Category Archives: monologue

Everybody hates you (and that is enough to win my love )

Everyone seems to be freaking out about about the new London 2012 logo. (The Guardian’s got a typical emotive article here) If the length of the comments section is any sort of guide, it seems we’ve become a nation of… Continue reading

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folk music for the end of the world

i don’t usually go for transparent post titles but since the latest issue from yerbird (home to next week’s gig of choice in london) has such a great name, not to mention fantastic artwork too, well, why fight it. (head… Continue reading

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modulor

i’ve been on the search for a pair of shoes recently which i think probably only exist in my imagination. which is not to say that they’re diamond encrusted or astronomically high or unfeasibly colourful but they are perfectly proportioned.… Continue reading

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l.o.v.e.

people can do strange things in the name of love. they can kill, suppress, obliterate and deny. they can hurt, hate and destroy. and then theres the things people do for love. out of and in love. it might be… Continue reading

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A swarm of angels

And so as B-day rapidly approaches-thoughts (in my household anyway) turn to musical selections. Usually, I’m ashamed to say, it’s just a question of taking a few classics from the racks to bolster the virtual record bag I take with… Continue reading

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rich vein of form

  i’m all for recognisable production styles – i mean i like nothing more than picking out the way a guitar is recorded or a handclap, or bass squelch as the leitmotif of a particular producer. and it can be… Continue reading

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flotsam & jetsam

i grew up as far from the sea as it’s possible to get on these british isles… give or take a mile or two.the largest expanses of flat water for quite some way were mill ponds and reservoirs. however the… Continue reading

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an hour before midnight…

…is worth two after, or so the early birds tell me. And boy were they ever right. Having a media-type-creative-type job I am lucky enough to compensate low income with late starts. This allows me to stay up late and… Continue reading

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Tokyo Drifter : Das Mix

A quick word about the mixtapes section Astute followers of HL will know that not only do we take very seriously the task of dropping great music on y’all. But also that I, the newest member of the crew, have… Continue reading

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