The Vincent Black Shadow musical projects minus the Kirkham brothers. The name is derived from the motorcycle of the same name, the Vincent Black Shadow. "Fears in the Water" was first released on July 11, 2006, and their sophomore effort, "El Monstruo", on September 15, 2008. Their latest creation, an EP entitled "The Finest Crime" was released via iTunes on Valentine's Day 2011. The Vancouver quintet was formed by Cassandra Ford and Rob Kirkham. In 2000 the two met at a bar, becoming musical collaborators from then on. Kirkham then recruited his two brothers Chris (a.k.a. Nim Vind) and Anthony Kirkham. The brothers had
The Black Prince (novel) Murdoch's influences for this novel is the Shakespeare play Hamlet. It is openly referenced and discussed throughout, especially by Bradley. It is noted in the Post-Scripts that Bradley Pearson shares initials with the Black Prince, the title of Pearson's fictional as well as Murdoch's real work. Also present is the influence of Freud, especially through the frequent sexual imagery centred on recurrent references to the phallic Post Office Tower. Bradley's possible proxy admission of homosexuality is made possible through his seeming self-identification with Shakespeare throughout his narrative, and in his claiming both Hamlet and Shakespeare were homosexual. It is strengthened