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Author Archives: Bob Neilson
Rockin’ Around With Tom Petty – Dublin 7th June 2012.
On Thursday I went to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers open their European tour with a gig in Dublin. It was great to get the opportunity to see a real rock ‘n roll star live and thank goodness he … Continue reading
First and Last
For one reason or another (mainly financial) just about every piece of music I gathered during the years 1978 to 1980 was recorded on cassette tape. For me, these were the Punk/New Wave years and I ended up with about … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged A Day in the Life, A Hard Day's Night, Abbey Road, Blister on the Moon, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Changes, David Bowie, David Murphy, Help, Heroes, Hunky Dory, L. A. Woman, Laundromat, Life on Mars, Live At Leeds, On The Boards, Riders on the Storm, Rock 'n Roll Suicide, Rory Gallagher, Sgt. Pepper, Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence, Station To Station, Strange Days, Taste, The Beatles, The Doors, The End, The Long and Winding Road, The Who, Uncut Magazine, What's Going On, When the Music's Over, Who's Next, Won't Get Fooled Again, YOu Never Give Me YOUr mOney, Ziggy Stardust
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Artist Nouveau – The Stylish Mr Kemp
My name is Chaz and I’m an Art Nouveau illustrator from Denver. I trained at the Art Institute of Colorado and I’ve been a freelance artist for a number of years now. As to my medium, I primarily use a … Continue reading
Posted in Bloggerview, Interviews
Tagged Alphonse Mucha, Arthur Adams, Aubrey Beardsley, Celtic Woman, Chaz Kemp, Cirque du Soleil, Clannad, Emilie Autumn, George Mann, George Perez, Ivan Bilibin, Jim Fitzpatrick, Joe Madureira, Joe Quesada, Level 42, Mike Resnick, Old Blind Dogs, Pandora Celtica, Sting, Walter Crane
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Penny Dread Tales – Volume 2
I love getting books through the post – especially when they contain a story written by me. This morning the postman brought me copies of Penny Dread Tales Volume Two, from Rune Wright publishing in Colorado, edited by Christopher Ficco. This … Continue reading
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The Cyberpunk Technofeminist – Pat Cadigan interviewed in Albedo One #5
This is an interview conducted by John Kenny and I for Albedo One #5, published in 1994. As I recall, all the really insightful questions were asked by John. Ireland has become a more regular stopover for writers on publicity … Continue reading
Science Fiction Musicals? Whatever Next – an interview with Laura Tisdall
Laura graduated from the University of Surrey with a First Class BMus (Hons) degree in Music. She has written the music for the Hugh Wooldridge/Bill Kenwright UK tour of The Haunting, starring Paul Nicholas, and her first musical Faerytale, was … Continue reading
Do Androids Dream of Blade Runners – a kind of book film review
With the Alien prequel, Prometheus, due to hit our screens on June 1 (in Ireland) it seemed an apt time to turn my mind towards Sir Ridley Scott and his SF magnum opus, Blade Runner. I saw it on its … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Reviews
Tagged Blade Runner, Charles Dickens, Oliver, Philip K. Dick, Sir Ridley Scott
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Another Free Story but…
I have uploaded another one of my stories onto the Short Fiction page on this site. But this time it is a comic strip presented in the form of a downloadable PDF. I hope you enjoy it. It was drawn … Continue reading
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One Liners – The Seanan McGuire Interview
Tell me one little-known fact about Seanan McGuire. Despite having a well-deserved reputation for loving ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night, when I’m having a bad day, there is nothing better in … Continue reading