Judge Death - Legendary Comic Book Heroes

Who says there's never anything worth having in Matelan? I just got the Legendary Comic Book Heroes Judge Death figure - AND the variant Transparent Judge Death figure - for £2 each. Whoop! They had a few others from the series, and some Marvel action figures, but unfortunately there wasn't anything else I was interested in...

Klaus Schulze with Lisa Gerrard - Rheingold DVD/CD

Just got my copy of the Klaus Schulze DVD/CD package Rheingold. The DVDs feature the live concert from Loreley earlier this year, plus a documentary and interview. The CDs feature the concert plus a bonus track. All very gothic and Wagnerian, it might not be the best Klaus Schulze concert ever - there's too much of Lisa Gerrard 'singing' - but it's a great package, with Dolby and DTS surround sound on the DVDs. Despite Schulze's prodigious output there's very little of him on video. Okay, a figure who looks like a geography teacher hunched behind banks of synths doesn't make for great visuals - but this is the world's greatest musician, for goodness sake. The full SPV package is £30, the DVDs and CDs are available separately if you prefer. Get them from the ever-reliable Compact Disc Services, www.cd-services.com.

Nash the Slash on Phantomcircuit

Go to http://phantomcircuit.wordpress.com for a podcast of Nash the Slash interviewed and in concert in Birmingham the other week. Good stuff, better than the recording I got, or rather failed to get, in London...!

Star Fleet on DVD

If you remember Star Fleet, the early '80s manga-style marionette series which was a bit like Thunderbirds on acid, you'll be thrilled to hear that it's coming out on DVD for the first time. It's due out on February 9th 2009 from Fabulous Films, in a great-looking box set with all 24 episodes, loads of extras, postcards and a comic book, all for £39.99. Can't wait.