Brother Metal

I’m guessing that of all the things, good and bad, that come into your mind when you think of Italy, Heavy Metal isn’t one of them. Why would it? The natural breeding ground for metal bands traditionally has been in post-industrial provincial cities such as Birmingham or Newcastle or, more latterly, north European countries where [...]

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Buckfast Bhuna

Last year I was in Scotland and there was a news item on the radio that announced that a curry house in Lanarkshire had come up with the “Buckfast Bhuna”. This new, innovative addition to Scotland’s Hells’ Kitchen was the same curry as your conventional Bhuna, but with a generous (insert Scotch joke here) measure [...]

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Brave Italian Squirrel Saves the Forest

When I started this Blog I knew that I would quickly run out of ideas and end up posting You Tube clips. And here we are. But at least this is one that you likely haven’t seen before.
This is an advert shown on Italian TV for the chewing gum brand Air Vigorsol. I’m posting it [...]

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Def Jam Hooded Sweatshirt

Somebody reading this blog may be surprised, but I was once cool. I remember it well: it happened between September and November of 1987, and nobody was more suprised than I was.
What caused this outbreak of coolness was the fact that I owned Public Enemy’s first album Yo! Bum Rush the Show before most people [...]

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Easyjet vs Ryanair

I’m sure you’ll recognise the photo above as being a fair representation of the level of service that you’re likely to experience flying Ryanair or Easyjet. Now, as someone who lives outside of the UK, and who moreover is Scotch, I obviously have a certain experience of traveling on both airlines. Experience that makes me, [...]

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