Around the age of twelve my Dad used to take me to the seaside town of Torquay every Saturday to go shopping. It was one of those weekends when I came across two very special music related DVD’s at the now deceased Virgin Megastore that changed my life forever: “A Film About Jimi Hendrix” documentary [...]
Tag: Guitar
SHADOWS ON THE SEA
In the beginning There’s a village not far from me called Capel-le-Ferne. Its name derives from the phrase ‘Chapel in the Ferns’. Proud locals often call it ‘The Village in the Clouds’. The rest of us call it ‘Capel-Le-Fog’ because it’s high up and every so often you can’t see a single thing there when [...]
HEARTBEAT’S SILHOUETTE
At last the sun came out and so did I. Most people dis Dover for dumb reasons. I don't. Aside the fact that we have White Cliffs plus a magnificent Norman Castle to the east, the harbour overlooking France to the south, more cliffs to the west and forests to the north, Dover has the [...]
DESTINY COMES WITH A CURSE
‘Lost in Surreal’Untitled Identity The last time I ever heard your voiceYou were singing, crystal clearMaking up for lost timeStill begging to disappear You never wanted fame, I knowYet destiny comes with a curseDrags you up then lets you downI don’t know what’s worseThan being fed a big lieOne that you believeJust to find out [...]
GINNY
Photography by Bjorn Looss - Model is Guinevere van Seenus GINNY It wasn’t the dragonIt wasn’t MerlinIt wasn’t the jesterNor his old tambourine It wasn’t the French knightThey called LancelotNor evil Morgan le FayAnd the fall of Camelot Dark Age’s disastersRound table no moreLe Morte d'ArthurLady of the Lake came ashoreShe took care of ExcaliburKept [...]
TOY TOWN HAS LOST ITS SOUL
It may seem like Toy TownWhen you’re looking down from up aboveBut in reality what you’ll find thereAre the lovers and the unloved Like anywhere else around the worldOpposites attractNorth and south and east and westThere’s no argument, it’s a fact Umbrellas for a rainy daySledges for the snowBarbeques come summertimeAutumn Bonfire Night’s multi-coloured show [...]
‘LOOKING FOR REASONS’ – THE BOOK
Originally from my song, 'Liquid Truth' - written in 2012, me a first year music student back then - these words below open Zoolon's new book called, 'LOOKING FOR REASONS'. They just about sum me up. ‘When will all the pieces come together,And if I don’t like the picture am I stuck with it forever?’ [...]
DREAMER, ZEUS & THE OLD LADY
Art work by Funniest Animal Videos I was reading an article that said when in the mood a cat can count up to 7. My immediate thought was that that made a mockery of the 9 lives theory, given that cats must be in no man's land after 7 disastrous accidents. I wondered how the [...]
LOOKING FOR REASONS
Photo by Michael Chen LOOKING FOR REASONS Looking for reasonsMe, you and sheFighting for justiceAnd taking the kneeA paradise lostNow under the seaAn invisible pandemicCries out a stupid “Yippee”It kills mostly the poorThan it does the bourgeoisieMostly the poorWho will never be free Anything goesWhen powers agreeTo turn a blind eyeAt the death of some [...]
DREAMS & UNLOCKED PRISONS
'The book of love has music in itIn fact that's where music comes from'Songwriter: Stephin Merritt In a bid to curb the new variant coronavirus - that is 70% more catchable than the original - from spreading more rapidly in Kent I’m stuck in my unlocked prison in Tier 4 top-level lockdown. Only the food [...]
George Blamey-Steeden 