August 2012
A Defence of Philosophy: Reason and Imagination
In his essay, ‘A Defence of Poetry’, Shelley distinguishes reason from imagination in the following way: “Reason respects the differences, and imagination the similitudes of things. Reason is to imagination as the instrument to the […]
Robin Kingsland Interview
Children’s author Robin Kingsland looks up from a script of ‘Soldier’ a show he’s currently helping with at the Edinburgh Festival as I arrive to interview him in the quiet back room of the Pret […]
Ghost Town – A Social Comment
This case study focuses on The Specials’ 1981 single release Ghost Town on 7” and 12” vinyl. It will predominantly focus on the eponymous A-Side track, which was and still remains of great significance as a stand-alone piece of popular music […]