Time & Tide
by Ken Worpole. Photographs by Jason Orton. Broadstairs Sea Pool, Isle of Thanet, Kent, 2002 Tidal pools, also known as seawater pools or lidos, were once common along the coast of Britain, particularly at seaside holiday resorts. Their function was to enclose and retain a sufficient depth of seawater in which children and adults could [...]
Caught By The Reaper – JG Ballard
J G Ballard, Caught By The Reaper. Click here for online Ballardosphere. Rest in peace.
THE VINYL SALUTE
19 April 2009 // Miscellany //Music
Yesterday was Record Store Day – in London town, Rough Trade and Pure Groove led the charge, putting on gigs and selling limited edition, once-in-a-lifetime releases (exclusive Sonic Youth singles sounded good, annoyingly I missed out – doh!). Sadly, Nottingham’s Selectadisc didn’t make it as far as the celebrations as the shop, one of the [...]
Something(s) For The Weekend
If yr stuck for anything to do this weekend, we found the first eight chapters of the new Elmore Leonard book online – it’s called Road Dogs and is a sort of follow up to Out Of Sight – click here to find. Looks ace. Also, an early heads up – we’ve got a new [...]
The Enormity Of Small Things
17 April 2009 // Miscellany //Music
New in from our friends at Yr Heart Out… Your Heart Out presents … The Enormity of Small Things … a special edition with The Flirtations dancing in the ruins of an abbey and Dexys coming to town. A soundtrack of lopsided soul and odd pop to accompany thoughts on how things fit together, and [...]
The Two Terriers Press
John Richardson lino cuts, hand printed on Somerset paper. New designs in the shop now.
Caught By The Reaper – Johnny Roadhouse Snr, 1921 – 2009
Graham Massey pays his respects to Manchester music legend Johnny Roadhouse Snr who passed away this week; Johnny’s shop has been a hub in the Manchester music scene since the late 50′s, linking all eras and genres together. Situated on Oxford Rd in the university district its charming cranky edge has slightly been modernised over [...]
Theophilus London
Every now and again a record comes a long that’s just… …and it’s made all the better when it’s by someone with the name of Theophilus London.
Street Morilles
by dexter petley in my occasional role as mushroom correspondent, i have a small miracle to report. april is a good time to scrub last autumn’s rust off your mushroom knife and go hunting spring morilles. they are there, but take some finding. half the problem is finding the time, for in april there is [...]
HOTASAFISH
a waterblog for the fly-angler more interested in why than how … by charles rangeley-wilson, the BBC’s accidental tangler and all-round delusional fishing writer
