Big Issue op-ed piece about why we get so upset when white people play black music. Continue reading
In defence of cultural interchange
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Mexicola
Going to Mexico and doing nothing for a week. This makes for fascinating reading, obviously. Continue reading
Coach class
I try to go to Coachella, and spend all weekend in Tony Curtis’s jacuzzi instead. A good result, on balance. Continue reading
Lost in LA
The resumption of my travel blog after a three-year non-travelling hiatus: arrival in LA, stalking David Lynch with neither shame nor restraint, and decamping to Palm Springs. Continue reading
Out of Africa
A feature about the abiding influence of Paul Simon’s Graceland and the legacy of “world” music on indie music today. Published in The Big Issue, April 2010. Continue reading