Madness - Baggy Trousers

The first song I ever danced to in a nightclub, when I was 17 years old, was this and to this day I've never seen a dancefloor respond so quickly and fun.  With the clatter of schoolbells that opens the tune, circles of conversation were tossed aside as the dancefloor was rushed with people.

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Doctor Who - Series 6

Continuing our look back at Doctor Who, it's time to cast an eye over the second half of Moffat's best season.

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Refused - New Noise

When Refused released this album, they called it The Shape Of Punk To Come.  Oh, I wish.

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We're Alive

You know, I've been of the opinion recently that zombies are becoming kind of old hat and could do with going away for a while.  But then, here comes something new to reinvigorate the genre again.

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AKIRA

Over the next little while, I'm going to be taking a look at Katsuhiro Otomo's masterpiece manga AKIRA.  Today, we'll start with it's best known incarnation though, one of two films that broke open the anime market in the west.

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Android Roundup 1

Everyone wants in on the handheld market.  It makes sense why, it doesn't take a lot of observation to spot the humongous stacks of money Nintendo have made from the market.  Which is why it's so surprising that it was phones that ended up stealing the crown.

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Fargo

A film about idiots being awful to each other shouldn't be this appealing.  But it is.

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