John Chapman first had the idea for Jonnie Rocket back in 1998. Since then, he has published four Jonnie Rocket books, with more on the way. If you visit the website, you will find that John also does a lot of work ...
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“Shut up! I’m about to tell you how I won the war” – Courtney Love, ‘Hello’ “Saxophones don’t belong in rock ‘n’ roll”. That was the line pulled by the media from a recent episode of Courtney Love’s web series. ...
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What female Star Wars fan didn’t grow up wanting to be Princess Leia? She was a leader, a fighter, a politician, a friend, a lover, a badass. For a series that was otherwise incredibly cock-heavy, and following the cast announcement for Star ...
Read More »The serious novel is not dying it’s just changed its spots
Last week, Will Self wrote a frustratingly arrogant piece in The Guardian on the death of the serious novel. Arguments like his have a tendency to get my goat, as they use broad, sweeping strokes to dismiss 90% of written endeavors ...
Read More »Amazon’s takeover of Comixology and the future of comic books
Amazon has furthered its reputation as the embodiment of the Star Wars Galactic Empire by buying up much-loved digital comics company Comixology. Not two weeks after purchasing the company, Amazon has made fundamental changes to the way the app works – you ...
Read More »Prince’s Warner Bros. Years
In a surprising move, Prince has re-signed with Warner Brothers. They were his record company from his debut album (For You, 1978) until 1996 when he finally completed all his contractual obligations to them. By the time he left Warner ...
Read More »Genesis does! Marketing video games consoles
The general consensus is that there have been eight generations of video game consoles since the 1970’s. Some were more successful than others but all of them have lived and died on the take-up by consumers. For many of the console ...
Read More »Sky Ferreira, racism, and being politically correct
Extra! Extra! There’s a new fad in town! Accuse pop stars of being racist, using ‘People of Colour’ as props in their music videos and stage productions – it’s the new done thing! Sky Ferreira is the latest star at ...
Read More »Get your kit off, blokes: Nudity and popular culture
After I fell in love with Game of Thrones, I knew that my parents would enjoy it, but I sold it to them in very different ways. To my mother, it was all ‘amazing fantasy series mixed with political thriller’, ...
Read More »The importance of a good soundtrack: The mood is in the music
I have always loved film and TV soundtracks. Often they introduce me to artists I haven’t heard of before and provide an interesting variety of songs and artists with a common mood or theme. Soundtracks have become more important in ...
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