Monthly Archives: January 2021

Fun fact: ‘Procession’ is the opening track on 50 year old album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour and the only song to be written by all five members of the Moody Blues.

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #7:- HERE & NOW #2 Edited by Jenny and Helen Barber This magazine, while not exactly a triumph of design, is a neat and utilitarian package, with decent layout and not too … Continue reading →

A Roy Thomas song from A Question of Balance:- ‘You keep looking for someone To tell your troubles to, I’ll sit down and lend an ear But I’ll hear nothing new’

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #7:- ON SPEC #51 Edited by Diane L. Walton This Canadian magazine of the fantastic is a publication that continues to do good work, with estimable productions standards and artwork to complement … Continue reading →

The day my father died I came home from work, went to my bedroom, and put the Question of Balance album on the turntable, cranked the volume up and sang along at the top of my voice until my throat … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #7:- ANALOG – FEBRUARY 2003 Edited by Stanley Schmidt Leading off the fiction in this issue is the first instalment of ‘Shootout at the Nokai Corral’ by Rajnar Vajra. The backdrop to … Continue reading →

I saw a post on Facebook recently that noted 2021 as the 50th anniversary of the release of Every Good Boy Deserves Favour and this in turn reminded me of how much I used to like the music of The … Continue reading →

A review that originally appeared in The Fix #6:- WICKED HOLLOW #4 Edited by Jon Hodges This little magazine fits conveniently into the jacket pocket and so is useful for those who like to have their fiction on hand no … Continue reading →

I can’t believe I’m posting this video either, but hey, everyone likes Abba, right? Right? Wishing everyone the best for the coming year.