Articles

Editorial – Stirring the Pot

Veterans Day. Armistice Day. Remembrance Day. No matter what you call it, the sentiment is the same, a day to celebrate and respect the men and women who died in various wars to preserve our freedom. I have to admit, I don’t tend to think of Remembrance Day in those terms. I don’t know anybody… Read more »

Editorial – For the Time, it is A-Changin’

On Sunday morning, we change from Daylight Saving Time back to normal time. Spring forward; fall back, as they say. We all get an extra hour of sleep as what was 7am becomes 6am. But aside from that single extra hour (which we pay for come March when we get shorted an hour) does anybody… Read more »

Editorial – Warming Up

It’s the time of year where that chill in the air becomes undeniable. Summer has definitely left us, and as we put the finishing touches on our costumes (or scurry around frantically trying to come up with one) we start to seek comfort in warmer things. This issue has a selection of those, starting with… Read more »

Maghreb Voices – Tunisian Days 1

Nabeul is a seaside tourist town in Northern Tunisia, between the capital, Tunis, and the more high-end tourist zone of Hammamet. We’ve rented a ground-floor flat. A striped woven curtain hangs outside the door so passersby can’t see inside when the door is opened. Because privacy is so valued the windows are closed, making the… Read more »

Gregor’s Bed – Einaudi Essentiel

Album: Ludovico Einaudi, Einaudi Essentiel “This isn’t avant-garde enough It really isn’t hard enough It isn’t avant-garde enough for me . . .” Wendy Cope The Crest of the New Romantic Wave I’ve often mentioned that avant garde movers and shakers in the arts world have already ushered in a neo-Romantic movement possibly in reaction… Read more »

Gregor’s Bed – Silent Comedy

Album: Bill Frisell, Silent Comedy ?. . . there’s a point when I start writing music, when It’s just me talking to the music. It’s all I can think about. I can’t force the music; whenever I have some strong pre-conceived idea or I’m forced into some corner, it doesn’t come out. So I try… Read more »