Paul SquiresThis week’s mix: hip hop 1998–91This week’s mix is bittersweet for me. At some stage I had to make a mix of hip hop tracks from 1988 to 1991, as it is a period of music…May 15May 15
Paul Squires24in24Thanks to everyone who responded regarding my recent idea of dinners and drinks. I’m going to put the idea to the back burner for now as it…Apr 23Apr 23
Paul SquiresAdvanced Dinners and Drinks (AD&D)I haven’t been out much for the past 4 years. The long tail of COVID-facilitated behaviour has stuck around longer than expected and I need…Apr 161Apr 161
Paul SquiresWhat Alanis Morrissette can tell us about AII was reflecting on life’s ironies recently, thinking about the clouds that puncture the sunshine, and the toothache felt through the…Apr 8Apr 8
Paul SquiresPipemania: what René Magritte tells us about AIYou have probably seen this image before. La Trahison des Images, or “The tyranny of images”, was painted by French surrealist painter René…Feb 25Feb 25
Paul SquiresUzbek Pepsi, and creative high-points in advertisingThe dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 caused a geopolitical rupture of a scale not to be experienced again in our lifetime. This…Jan 23Jan 23
Paul SquiresOnline publishers have poisoned the InternetOnce a day, I quickly skim my Google News homepage. There is usually something of marginal-to-slight interest, and thus worth clicking…Nov 13, 2023Nov 13, 2023
Paul SquiresThis week’s mix: Blasting the cobwebs awayThis one is a drum and bass mix for early Autumn*. In the UK, we have enjoyed a late blast of summer but now, as the sky is grey and the…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
Paul SquiresWeather stormThe demands of work and life has meant that mixing has taken a back seat in recent weeks. There was also a logistical holdup, in that I had…Oct 8, 2023Oct 8, 2023