Steve Trower
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Author of GameLit and sci-fi that doesnβt take itself too seriously.
In honour of shirt day on
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, Sam Cooper gets a long overdue change of clothing in The Dragon Download.
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Very loosely ranked. Day 12 They're known as one of the big three acts of Bristol trip-hop, but exactly where Portishead are from is a closely guarded secret. Some sources suggest a Swedish department store is involved. π©π»βπ€ Portishead π΅ Glory Box (1994) πΏ Dummy
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Portishead - Glory Box
YouTube video by PortisheadVEVO
https://youtu.be/4qQyUi4zfDs?si=nZYca6V9JcFH3n8a
about 8 hours ago
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Sharing one of my near misses. The 90s were my indie rock years so the G Funk got crowded out. Sorry Nate & Mister Warren G.
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I have a whole chapter of burger related chaos in The Dragon Download. Here's a bit from the Pound Saver Menu, with a side of explaining-how-the-multiverse-works.
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Very loosely ranked. Day 11 Formed in the bakery section of a Swedish department store, Cake scored their first big hit after it featured in television coverage of the 1996 World Marathon Challenge. π©π»βπ€ Cake π΅ The Distance (1996) πΏ Fashion Nugget
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CAKE - The Distance (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by CakeVEVO
https://youtu.be/F_HoMkkRHv8?si=dvOKhBdyMHtpPRys
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Very loosely ranked. Day 10 Formed in the knitwear section of a Swedish department store, the Cardigans scored their first big hit after William Shakespeare featured it in one of the big movies of '96. π©π»βπ€ The Cardigans π΅ Lovefool (1996) πΏ First Band on the Moon
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The Cardigans - Lovefool (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by TheCardigansVEVO
https://youtu.be/NI6aOFI7hms?si=oihou9rkVwKkqZUc
3 days ago
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#HopePit
#HopePunk
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Survivor Song X Speed of Dark As a deadly virus sweeps across the world, the few survivors begin to realise they are all neurodivergent. If these remaining Mis-Shapes make it through the Neurotypocalypse, can they build a new world, where they fit in, to benefit everyone?
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After a new pandemic kills off most of the population, a group of geeks and weirdos band together, first to survive the apocalypse, and then to rebuild a better world. β£οΈ viral apocalypse π€ geeks shall inherit the earth π¬ save the dolphins βΎοΈ neurodivergent protags
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Very loosely ranked. Day 9 Don't you ever wonder? Don't you ever think? Don't you even care? Is your brain on the blink? Also the orangest single in my modest 12" collection. π©π»βπ€ Back To The Planet π΅ Teenage Turtles (1993) πΏ Mind + Soul Collaborators
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BACK TO THE PLANET - TEENAGE TURTLES (1993)
YouTube video by indiedancepop
https://youtu.be/LohdW6K1E04?si=R5HUInsmAMDUXXFA
3 days ago
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Day 8 The Constant Rabbit Biscuits were an industrial eco-punk band formed in post-COVID Milton Keynes. After a change in management the band restyled themselves Constant Rabbit Bizkit and wrote the soundtrack to the 2027 movie Neurotypocalypse.
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4 days ago
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Another
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today: Georgia's work day is interrupted by her daughter having a meltdown at school.
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4 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 8 Sure they made some of the anthems of Britpop, but for me Blur peaked with Tender and this song, written and sung by Graham Coxon. Also there's a cute milk carton having a bad day. π§βπ€ Blur π΅ Coffee and TV (1999) πΏ 13
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Blur - Coffee And TV (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Blur
https://youtu.be/6oqXVx3sBOk?si=TSKdfEwolgnLjyyR
4 days ago
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Today's
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is even less polished than usual because it comes from my November
#notnano
#NaNoWriMo
story.
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5 days ago
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It looks like my accidental
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#notnano
#sidequest
has become to try all the flavours of Monster. Slowly and in moderation obviously, anything else would be very unhealthy. Also I don't want to explode before Christmas.
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Day 7 OK, technically the single was first released in the dying weeks of '89, so I'm including the (probably identical) LP version in my list. Only a psychopath doesn't consider it a 90s banger anyway. π§βπ€ They Might Be Giants π΅ Birdhouse in Your Soul (1990) πΏ Flood
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They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
https://youtu.be/vn_or9gEB6g?si=hrKqkDBhCrY9tAcq
5 days ago
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Day 6 Maybe not a traditional heartbreak, but The Sparrow by
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broke me. Probably the most depressing novel I've ever read - and any novel that can evoke the level of emotion that did has to be worth a read.
