On songs, songholders and other objects.
Writer, teacher and music researcher based in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK). Author of books including Fado and the Place of Longing, The Late Voice, Nina Simone, The Sound of Nonsense and DJs do Guetto.
Writing mostly about music & politics as a way to clarify and improve my own thinking.
Psychotic reactions, carburetor dung & maggots on my brain. Random scribbles on music, art & culture.
Slow writing on culture and music from an NPR veteran and bestselling author
Notes and Essays on Grunge, Protest Music, Musicology, Art, Design and Politics.