Welcome, dear friend, to my little slice of the web. This is where you’ll find whatever piece of myself I have been able to plonk into the ether.

I visited Broadway Cinema twice this weekend to see restorations of The Sacrifice and Nostalghia, two films by my favourite director, Andrei Tarkovsky.

Social media and Shazam-like birdsong apps drawing young people to hobby as they seek a gentler connection to the outside world

A speedy, intentional, and modern RAW photo editor built natively for Mac.

Uncover the origins of the Silo.

The Man-Machine delivers a captivating audio-visual, retro-futurist ode to a connected Europe. Deep techno, joyous melodies, and a touching tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Poltergeists are supernatural entities characterized by physical disturbances—escalating from loud noises and moving objects, to physical harm and even (in the worst cases) possession.

The AI workspace for everyday work.

YouTube video by Boards of Canada

Days 11 to 15. We celebrated a retirement, caught beans for good fortune, and spent three Perfect Days ticking off favourite places and stores.

Days 6 to 10 brought several trip highlights, including an outstanding café, trippy outdoor bathing in Karuizawa, and a perfect few hours at Sakamoto Library.

I’ve split this summary across three posts, and this roundup details the first five days. Highlights included lots of sumo, a studio session, and getting to know Ryōgoku.

The WM-22 was the first Walkman model that was sold in the UK for under £30.

An attempt to document a lifetime of concerts.

Here’s my 22nd annual roundup: sixty short reviews across five categories, plus shows, stats and playlists. It gets more ridiculous every year, but I do it to myself, I do.

From one of the best seats in the entire arena, I saw my favourite band for the fourth time. Within minutes, I realised this would be the best gig I’d ever experienced.

Stars of the Lid Forever is a fan-led project to archive their live recordings from over the years, all compiled in one place for your listening pleasure.

In 1989, a band changed my life, but when they recently reformed I didn't want to know. This weekend, I gave my scepticism the slip and witnessed the resurrection.

Musician Henry Claude asked me some questions for his field recording research project, and was kind enough to let me archive my detailed responses here.