General – Breaking the Darkness

My First Listen – The Cars

Posted on May 20, 2017May 20, 2017 by Peter

Until this past week, I had never listened to The Cars’ eponymous debut album in its entirety, but I never really needed to. Coming of age in the 80s this was a band that was utterly ubiquitous and such an integral part of the musical landscape that I never really needed to own or listen…

Setting the Controls…

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Peter

When I was a child, I used to rehearse which would be worse: going blind or going deaf. As an avid reader from a very young age, I always knew that going blind would be worse. This assessment lasted into my 20s and 30s as I began directing theatre. Now, as I languish solidly in my…