Time is passing by fast. It’s been a year already since I became a Trustee of the Poole Museum Foundation. It’s been a fascinating experience so far, joining at a time when the museum was preparing to re-open following a £10m Lottery funded redevelopment. This gave time for our new board to settle into theContinueContinue reading “Foundation year”
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Gigs of 2026 (so far)
Tuesday 10th February 2026: Maxïmo Park at O2 Academy, Bournemouth w/ Art Brut Thursday 12th February 2026: Militarie Gun at Kola, Portsmouth w/ The Tubs 2025 <<
Beer Tours: Portsmouth
The Brewers Tap, 177 Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8EA Brewhouse & Kitchen Portsmouth, 26 Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD HUIS, 62 Elm Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 1JG Meat and Barrel, 110-114 Palmerston Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, SPO5 3PT Staggeringly Good Brewery, Unit 10, St Georges Industrial Estate, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8SS Teds, 61ContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Portsmouth”
The magic number
Three years ago I started compiling a monthly playlist of new and recent tracks I’d been enjoying – an 11 track ‘mixtape’. Originally these were to accompany a newsletter I was writing on LinkedIn (one has now long outlasted the other).I liked the idea that they were a modern equivalent to a magazine covermount CD and it scratched an itchContinueContinue reading “The magic number”
February 2026 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. The Academy Is… – 200502. Darksoft – Spend Your Days03. Holly Humberstone – To Love Somebody04. MARIS – Body Is On Fire05. Overcoats – heckler06. Arlo Parks – 2SIDED07. Now, Now – About You08. Metric – Victim Of Luck09. The Format – Human Nature10. Ray Bull – All That You Are11. Tyler LyleContinueContinue reading “February 2026 Mixtape”
The EO adventure continues
Photo credit: Marta Handjieva It’s been a busy, but great start to 2026 for me on all things EO. Last week I was honoured to give a talk as part of the fantastic ‘at home’ recreation of November’s eoa Conference, put on by Jen and Jayne at Coda for their team.Mid month Daisy Biggs andContinueContinue reading “The EO adventure continues”
Beer Tours: Dorset
Bournemouth All Hail Ale, 10 Queens Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6BE Brewdog, BH2 Shopping Centre, Exeter Cres, Bournemouth, BH2 5DD The Branksome Craft House, 152-154 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5LU Brewhouse & Kitchen Southbourne, 147 Parkwood Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2BW Chaplins and The Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4AG The Firkin Shed, 279 HoldenhurstContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Dorset”
Looking back, moving forward.
It’s generally accepted that the end of a calendar year is the designated appropriate time for reflection, for looking back while we rest, to recharge the batteries and prepare to move forward when January is upon us. Then 1st January happens and you’re torn from the nostalgic slumber and post Christmas haze. It’s go time,ContinueContinue reading “Looking back, moving forward.”
January 2026 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Arkells, Portugal. The Man – Money02. Post Sex Nachos – Supergirl03. Georgia – Be Free04. Allie X – Reunite05. Nicolaas, Brothertiger – Overdrive06. Kristiane – Smoke & Mirrors07. Tigers Jaw – Head Is Like a Sinking Stone08. Loviet – CHEERLEADER09. Hazel English – Gimme10. Softcult – Queen Of Nothing11. Prinze George, AFSHEEN -ContinueContinue reading “January 2026 Mixtape”
2025 laid bare
Another year is in the books. It only feels like yesterday I was writing the same words about 2024. Time is marching on, tomorrow I’ll be able to say that next year (2027) I’ll be 40.So often I wonder when it was that I became a responsible adult. Back in the summer I spoke onContinueContinue reading “2025 laid bare”
eoa Conference panel
A month ago today I was sat on a stage in Telford, sharing EO stories alongside Hayley Russel, Stephen Spence and our host Arabella Lewis-Smith. The first day of the eoa conference had been a whirlwind, I was still trying to process everything that happened, particularly the unexpected, while attempting to say something coherent andContinueContinue reading “eoa Conference panel”
10 Years of The Force Awakens
Today is the tenth anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Kudos to David Tree and team for putting on the closest thing to an official celebration of the fifth highest grossing film worldwide, earlier this month in Fordingbridge – because, where else?On stage in this photo are Lucasfilm Creative Exec, Pablo Hidalgo and CreaturesContinueContinue reading “10 Years of The Force Awakens”
Liam Toms 