Why were 3 shops a week closing? Will we be left with no record shops with the continuing rise of downloading? Hear from over 20 record shop owners and music industry leaders as well as musicians including Paul Weller, Johnny Marr, Norman Cook, Billy Bragg, Nerina Pallot, Richard Hawley and Clint Boon as they all tell us how the shops became and still are a part of their own musical education, a place to cherish and discover new bands and new music.

A collection of reflections from a since-silver-age age reader of comics. Saturday, June 20, 2009. Reflections on the Ninth Art. Sunday, August 10, 2008. I have started a new blog on WordPress called WalakaNet. That combines a few of my outlets into one source; comics will no longer be the sole focus of the site, but will have its own section. End and toward the Estoreal.

Not if You Were the Last Short Story on Earth. Best of the Best - the Official 2010 Last Short Story List. Not If You Were The Last Short Story On Earth Recommended Reading List 2010. Peter M Ball, One Saturday Night, With Angel, Sprawl. Christopher Barzak, Map of Seventeen, The Beastly Bride and Other Tales of the Animal People. Holly Black, The Aarne-Thompson Classification Revue, Full Moon City.

Not If You Were The Last Short Story On Earth. Overdosing on short fiction since 2007. February Reads, Part 1. The Sound of Useless Wings. Karma Among the Cloud Kings. Just in case anyone is interested, a couple of stats.