Film and music by Johnny Daukes (@jdaukes); with thanks to Nadia and Noah and Mitch Benn (harmonica). 'Broken Greek' by Pete Paphides Pete paphides 1/30/18 Pete paphides 1/30/18 “She may have propelled us to the essence of our connection with her music: the miraculous, ungraspable nature of human consciousness.” On Kate Bush (2014) Read More Pete paphides 12/12/17 Pete paphides 12/12/17 In Praise of The Smithereens’ Especially For You Read More Pete paphides 11/27/17 Pete paphides 11/27/17 “Back in Zone 3, London’s swing is the gentle sway of a suspended tyre in a deserted playground” On Colorama and ‘Turnham Green’ Read More Pete paphides 11/18/17 Pete paphides 11/18/17 The Suburban Renewal of Saint Etienne Read More Pete paphides 10/15/17 Pete paphides 10/15/17 We’re Not In Kingston Anymore: How UB40’s ‘Signing Off’ repurposed reggae for Thatcher’s Britainv Read More Pete paphides 9/4/17 Pete paphides 9/4/17 ‘Simply Thrilled: The Preposterous Story of Postcard Records’ Read More Pete paphides 9/3/17 Pete paphides 9/3/17 Mmh, yes. A few words on ‘The Sensual World’ Read More Pete paphides 8/31/17 Pete paphides 8/31/17 In Praise Of Europop (2016) Read More Pete paphides 8/22/17 Pete paphides 8/22/17 “I didn’t die, obviously. I just farted furniture polish” Billy Joel, 2006 Read More Pete paphides 8/2/17 Pete paphides 8/2/17 What We Stand To Lose When We Lose The B-Side Read More Pete paphides 3/3/17 Pete paphides 3/3/17 TEN ALBUMS THAT CONFIRM THE WORLD-BEATING GENIUS OF THE BEE GEES Read More Pete paphides 2/12/17 Pete paphides 2/12/17 “I thought me and Kate Moss could be great friends.” An afternoon with Lawrence. (2012) Read More Pete paphides 2/5/17 Pete paphides 2/5/17 “We weren’t trying to change anything. We were just joining in.” Read More Pete paphides 1/22/17 Pete paphides 1/22/17 The Outlaw Origins of Greek Folk Read More Pete paphides 1/13/17 Pete paphides 1/13/17 “Shall we skip the light fandango, m’lud?” Read More Pete paphides 12/27/16 Pete paphides 12/27/16 On Andy Kershaw Read More Pete paphides 12/22/16 Pete paphides 12/22/16 “We all die. It’s just a question of ‘Do we do the good stuff beforehand?’” Read More Pete paphides 11/30/16 Pete paphides 11/30/16 On Kate Bush and why it’s fine Read More Pete paphides 5/10/16 Pete paphides 5/10/16 Ultimately, it’s a young person’s game Read More Newer Posts
Pete paphides 1/30/18 Pete paphides 1/30/18 “She may have propelled us to the essence of our connection with her music: the miraculous, ungraspable nature of human consciousness.” On Kate Bush (2014) Read More
Pete paphides 12/12/17 Pete paphides 12/12/17 In Praise of The Smithereens’ Especially For You Read More
Pete paphides 11/27/17 Pete paphides 11/27/17 “Back in Zone 3, London’s swing is the gentle sway of a suspended tyre in a deserted playground” On Colorama and ‘Turnham Green’ Read More
Pete paphides 10/15/17 Pete paphides 10/15/17 We’re Not In Kingston Anymore: How UB40’s ‘Signing Off’ repurposed reggae for Thatcher’s Britainv Read More
Pete paphides 9/4/17 Pete paphides 9/4/17 ‘Simply Thrilled: The Preposterous Story of Postcard Records’ Read More
Pete paphides 8/22/17 Pete paphides 8/22/17 “I didn’t die, obviously. I just farted furniture polish” Billy Joel, 2006 Read More
Pete paphides 3/3/17 Pete paphides 3/3/17 TEN ALBUMS THAT CONFIRM THE WORLD-BEATING GENIUS OF THE BEE GEES Read More
Pete paphides 2/12/17 Pete paphides 2/12/17 “I thought me and Kate Moss could be great friends.” An afternoon with Lawrence. (2012) Read More
Pete paphides 2/5/17 Pete paphides 2/5/17 “We weren’t trying to change anything. We were just joining in.” Read More
Pete paphides 12/22/16 Pete paphides 12/22/16 “We all die. It’s just a question of ‘Do we do the good stuff beforehand?’” Read More