Archives for July 2009

The Nightmarish Post-Apocalyptic Hell-world of Gregory Gráinneog

Though casual viewers of Bosco may retain fond memories of a show jam-packed with incident, energy and excitement (singing, dancing, making & doing etc), serious Bosco scholars like myself know the truth behind these rose-tinted lies. Severe budgetary constraints, coupled… continue reading »

The Museum of Cultural Waste: 1970s Vinyl and the Pornification of all things

Listen, for any length of time, to the likes of Joe Duffy (Ireland’s patron saint of reactionary hand-wringers) and you’ll come away a) outraged and dismayed, and, b) hopelessly misinformed about absolutely everything. One misapprehension you might end up suffering… continue reading »

Manky Toy Monday: Enlighten Children on a Brains

Oh passionate fans of bootleged tat, please forgive me. It’s been six full (or empty) months since I brought you any Manky Toy badness. Six full (or empty) months in which you’ve all, no doubt, wailed yourselves to bitter (fitful)… continue reading »