Category Archives: Misc
Music: RIP MCA (Thoughts on Adam Yauch and the Beastie Boys)
It’s weird – I’d never describe myself as a dedicated Beastie Boys fan – there are certain tracks I love, and others that I’m not fond of – and yet the death of Adam Yauch, founder member of the hip-hop pioneers, has ended up one of those moments where I read about a celebrity death [...]
Blog: Ice Cold (and Red Hot) in Prestatyn – The SFX Weekender 3
This Sunday evening, I returned from the wilds of North Wales where the weekend-long third annual SFX Weekender event was taking place. (And here is the point where I have to do full-disclosure and say that I’ve been writing in a freelance capacity for SFX magazine for the past ten years – I got a [...]
Intermission: We Apologise for the Delay…
Hello. Just a brief heads-up to say that while things are extremely quiet on Schizopolitan at the moment, they haven’t completely gone away. After a ridiculously busy September, I’ve had to go into ‘Silent Running’ mode for October in order to finish a novel that I’m working on. I’m hoping to have some more content [...]
Movie Review: Super 8 (2011)
Cast: Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Ron Eldard ~ Writer: J.J. Abrams ~ Director: J.J. Abrams Reviewer: Jehan Ranasinghe (aka @Maustallica) The Low-Down: A sincere and studious tribute to the glory years of Steven Spielberg, Super 8 doesn’t quite follow through on its ambitions with all the conviction it might have done, but possesses [...]