Specs

A more spontaneous post this time - an interlude, if you will. This morning I had no idea I would be writing it, but I am so glad that I am....

I've talked before about how I'm drawn to extreme music, but so far - live, at any rate - I'd only experienced it as made by rec...

Two recent photography exhibitions have got my mind racing. The first showcases the extraordinary body of work of one man, while the other a...

After the intense build-up of the first half of the week - and a couple of wholly necessary nights off - it was back into the fray for anoth...

Just over a week ago, I turned 40. Fortunately, my mid-life crisis didn't take the form of waving cheerio to Mrs Specs, while hurtling d...

I don't think I could possibly have picked two more contrasting gigs to write up in a single post. Still, always up for a challenge! F...

Bitter Ruin. Any regular readers of this blog (thank you, darlings, thank you) might remember the name - I last raved about this duo  here ,...