Along with reams of short stories, and longer attempts at fiction, I’ve written countless poems over the decades. The bulk were written in my teens and twenties and I literally have folders full of handwritten and typewritten compositions. I’d been threatening to put a selection into print since the mid-90’s. I remember discussing it with … Continue reading (Poetry) New Age/New Drugs/Old Dreams
GIG 342: Paradise Lost / The Dawn – Astoria, 13th July 1997
Fresh from a weekend in Oxford I managed to get back to London in time for Sunday evenings planned entertainment - Paradise Lost at The Astoria. I'd seen Paradise Lost back in 1994 (GIG 180) when I hadn't known them (I was at that one for the support band - Die Krupps) and wasn't really … Continue reading GIG 342: Paradise Lost / The Dawn – Astoria, 13th July 1997
A Year in Movies…. 1986 Top 5
1986 seemed a year beset by disaster... with The Challenger space shuttle exploding in January and Chernobyl nuclear power plant becoming the worlds worst nuclear disaster in April. But in other news Clint Eastwood is elected mayor of Carmel, California whilst Halley's comet makes its closest approach of Earth. Desmond Tutu becomes the Anglican Archbishop of … Continue reading A Year in Movies…. 1986 Top 5
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Tales from the Floating Vagabond – Second Edition
Tales from the Floating Vagabond - Second Edition by Reality Cheque An elf, a ninja, and a carnivorous teddy bear walk into a bar… ...what happens next is up to you! If entering your favorite tavern deposited you in a strange space bar, what would you do? Try to get home? Celebrate missing your coworker's … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Tales from the Floating Vagabond – Second Edition
GIG 341: Sparrowman – The Bull & Gate, 4th July 1997
I hadn't been to The Bull & Gate, in Kentish Town, for a gig for a few years. It was a venue I always enjoyed when I'd been more regularly in the early 90's. Very much a "spit and sawdust" feel in the back rooms where the gigs were held. I'd seen a few good … Continue reading GIG 341: Sparrowman – The Bull & Gate, 4th July 1997
Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands 2023 Year Review
Whilst I started keeping track of the music I listened to each month back in 2010 I started doing a yearly overview of my Top 100 in 2013, tracking the number of tracks I listened to across each band courtesy of LastFM’s Scrobbler that pulls all my listening data from various devices and sources. Some … Continue reading Angus’ Most Played Top 100 Bands 2023 Year Review
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Scion Second Edition: Once and Future
Once and Future Scion Second Edition Supplement By Onyx Path Publishing The Pendragon’s Mantle lies incomplete, an unfinished story waiting for the right Scion to fill the role. Will you complete Arthur’s legend? Or are you doomed to fail, like so many others? Once and Future supplements Origin through Demigodplay, discussing the power of Mantles … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Scion Second Edition: Once and Future
GIG 340: Live – Brixton Academy, 1st July 1997
I'd gotten home from Glastonbury Festival (GIGS 337 - 338 - 339) on the Monday and by Wednesday was already craving my live music fix and found myself south of the river at Brixton Academy to see Live for the third time in 1997. Live had also played Glastonbury so this was the second time … Continue reading GIG 340: Live – Brixton Academy, 1st July 1997
(RPG PDF Spotlight) By This Axe: The Cyclopedia of Dwarven Civilization
By This Axe: The Cyclopedia of Dwarven Civilization Adventurer Conqueror King System/OSR Sourcebook by Autarch In this tome you will find the secrets of the great and proud race of dwarves, compiled, codified, and curated for use in your favorite old-school fantasy role-playing game. With the Cyclopedia, you get: 270 pages of lore and rules bounded in a stitch-bound … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) By This Axe: The Cyclopedia of Dwarven Civilization
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Trinity Continuum: Anima
Trinity Continuum: Anima Setting Guide by Onyx Path Publishing "… Every Glass optic and neural interface comes with the premiere, world-class video game Terra Surge! Form raiding parties to work through epic storylines, challenging quests, and immersive puzzles never-before-seen in this award-winning game! And Cascade will keep you safe while you play! Our protective barrier … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Trinity Continuum: Anima
