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Thursday, 18 March 2021
Thursday, 11 March 2021
BITR 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 get our stuff out there on a rolling 24/7 basis, and also do the same for some of our creative pals and patrons like SÖNUS, Corum, Giantkind and N?ND, as well as any other folks that want to join in.
More info to follow as I figure all of this out, but stay tuned for details on the dedicated radio page!
BITR Breakfast in the Ruins Radio - Live Online Radio
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Tuesday, 5 January 2021
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast - 10k Download milestone
We've surpassed 10,000 downloads!
Thanks for listening, and if you've found this podcast via the Mentallicohullic blog come and check us out at the main site www.breakfastintheruins.com or at our Patreon page.
Monday, 28 December 2020
Michael Moorcock Birthday Special 2020
It's December 18th 2020, Michael Moorcock and Phil share a birthday AGAIN (weird right?) and, with the help of some friends, we celebrate a great day and take a look at Mike's Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger.
In addition we consider the broad appeal of Moorcock and how it crosses some boundaries that in this strange day and age are often extraordinarily difficult to bridge, and we get to showcase some great music.
Happy birthday Mike and Phil!
Sonic Assassins - Moorcock and Music Part One with Ian Abrahams
On our first purely music focused show we talk Hawkwind with biographer and writer Ian Abrahams, author of Sonic Assassins. We also muse on how notice boards on launderette walls can produce great results.
Also, Loz calls in to Derry & Toms to drink some traditionally stupid beers and reminisce about the days of yore, sleeping dogs and the Giantkind track Breakfast in the Ruins.
The Rituals of Infinity (sort of) with KEK-W
After getting caught between worlds and never managing to quite hook it up, through a radio link between Earths 2 and 5 we finally get it together to discuss Moorcock with comics luminary and 2000AD Script Droid KEK-W!
We talk Moorcock, The Rituals of Infinity, comics, Dark Judges, music and the disturbingly beautiful art of Dave Kendall.
I continue to learn regarding online recording, with mixed results.
Gerard Arthur Connelly gets his slippers wet.
As discussed on the show Jim’s Kickstarter for Urish’s Horde – The Guide to Elric Collectibles is at:
The Knight of the Swords Book Two
Loz returns as we head up to the Roof Garden to ruminate over Corum's endless jawing with a slightly dubious sorceror in The Knight of the Swords Book Two.
Multiple varieties of pants are considered along with a couple of actually palatable beers. Progress I say!
Thursday, 5 November 2020
Halloween Special - The Rats by James Herbert
It's Halloween, so Phil and I enjoy some spooky old fashioneds and engage with the horror of James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, The Rats!
It's got the lot. A creepy hero... out of order tramps... vicious critters... and an abundance of thigh references!
STAY SAFE!!!
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Final Programme Phase Two
Finally, the Spheres align and Hussein and I manage, after ten months, to get it together and look at Phase Two of The Final Programme.
We talk about Mike's uncanny prescience, wrestling in Featherstone Library, and Hussein rags on sci-fi again. It's a fun time all round.
Also, GAC reaches the village of Treybach. Foxes may be abroad.
The Eternal Champion Part Three
We're back, and this time Phil joins me at Derry and Toms to conclude our coverage of The Eternal Champion.
The Knight of the Swords Part One
We're back at Derry and Tom's and unfortunately so are the challenging porters.
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Tash returns from her exile in Sri Lanka and finally we get together after a four month Covid delay to finish The Jewel in the Skull. Stand by as we flatten the curve!
REEL at the variable sound quality as my Tascam once again has to do some heavy lifting.
MARVEL at the disagreements over the last few chapters.
HOWL at Tash's toilet allocation of an all new (to me) classification of a certain type of fantasy novel.
SHOEGAZE to the mellow sounds of Breakfast in the Ruins by the mighty Giantkind.
We're back.
The Eternal Champion continues on his crusade to defeat the enemies of humanity and further proves himself an absolute duffer with the ladies.
Phil reveals a penchant for watching extreme violence against Ewan McGregor and Channing Tatum.
I wring my hands at the horror of it all.
JOIN US!
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast Episode 09 - The Eternal Champion Part One
We're back in Derry & Toms roof gardens to mull over 1970's The Eternal Champion, the novel debut of Erekosë/John Daker.
It's got everything. Bad pronunciation, silly names and nudity. Phil returns to the co-host chair, we drink an old old-Fashioned or two and draw comparisons between Noonos and Grimsby, adding that ancient port-town to our list of mildly insulted settlements.
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast Episode 08 - Elric of Melniboné Part Three
Loz is back as we conclude our coverage of the 1972 Moorcock novel Elric of Melniboné.
Join us as we are horrified by a challenging beer and Loz offends Scunthorpe (as well as narrowly avoiding a date with Dannus). As usual we struggle with pronunciation and saying The Ship That Sails Over Land and Water.
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast Episode 07 - The Jewel in the Skull Part Two
Natasha is back with me as we continue our deep dive into the first Hawkmoon novel, The Jewel in the Skull.
MARVEL at Tash's brutal takedown of mothers-in-law...
SIGH at the rambling non-sequiturs...
GASP at Tash's salty sailor talk...
WONDER at the gradual breakdown of recording discipline...
WEEP at the continual intrusion of traffic, crisp packets and leather furniture...
Monday, 3 February 2020
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