July 2010
13 posts
Sherlock: The Detective Reborn →
Sherlock is a modern interpretation of the greatest detective of all time created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This three-part miniseries was developed by Doctor Who writers Stephen Moffat and Mark…
listening to "The Waterboys - And a bang on the... →
Damn, I forgot how The Waterboys were one of my fav Irish bands.
listening to "The Waterboys - The Whole of the... →
Ah, flashbacks.
listening to "talk talk - life →
Ah, classic.
listening to "A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran" →
Ah, nostalgia.
listening to "Butthole Surfers - Pepper" →
Screw Beck’s Loser! I prefer me some Pepper.
Top Cow Unleashes Artifacts →
I’m a sufferer of event fatigue. With some of the big name companies pumping out event series and spin-offs every year like rabbits popping out litters of kits, it is hard not to get jaded with the…
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Top Cow Unleashes Artifacts →
I’m a sufferer of event fatigue. With some of the big name companies pumping out event series and spin-offs every year like rabbits popping out litters of kits, it is hard not to get jaded with the near-constant barrage. When I heard that Top Cow was entering this market with their own event series, it was with some trepidation that I approached the first issue. Thankfully, Artifacts #1 was quick...
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Five Albums for Rebooting the Soul →
People listen to music for a number of various reasons. It could be to rev everyone up before hitting town for a night out, as a atmospheric-building accompaniment to a romantic dinner, and so forth. No matter why people listen to the various forms of music that they do, everyone has a core set of songs or albums that they use to centre themselves or “reboot”, whether they know it or not....
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Elsinore: Yes Yes Yes →
Every now and then, a listener just wants to plug into some music that’s unashamed fun, and American space-rock band Elsinore may just be an ideal band to help the listener achieve that. With the upcoming release of their second studio album, Yes Yes Yes, Elsinore present the results of two years and over a thousand studio hours; a textured and dynamic album of vivacious yet personal songs that...
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Son of the Sun: The Happy Loss →
Son of the Sun was formed in early 2007 from opposite sides of the United States. At the time, Joseph Stocker lived in New York and Zak Ward lived in California, and the two friends and former band-mates experimented with their reflective, lush musical tastes over the internet, swapping files which eventually brought about their first EP in 2008. After Ward moved back to New York, the duo went on...
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Elk City: House of Tongues →
Elk City is a small Oklahoma city with a heritage in oil, agriculture, and transport, as well as being part of the history of Route 66. It is somewhat of a mystery then as to why a band from New York would name themselves after this small city, especially when the band’s music itself is full of the urban sophistication of their home city. Whatever the case may be, the band Elk City have been...