Musicians
May Erlewine
We only cover artists we love here. And this one is a keeper.
PAUL DETTMANN
Writer at Crime Guy and Pen & Sword Books, Smart Talk AI on Substack, Working Class Heroes podcast. UK: Bucks + Anlaby.
Musicians
Ali Angel
This strand on Americana musicians continues with LA valley girl Ali Angel.
my bipolar journey
so much better in lowercase. it reduces its power. a little.
Musicians
Cyrena Wages
Cyrena's real family name is Wages, pronounced exactly as you would think. Her former band, Lost Wages, makes it clear.
Music
Girls, Guitars, Guns, Gasoline and God: Country Music & Neurodiversity
I have finally polished the playlist that kept me calm during four months of insomnia and hyperactivity. We are on the down slope now.
Culture
Those Literary Things + Men
I was present at one of the most exciting and bizarre literary events I have ever seen: the launch of Gestures on 3rd April at the Royal Academy of Art, Battersea. The cover image shows the hands of Georgia O'Keeffe.
The Z Review
Men Writing for Women
I've been looking for a way into this one for a few weeks now. First it was one thing. Then it was another thing. As I start to write, I think I know what the thing is. I think I do. Let's go.
Music
Lilly Winwood
We revive a strand started on Medium and continued on The Z Review: features on inspiring musical and show business figures across the generations.
WW2
Hull Blitz 1941
The Hull Daily Mail wasted no time in preparing for Blitz. 2 January 1941 they refer to Blitzes past. Coventry, Sheffield and Manchester were already smoking ruins by then.
Crime Guy
Suzy 2: The River
I wanted to follow-up on the river post. This was a breakthrough moment for me. It was the first time I have ever visited a crime scene/area in person, and I am following it up tomorrow with my first ever Crime Guy-related interview with an expert.
Crime Guy
Suzy: The River
I was in Fulham last week to take photographs of key locations relating to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh in July 1986.
AI
Hitchhiker's Guide to Microsoft Copilot
The executive summary of this section of the guide is that anyone in office work needs to become expert at Copilot as quickly as humanly possible. We had such a gargle blast with this that we did it all again!