With a rousing 1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … 8!, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings live up to their self-titled mission to start a Holiday Soul Party. Kicking off with “8 Days of Hannukah” which brings a bluesy chilled vibe Continue Reading
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I am an extrovert gay man living in Sydney who loves Indian food, current affairs, music, film and reading, caramel anything, and a beautiful guy called Steve who makes every day a delight. I am trying to get two novels in a trilogy ready for e-publication, love my iPhone & iPod, and am secretly Canadian in my soul. Life is fun, exciting and joyful and I aim to make the absolute most of it!
Now this is music #60: MÖWE, Matoma & Frenship, Tirzah, Meg Mac, Nimmo
Who said Christmas had to be all about carols and musical odes to lovers far away? Not that I don’t love that kind of music – the house is reverberating to it over and over again at this the most wonderful time of the year – but you need Continue Reading
On 9th Day of Christmas … I read Klaus #1, first in a series about Santa’s dark origins
SNAPSHOT Set in a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, Klaus tells the story of how Santa Claus really came to be. Where did he begin? What was he like when he was young? Why does he do what he does? How does he do what he does? Continue Reading
Movie Review: Star Wars The Force Awakens
Returning to your childhood, especially when it comes to the movies and TV shows the defined it, can be a fraught activity. There is an excitement certainly, how can there not be, but there’s also a sense that this nostalgic excursion may not be quite the enjoyable embrace with Continue Reading
On 8th day of Christmas … I watched the film The Night Before
Much as we might love our parents and siblings and crazy Aunt Phyllis and her 20 cats, it’s often the families we create throughout our lives of close, trusted friends that come to define our adult lives most profoundly. That’s certainly the case in Jonathan Levine’s The Night Before, Continue Reading
I sense a disturbance in the LEGO, Luke: Final Star Wars trailer gets bricked up
There is nothing in this world that can’t be made better, or at least wonderfully and entertainingly different, by the addition of a LEGO version of its trailer. And this definitely applies to the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens which receives a LEGO-ised version of one of its Continue Reading
On 7th day of Christmas … I re-watched classic Vicar of Dibley ep “The Christmas Lunch Incident”
When you’re in the service of others, as is Vicar Geraldine Granger (Dawn French), the “babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom”, saying “No” even extremely nicely, can be a difficult undertaking. After all, your parishioners seeing you as their vicar, regardless of how many of them there Continue Reading
They’re back! Independence Day: Resurgence proves you can’t keep a bad alien race down
SNAPSHOT We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can Continue Reading
On the 6th day of Christmas … I listened to a Kylie Christmas by Kylie Minogue
Recording a Christmas album is not for the fainthearted. On paper it must seem like one of the easiest things to do in the world – gather together your favourite “golden oldies” Christmas carols and songs, write one or two new songs that will hopefully become classics in time Continue Reading
Book review: The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Retirement is supposed to be a golden age. A chance to read your newspaper, watch some cricket (if you’re so inclined), ponder life, and engage in long fattening lunches and idle conversation. And of course, tend to your newly-delivered baby elephant Ganesha left to you by your quirky uncle Bansi. Continue Reading