In loving memory of my favourite composer of all time, Henry Mancini, who would have turned the grand old age of 100 this year. Here’s to all the wonderful music he wrote, which still is, in my mind, completely unmatched.

(Including a Spotify playlist featuring some of his most famous works)

If our new generation of artists truly were rebels of their time, what exactly would they encompass? These are the five things I would aim to inhabit and express on this journey.

“Romanticising the plight of the former artists, and wearing their suffering as a costume just won’t cut it anymore. We have our own problems that we need to fight in our own way.”

A certain silence has fallen across the artistic industries of our day. Fear has permeated every corner with few choosing to stand up for something bigger than themselves, choosing instead to watch their own backs. But how long can this last? Soon the riskless will realise that their silence can only protect them for so long.

A poem portraying an autumnal love affair that was never meant to be...

“Newness should not be feared, for nostalgic art will never be era-defining, and likely will not be remembered with the same enthusiasm as the distinctive works of the past.”

A selection of albums released within my lifetime that have been a huge source of inspiration to me and that no matter what, I always end up going back to.
(Including a Spotify playlist of some of my favourite tracks).

A poem about our beauty cabinets, full of perilous pots of gloop!