Skimming Stones: An Epilogue, 2010
An end-of-year epilogue for 2010, a sad year deserving of some reflection amid music and colour. … More Skimming Stones: An Epilogue, 2010
An end-of-year epilogue for 2010, a sad year deserving of some reflection amid music and colour. … More Skimming Stones: An Epilogue, 2010
Alphaville’s 20th anniversary celebration in Berlin in 2004 marked the best week of my life. Meeting the Alphaville family, seeing the band live for the first time, the adrenalin rush at meeting my idols: these created a unique kind of euphoria that will be difficult to find again. Six years later came a one-night return to Berlin for the launch party of the new album, Catching Rays on Giant. … More Private Party: Catching Rays on Giant (Alphaville), Berlin, 2010
It has taken me around three years to write 50,000 words towards my doctoral thesis. Thanks to a November fad, NaNoWriMo, aspiring writers will be soon be achieving that in just weeks. … More Private Pursuits: The Difficulty of Writing