World Book History • 23rd December 2020

The Best Books I Read In 2020

A round-up of the best books I read in 2020, featuring writers like Bernadine Evaristo, Candice Carty-Williams, Daphne Du Maurier, Dean Atta, Martha Sprackland, Tim Marshall and many more.

High Rise And Ink • 16th December 2020

My Favourite Albums and EPs of 2020

A round-up of my favourite musical releases of 2020, from electronic music and hip-hop to metal, pop and jazz.

O'Fella Recordings [OFREC] • 30th November 2020

OFREC001, by O'Fella

The Bandcamp page for the debut release on a new label by the Liverpool-based techno artist Angus O'Ferrall. I wrote the press notes for this release.

High Rise And Ink • 30th November 2020

Left Foot Forward: Musical Highlights of November 2020

My latest column rounding up the most exciting experimental and electronic music of the month. Featuring the debut mixtape by Pa Salieu, mixes from Ece Ozel and Afrodeutsche and lots more.

High Rise And Ink • 9th November 2020

The Hopeful Nightmare: On Being An Arsenal Fan In 2020

Inspired by reading Arsene Wenger’s new autobiography, My Life In Red And White, I decided to pen an article about my relationship with/experience of Arsenal football club, from the heady days of ‘The Invincibles’ to the non-Europe qualifying team we are today.

Jen Flickr

World Book History • 2nd November 2020

World Book History #4: Inside Voices, Outside Light

Iceland is often perceived as one of the world’s most mysterious countries. Exposed in the far north, miles from any mainland, it’s sometimes depicted as a lonely, cut-off place, with harsh winters but one of the planet’s most breath-taking landscapes.

World Book History • 2nd November 2020

World Book History #8: Let Me Tell You This

In 2020, racism is still a very global problem. Events in the US over the last two weeks have brought about awareness on the biggest scale that many of us can remember. But it’s far from just an American problem. Here in the UK and wider Europe, the attitude that ‘our society can’t ever be as bad as America’s’ is both widespread and deeply problematic.

Christoph Scholz

World Book History • 2nd November 2020

World Book History #2: James Joyce & Brexit

Where do you even start with Brexit these days? It’s safe to say that most of the country has spent the last three years in a state of almost complete confusion. Whatever your views, it has been incredibly divisive both in Britain and on the European continent.

World Book History • 2nd November 2020

World Book History #6: Terrorism in Western Literature

How do you write about a lived experience which is not your own? More importantly, *should* you? Those are questions which must haunt fiction writers all the time. And they need to be considered whenever writing think pieces, articles or blog posts too.

calameo.com • 2nd November 2020

Ta Voix Volume 2: Testament

Volume 2 of Ta Voix, this time revolving around the skill, passion and creativity of a genre and planet-spanning generation.

Ta Voix • 2nd November 2020

Ta Voix Volume #1: Resonance

Issue one of a new digital literary journal, Ta Voix. The theme for this issue is Resonance, and the publication collates beautiful and forward-thinking poetry, prose and creative non-fic by writers from across the globe.

2nd November 2020

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey – Bistiller

We work better together than as individuals. This has been a fact of our professional lives forever. In his book 7 Habits of Highly Effective people, the legendary businessman and author Stephen Covey outlined how that same truth could be just as important in our personal lives.

2nd November 2020

The 8th Habit by Stephen Covey – Bistiller

Let’s be honest, work is not always enjoyable. You’ve probably felt neglected or undervalued several times in your workplace. In ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, Stephen Covey stressed how spiritual happiness leads to better working circumstances. In ‘The 8th Habit’, the sequel to that book, he outlines a further new paradigm to improve our working conditions...

2nd November 2020

The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone – Bistiller

Most people think it happens to you. Especially in creative industries like Hollywood, people think it takes limited work. This is wrong; success happens because of us. This is whether your aim is to become a millionaire or find your perfect partner in love. Its main notion is exactly what it says on the tin.

The Quietus • 2nd November 2020

Features | Baker's Dozen | Tapestry Traverse: Tom Furse Of The Horrors' Favourite Exotica Albums

Before The Horrors' keyboards man launches his new compilation of exotica and library music from the Southern Library of Recorded Music tonight, he takes us on a tour of some of the guiding lights behind Digs.

The Quietus • 2nd November 2020

Reviews | Mogwai - Central Belters | The Quietus

For a band with a history and sound as rich as Mogwai's, it's not unfair to suggest that Central Belters – a three disc selection of the band's biggest hitters and rarities – has been a long time coming.

The Publishing Post • 15th August 2020

Fiction and The Troubles: Three Books About Northern Ireland

‘The Troubles’ — the forty-year conflict that raged in Northern Ireland — is a massive part of the United Kingdom’s history. And yet people of my generation (twenty-somethings who grew up after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement) know very little about it. We weren’t taught about it in school, and even though the IRA crop up in the mainstream news occasionally, many still aren’t sure what they stand for.

High Rise And Ink • 12th February 2019

Kicking With Verse: Two Poems

Poetry is undergoing something of a renaissance right now. Like the cultural and social progression that’s sweeping much of the world in various forms, it thrives in a climate of deep-set emotions and evolving mindsets.

High Rise And Ink • 3rd August 2017

South Of Ireland: A Short Story

Recently I was given an assignment to write a short story (1000 words) about time, or specifically, the way in which time can change perceptions and perspectives. My submission generally got good feedback, so I thought I’d share it here. It’s far from perfect but you’ve got to start somewhere, right?

High Rise And Ink • 3rd August 2017

5 For Healing: My Depression, And The Records That Help Me

In this article, I explain how my fascination with music, and certain records in particular, has helped me confront my struggle with clinical depression.