Aged nine, Peter Underwood woke up to find his father standing at the foot of his bed. This would be fine, except his father had passed away earlier that same day.
One thing I didn’t like from Spotify Wrapped was this:
Apparently, Spotify considers you to be some kind of mysterious shaman if you listen to albums all the way through – that is, if you approach the art as the artist attended.
Boo to that. I’m far from a purist, but I don’t like how disposable things feel these days.
I’m here to present my favourite albums from 2022.
Despite everything, I’m feeling much calmer than I was this time last year, thank you.
The Skeleton Haunts A House is A Family Skeleton Mystery by Leigh Perry.
It’s worth reading. Want to know why? I’ll do my best to explain below.
And what’s more, I’ll try to do so with as few spoilers as possible!
I “released” an album on Halloween 2015, but I was too darn busy to tell anyone about it.
It’s called RIDDLES & GHOSTS, and it’s best thought of as…
Oh, life’s too short for elevator pitches. So instead, here’s my track-by-track guide to RIDDLES & GHOSTS, the SECOND ALBUM BY LORD GLOOM.
Behold Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem!
It’s the oldest pub in Nottingham, and it also lays claim to being the oldest pub in England.
The oldest “inn”, in any case. I referred to it as a “pub” because I didn’t like the look of the sentence “the oldest inn in England”.
Notice it has a longsword attached to its front.
I’d like to pretend that the figures in the foreground, all of whom are strangers to me, were not there at the time the photo was taken. The problem is, they look a little too glamorous to be ghosts.
Except, perhaps, the young man to the bottom right. He looks like a teenager who was hit by a car whilst running across the road to see the girl in the middle. Now his spirit will follow her forever more. The twist to the tragic tale is that he remains as invisible to her in death as he was in life.
No, these guys aren’t ghosts, but the place is full of them. Full of ghosts, and all manner of interesting things.
Hey readers.
When writing about Whitby by day, I mentioned that I could not find my photos of Whitby by night.
Well, I found them! Here they are!
These are some of the most atmospheric photographs I’ve ever taken, from a night where I felt more alive than I have in a long time.
Lord Gloom 