The hottest thing in music over in the US right now is the british. Starting a few years ago with acts like Coldplay and Amy Winehouse crossing the water, UK music has risen fever pitch. Recently Jay Sean made headlines for reaching number one on the Billboard 100 the first Uk artist to do that … Continue reading
Author Archives: Sam Atkins
Sticking with a game for longer than an hour…
As a writer of video game reviews, you’d think that when I have to play something, I’ll stick with it for longer than an hour at a time. This isn’t the case though, especially for the sort of games I’d rather not be playing. Take this week for example. Yesterday I played two games I’ve … Continue reading
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New York Day 1 Part 2 Video
Part 2 of our first day in NYC. Continue reading
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New York Day 1 Part 1 Video
Sorry for no updates of late, back on track now though. Hopefully these videos will upload onto the blog as and when they appear on YouTube, meaning 808s&Formulae is the best place to see our trip. Continue reading
New York 2010 Day 5: Death By Chocolate
These blogs seem to have gotten shorter and shorter as the week has gone on, but we still did plenty on our last full day in NYC. We hopped on the train to visit Little Italy, the Little part of the name being apt here, and visited the oldest Coffee shop in New York. 120 years … Continue reading
New York 2010 Day 4: The Circle of Life
Our fourth day opened with dissapointment, but ended with the highlight of the week so far. We took the subway downtown towards the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, only to find it closed to the public. Despite being dissapointed, we headed back uptown and got our ticket for the Radio City Hall Tour, following … Continue reading
New York 2010 Day 3: Queues, Views and more Queues
Today we attepted to take on two of the biggest sites in New York, Statue of Liberty and Empire State.Taking a train, which was in fact very much like those found in London, we made our way to the ferry station. A very long queue later, feverishly weak tea in hand, we got onto the ferry … Continue reading
New York 2010 Day 2: Love in the Air of NYC
Second day in the Big Apple, and it was go from the start. Walking down 5th avenue, we headed towards Central Park. After a quick trip to the Apple Store, we got on board a horse drawn cart (Despite the price hike thanks to Valentine’s day). It let us see New York in a way … Continue reading
New York 2010 Day 1: 24 hours in a day
Writing this at the end of a very long, but very enjoyable day that started at 3am UK time, and ended at 10pm US time (3am UK). Apartment is both spacious and homeley, a combination that should make for an enjoyable 5 nights in the city. First impressions of the city are fantastic, having never … Continue reading
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Distracted
A problem I’ve struggled to overcome since I began writing about games nearly two years ago, distractions such as the internet and my current music playlist always seem to get in the way. Being distracted by the internet creates this stop start way of working meaning a review can take hours longer to write than … Continue reading
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