I can now finally upload this blog post about the Star Wars Secret Cinema because it is no longer secret. After 5 months of non stop shows it’s now done and the unofficial blogging embargo has been lifted. I’m writing this right after the event…
I was lucky enough to attend the fantastic event, Reasons to be Creative, in Brighton, a few weeks ago. It’s an amazing mix of web designers, digital creatives, motion graphic artists and makers. It’s got an incredible atmosphere and there are so many inspiring things…
One of the coolest things about gaming in the 21st century—or really, even just in the 2010s (which I think is what we’re calling this decade)—is that new branches of the video game industry are helping old games to be revived for new audiences. Largely…
Last post of Hip Hop Week here. If you’ve missed the previous entries you can check out the links at the bottom of this post. I’ve just come out of seeing Straight Outta Compton about 30mins ago, so this is pretty fresh in my mind….
Day 4 of my Hip Hop Week. Check out the links at the bottom of this post if you haven’t read any of the previous posts. One of the things I love about Hip Hop is the culture associated with it. And by that I’m…
Hip Hop Week continues. Welcome to Day 3. If you’ve read my previous posts this week you’ll be aware of my limited hip hop knowledge. That will probably be very clear in this post, where my Top Ten Hip Hop Songs are chosen from a…
As I mentioned in yesterday’s first post of Hip Hop Week, I’ve always had a passion for Hip Hop and Rap but I know I have had some gaping holes in my knowledge. One of those holes has always been Run-DMC. I’ve known about the…
It’s perhaps a bit of a departure from my normal retro topics but I wanted to focus on the subject of Hip Hop for a few posts. The main spur for this is my excitement for the upcoming NWA biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ which is…
I had the pleasure yesterday of attending Play Margate, a gaming and retro-gaming event organised by @ReplayEvents. The event was a scaled down version of the bigger Play events in Blackpool and Manchester, but it still had a very good amount of games and things…
It’s not a great movie but it’s not a terrible movie. It’s a brave statement I know, given all the hate that this movie has received from critics. But despite the fact that I am a massive retro gaming fan, and I’m really not a…