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About the Cat I Found Today

26/06/202021/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Neighbour knocked on front door earlier, thought I was M. Offer to go get M, but no, want message relayed. They aren’t social distancing from door, which I already have Continue reading →

Heat II

21/06/202021/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Poetry for Pandemics Continue reading →

My Silent Wake: Damnum Per Saeculorum; a Review

21/06/202020/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

My Silent Wake, formed 2005, are generally listed as Gothic/Death/Doom. Damnum Per Saeculorum, the band’s eleventh full-length release, is described as Continue reading →

Heat

24/05/202019/07/2021 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Hello. Some recent thoughts: at first jotted down; then jostled into some semblance of cohesion called poetry. Continue reading →

The Great Rock n Roll Little White Lie

17/05/202020/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / 1 Comment

The story of how I found out one of the U.K.’s greatest recording studio’s best kept secrets; something any music tourist would probably prefer not know. Continue reading →

Now is Not the Time (for Complacency)

03/05/202031/12/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Hello, hello.

With the current message from the powers that be so frequently being now is not the time for complacency, I can’t help but find myself harking back to the good old days when lack of care was king, dreaming of the glorious time it will be back again. Continue reading →

What We Feed Cats & Why It’s Far from Purrfect

18/04/202017/11/2022 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

There’s something wrong with what we feed our cats. It isn’t secretly added or hidden from the ingredients. It’s right there on the label staring us in the face, but apparently we never see it.

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Animal Crackers

12/04/202015/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

In 2019 while visiting an animal sanctuary in the UK, I found myself faced with hypocrisy of monumental proportions. Continue reading →

Gin & Bare It

05/04/202015/09/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

It’s incredible. Truly. That even now the people at the top are still expecting their big fat slice, while the people at the bottom of the business ladder have absolutely no choice but get in even more hock to them just for Continue reading →

Google Chrome: a Security Warning

03/04/2020 / N. P. Ryan / Leave a comment

Here’s a little something you might like to know about Google Chrome. Continue reading →

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Drinking in a dingy bar by the sea, crumpled postcard from Her and World’s Biggest Ray Zero for company; then the son of a starts saying I’m cursed. Praise Be to lighting-up another smoke. Inhale, taste a foul brand: the Hex She put on me. Promised Heaven, delivered a dive nightclub Hell. Thank the Lord for liquor loving hot chicks. Though nothing compares to how it’ll feel catching up with Her.

Wanted a quick bit of business and gone. Bath had other ideas. First, battered and left for dead after a hundred heart-breaking truths. Then a Police Chief with a saggy old treasure chest of secrets to keep needs a scapegoat. Dumps me in the middle of corruption so deep it eases through bone to suck greedy at marrow. With every gun pointing my way, Hell, not even He’s gonna get me outta this one.

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NANAFESTO: The NaNaz debut EP reviewed

NANAFESTO: The NaNaz debut EP reviewed

The NaNaz—from Newport, Wales—formed as a result of Nana Punk; a punk music workshop held in 2024 and aimed at over 50s that sought to get participants actively involved in music for all the benefits it would bring, regardless of whether completely new to playing or just having a little experience. Come 2026 and the […]

Lost Boys; more wake-up call than review

Lost Boys; more wake-up call than review

People often call me a feminist. It’s not a label I’d give myself even if never disagreeing with anything in the small amount of feminist literature read. I do, though, consider myself relatively well informed on

Bozos’ Devil’s Dandruff EP Reviewed

Bozos’ Devil’s Dandruff EP Reviewed

Devil’s Dandruff bursts into life with taught ball of high octane audio ‘In the Pit’. Bozos’ ability to revel in the straightforward then add neat breakdowns and slick solos without taking any of the nuances too far is ever present

The Book of My Silent Wake: a chronicle of the final live ritual; plus MMV – MMXXV reviewed

The Book of My Silent Wake: a chronicle of the final live ritual; plus MMV – MMXXV reviewed

The Beautiful South Friday 29th August I set off to see the last ever live performance of UK doom legends My Silent Wake. It was taking place the following day at the One For Sorrow festival @ the Junction, Plymouth.

Scarebears’ ‘Scapegoat’: the scorching debut single reviewed

Scarebears’ ‘Scapegoat’: the scorching debut single reviewed

Scarebears debut single ‘Scapegoat’ opens with stern spoken word that acts as launch pad for an audio OOF! factor ten take-off, each note from there unleashing like a tightly coiled spring so embroiled are they in the energy and conviction of the lyrical message; one that takes serious issue with the idea of the far […]

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