I've just moved the site from the comfort of wordpress.com to its permanent home at www.stateofplay.co.nz.Please adjust your links accordingly, although wordpress.com will redirect you here for the time being. You may notice a lack of functionality and the old hiccup as I configure plug-ins and edit the CSS. Hopefully it'll all be up and … Continue Reading ››

This isn't the first time I've started a post stating that this isn't a music site. And it isn't.I was saddened to hear of Amy Winehouse's passing on Saturday.I'm not a music connoisseur. I have a broad and jumbled musical taste that transcends style or … Continue Reading ››

This isn't a music site, I know. But I got a press release in my email box today that triggered a WTF moment that I thought I'd share.Auckland singer/songwriter Kurt Shanks, who I used to work with when I lived on the Shore, has just … Continue Reading ››

Vic B'Stard is setting up a new laptop at the moment. So things will be slow this weekend. Normal service will resume soon.We also have a new NZ URL to call home, so we are also in the process of switching over from wordpress.com to the new URL. More on this soon.Be seeing you.

After the best part of a year getting around to it my blog is finally up and running. Most definitely a work in progress. But at least it doesn't look like a bag of shit.

Just checking this WordPress emailing posted thingy to see if it works.

Currently staring at an ever-increasing pile of Xbox 360 games that I may/may not get to start/finish playing due to:1. the fact that I have an ever-increasing pile of Blu-rays that I may/may not get to start/finish watching2. the fact that I have an everincreasing pile of comic-books that I may/may not get to start/finish … Continue Reading ››

Abode Contribute has shat itself, so I'm back to doing this blog old-school. More soon