Yesterday, my partner landed in a hot and an oppressively humid Tokyo. She called and asked if there has been much press on the events surrounding the commemoration of the 66th Anniversary of Hiroshima. As a habitual early morning on-line … Continue reading
Following up the piece I did on July 3rd I’ve just been checkin’ in on Toshio Matsuura’s blog and copied off a little post he dropped on the 26th July while still reeling from the impact of another quake. The … Continue reading
Isis Gallery at Londonewcastle Depot, 1-3 Wenlock Road, London N1 7SL July 2nd – July 30th 2011 Gallery open Noon-6pm Tuesday-Saturday Preview: Friday July 1st 6-9pm . Ye of the Plough, Ye of the Bower, Ye of the Mill and … Continue reading
Clocked this on the Giant Step site in NYC. This excellent vid is part of Kutiman’s ThruYou series but instead of trawling the web for obscure snippets to weave into a single piece of audible glory he has opted to … Continue reading
Last Sunday, just prior witnessing a mesmerising performance by the Whirling Dervishes we caught a smaller version of this Mehter Jannisary marching band in my local park. I’d heard snatches of their drums and the zurna (an oboe-like instrument) on … Continue reading
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Black Heart + The Dervish House: A couple of juicy summer reads well worth checking out. Mike Nicol’s ‘Black Heart’ is the third book in a trilogy of South African revenge thrillers featuring two former ANC activists/gun runners Mace Bishop … Continue reading
A few months ago, Kam Bhogal presented a pilot online radio show for seeksmusic.com. It went down well so the good people there have given him a monthly show. Checked out the show this morning… it’s a tribute to the late, … Continue reading
