Sep 4, 2017 | ARTicle
In a career spanning 50 years and over 80 books, Stephen King has amassed a towering reputation as one of our greatest storytellers. The author of innumerable bestsellers, he has been honoured by the President of the United States with the National Medal for the Arts,...
Jul 23, 2017 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Glen Phillips, once and occasionally present Toad The Wet Sprocket frontman, has released a poetic, honest new solo album called Swallowed By The New, on which he examines heartbreak, depression, grief and, ultimately, hope. You’ve...
Jul 2, 2017 | ARTicle
What gets people talking about death in ways that make them feel more powerfully alive? Author Helena Dolny’s quest for an answer and belief that we need to talk about living and dying inspired an eight-year learning journey and resulted in Before Forever After, a...
Jun 7, 2017 | ARTicle
Nicola Yoon is the author of Everything, Everything, the book on which the eponymous movie has been based. What was your inspiration for Everything, Everything? I started writing the book when my daughter was just four months old. Like any new mom, I worried about...
Apr 19, 2017 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Leo Sayer is a people person. He arrives in the foyer of the Johannesburg hotel where we meet five minutes early and is greeted by name by the concierge. He returns the compliment, giving the man a long, two-handed handshake and swapping...
Mar 27, 2017 | ARTicle
By BRUCE DENNILL Mark Nevin: My Unfashionable Opinion Analogue tape recording: still a popular choice for “real” musicians and music fans, but not easy to do in terms of availability of hardware and engineers willing and able to go through the hassle of...
