DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
THERE are few, young or old, who haven’t come across the work of Quentin Blake, illustrator of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s stories such as 123, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda or Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
Instantly recognisable, his energetic “sketchy” drawing style is Blake’s very own.
He’s just designed a free series of endearing, funny and affirmative e-cards to enjoy and share with somebody you love, care about or who might need cheering up.
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
WILL STONE enjoys a set by an artist too eclectic to be pigeonholed
WILL STONE takes a ticket to indie disco heaven, but misses the rarely performed tunes
Fiery words from the Bard in Blackpool and Edinburgh, and Evidence Based Punk Rock from The Protest Family


