In the first few years of the 21st century, being a Doctor Who Fan had roughly the same amount of street cred as being a Train Spotter or a Crown Green Bowling enthusiast and if anyone ever tells you different, … Continue reading Return of the King: Russell T. Davies
Many years ago, I joined a mail order book club and one of my very first purchases was a book called Without Trace: The Last Voyages of Eight Ships by John Harris. I’ve always been fascinated by the unexplained and … Continue reading The Sin of Concealment: Discovering Donald Crowhurst
This is a personal opinion of how I would rank the Alien movies from worst to best. Many of you will undoubtedly disagree, but don’t get upset or write in or anything; it’s only a bit of fun. Besides… in … Continue reading Alien Movies: From Worst to Best
I’ve always been a big fan of Peter Hyams’ 1981 science fiction thriller Outland, though I’m aware that I’m in something of a minority. All I can imagine is that in the wake of Alien (1980) a lot of sci-fi … Continue reading High Moon: Outland Revisited
The Man in the Moon said; “What a to-do,There’s space in my living room for two, In my kitchen, three or four,And in my lounge for several more, Eight folks around my table could dine,And on my loo sits number … Continue reading The Man in the Moon’s House
These celebrity Doctor Who novels are interesting. Sure, we all know that they are written with the assistance of an established novelist (in this case Jac Rayner) but you can always feel something of the performer coming through in the … Continue reading ‘Doctor Who – The Ruby’s Curse’ by Alex Kingston: Review
There are two types of cult following for bands: the Cool Cult, that most people won’t have heard of but the wearing of whose t-shirt will get you an appreciative nod from the girl behind the counter in the record … Continue reading The Sparks Brothers: Review
In the early 1980s, I had drifted somewhat from the true faith of the superhero, lured by the bright lights and flashy visuals of big screen science fiction. But I could never stay away for too long and Marvel UK … Continue reading My Superheroes – The Eighties
Kids – don’t take this badly, but almost none of the superheroes you enjoy today were invented for you. That’s okay, because they weren’t invented for me either. I was born in 1970 and by the time I got interested … Continue reading My Superheroes – The Seventies
Piroshka were formed in 2018 by former Lush frontwoman Miki Berenyi, her partner K.J. ‘Moose’ McKillop, Justin Welsh from Elastica and Michael Conroy from Modern English and this is their second studio album after 2018’s Brickbat. Staunchly refuting the label … Continue reading Piroshka – Love Drips and Gathers: Review
