

What A Day!!!
I'm really pleased and proud of myself for what I've accomplished over the past 4 years!!!


What An Experience!!!
Trimmed my beard a few weeks ago and currently look less forbidding. I'd change the image I'm using now ('old man of the sea'


Come On Clarity!!!
Whether live performance will continue to be a part of my life is an unanswered question but as a confirmed, tightly wound perfectionist I s


What an Amazing 4 Years!
I've just finished a 4 year journey of growth (read hard work and serious brain sprain!).


The Artistic Treadmill
How do I find a breath of fresh air? I highly recommend searching for and meeting a small creature to make friends with.


Social Media!!!
what we do is essentially for ourselves - not in any selfish, unpleasant way but as a strategy for engaging with daily life (which can often


Examining Music: Ed Sheeran's Shape Of You (Ben Edsel version)
Ben Edsel's vocal is straightforward/unadorned (no extra frills, just the basic melody sung straight), a plain style that gets right to


Examining music: Bjork's Stonemilker
The desolate beauty of Bjork's musical 'nordic landscape' . . .


Examining Music: Sia's Chandelier
Sia's magnificent, heart-rending vocal (echoes of Barbra Streisand/Bonnie Tyler/Meatloaf) soaring above the EDM/electonica influenced tr


Examining Music: Leonard Cohen's You Want It Darker?
Leonard Cohen's raspy, basso profundo provides the pivotal audio 'hook' in You Want It Darker - a bleak, lyrically sardonic son