Category Archives: Showin’ Lurve

A Tribe Called Quest Discography – A Musical Timeline

Posted on September 22, 2012 by OGR

A Tribe Called Quest – hereafter just Tribe – were a hip-hop powerhouse over a towering three album span, them unfortunately something went awry. Whether it was complacency, a lack of inspiration or the end result of internal ructions isn’t … Continue reading →

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In defense of… Sylvester ‘Sly’ Stallone

Posted on August 25, 2012 by OGR

For over four decades almost every Sylvester Stallone film has been derided by generations of critics, precious few having anywhere near the longevity that Sly himself can claim. Some of this lambasting is warranted (Stop of my Mom will shoot!?!), … Continue reading →

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The Hives Discography – A Musical Timeline

Posted on June 9, 2012 by OGR

Like everything ‘The Hives’ I will keep this short and sharp. I have 50 The Hives (note no ‘The’ after this for brevity) tracks on my ipod with a total running time under 2 hours. Divide 50 into 120 minutes … Continue reading →

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Supporting Characters that need a spin-off

Posted on March 24, 2012 by OGR

The one thing all films have in common is that they contain characters – otherwise they are not films but paintings, photos or reality shows. Characters do not have to be human, they can be animals, bugs or aliens, but … Continue reading →

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Roots Manuva Discography – A Musical Timeline

Posted on March 10, 2012 by OGR

Roots Manuva has one of the more easily recognisable voices in hip hop, only Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5 is deep enough to lay claim to being rap’s Barry White. (Michael Franti has the capability and timbre, he just doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Late Night Talk Show Hosts – 2012 Edition

Posted on February 25, 2012 by OGR

Late night TV is a strange beast, it seems with 300 million plus Americans the stations have realised that even the wee hours of the evening give access to enough potential viewers. Viewers that buy stuff they see on lucrative … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica vs The Walking Dead

Posted on February 4, 2012 by OGR

I own a television. (*Bragging*) I spend a lot of time in front of my television, so you could quite rightly say I watch a lot of television. I don’t watch a lot of TV. Stay with me here. To … Continue reading →

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2011 in movies & music – Best & Worst

Posted on January 7, 2012 by OGR

As always I watched a lot of movies in 2011. By my reckoning this site covered about 40% of the wide releases from the calendar year (and if I’m honest of the top 100 in box-office terms there might be … Continue reading →

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The Original Muppet Movie Trilogy Review

Posted on December 17, 2011 by OGR

I don’t judge anyone who hates the Muppets. I don’t claim derisively that ‘they don’t get it’, nor do I try to convert the uninitiated or the haters. You are either a Muppet fan or not… I am. If I … Continue reading →

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In Defence of… Eddie Murphy

Posted on November 5, 2011 by OGR

The last few ‘defendants’ in this space have all had practically as many protectors as detractors, Jason Statham, Johnny Depp and even Charlie Sheen all have numerous die hard supporters regardless of the number of potshots taken at them. The … Continue reading →

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