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, and The Sound of Nonsense.
I keep getting into conversations on substack, and want a place to store longer thoughts.
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.