1998. The Spice Girls were still a thing. We were beginning to see the emergence of boy bands such as Five and The Backstreet Boys. Britney Spears was on the horizon. My 10-year-old self owned a few albums at that time; namely, Aqua's Aquarium and The Spice Girls' album Spiceworld. (Spiceworld was the first album... Continue Reading →
One of my New Year's Resolutions was to replace my Youtube binge watching habit with reading (although I am still a regular with Honest Trailers, Fail Army and bait pranks). Here is a list that I'll be updating throughout the year of what I've read. I'll write a little somethin' somethin' about the books. The Holy Bible... Continue Reading →
Hugh Jackman's career-defining role as Wolverine/Logan/Weapon X has finally come to an end. I remember back in 2000 when my dad and sister went off to see a movie that I, at the time, did not wish to see, I decided to see X-Men instead, on my own. That was the first time I'd ever gone... Continue Reading →
'I talk to the wind, my words are all carried away, the wind does not hear, the wind cannot hear.' Years ago when I was deep into discovering all of the musical gems of the 1960s, this album came up. In the Court of the Crimson King has an iconic cover, with its grotesquely disproportionate facial... Continue Reading →
I haven't watched any of M. Night Shyamalan's films for some time. I think the last one was The Happening, a movie about killer plants. The Last Airbender and After Earth appear to have sent him off the deep end, but he has returned in recent memory with a return to horror with The Visit... Continue Reading →
Another year down and hundreds thousands of hours devoted to listening to new tunes. Here's my pick of the best of the year that stuck with me (so far...who knows what December will bring?): NAO, For All We Know NAO, from London, brings elements of nu-soul and late 90's r'n'b together in a funky album with... Continue Reading →
The lords of metal return with their first album in 8 years. Back in primary school when I was still into whatever was on the radio like The Spice Girls or Shawn Mullins, Metallica was one of the first bands, along with Korn, to move me from the darkness into the light. It was around the period... Continue Reading →
BadBadNotGood are one of those groups you check out because they have a funny name. I was first introduced to them via a Spotify Discover search and listened to their album III for a good few months straight. I really loved their fusion of hip hop beats, modern jazz, electronic, soul and rnb sensibilities - and with... Continue Reading →
I was fortunate enough to have been invited to an early screening of the new Ghostbusters by a film reviewer friend of mine, which is good because I didn't find any of the trailers particularly compelling. I also didn't have a problem with the all-female version of the franchise like many online 'haters' did. Kristen Wiig and Melissa... Continue Reading →
You cannot conjure up 'movie magic' I don't remember reading The BFG when I was at school. I remember we did a few Roald Dahl books but mostly his autobiographical books like Going Solo. His positive presence in many a-90's child is palpable, as we all also grew up with Matilda and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. So when... Continue Reading →
Through the Eye of the Needle 