It’s been months since Darlene died, and yet when I come across her words, such as those lingering […]
Category Archive: Music
It’s been difficult to know all week whether I’ve been depressed or just perpetually hungover. Which seems like […]
Towards the end of my very brief career as a theologian in a conservative, fundamentalist, NZ theological college, […]
Bohemian Rhapsody was the first song I remember being aware of as a kid. I have a clear […]
The cuttings of Scruff’s extraordinary life are stuffed into a fat, brown leather wallet, along with his personal […]
We emigrated to Perth, Western Australia, in July, 1983. We left the UK, four of us (mum, dad, […]
I love my friends, believe me - I rarely say it though - For us they have their uses - But they also deal their blows - Daily I try to act more upon my dreams - How bright a soul forgiven bleeds - How bright a soul forgiven bleeds — Hothouse Flowers
On the evening of March 4, 1996, I picked up my old mate Al and we drove through […]
In the early 80s, the best live band on the planet was Queen. It was an undisputed truth, […]