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6 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 6 If I'd had the hair for it I'd have gone full grebo in the early 90s. But I didn't, and I would have looked ridiclous. Still a fan of the Stourbridge sound though, then and now. π§βπ€ Ned's Atomic Dustbin π΅ Kill Your Television (1990) πΏ God Fodder
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Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Kill Your Television (Video)
YouTube video by nedsatomicVEVO
https://youtu.be/FaTcIzLk880?si=e-Su9Zp-5bL9ybP2
7 days ago
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Hello
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! I'm Steve from the wild north east of England, and I'm putting myself in the 'Not sure if your work fits in the genre? Join us anyway' category. Usually a writer of sci-fi and retro GameLit, at the moment I'm imagining a more hopeful world for the neurodivergent among us.
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7 days ago
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Day 5 I would go over and tell them what an influence they've been on my life and work in the vague hope that they'll ask to see some of my writing. Well, that or stare really hard into my tea until they go away.
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7 days ago
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First
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entry from my
#NaNoWriMo
substitute today.
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7 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 5 It wasn't until that mediocre cover version that I realised how much Chrissie Hynde means it in the original rendition. She's got your back. π©π»βπ€ The Pretenders π΅ I'll Stand By You (1994) πΏ Last of the Independents
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The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You [MV]
YouTube video by 19631104
https://youtu.be/ABGPMw_ir08?si=-DsaLA_SHyCsOB-P
7 days ago
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No steel in my
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substitute, so back to The Knight Errors for today's
#WIPSnips
. I feel like I've shared this reunion scene before, but hey ho, let's go.
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8 days ago
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Day 4 ππ₯ππΈβ
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Very loosely ranked. Day 4 The 90s wasn't all cheery and amusing novelty records of course. We also had Leonard Cohen, who reached a new audience (i.e. me) via the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. π§βπ€ Leonard Cohen π΅ Waiting for the Miracle (1992) πΏ The Future
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Leonard Cohen - Waiting for the Miracle (Official Audio)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
https://youtu.be/LXvG0SMP7tw?si=Q8nDFKT9WoQatMpd
8 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 3 Right Said Fred's trio of early 90s novelty hits have no place in my 30, except when covered by much cooler bands for charity, like this complete reimagining by Faux-Frenchies Saint Etienne. π§βπ€ Saint Etienne π΅ I'm Too Sexy (1992) πΏ The Fred EP
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I'm Too Sexy - Saint Etienne
YouTube video by MrJirayuth
https://youtu.be/_li55Niw69U?si=tTNQ9zqr5kdXDKYY
9 days ago
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To round out spooky week on
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, a visit to a spooky house in The Dragon Download.
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10 days ago
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Day 2 I felt twitchy as the Bumbershoot festival crowd flowed past me in the shadow of the Space Needle.
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10 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 2 I don't do this often, but as it's the first Sunday of the 90s, I've invited King Missile to deliver a short Gospel message. π§βπ€ King Missile π΅ Jesus Was Way Cool (1990) πΏ Mystical Shit
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King Missile - Jesus was way cool
YouTube video by martin venator
https://youtu.be/WVJ-Wlacc-E?si=rYgzjBhvXOhyKcyd
10 days ago
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One more visit to The Chip Whisperer as today's
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introduces Benito 'Benny' Stetson (and his ancestors).
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11 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 1 Welcome to the 1990s. It was a simpler time, when internet was dial-up, on demand viewing was a stack of VHS tapes, and Minis were small, and so effortlessly cool they got an acid jazz theme song. π§βπ€ Corduroy π΅ Mini (1994) πΏ Out of Here
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Corduroy - Mini (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ThePimpbiznez
https://youtu.be/dF79NZzar6E?si=Tz0niPpRltoW4rP6
11 days ago
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I don't celebrate Halloween, but I never ever miss the traditional All Saints Day celebration of Black Coffee and a Bootie Call.
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All Saints - Black Coffee (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
https://youtu.be/v0Xej6Sz5nU?si=ETZSCHl6h5ZmPskS
11 days ago
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Remember it? I wrote the book!
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12 days ago
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Day 31 I didnβt finish any Ambivalence Chronicles, but i do have a workable timetable for the end of the world and a broad outline for Neurotypocalyse ready for a November word vomit.
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12 days ago
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We'll stay in The Chip Whisperer for today's
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, which features a glimpse at an all too realistic version of
#ZX81
killer app 3D Monster Maze...
