It is testament to Brix and the Extricated’s work ethic that they have created their third album just a year since last year’s excellent Breaking State, but productivity certainly isn’t at the expense of quality. Super Blood Wolf Moon delivers…
With four former members of The Fall constituting four-fifths of Brix and the Extricated, comparisons with the post-punk band which spanned four decades until the death of frontman Mark E Smith this year, are inevitable. Their first album, Part 2,…
One of the best things about living in London is that this fabulous capital never ceases to surprise and delight. There is always something new to discover and this week I found endless delight in the art on display at…
At first glance you might wonder what the Bloomsbury artist Vanessa Bell and musician, writer and artist Patti Smith have in common, but an intimate exhibition alongside the first ever major retrospective of Bell’s work at the Dulwich Picture Gallery,…
For those of us of a certain age, the music of Prince probably forms at least part of the soundtrack of our lives. I remember seeing him on Top of the Pops performing When Doves Cry, dancing with my best…
I like to think I am a fairly adventurous person, open to new things and adaptable to change, but this week I’ve been uncharacteristically nostalgic. I have been drinking in Soho for over a quarter of a century. In my…