Buffalo Stance. Does anyone not love that song and the album it’s from? Even my music-hating brother used to wander round the house singing ‘man child shoobededoodoodooodoo.’ He didn’t know the lyrics, he did know a good tune. The mighty Neneh Cherry has released her first album for 18 years, It was inspired by her late Mum Moki, who was a Swedish painter and textile artist. Neneh was chatting to Lauren Laverne about it on the radio yesterday and then this most amazing picture appeared on my instagram timeline.

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Miami highlights

Sigh, the view from our hotel roof last week in Miami. You could just see the sea behind all the palm trees and high rise hotels along the front. I loved looking across to that hotel with its semi-patterned facade. To be honest, we spent most of the time at the beach, but I can […]

Lady’s perogative

Bobby Brown had his, ladies have their own – to change their mind, of course. And I have. In Margate this weekend I did some thinking with a paintbrush. After outlining my bold plans here before the weekend, I’m back to update you. Painting shit black – forget what the Rolling Stones told you – […]

Miami baby and The Webster

What a place Miami is. I’ll be chucking a load of highlight pictures at you in a few days time – buildings mainly – but for now, while I sift out the most kitsch and colourful, here’s a chichi shop I visited on Collins Avenue in South Beach. It’s called The Webster and comes from […]

Weekend to-do list

Whoop! I’m off to the seaside, and I’ve got a to-do list as long as my arm (and I’m famous for my long arms). First up is attempting to reproduce some of this: