[Top 10] Best Savoy songs

You are probably here for one of two reasons – you were knowingly led here and are interested in what is written below, or you clicked out of curiosity, (oddly) asking yourself “who are Savoy?” And you might think you know who Savoy are but, no, this is not the American electronica band. Savoy consist […]

[Top 10] Underrated a-ha songs

Calling something underrated is a bit of a minefield. A song may have been underrated in your experience, in your circle of friends. But over in Argentina, everyone loved it. So what the hell are you talking about? Like any list, it’s subjective. The criteria could vary wildly. It’s a single that wasn’t as big […]

The greatest celebrities I’ve ever met

Celebrity has been with us for about 30 years now and it’s gone from strength to strength. From the very first famous person, helicopter pilot Jan-Michael Vincent, to bleached female cyborg Yazz, through the glory days of diminutive real-life wizard Harold Potter, celebrity has brought us many minutes of enjoyment. There’s nothing more exciting than meeting a […]

[Movie Review] 13 Sins

Starring: Mark Webber, Rutina Wesley, Tom Bower, Devon Graye, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ron Perlman, Richard Burgi Director: Daniel Stamm Genre: Horror Cert: 15 Released: 2014   Opening with a scene where a respected elderly professor seems to lose his marbles by reciting crude limericks in front of a well-to-do audience before chopping a woman’s finger off when […]

John Legere: He’s uncarrier but is he uncaring?

In just seventeen months as T-Mobile CEO, John Legere has seen his “Uncarrier” strategy add 4.4 million subscribers. Uncarrier is an awkward name for a carrier who does not behave like one.  So if you’re on T-Mobile, you won’t have a contract, you’ll have cheaper bills because there are no more built-in phone subsidies, upgrades are […]

The Adventures of Morten Harket (not that one): Part 7

Part 1 – I’ve Been Losing You / Part 2 – The Blood That Moves the Body / Part 3 – The Sun Never Shone That Day / Part 4 – Sycamore Leaves / Part 5 – Shapes That Go Together / Part 6 – Lie Down in Darkness ANALOGUE (ALL I WANT)  “Can I have four pints plea…” Morten Harket started to ask the barman. […]

The Adventures of Morten Harket (not that one): Part 6

Part 1 – I’ve Been Losing You / Part 2 – The Blood That Moves the Body / Part 3 – The Sun Never Shone That Day / Part 4 – Sycamore Leaves / Part 5 – Shapes That Go Together Lie Down In Darkness “I’m tired,” grumbled Morten Harket as his wife shook him gently. “Come on, dear,” she said lovingly. “It’s not […]

The Adventures of Morten Harket (not that one): Part 4

Part 1 – I’ve Been Losing You Part 2 – The Blood That Moves the Body Part 3 – The Sun Never Shone That Day Sycamore Leaves Morten Harket stared out of his bedroom window at the sycamore leaves gathering on the street. “What if a-ha had written a song about these leaves?” he said, half-joking. […]