Black Static 9

My column of DVD and blu-ray reviews for 'Blood Spectrum' in Black Static magazine #9 (T3A Press) includes Brotherhood Of Blood, The Mummy trilogy, Eden Lake, Resident Evil: Degeneration, Memories Of Matsuko, Kamikaze Girls, Sukiyaki Western Django, Bad Biology, The Midnight Meat Train, The Guard Post, Tooth And Nail, Death Race, Roadkill 2, Hit And Run, Alien Raiders, and Splinter...

The issue also has a good in-depth review of Premonitions: Causes For Alarm.

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My quote for the day, perhaps the whole month...

"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money." - Jules Renard

IZ#220

The February 2009 issue of Interzone magazine (T3A Press) includes reviews of Smallville: season 7, Babylon A.D., Speed Racer, and Mad Detective. There's also my book review of Neal Asher's collection The Gabble.

New PC

My new desktop computer details...

AMD Athlon Dual Core 64-Bit AM2 5600+
2 GIG (2048MB) DDR2 Memory
Socket AM2 NForce PCIEX Motherboard
500GB 7200 RPM SATA Drive
20x DVDWriter / CDWriter Combo Drive 256MB
ATI Radeon 3450 PCI Express Video 10/100
Ethernet for Home Networking/Broadband
5.1 Dolby Digital Sound Onboard
USB2.0 ports x8 (2 on front)
Black and Silver case + matching drives

Also got Office 2003 Premium (free upgrade from 2000 edition)!

S&A Live

If (like me) you've been to Rush gigs, seen the videos, got all their albums, and know the band's songs backwards, then watching Snakes & Arrows Live - on blu-ray or DVD, might feel a bit like having some old pals around for the afternoon. Filmed over two nights in Rotterdam, this epic concert movie features more than 30 tracks, and runs for over three hours, plus bonus material (such as Geddy playing the fool as Harry Satchel). Many older groups with a similar 30+ year career and loyal international following, have been called rock dinosaurs, but Rush are giants in the arena, with legendary musicianship, and this is certainly their best-filmed gig, to date (especially on the 1080i hi-def blu-ray format disc). Strongly recommended to all fans of hard rock, whether you like chicken, or not!