by Didact | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Seems appropriate given the day, eh? Happy 4th of July to all of my readers, wherever y’all are. It is not my custom to celebrate this day much beyond writing and maybe drinking a beer or two, but it is a day worth celebrating nonetheless, no matter what you...
by Didact | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
New song off the latest VOLBEAT album- when these guys get things going, they really know how to string together a great tune: VOLBEAT, of course, are known for this sort of thing- great catchy well-crafted songs with powerful, uplifting lyrics. See also: And, of...
by Didact | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever heard of the Jaguar E-Type? No? This is it: By the Holy Virgin, that is… I mean… just… Words fail. That’s enough to give any red-blooded petrolhead (“gearhead” to you Americans) an immediate semi. That thing is just...
by Didact | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
I woke up this morning to the best news that I have heard since The Trumpinator became the Republican candidate for President: The English shires and Labour’s northern heartlands led Britain out of the European Union in a victory for middle England. ...
by Didact | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is apparently a football match coming up between Poland and Germany… or something. The particulars don’t actually interest me. What DOES interest me is the way in which the greatest TV show on Earth- back before it became completely...
by Didact | Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
New SABATON album on its way. Need I say more? Judging by their last two albums, this one is going to SLAY. This one has kind of the same sort of groove to it that “Hearts of Iron” did from Heroes, and that is one of my favourite songs by this awesome...
by Didact | May 29, 2016 | HALO, Uncategorized
A fellow HALO maniac asks the question that is on the minds of a great many fans of the series these days: The full video raises a number of interesting points about what I consider, still, to be simply the greatest franchise in the history of gaming. Yes, I know,...
by Didact | May 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Commenter Kapios sent over some (as it turns out, old) news that is actually some of the best I’ve seen in months: Unfortunately, the news that Clarkson, Hammond, and May are all going to be on Amazon Prime from now on did not go down well with everyone. It...
by Didact | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Classic RAM JAM track:Southern deep-fried rock just doesn’t get much better than that- at least not this side of LYNYRD SKYNYRD, or CREEDENCE. Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn...
by Didact | May 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Courtesy of some bloke called @BakedAlaska: Well, he’s sure as hell baked on something. And the excessive use of autotune is, to a purist like me, highly irritating; as far as I’m concerned, if I want to listen to some one using autotune to disguise her...
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