People, Places, Maps - The Distance Tricked Us
Posted in SHOFT on 23rd December 2011
It's a brave band that chooses a name featuring punctuation. Since it seems a fair number of the literate population can't use it properly at the best of times, the ever-present risk of getting missed in the search results because of a stray full-stop or a misplaced comma is always...
Field Mouse / The Japanese War Effort - Split Cassette
Posted in SHOFT on 22nd December 2011
For the second time in less than a month I find myself reviewing a cassette release, which as I look back on 2011 is something I didn't expect to find myself saying. As this recent revival of the retro format continues, I find echoes of my own past - not...
The Festive Jingle Jangle
Posted in Railways on 17th December 2011
It's been a rather odd, frustrating year for railtours. Lots of cancellations, lots of uncertainty, and a great deal of politics and rivalry entering the market. Amongst this, I've tried to do as many as possible, with an emphasis on rare or unusual track wherever possible. This hasn't always been...