The new album from Dogstar is out and I've got my copy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sul...

New investigation into the collapse of personal computing, featuring 2.5 hours of interviews: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyQw...

When I was in my early teens I had a fall down a staircase that damaged my lower spine, resulting in a trapped nerve. Since then I have had to endure periods of time when the trapped nerve causes me problems. These last few weeks have been bad for me. My shoulders and arms are tingling and numb. 😢

Going through storage to find things to move on and came across two versions of the same character, Masterpiece Steak, both unopened. Not sure which to keep and which to let go.

Is this a new PRS SE for Kanami? I really don't need any more guitars lol www.youtube.com/shorts/hKAge...

I want to sell a bunch of Transformers to fellow Transformers fans at a good price but am concerned about folk buying them to flip for profit. What's the best way to sell to fellow fans to help them with their collections without falling foul of the opportunists?

For this week's #ScanlineSunday: ZX Spectrum ThunderCats action with some graphic art from 2024. Feel the magic, hear the roar 🎶 (RGB SCART, Panasonic VTW-2187)

One last fiddle with MP-9 Hot Rodimus before I try to sell it. I had forgotten how fun it is to transform. It's like a puzzle box which seems impossible until it clicks into place. Great little toy.

Finally a new StarFox game which, I assume, will be called StarFox in the UK. My original SNES game will sit side-by-side with the new Switch 2 version.

Forza 6 has Band-Maid on the soundtrack. I was going to pass on this version cos I'm a bit tired of Forza but with this news... I'm back in all over again :) store.steampowered.com/app/2483190/...

Had a great time up at Whitby for the goth weekend. Managed to snag some of the fine local Whitby gin and rum whilst I was there.

I'm so glad I've given up gaming on PlayStation. My PS5 is mainly used for playing films these days.

Anthropic needs to keep it grubby little paws off of my favourite tools, including Blender. www.blender.org/press/anthro...

So I dug MP-9 Rodimus out of storage and... I don't think I need it anymore. I used to love it, and honestly the Hot Rod alt mode still hits the spot, but I just don't have a space for it in my much reduced collection 😭

I have an annoying habit of buying something I want, forgetting I have it and then buying it again. Today is one of those days where I wonder what I was thinking. I really should open and watch one of these.

I used to really love the music from A so it's so nice to see them back and, from what I can hear, pumping out the same great music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6mx...

I have a thing for cute whisky glasses. Most distilleries with a shop will sell their own. The Kirin distillery in Gotemba had some lovely glasses with the shape of Fujisan moulded into the base. I had to buy some of course 🤘

As I was digging around old storage crates I found a new and sealed Nintendo DS Lite which I bought but never opened. It's the limited Zelda Triforce edition as well. Don't really need a DS Lite these days so will have to get rid somehow.

As is usual for me when I visit Japan, I took time to visit some distilleries that I hadn't been to before and pick up some of their produce. Here's a couple of purchases from the Kirin distillery in Gotemba.

I love a surprise find when diving into my storage crates. Here are two brand new masterpiece transformers that I bought on release and never opened lol

This new The Ghost In The Shell looks awesome. Really reminds me of the original manga I read back in the day. youtu.be/ahZn4dVCbvs?...

One of the many reasons I have abandoned PlayStation for gaming recently. My PS5 is just a Blu-Ray player now.

I used to really enjoy photography so when I saw some Canon camera gatcha in Japan I had to grab one.

I'm going to be selling some of my Transformers soon. My garage needs a bit of a clear out and I have a few crates of bots that just don't get to come out much.

FFS I've been away from news for a few weeks so missed the fact that #Ginger from The Wildhearts has been diagnosed with cancer. Gutted. www.reddit.com/r/Music/s/pU...

It's almost time to leave Japan. I'll be back in another year or so but it's always good to drop by for a shot of Fujisan before leaving.

Spotted in a bookshop in Japan, a PlayStation shaped bag. Why don't we get this cool stuff in the west?

I love popping into toy shops in Japan and seeing fun Transformers stuff.

I love shopping in Japanese supermarkets because they generally have plenty of amazing looking food with the occasional wtf.

Please talk me out of eating this 10 piece challenge burger.

You forget how good the sushi in Japan is when you haven't had it in a while. It really is amazing.

Trying some nice whisky at the Fuji Gotemba Distillery. Japan makes some of my favourite whisky and I always try to visit a distillery when I visit.

It's been a few years but it's good to be back in Japan. I never tire of seeing Fujisan when driving around.

Every so often I like to get some of my old games out to play. Today, it's the turn of Pokemon FireRed.

My Epiphone Candy Red Les Paul Modern has arrived and, on initial inspection, appears to have made it in one piece. It's a lovely instrument. I've not plugged it in yet but it feels like my actual Gibson Les Paul Modern in hand and the nickel hardware looks sweet on that candy red body.

Planning my trip to Japan and struggling to find something interesting to do in Tokyo during the day on Wednesday 11th March. I think this is the last day I need to fill. Do any Tokyo folk have ideas? Something whisky or guitar related would be great 🤘

Finally found time to play Resident Evil: Requiem and I'm loving it. Sadly it's been released at a bad time for me. Too much going on to really enjoy it. But I'm squeezing it in when I get the chance. So far, it feels like classic RE and it plays really well on my PC.

I really, really like the Fire Emblem games. During my time I have played many of them on various systems and enjoyed each one. My favourite character? Tharja all day long.

Oopsie, I'm gonna be in trouble. I think I bought a new #guitar.

Here's a fun shot I took almost 10 years ago. It's Masterpiece Bumblebee popping out of the Pretender Bumblebee shell. I used to love taking cute photos like this.

Fuck AI, fuck every company that promotes it, fuck every person that deifies it and help educate every person you find that uses it.

Yay, this month's print from @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social turned up. I'm loving this print club. There's something rather pleasant about getting a new print through the letterbox each month.

Wait, what? A Switch 2 edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X? That's just what I needed right now, another reason to sink time in the Xenoblade Chronicles saga instead of practicing guitar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC0X...

[Online shop] IDW Transformers: Optimus Prime Original arts keizamashop.bigcartel.com/category/tra...

During my early teens, when my musical taste was in flux, I found a cassette copy of Rust In Peace by Megadeth in a public park. I assumed somebody had dropped it and since nobody was around to claim it I popped it into my Walkman and pressed play. Wow youtu.be/rUGIocJK9Tc?...

It's been around 25 years since I first heard The Darkness and just had to grab their first EP, I Believe In A Thing Called Love. Great song, great band and OMG I feel old now.

It seems the Band-Maid show in London later this year has had to be moved to increase capacity. From the O2 Academy in Islington to Electric Brixton. That's nearly doubling the capacity after tickets sold out in the first few days. www.electricbrixton.uk.com/events/band-...

This is an awesome club to be part of. I find myself looking forward to the next months artwork with anticipation. Well worth joining if this is your kind of thing.

In The Other Place, NEK! have posted a photo of them posing with Band-Maid. This gives me hope for a show in the future where NEK! is followed by Band-Maid.

Frankly, I wouldn't waste my precious time reading something that an author wouldn't spend time writing. Using LLMs for creative work is fast becoming the scourge of our civilisation.