Live events

Has it really been a year since I first attended For The Love Of Sci-Fi !?  Not only was it my first FTLOS event, it was also the first time I’d attended something run by Monopoly Events, and in the subsequent 12 months it has been an absolute joy to not only attend many more […]

1979 was a wonderful year for me. It was the year I discovered rock music, and I spent my pocket money on albums from KISS and Scorpions. But it was Judas Priest who took my rock virginity when they appeared on Top of the Pops and sang ‘Take on the World’ (video below). From that […]

Formed in 2014 and changing line-up a few times, Inglorious now consists of Dan Stevens (Guitar), Danny Dela Cruz (guitar) Phil Beaver (Drums), Nathan James (vocals) Vinnie Colla (bass). Not being a fan of reality TV and talent shows, I was surprisingly unaware that Nathan James had another life before the rock band. Stalwart of […]

Welcome to my annual EGX round up! Over the next few thousand words you’ll get to read about this year’s event, and more importantly, what games I played. So, grab yourself a cuppa and take a few minutes out of your day to see what I thought. There were a couple of big changes to […]

It’s hard to believe that it is now coming up to 1 year since I first attended an event run by Monopoly Events, which was their ‘For The Love Of Sci-Fi‘ in November 2018. Since then it has been my pleasure to cover their Liverpool Comic Con, and Comic Con Manchester.  This however was my […]

It has become tradition that I begin my annual review of Grimmfest by imploring you to read my reviews of the previous times I have attended this fantastic event: Grimmfest 2018, Grimmfest 2017, Grimmfest 2016. Having read those 3 reviews (you have, haven’t you?), I’m sure you’ve already made a note of all the great […]

I was 14 years old when I first discovered the wonderful voice of Graham Bonnet in 1979. I was at an all boys grammar school that had wooden desks in each classroom with inkwells in them and a lid that lifted up to store your books.I walked into a classroom for a lesson one day, […]

Dave & Tina co-review Heavy Pettin’ and Rock Goddess. Make sure to listen to our interview with Jody Turner. Heavy Pettin’ The previous time that I saw Heavy Pettin’ was when they supported KISS back in 1983 on the ‘Lick it Up’ tour, and if truth be told, I didn’t like them. Granted I was […]

“You wanted the best, you got the best. The hottest band in the world…KISS” I’ve heard the above introduction 31 times at KISS concerts across the UK since becoming a fan (some may say “obsessed with”) back in 1979. I’ve also had the pleasure of hearing that introduction MANY times over the years at Dressed […]

Last weekend, Sunday in particular, I had the absolute pleasure of attending MCM Manchester Comic Con 2019 with my sister. Oh boy, what an event, what to talk about first is the question?! Let’s start from the very beginning shall we? After a very, VERY rough nights sleep, I woke up at 7AM with 2 […]