The Killers – Direct Hits: Review

I think The Killers need little introduction as a band.  Around for almost a decade, the band is one of the most consistent producers of modern rock songs you will find, and have become wildly popular.  They haven’t been afraid to change their sound slightly though, with the more electronic Day & Age and the more traditional rock sound of Battle Born being different to the more “alternative” tone of their first two albums.  I love The Killers, and their new compilation album is a fantastic — Read more →

The BT Revolution Will Be Televised

On Saturday, BT announced that they’d successfully bid for exclusive rights to show the UEFA Champions League and Europa League between the 2015-16 and 2017-18 seasons.  It may have cost them £897 million, double the total cost of the previous European deal in place between ITV and Sky, but it forms another coup for BT in their bid to end Sky’s dominance of football coverage in this country.  It’s a huge development, and another step towards a revolution in how football is broadcast in the — Read more →

Gesaffelstein – Aleph: Review

It’s about time that Gesaffelstein, one of the emerging names on the electronic dance music scene, released his first album.  After several successful EPs on various labels, most notably his recent Bromance releases with Brodinski, Gesaffelstein’s stock has risen sharply – enough to work with Daft Punk on Kanye West’s latest album.  Pretty high praise indeed. Gesaffelstein’s first solo LP effort is a solid record, keeping with the slow, steady and melodic beats with which he’s become known, but packing in a few more exciting — Read more →

Call of Duty Fatigue

Years go by in the video game industry and things change.  New IPs are launched, studios collapse and even new consoles are released (soon).   One thing has been ever present at the start of November ever since 2005, a new Call of Duty.  It has become perhaps the biggest-selling franchise in video games, partly due to that regularity, but can we truly call it one of the best?  Up until the release of Modern Warfare 3 back in 2011 and I would defend the franchise — Read more →

Scottish Premiership So Far

With the exception of just two matches, all clubs in the Scottish Premiership have played each other so far this season, so it is fair to say the battle lines for the season have been drawn up and developed.  Some teams are faring better than expected, whilst some aren’t meeting expectations.  Here’s a run through the sides, and how they are matching up to pre-season predictions. For reference, here’s how I foresaw the final league table before the start of the season: Celtic Motherwell St. — Read more →