Moorcock and RPGs Part Three – A Deep Fix?

In the third and final part of our Moorcockian RPG triptych Rob (aka OldShabbyGamer), host of the Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi podcast, joins me at Derry & Toms to talk Moorcock, D&D, when a beer is not a beer, and Tolkien! Graham, Neil and Norman also drop by to talk Stormbringer 3e, ploons, … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Three – A Deep Fix? →

Entropic State Report 7th May 2021

Unbelievably it's May already, 2021 is galloping by, and hanging a shipwrecked monkey suspected of being a French spy is now officially only the second most eye-rollingly baffling thing enacted by the good folks of Hartlepool. Stay strong Hartlepool. I still love you for your patties. They may now be Tory patties but heck... patties … Continue reading Entropic State Report 7th May 2021 →

Dannus – The Dark Straits of Reglathium (a one-shit book?)

Tash is back in Derry & Toms as we embark upon an epic quest to the Jennithusian Continent to search for the perfect one-shit book! Is it Mike Sirota's fourth Dannus opus, The Dark Straits of Reglathium? TUNE IN AND FIND OUT. We talk Sword & Planet fiction and how to ruin expensive spirits, and … Continue reading Dannus – The Dark Straits of Reglathium (a one-shit book?) →

Entropic State Report 21st April 2021

Dear friends, As mentioned in the last report, my travails in the editing booth assembling the rum soaked ramblings of Tash and I regarding... DANNUS - THE DARK STRAITS OF REGLATHIUM ...have been challenging, but the process is complete and a new show will be out in the next few days. Meanwhile, the third and … Continue reading Entropic State Report 21st April 2021 →

Entropic State Report 29th March 2021

Verdun Stimpson 1952 Another show out and what a pleasure it was talking gaming again, this time in the fine company of Ralph Lovegrove. I have another one in the can looking more closely at the seeds of Moorcock planted deep into the early iterations of Dungeons and Dragons with another fine guest, but that … Continue reading Entropic State Report 29th March 2021 →

Moorcock and RPGs Part Two – STORMHACK!

Moorcock and RPGs Part Two - STORMHACK! We're back in Derry and Toms and returning to Moorcock's influence and presence in RPGs in the company of Ralph Lovegrove, host of the Fictoplasm Podcast and designer of STORMHACK! We talk Moorcock (obviously), gaming, podcasting and other bits n bobs, as well as Ralph's own take on … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Two – STORMHACK! →

Entropic State Report 12th March 2021

It's been a productive few weeks here at Derry & Toms. The chapbook version of The Journal of Gerard Arthur Connelly Volume 01 is nearing completion, with some fabulous art arriving c/o Neil Burton to accompany the superb portrait and design work of Simon Perrins. Hopefully not too long now before it can be shared … Continue reading Entropic State Report 12th March 2021 →

Breakfast in the Ruins Radio!

Breakfast in the Ruins is now broadcasting across the multiverse as an internet radio station! It's early days and I'm still figuring the technicalities out so it's not in any public directories yet but it is up and running and you can find old school radio player feeds and other basic info here. This will … Continue reading Breakfast in the Ruins Radio! →

Sven Hassel’s Wheels of Terror – Part One

Old pal Robbo joins me in Derry & Toms to discuss the book from Pops that blew my mind into tiny pieces back in the early 80s, Sven Hassel's Wheels of Terror! We look at the man himself, including the shroud of mystery around his history, the first part of the novel and it's horrific, … Continue reading Sven Hassel’s Wheels of Terror – Part One →

Spirits Burning w/ Don Falcone

Spirits Burning with Don Falcone Cover art by Keith A Donald We're back with another look at Moorcockian music, this time in the company of Don Falcone, captain of the starship Spirits Burning, long time collaborative portal for progressive and space rock projects involving luminaries from across the rock field, most recently Michael Moorcock himself … Continue reading Spirits Burning w/ Don Falcone →