Devil In The Details | Life update + Thoughts on ‘I object: Ian Hislop’s search for dissent’ at The British Museum

I've moved to London! I've been planning this for a couple of weeks ever since I discovered I was successful in getting a job offer last month. Since then it's been a month of saying goodbye to home in the North West of England and making an exciting hello to the big city. A reoccuring … Continue reading Devil In The Details | Life update + Thoughts on ‘I object: Ian Hislop’s search for dissent’ at The British Museum →

It’s Not Exactly Black and White | Do I actually like Twin Peaks?

I recently got into Twin Peaks by obsessively binge watching the original series (Seasons 1 and 2), Fire Walk With Me (the prequel film) and the long awaited and much talked about The Return (Season 3). Twin Peaks was off the air for 26 years and its cult following had secretly initiated many of my … Continue reading It’s Not Exactly Black and White | Do I actually like Twin Peaks? →

Footsie | One of the warmer moments in ‘Whiplash’

Whiplash was a film that I knew I would thoroughly enjoy as soon as the trailer caught my attention. Back in 2014 I used to play the drums a lot more than I do now and the idea of a drama based around percussion captivated me. The anticipation grew and I was buzzing to finally see … Continue reading Footsie | One of the warmer moments in ‘Whiplash’ →

Music To My Ears #2 | ABBA Special! Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’

I moved out of my university flat this week! On top of all the cleaning, packing and crying over leaving my home of the past two years, I've been spending time with close friends who are still around to quell the melancholy and distract myself. We've been to the cinema twice to see Marvel's Ant-Man and … Continue reading Music To My Ears #2 | ABBA Special! Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’ →

“Don’t you know anything about tampering?” | Deconstructing ‘The Benadryl Brownie’

Larry David is one of the greatest comedic minds we’ve been lucky enough to have on our television screens. Being the man behind Seinfeld (one of the most successful sitcoms of all time) you might have thought his career had already peaked 20 years ago, if you even knew who he was. But since then, he … Continue reading “Don’t you know anything about tampering?” | Deconstructing ‘The Benadryl Brownie’ →

Music To My Ears #1 | Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’

You’re probably wondering what exactly a musical ‘sweet spot’ is. Have you ever heard an ethereal, simply brilliant moment in a track which is so satisfying you can’t help but listen to the song again and again? Sweet spots can be a closing culmination of all the best elements of a track, other times they … Continue reading Music To My Ears #1 | Some of my favourite musical ‘sweet spots’ →

Welcome to minutiae+musings!

So...errr...what exactly is minutiae+musings? minutiae+musings is a space for me to appreciate and break down the small details we often take for granted in music, film, television and more. Artists and producers spend a lot of time refining their craft, putting thought and care into every aspect of what they make and not all of it … Continue reading Welcome to minutiae+musings! →