Read More
“Everyone has a different story”
I had to make an unexpected trip back to the UK last week and while I was there, I stopped by Banbury’s newly resurrected independent record store, Record Savings, with a couple … Read More
“On the razor’s edge you trail”
Mad Max the Musical, anyone? Get a FREE copy of my short story, Only Friends by subscribing to my newsletter. [“On the razor’s edge you trail” by Philip Harris first appeared on … Read More
“A hairy happy family”
I can’t believe I didn’t post Molly Lewis’ The Year of the Beard when it was released last year. Time to rectify that. My wife and I went to see … Read More
“Both you and I resist control”
Whenever I get a new album I like, I tend to play it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and … Read More