BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE So we live in Dunedin again. The Burns Effect is real. I start my new job (Net Carbon Zero Programme Manager at the Univer...

You can find similar lists for 2019 ,  2018 ,  2017 , (...),  2014 ,  2013 ,  2012 ,  2011 , &  2010 . The rules are, as ever, that I...

You can find a playlist at the bottom of this post and previous editions here: 2019 , 2018  albums  and  songs ,  2017  albums  and  songs ,...

MUSIC   BOOKS   This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein (non-fiction, audiobook)  – sadly, this book didn’t change much since it’s 2014 publ...

MUSIC - OCTOBER I went to a concert! My first for 2020!! Up yours COVID-19. The Beths @ San Fran. It was on a Sunday and it was totally wort...

MUSIC BOOKS The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle (novel, audiobook) Much-hyped local success story - and I can see why. It has all the com...

MUSIC BOOKS I read seven books this month. Scratch that: I listened to seven audiobooks.  I listened to/read five books total across June an...

MUSIC: JUNE BOOKS Lost Connections: Uncovering the real causes of depression - and the unexpected solutions by Johann Hari (non-fiction, aud...