This was the second time in three days that I was at Wembley Arena to see what was probably my favourite band of the time (and still among my favourites today). I was the only one of the group who had been to the gig on Saturday that also had tickets for Monday night too, … Continue reading GIG 070: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 26th November 1990
RPG History : How The Ultimate Powers Book for TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes RPG Came To Be…
TSR's Marvel Super Heroes: Advanced Set, published in 1986, is one of my all-time favourite tabletop roleplaying games. We played a load of campaigns when I was back in school, and one I've regularly returned to over the years. One of the best supplements for the game, and indeed a fantastic resource in it's own … Continue reading RPG History : How The Ultimate Powers Book for TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes RPG Came To Be…
Retrospective: The X-Men #6 (July 1964)
Back in 1984 I’d just moved to America, had been introduced to Dungeons & Dragons, started listening to a lot more music, and picked up my first Marvel Comic. That first comic, an issue of Secret Wars, introduced me to a universe of characters who I quickly fell in love with. One team stood out … Continue reading Retrospective: The X-Men #6 (July 1964)
GIG 069: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 24th November 1990
This was a big moment for me. The Sisters of Mercy were one of my favourite bands at the time (along with The Mission, Ghost Dance and Fields of the Nephilim) and the only one of those I hadn't yet seen. They were playing Wembley Arena on their Vision Thing tour. Many people didn't think … Continue reading GIG 069: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 24th November 1990
Face The Music with Alan Bahr
Most interviews with games industry figures tend to be about our latest game or “hot new thing” we’re working on. But what about the people behind the games we play and, hopefully, love? Little is said, or explored, of the actual person’s tastes, or how they got into the hobby, etc. Face The Music is … Continue reading Face The Music with Alan Bahr
GIG 068: King Swamp / Q Lazzarus – The Borderline, 26th October 1990
I'm pretty sure this was the last time I saw King Swamp. They were a great band live and, as I've said in previous gig write-ups, I still listen to their debut album a reasonable amount over three decades later. Every time I listen to it it certainly reminds me of a set of friends … Continue reading GIG 068: King Swamp / Q Lazzarus – The Borderline, 26th October 1990
ROLE PLAYING GAMES PDF NEW RELEASES #8
Welcome back to the Role Playing Games PDF Spotlights column, where we look at some of the PDF’s that have been released in the past week that have caught my eye. This week we have an assortment of core rulebooks, microgames, settings, sourcebooks and adventures for a variety of genres, as well as a couple … Continue reading ROLE PLAYING GAMES PDF NEW RELEASES #8
GIG 067: The Bridewell Taxis – Camden Palace, 25th September 1990
The Bridewell Taxis were one of the first bands around the so-called 'Madchester' scene, although they never made it to to heights like some of the scene bands did. I was never really into the whole 'Madchester' scene (I loathed The Happy Mondays for instance) but Camden Palace put on a wide variety of bands … Continue reading GIG 067: The Bridewell Taxis – Camden Palace, 25th September 1990
GIG 066: The Trudy – Camden Palace, 11th September 1990
The Trudy changed quite a bit over the years. Originally formed in 1979 as a post-punk band, including members of The Cardiacs, the band underwent a few line-up and sound changes over the years up to their last release in 2016. I'd never heard of The Trudy, apart from in passing in some of the … Continue reading GIG 066: The Trudy – Camden Palace, 11th September 1990
GIG 065: Creaming Jesus – Camden Palace, 4th September 1990
I had become a massive fan of Creaming Jesus by the time I saw them at the Feet First club at Camden Palace. This was the third time I had seen them live I think, and I threw myself in to the thick of it, and I remember this gig really well. I was, strange … Continue reading GIG 065: Creaming Jesus – Camden Palace, 4th September 1990
