Category Archives: Love & Hate

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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Spanglish – A Protest Review

Half of the world’s marriages end in divorce. Despite this we are bombarded each year with a billion Hollywood rom-coms pairing up mismatched couples in unlikely situations. The rich guy with the cleaner. The amiable slob with the high powered … 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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‘Hollywood Mega-Star’ Movie Demerits: Will Smith

Many respected and highly paid professions require their practitioners to be highly skilled and reliable at performing the basic aspects of the craft. In fact it is fair to say that the better remunerated the profession the greater the expectation … Continue reading

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