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Review: Bob Mould, Corner Hotel Melbourne 13/3/2013
Every music fan has a golden age, in which you find the artists who help define your tastes. Sugar’s Copper Blue, released in 1992, landed right in the middle of that period for me. Bob Mould’s spiky yet infectiously melodic take on guitar rock was exactly what I was looking for, and while Sugar themselves … Continue reading
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OK, well done, Mike. You got me again. I saw Transformers: One Word Shy of a Roger Waters Lawsuit… sorry, Dark of the Moon. You happy now? You suckered me in again, you bastard. Or to be more accurate, the remains of that ten-year-old me who loved Transformers to death, who warmed my rotten, cynical core into … Continue reading
I’ve never been much of a believer in the concept of ‘guilty pleasures’; to me, if something gives you enjoyment – even if it isn’t of the highest quality - that’s a valid experience that shouldn’t be a source of embarrassment. But that doesn’t mean you can never screw up. Highlander 2 is famous as being … Continue reading
One of the things that attracted me to the idea of setting up this blog thing was that it gave me the opportunity to write stuff that not only I wanted to read, but would be of interest to other people I knew as well. There’s nothing I like more than taking a story, regardless … Continue reading
Is the person who invented the Capcha Key (The little strip of gibberish letters you have to type out so you can submit most kinds of online forms) deserving of the Nobel Prize or a punch in the face from every single soul on the Internet? I mean, a security code you can’t fucking read … Continue reading
“Since when is IT a democracy?” The Internet seems to make everyone 41% more evil, IT people and pornographers more than anyone.This was a comment I’ve just seen on a tech-related forum for PC issues. Though it was meant light-heartedly, the author was clearly unaware of how just how keenly he has summarized the living … Continue reading
Walking out of work this afternoon, I looked up and saw great roiling streaks of dirty white skulking low across the city skyline, so close they were buffeting against the office towers (I know Melbourne’s a big city, but even still the term ‘skyscraper’ just seems a little too generous) My first thought was that … Continue reading
Those of you who have been aware I was starting this blog may have been wondering why I have been dragging my heels somewhat in getting stuff up and ready to go. The truth is, I haven’t; I’ve had my face buried in WordPress’ myriad guides and help pages for nigh on two weeks, trying … Continue reading
