The Spiffing Brit
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DiS In Photos: Mastodon & Thrash Hits reviews: Mike Patton
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This week, a couple of new music things have appeared online. Firstly, my shots from Mastodon‘s thunderous pit stop in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne last week are up now on Drowned In Sound‘s In Photos…
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Bits & Bobs: New Story, New Photos, New Reviews, New Blogs and New Bols
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Back at the end of September, I drafted a Bits & Bobs post, due to go up the following week. I finished it all off, save leaving room for adding photos… and…
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Guest Blog: Jacey Bedford on the Parallels between Writing and Singing
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This website brings together two sides of my life that I love – music and fiction. Another writer with her feet in both worlds is Jacey Bedford, novelist and singer with folk…
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Fantasycon 2014: Three Days Running Up and Down Corridors
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And finally to the last convention report of the year – a different perspective, this time, from 2014’s Fantasycon. Being based in the North East, attending genre cons often means a minimum…
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Worldcon: Loncon 3 Debrief
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So to the inevitable con dissection post; a bit of a late one, I’m afraid. Coming straight out of Worldcon into a ten day bout of horrendous Con Flu (and the innevitable…
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Photo Friday: NARC. Fest – Blacklisters, Rivals and Martha at the Tyne Bar
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Time for a proper #PhotoFriday. If you’re not aware of NARC. Fest, it’s (surprise!) NARC magazine‘s annual event, taking place at venues across Newcastle’s artistic hub, the Ouseburn valley. While the fest…
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FridayThursday: Möngöl Hörde w/ Palehorse & Oxygen Thief—
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Continuing the tradition of Photo Any-Day-But-Friday, this week I’ve got some bonus shots for you. You might have heard of Frank Turner – he was the one playing folk guitar on the…
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Worldcon: Loncon 3 schedule
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There’s just over a week to go until Worldcon hits the UK – Loncon 3 will be at London’s ExCeL arena over 14th – 18th August. More than 5,000 people will be…
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Bits & Bobs: *UPDATED* The Lake Poets, Girl At The End Of The World, and Monuments
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And SHAZAM – August! How did that happen? Things have been a bit quiet on the blog front, but that’s because things have been so busy on the work front. Hopefully more…
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Photo Friday: By Toutatis – Photoshoot
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Okay, so it’s not really Friday, but it’s still the weekend, right? And this weekend, I’ve got this to show you. That’s the By Toutatis feature in this month’s The Culture Magazine…