Specs

Following on from the last one more swiftly than usual, here's another photo post. Earlier this month, I shared some portraits I'd t...

I was struck by how two of the operas I've seen most recently both set out to disturb or frighten me. One of these - especially if you...

When I posted some of my photography back in February , I mentioned that next I might start on some kind of larger-scale project - mainly be...

As I type, I'm still in a kind of euphoric recovery mode from 'A Poet's Love'. This was a tour de force by a brilliant gathe...

The latest Belle and Sebastian album was released in January this year. Thanks to the excellent Juliet Harris's marvellous 'Indie Wo...

Cause for celebration! This week sees the release of the first brand new Sieben recordings since the majestic 'Each Divine Spark' al...

Mrs Specs and I are not long back from a battery-recharging jaunt to Inverness to visit her folks. So, while my inner culture-vulture wander...