“Pre-empting the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown, Guillotine Dream sequestered themselves in a gloomy cavern in order to create their second full-length opus Damaged and Damned. When this didn’t work, they decided to use a recording studio instead.” Continue reading
Author: N. P. Ryan
From Beale Street to Timbuktu
Timbuktu: located at the edge of the Sahara Desert nine miles north of the Niger River in the country Mali; though only so since incorporated into what France considered its colony of Mali in the 1890s.
Map by Joe LeMonnier.
Starting as a seasonal city it became permanent in the 12th century; from there soon a major—and so extremely rich—trade hub dealing in slaves, salt and gold in particular.
Continue readingKnocking Next Door
A series on the subject of weather with emphasis often placed on the impact it can have on mental health.
With thanks to Jeffrey Czum for use of the header image.
Grey Matter: I Lie
A series on the subject of weather with emphasis often placed on the impact it can have on mental health.
Grey Matter: Autumn and Winter
A series on the subject of weather with emphasis often placed on the impact it can have on mental health.
Fruits of the Loon: Banana
A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number Four: Banana
Fruits of the Loon: Apple
A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number Three: Apple
Brigitte Bardon’t: Pink; a Review
During Covid-19 there’s been some incredible music made that without lockdown would never have happened; Brigitte Bardon’t’s Pink is one of those albums with bells on.
Fruits of the Loon: Lime
A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number Two: Lime
Fruits of the Loon: Tangerine
A four part series on the joys and disappointments of fruit. Number One: Tangerine
N. P. Ryan 