Like many I had never heard of Harvey Pekar before watching the film American Splendor. I went to see it on a cold and grey January afternoon in 2004 after scouring the cinema listings in the hope there would be something I could immerse myself in for a couple of...
How many times have you been watching a film or a television programme you really enjoy only for it to reach new heights with the addition of a song you love? It’s happened to me quite a few times and I wanted to put a video up which illustrated the point. After...
We are careering towards the middle of the year quicker than I had expected so I thought it high time to pop in with a couple of book recommendations for anyone in need of some new reading material. The first is Ask The Dust by one of my favourite writers John Fante....
I have exactly no tattoos on my body and never intend to get any. I’m not against them, some of my very best friends have them, they just aren’t for me. I can’t help thinking that they aren’t for some people who already have them either after...
If push came to shove I would have to say that my favourite band of all time are The Rolling Stones. Actually there is no need for pushing, shoving or indeed poking, they have been my favourite band since the age of about thirteen. The first album I bought of theirs...
