99 Film Reviews
4 Book Reviews
The Gospel According To Jesus Christ
You can imagine the sort of outraged comments this book will have provoked from many zealous Christians… More about The Gospel According To Jesus Christ
Rant
With Rant, the endlessly inventive Palahniuk may have finally run out of ideas. The author’s formidable… More about Rant
Death at Intervals
As translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Saramago is the sort of wise old gent we’d want present… More about Death at Intervals
Books
After a spell reading work-related stuff and watching screens for entertainment, I recently returned… More about Books
2 Theatre Reviews
The last night of Hobson’s Choice
Most people remember John Savident as Coronation Street’s recently deceased butcher Fred Elliott… More about The last night of Hobson’s Choice
Making a song and dance about it
Noël Coward’s play Still Life (1936) formed the basis of the wonderfully restrained (or rather… More about Making a song and dance about it
10 Concert Reviews
Buena Vista Social Club presents (2008 Tour)
Last year, we managed to get tickets for the Buena Vista Social Club presents date at Sheffield City… More about Buena Vista Social Club presents (2008 Tour)
Toumani Diabaté
For over 700 years, the griots have wandered the plains and villages of Mali, as much a part of the… More about Toumani Diabaté
Salsa Celtica
I first heard of Scottish band Salsa Celtica back in 2004, courtesy of WFMU radio’s Doug Schulkind… More about Salsa Celtica
The Lion roared
The problem with being a covers band is that your audience tends to judge you on the quality of your… More about The Lion roared
Who is that guy?
Bon dia, my name is Mike Padgett. I'm an Information Designer. At work, I design solutions for communicating complex data collections. Right now, I'm doing this marvellous stuff for clients of Unisys.
At play, I enjoy travel, world music concerts and literature.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Bourgogne des Flandres.