Great riff in this. I saw an excellent tribute band a couple of months ago and this was in the set list.

“oogling”

3.6. Not great, not terrible.

I’m enjoying Control. It’s pretty good fun to play, but the story has really grabbed me.

Cwtch is the most obviously Welsh word there.

He’s my friend and a whole lot more! Ew.

Talk of the Devils (Manchester United podcast) The Athletic FC (general football) Kino Kingdom (movie podcast by two of my friends) By Far The Greatest Team (football history, my uncle is one of the hosts) The Rest is History (er, history) Doom Tomb (doom metal) Page 94 (UK politics)

I’m from the UK, so Green Lung.

Or Iron Maiden, of course.

My housemate at university used to eat a bowl of cereal while on the toilet in the morning. We referred to it as “the circle of life”.

Dredicus.

Completed my first run today!

It kept Ultravox’s Vienna from number one in the charts. Apparently Midge Ure has never got over it.

That’s about a mile and a half from my house!

The first Roman fort on the site of the castle was likely built around 55AD.

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite is an experience.

What Does Your Soul Look Like, Pt. 2, by DJ Shadow. On a weekend away, drinking wine with a Spotify playlist on.

There’s an excellent greentext with that as the punchline.

I’d play the hell out of that.

Streets of Rage 2 is my absolute favourite, and in a happy coincidence it’s my favourite game.

I work from home a lot so I can use my record player, and I’ve got all kinds of stuff ranging from Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey to Electric Wizard and Monolord. I write for a gaming website on the side and often get sent soundtracks to review, so I can spend ages on that as well. It’s mostly what I’m in the mood for, although if I need to concentrate it has to be something without lyrics or I lose focus.