“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

(Not quite) walking on water

This seems rather germane given that Easter is coming up. I have to say that I can’t quite see the connection between walking on water and retail-banking services- I seem to recall something in the Good Book to the effect that the Lord Christ had a few rather...

Just release the damn album already!

Hey, who’s the giant tranny in the middle??? OK, I get it, the next NIGHTWISH album is a really big freakin’ deal. I understand that. I’m a huge fan of their music, and I think that Floor Jansen is simply amazing. But if you’re Tuomas...

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in style

She must be from the Mexican part of Ireland The Irish certainly know how to do it: Whoa… who’s the redhead?!? And now a word from the greatest living Irishman: If Liam Neeson is telling you to “be very careful”, you might want to take him...

Guns and bacon

Apparently I’m not the only one crazy enough to think that the two go together very well: A competitive shooter satisfied both his appetites by wrapping his gun in bacon and using the heat generated when firing to cook and eat it.  Dustin Ellermann, a...

Space rock

Of the most badass kind: I saw MONSTER MAGNET play live as a warmup act for Iggy Pop over 10 years ago, at Download Donnington in 2004. They kicked ass. Dave Wyndorf is a truly great frontman (when he’s not stoned out of his gourd on mescaline, anyway). His...

The 16th number of the Beast

EDDIE!!! New IRON MAIDEN album. Need I say more? IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain was interviewed earlier this week in the studios of the 98.7 The Gater radio station in West Palm Beach, Florida. Asked for a health update on IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson, who...

World’s most adorable RUSHian

A tiny wee little kid hears the epic RUSH classic “2112” for the first time. His expression says it all: Yes, my friends, RUSH really is that awesome. Get ’em hooked when they’re young and they’ll stay RUSH fanatics for the rest of...

Fond childhood memories

I grew up on a steady diet of great Saturday morning cartoons- G.I Joe, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Transformers, Dragonball Z, and of course Thundercats. They were all great fun to watch, they all told awesome stories, and they all were the heady stuff of...

She never gets old

Well, it’s far more accurate to say that Michelle Jenneke’s warm-up dancing routine never gets old: As for Ms. Jenneke herself, she’s about 21 now and… well, this: Somehow I don’t remember hurdling being quite this interesting The thing...

Power Rangers gone mental

I never watched any of the various Power Rangers series growing up. I never understood the appeal of watching a bunch of overgrown Skittles-coloured teenagers waving their arms around, uttering lines that could only have been written by people tripping on acid, and...