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Steve Vai - "Tender Surrender"

One of the loveliest instrumentals ever written.

STAR WARS EPISODE VII: Predictions for the Abrams Continutaion

So now It's been officially confirmed that JJ Abrams will be helming the new Star wars movie, the internet can properly get underway with making ill-judged predictions and get carried away with massive amounts of fannish dreaming until we find out any genuine details about the project. This stuff is what the internet was made for, aside from cats and porn.

I see these days as a moment when

PINNICK GALES PRIDGEN - So good it hurts

I'm currently deep into writing my share of reviews for the next issue of POWERPLAY and came across this album, which is out next month. Sometimes you get to hear an album where everything just falls into place. This is one of those. Fans of JOE BONAMASSA, JIMI HENDRIX, CREAM, CHICKENFOOT, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, LIVING COLOUR and suchlike are absolutely going to love this.

CITV: The 'Old Skool' weekend left us wanting more!

So, last weekend CITV ran two days of classic shows from their past, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of CITV as an ongoing concern. Thus we were treated to two days of spectacularly entertaining stuff from the 1980s and 1990s, which varied in quality but never failed to entertain.

Seeing stuff like Knightmare, Spatz, The Raggy Dolls, Count Duckula, Fun House, Press Gang, Children's Ward and

Review: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE MULTIPLEX by Mark Kermode

What's wrong with modern movies? Asks the cover to the latest Mark Kermode book, and a damn good question it is. I have had a growing apathy towards big studio films of late, with only Avengers Assemble (or whatever it was called in your territory) really blowing me away in recent years.

Something seems to be wrong with multiplex films, something I couldn't quite put my finger on. I did wonder

CRIMSON GLORY - "LONELY"

Happy new year! Ladies and gents, here's 2013 and I have so much to tell you about, but I wanted to get the year's blogging underway in simple and beautiful style with one of the greatest prog metal songs of all time. The artist is CRIMSON GLORY, and it;s from their legendary album "Transcendence".

I am posting it here without the accompanying music video, as the video was very much of its time

DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN

Well, that was bloody marvellous. The 2012 Doctor Who Christmas special, The Snowmen, has been the icing on a most wonderful Christmas day.

The script was a delight, as was the introduction of new companion Clara, played by the very energetic Jenna Louise Coleman. Speaking of which, I saw her in Pantomime once, and she was superb making everyone laugh, so I have high hopes for her in the

KATE MIDDELTON PREGNANT: THE WORLD FORGETS EVERYTHING ELSE

Quick, it's the perfect time for political parties, media types, celebrities, religious folk or pretty much anyone else to get away with saying and doing pretty much anything.

You see, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, aka “The Royal It's Ok To Like As She Seems Pretty Normal... So far”, is having a baby.

That in itself is lovely news, as many stories about people expecting children

Joe Satriani - Flying In A Blue Dream

My baby son loves this track. My baby son has taste.

THE NEXT BIG THING: A Writer Meme

Meme time! I was tagged in a blog post by local writer Adrian Reynolds to take part in a writer-based series of questions about where I'm at with stuff, and then pass on the torch to other hacks out there. Here's my own entry. I hope it gives you a bit of an insight into my fevered brain and the stuff I'm up to.

What is the working title of your book? 

Which one?! There are a number of