In 1979, Ridley Scott unleashed Alien; a tense, futuristic chiller that singlehandedly revitalised sci fi horror and established Scott as one of Hollywood’s most exciting directors. A far cry from the campy, atomic age shockers that had previously defined the genre, Alien took its cue from the contemporary slashers emerging in the wake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, translating the [...]
It seemed inevitable, ever since they failed to beat Chelsea in the FA Cup Final, but Liverpool FC’s American owners have finally brought the axe down on Kenny Dalglish’s disastrous second reign. Guiding the once-world beating Merseysiders to a hard-fought Carling Cup victory over Cardiff wasn’t enough to grant the former king a stay of execution. Enduring their worst points [...]
In 1977, the last time Lizzy had a jubilee worth shouting about, Britain was in the midst of an economic nightmare. Rather than a feelgood celebration of the nation’s greatness, it provided the catalyst for a youthful revolt that had been bubbling under the surface for most of the decade. Fuelled by The Sex Pistols’ treasonous masterpiece “God Save The [...]
So, Britain has spoken and chosen its champion. The votes have been verified and the nation’s most talented person is… a dancing dog?! Hang on folks. What just happened there? Yes, the fluffy fella’s got some skills but, really? Beating off competition from Welsh male voice choir Only Boys Aloud and extraordinary operatic duo Jonathan and Charlotte, performing pooch act [...]
Two injury time goals on the last day of the season secured Manchester City’s first English top flight title for 44 years and prevented Manchester United winning their twentieth championship. To say it was close is an understatement. Level on points, the blue half of Manchester were winners thanks to their superior goal difference. But at the ninety minute mark [...]
In 1968, Manchester City beat Newcastle on the last day of the season to secure the First Division title ahead of local rivals Man Utd. Sound familiar? On Sunday, City beat the Magpies to put themselves within touching distance of their first Premier League triumph; a dramatic turnaround for a club that were battling the likes of Lincoln City in [...]
Hollywood’s scraping the barrel when it comes to reboots these days. The Leprechaun? The original was an unintentionally hilarious slasher that saw Jennifer Aniston in her first starring role, but is it really worthy of a remake? The swathe of sequels were woeful enough (I pity anyone who’s watched Leprechaun In The Hood all the way through), it’s a concept [...]
Wave twenty million pounds in someone’s face and even the most anti-capitalist will think twice about what’s on offer. It’s all very well talking about the romanticism of popular music but when a couple of gigs can set a musician up for the rest of their life, they’ll soon lose their morals. It’s why the reunion business has become such [...]
The music world was stunned and saddened when Beastie Boys founder Adam “MCA” Yauch succumbed to his three year battle with cancer last week. The outpouring of grief has been extraordinary and I won’t repeat it here, suffice to say his death is one that has hit me harder than that of any other rock star. The Beastie Boys were [...]
On Tuesday night, Liverpool FC were beaten by Fulham at Anfield for the first time in their history. While the plucky Londoners have had an impressive season, it marks another low point in a woeful campaign for the Reds, with a League Cup triumph over Championship underdogs Cardiff and an FA Cup Final appearance the only things to shout about. [...]