Live events

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 […]

I’ve been a fan of Danny Vaughn since first hearing him with Waysted back in the 1980’s, and it’s been a pleasure following him since then across all of his different projects. Myself and Thom recorded an interview show with Danny for our podcast 80’s Picturehouse back in 2014 (this will be available once again […]

Funny how life sometimes works out. You catch a song on the radio but can’t place the singer or the material, it’s a country soul number from the sixties/seventies maybe? So you check the playlist and find that its neither old or American, in fact it’s new and she’s straight outa Bristol. An hour later you […]

Regular visitors to our website will already be familiar with Monopoly Events and the great events they put on across the UK (if you haven’t already done so, then spend a few minutes reading my reviews of ‘For The Love Of Sci-Fi‘ and ‘Liverpool Comic Con‘), and of course myself and Thom sang their praises […]

I’ve always had a bit of a ‘thing’ for Hugh Jackman. You see dear reader, to me, Hugh is the perfect man. Handsome, manly, WOLVERINE, sensitive, can sing, can DANCE, a bit camp, funny, seems sincere, talented, charismatic, a complete package in more ways than one. The perfect man, because he could tap dance up […]