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Had the totally amazing opportunity to interview one of my all-time Spectrum heroes, the one and only RICK DICKINSON down in Cambridge. Rick, who designed the ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair QL, Spectrum+ etc etc etc was an absolute blast. A proper gent, full of brilliant anecdotes, wit and charisma, and a truly genius vision on […]

via Rick Dickinson Interview — Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict

Just some photos from the SoundLab event at the end of April, which was amazing!

This was a great little find. I do like ‘Blind Vision’. The B side was something I hadn’t heard before too, so that was a bit of a bonus.

What a great gig from a couple of weeks ago. He played all the favs and was awesome. I can’t believe that next year will be 40 years of bad manners. It doesn’t seem possible to me. I’ll probably go along if I can next year. It would seem rude not to.

Just a random photo to try out blogging from my iPhone.

When I heard about Elisabeth Sladen’s untimely death it took a while to sink in, but when reading about her in the countless tributes that have been written in the last couple of days I find myself immensely moved by her passing.

I’ve always been a fan of Doctor Who and especially Tom Baker’s Doctor. Her role as a companion and then her later excellent spin off series are fantastic and it is such a shame that there will be no more.

She will be missed by many across a wide spectrum of ages.

The world is a less vibrant place now.

Getting ready for a few things …

As you may have heard Mick Karn passed away this afternoon. His music has been an inspiration to me for many years. His talent and creativity will live on after him and he will be remembered as an incredible musician.