The words that come to mind when describing Jollyboat, a musical comedy duo comprised of brothers Tommy and Ed would include offensive, brash, tuneful, forgetful and offensive (oh did I say that one twice). Yes it takes a certain kind of humour to get on board with Jollyboat but if you are okay with feeling … Continue reading
Weave is described as ‘the story of a possessed hair extension’. While this description certainly got me interested in what was to come, the actual play was nothing like I had expected. A two man show, one guy and one girl to be accurate, Weave is a comedic and often dark look at the use … Continue reading
With 76 singles to her name and counting, I simply couldn’t do the career of Madonna justice in a top 10. A week before her MDNA Tour arrives in the UK I take a look at my top 20 singles by the Queen of Pop. 20) Open Your Heart – True Blue – 1986 Let’s … Continue reading
Like it or not, X Factor is a big deal in the UK music market. The biggest entertainment show on TV is the best place for an artist to promote their music, a performance spot on the Sunday night can take you from mild success to household name within the space of 3 minutes. Now … Continue reading
This blog series has gone on much longer than I first anticipated, with posts reaching a ridiculous length from the get go. To most people who have read anything on my blog or any of the countless tweets in the last few years it would appear that my main passions lie in TV and more … Continue reading
Final Fantasy X – Squaresoft – PS2 – 2002 I remember the day I bought Final Fantasy X. It was 2003 and the big present the Christmas before had been a Playstation 2 (quite possibly the single greatest present I have ever received in my life, thanks Mum and Dad!). It was a month or … Continue reading
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Kojima Productions – PS2, PS3, PSVita, Xbox, 360 – 2001 Throughout the months I have been writing the posts in my biggest Best Of list to date there have been a few phrases I have used to describe multiple games. I have said that certain titles are … Continue reading
Final Fantasy IX – Squaresoft – PS1 – 2001 The final few games of my list, but is this really the ‘Final’ Fantasy? The final game for the original Playstation and last to have series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi on as producer, it would go on to become the final of the ‘classic’ FF’s, and the … Continue reading
SSX3 – EA Sports BIG – PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA – 2003 Going into the final stretch of these articles there was one game I was really worried about writing about for numerous reasons. My adoration for SSX, and especially the third game in the series is well documented in various piece of writing on … Continue reading
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog – 2009 – PS3 Nathan Drake has already appeared on this list, but I knew that his second outing would place in my top 5. Among Thieves is quite literally the perfect summer blockbuster. The original Uncharted was the game I got with my PS3 when I bought … Continue reading
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