Tag: jazz
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Vale James Valentine
In the last week you may have read news of the death of Australian broadcaster, musician, and author, James Valentine.
I worked alongside James Valentine for over twenty-five years. As … Read the rest “Vale James Valentine”
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Sunday Jazz
There’s not a lot that happens on a Sunday afternoon in Lismore. The streets are empty, and most of the pubs are closed.
In some ways, it’s not that different … Read the rest “Sunday Jazz”
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Jonas Holmberg
Three or four years ago, I discovered the Swedish singer, Jonas Holmberg, and fell totally in love with his voice. I know it’s a cliche, but he has the … Read the rest “Jonas Holmberg”
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Monica Z
The last couple of weeks have been reasonably busy, and so I haven’t managed to immerse myself in the Scandinavian Film Festival as I’d hoped. There was one film, however, … Read the rest “Monica Z”





Thanks so much for suggesting I read this piece, It was an incredibly tough read, but I’m glad I stuck…
I love this story. It reminds me of a segment James used to host called "One Degree of Separation," based…
Here's my inevitably trivial six degrees of separation from you. In 1985 I had a crush (unrequited and undeclared though…
Not sure if you've read this yet: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n17/paul-laity/after-martha but thought I might mention it. Seems to be paywall free for…
I know what you mean. I'm going to write a post some day about how I use my mobile phone…