The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
Dark speculative fiction, horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy all have links to various genres of music. The blues is famous for its references to the devil, selling your soul at…
If Rock & Roll Dies, It Will Have Its Boots On
On the weekend, I had the opportunity to watch a couple of rock & roll tribute bands, Dark Room (Angels) and Thunderstruck (ACDC), perform at Lucky 13 Garage in Moorabbin,…
The good that “ordinary” people do
I am privileged to have come into contact with some extraordinary people. I am even more privileged to call some of them my friends. None of these people is well…
Why Bother with creating anything?
Last evening, I had a visit from a friend that I used to work with 35 years ago. Although he is five or so years younger than me, we were…
Avi Rosenfeld & Tasos Lazaris Very Classic Very Metal Review
One of the great things about being an underground writer (So far underground that you’d need a mining permit to find me), is that you meet some really interesting creative…
Turning to Crime Deep Purple -does this concept work?
By my reckoning, Turning to Crime marks Deep Purple’s 23rd studio album. It is also the eighth album of what has become known as the Steve Morse era. The album…
Ritchie Blackmore – the Man In Black who Shone Light in my darkness
Ritchie Blackmore just turned 76. It doesn’t feel right writing that. Heroes are larger than life. They’re not meant to grow old. Blackmore has always been my hero. Well at…
Eddie Van Halen, dead but his music will live on
The first time I heard Eddie Van Halen, I thought it was a joke. My best friend at the time played me Eruption. I couldn’t believe my ears. It didn’t…
Music, Memories, Madness, Magic and Mayhem
“There is always music,” a friend reminded me this week. No matter what. There Is Always Music Without it, life would be desolate, cold and so much more confronting than…
The Deep Purple songs that kept me alive
I’ve just about completed my book tentatively titled Postcards from Hell, Snapshots From a Purple Mind. It’s no epic and is probably self indulgent but its been cathartic for me.…