Category Archives: Showin’ Lurve

People Under the Stairs Discography – A Musical Timeline

Like Outkast before them, People Under the Stairs – PUTS from here out – flourished for many years unbeknownst to me. And like Outkast I have done everything in my power to spread the gospel after my belated and embarrassing … Continue reading

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The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 4: The All Time Greats.

My theory is this; a musician has but 12 years to carve out a career and produce their best work. I am not talking 12 years from the day they pick up a guitar or a microphone, I mean 12 … Continue reading

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The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 3: Because we have nowhere else to go…

My theory is this; a musician has but 12 years to carve out a career and produce their best work. I am not talking 12 years from the day they pick up a guitar or a microphone, I mean 12 … Continue reading

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The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 2: It’s quality, not quantity Stupid…

My theory is this; a musician has but 12 years to carve out a career and produce their best work. I am not talking 12 years from the day they pick up a guitar or a microphone, I mean 12 … Continue reading

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The 12 Year Rule of Musical Relevance Category 1: Live Fast, Die Young and produce a good sounding corpse…

Actors have it easy. If your cheekbones are at the right angle, you possess a decent smile and have a certain X factor that sets you apart there is the distinct possibility that you might earn a healthy living for … Continue reading

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2012 in OGR Review – Best & Worst (Movies, Music, TV & Comedy)

Apologies for the rushed appearance. I thought we’d all be fiery chunks of flesh by now for the Mayans to sift through, Unfortunately (for my sloppy work ethic) the only post-apocalypse in 2013 will be on film, and I only … Continue reading

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Top 10 hip-hop Artists of All Time

Over the past 3+ years I have rated my music – good and not so good – my movies by decade and genre, even my favourite stand up comedians. In fact I was wondering if I was running out of … Continue reading

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In defense of… Christian Bale

For some reason I feel the need to stick up for Christian Bale even though I know even less about him than 98.3% of the people on the planet. I don’t watch the E Channel or puff pieces on the … Continue reading

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OGR’s B Team – The ‘best of’ B movie actors & actresses

There are a million actors in Hollywood and across the globe, all vying for a finite number of roles each year. For some it simply takes a headshot to find a break, others a painstaking process coming up through the … Continue reading

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Something for Kate Discography – A Musical Timeline

We Something for Kate fans are a bit of a smug bunch. We act as if we know something no-one else does. Like we’re more discerning, more insightful and frankly better. Go on, keep your Rihannas, your Good Charlottes, your … Continue reading

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