Author Archives: julietb

mp3s – in the battle between robots and ladies; the robots won.

“We’re conforming to the way machines pay music. It’s robots’ choice. It used to be ladies’ choice — now it’s robots’ choice.” — Donald Fagen, producer and Steely Dan frontman Interesting article on the death of high fidelity in Rolling… Continue reading

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folk tales

all quiet on the home front while we work out our plot our course on the latitudes. but there’s nothing like a bit of celebrity endorsement to draw me out of the wordwork. yesterday, one kanye west called in at… Continue reading

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miss you

ahh, there we are. back from the brink. and sweden. this is a toe in the water post. i’ve almost forgotten what to do, its been so long. but before i’m set adrift again in a sea of wrapping paper,… Continue reading

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come down from the mountain, oh fleetest of foxes! hear now, hear what i say…

the fleet foxes are calling you through the mists of time to the midst of today. they’ve just finished recording their new album, download for new track now, here.

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i asked the sky just what we had

its the end of an era and the dawn of a whole new one. sure, my ipod finally died but i’m changing my name, moving house, starting a whole new life. with my husband. it’s pretty momentous. since hl has… Continue reading

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i found you. brought you home.

image via while a certain someone has already recognised that i’ve been trawling old romancing mixtapes for posts over the past few months it’s not going to stop me from upping some of my best archival material in my last… Continue reading

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more blank pages too beautiful to write on

in wes anderson friendly-futera and covetable brown manila, new field note books.

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you can’t win with a losing hand

pic by elliott landy i heard arcadia boss, philip green on the radio yesterday saying that despite the fact that his disposable heroes of topshophrecy had continued to return record profits over a poor summer on the high street, that… Continue reading

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champs d’or

it’s paris for us again next week. mais oui. and does that mean more french house aux latitudes? mais oui! straight out of our new manor (and with thanks and compliments to the chef- chris at gvsb) russ chimes has… Continue reading

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so tonight that i might see

photo via yep, we’re packing up and moving forward. further up the river. but not too far, to where the skies are like this. so digging the (packing) crates throws up curve yesterday and today; mazzy star. it’s my fourth… Continue reading

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