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12 days ago
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For anyone who's interested, here's my whole
#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge
as a Spotify playlist:
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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2xH4fCgWbU9TY87g8uhDYJ?si=TgyLs2O9RY6YnvmfSbsSdQ&pi=_nrH3c8eS36_5
12 days ago
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Getting tricky (no pun intended) to come up with songs that haven't been mentioned yet, but I don't think I've seen this one. πΆ Jolene π©βπ€ Strawberry Switchblade (1985) π©βπ€ Dolly Parton (1973)
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Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene
YouTube video by lelliesandremains
https://youtu.be/6oxzoDWY1PM?si=rlwTqkp5Doa3P51j
12 days ago
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Day 30 I think the takeaway from Neurotypocalypse is that a world that works for neurospicy peeps is good for everyone.
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13 days ago
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This Ray Davies classic could have been made for the punk era. πΆ David Watts π¨βπ€ The Jam (1978) π¨βπ€ The Kinks (1967)
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David Watts β The Jam
YouTube video by WellerWorld
https://youtu.be/CTBl-Xq2auY?si=NCsGNFkgVgjnhpxA
13 days ago
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Day 30 Once, my musical world was all bubblegum pop, cheesy party hits, and maybe Shakin Stevens on a particularly raunchy Swap Shop... Then 19 landed and overnight completely redefined pop music. And that's why it's last. π¨π»βπ€ Paul Hardcastle π΅ 19 (1985) πΏ Paul Hardcastle
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Paul Hardcastle 19 (Original Music Video 1985)
YouTube video by Quantum Digital Official
https://youtu.be/R5rWUlkKuVM?si=Vh05DD9ZKl4YUBIF
13 days ago
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Today on
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, a throwback to The Chip Whisperer to discover the origins of the Entelechus Hex, and why an 8 Bit series of Ambivalence Chronicles was necessary.
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13 days ago
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Probably my least favourite cover by Lily Allen, but it fits the brief perfectly! πΆ Sweet Like Chocolate π©βπ€ Shanks & Bigfoot (1999) π©βπ€ DJ Spoony ft Lily Allen (2019)
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DJ Spoony - Sweet Like Chocolate (Lyric Video) ft. Lily Allen
YouTube video by GarageClassicalVEVO
https://youtu.be/iSTiQ6SjIbg?si=aIjeWYiZ-m1DAcm4
14 days ago
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Very loosely ranked Day 29 π©π»βπ€ Madonna π΅ Into the Groove (1985) πΏ Like A Virgin
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Madonna - Into The Groove (Official Video)
YouTube video by Madonna
https://youtu.be/52iW3lcpK5M?si=ea9K78x5qwDwUHgt
14 days ago
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πΆ La Isla Bonita π¨βπ€ Marsh Mallows (2005) π©βπ€ Madonna (1986)
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Marsh Mallows - La Isla Bonita
YouTube video by marshmallowsit
https://youtu.be/hjXhjmkYXeY?si=u00NCK2RxRr0D2BI
15 days ago
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Today on
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: a sword falls over in a library; Phil Grundy gets his knighting costume; and I find some Easter eggs.
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15 days ago
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Very loosely ranked Day 28 Into the top 3 with a solid 80s pop classic. π¨π»βπ€ Pet Shop Boys π΅ West End Girls (1985) πΏ Please
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Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (Official Video) [HD REMASTERED]
YouTube video by PetShopBoys Parlophone
https://youtu.be/p3j2NYZ8FKs?si=VmJkLbBKCC_q8dnA
16 days ago
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Day 27 Today I've been reading about whaling and pandemics, so here's some more picturesque research for my recent
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writing.
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A bit surprised to find I actually have used this, way back in The Chip Whisperer.
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16 days ago
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πΆ Heroes π©βπ€ Moby feat. Mindy Jones (2001) π¨βπ€ David Bowie (1977) Bowie's ode to Cadbury's miniatures has been covered so many times I could probably just post it 5 times in different styles. This is the Caramel edition.
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Moby - 'Heroes (Reprise Version)' feat. Mindy Jones (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Moby
https://youtu.be/FUJmnJhLpUQ?si=CDWAcxAtI8BJjz_Y
16 days ago
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Very loosely ranked. Day 27 They say you can guess a man's age with a 90% accuracy based on his reaction to the words 'Debbie Harry'. π©π»βπ€ Blondie π΅ Call Me (1980) πΏ The Best of Blondie
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Blondie - Call Me (1980)
YouTube video by MrHaggis64
https://youtu.be/4VUiCqdU5cI?si=V-GUREjZheHFy8ex
16 days ago
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Day 26 'Is it finished yet?' Which is quite encouraging when asked at a comic con by someone who bought the last one, but a total guilt trip when asked by your starving children.
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17 days ago
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