2011 – a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Japan, near the city of Sendai, triggering a huge tsunami. Millions tune in for the royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William. The US announces that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed. Amy Winehouse is found dead at the age ofContinue reading “2011: The Year In Music”
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2009: The Year In Music
2009 – The H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, causes a global pandemic. US Airways Flight 1549 successfully lands in the Hudson River with no fatalities, also known as the “Miracle on the Hudson”. Michael Jackson’s death triggers a global outpouring of grief. The first ever Bitcoin is mined. A rollercoaster of news thisContinue reading “2009: The Year In Music”
2008: The Year In Music
2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States. The Summer Olympics in Beijing becomes the most watched event on TV ever – nearly five billion, or 70% of the world’s population, tune in. “Breaking Bad” premieres on AMC. Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba. CycloneContinue reading “2008: The Year In Music”
2007: The Year In Music
2007 – Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone. Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister of the UK. The final Harry Potter book, “The Deathly Hallows”, releases. Madeleine McCann goes missing. That last one was a bit of a yikes … so let’s hope we can find some good music this year! I’ll be looking at theContinue reading “2007: The Year In Music”
2006: The Year In Music
2006 – Luciano Pavarotti gives his last ever performance, singing “Nessun Dorma” at the Turin Winter Olympics opening ceremony. “Top of the Pops” broadcasts for the last time on BBC Two, having aired for 42 years. Pluto is reclassified as a dwarf planet. Google purchases YouTube. I really struggled to find major news this yearContinue reading “2006: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Foreign Turnabout” (Spirit Of Justice – Case 1)
After many of these mini retrospectives, we’ve finally reached the most recent of the mainline games – “Spirit Of Justice”. We have a new country to explore this time around … and yet Phoenix seems to stumble across a murder case wherever he goes. I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categories and givingContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “The Foreign Turnabout” (Spirit Of Justice – Case 1)”
2004: The Year In Music
2004 – NASA’s Opportunity Rover lands on the surface of Mars. Janet Jackson has a wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl half-time show. Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room. “Friends” airs its series finale to 52.5 million viewers. George W. Bush is re-elected as President of the United States … somehow. Let’sContinue reading “2004: The Year In Music”
Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Reclaimed” (Dual Destinies – Special Case)
“Turnabout Reclaimed” is a DLC case for Dual Destinies that sees Phoenix and Athena investigate a murder at an aquarium. There are pirates, penguins, and singing orca … but just what on earth happened at the Shipshape Aquarium? I’ll be deconstructing the case in ten distinct categories and giving a score out of ten forContinue reading “Ace Attorney Deep Dive: “Turnabout Reclaimed” (Dual Destinies – Special Case)”
2003: The Year In Music
2003 – Airstrikes by an American and British-led coalition signal the beginning of the Invasion of Iraq, without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion. The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%. “The Return of the King”, the third and final film inContinue reading “2003: The Year In Music”
2002: The Year In Music
2002 – The US deploys forces in Afghanistan as part of Operation Anaconda. Crime drama “The Wire” debuts on HBO. “American Idol” premiers on Fox-TV. Ronaldo scores twice in the World Cup final as Brazil beat Germany. Serena Williams beats older sister Venus for her first Wimbledon singles title. Not the most interesting year forContinue reading “2002: The Year In Music”
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