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The Madness That Is UFC 223 | April 6th, 2018
Over the past few days, I have posted two articles about the events that have transpired around UFC 223. First, about the jinx on the main event
(story) and then a follow-up, detailing the madness of Conor McGregor's actions after a press event
(story). Now, today, the weigh-ins resulted in even more absurdity. I won't have anything new posted until tomorrow,
when I intend to cover everything in detail — and whatever else might happen in the interim. This has been the busiest week for me, MMA-wise, in years, and all for
the wrong reasons.
Posted by: Derek
We March Ever Onward | March 27th, 2018
It wasn't intentional, but the site news posts have become a once-a-month thing and I have decided to stick with that. The intention is to (eventually) re-launch my personal blog for small, mini-updates that would be too long for Twitter.
I have officially re-posted 99% of the old reviews I deemed worthy to put back up. There is a big cache of them left from the White Trash Devil days, and I will be going through them at some point — if only for posterity — but every time I haul stuff out of the vault I am dissatisfied with it. Some of my old material will possibly see inclusion in a series of retrospective articles I have in the works.
So far I've managed to maintain the 3 articles / week schedule I had in mind from the start. Posting frequency may increase periodically, but consistency and longevity are the
main goals I have for this site. For now, expect more MMA and music content; thanks for reading.
Posted by: Derek
Yet Another Progress Report | February 28th, 2018
The past month has been quite good for keeping the site updated, making for a solid 6 months this place has been open without any long-term content droughts. There is a bunch of stuff
still coming, and I found another archive of old reviews and articles I need to sift through. There is less old stuff I want to re-post than I originally thought; not that there isn't
a lot of old, offline material, but you can tell it's 15+ years old. I do plan on posting a few old reviews, and contrasting them with my current opinions on their subjects, but the
old op-ed columns and interviews are most likely never coming back.
Posted by: Derek
Site Progress Report | February 4th, 2018
There is still a lot of stuff in the works, but I figure I should post some sort of an update in the interim. As can be seen, the pace of updates has picked up somewhat, and I am looking to maintain this consistency for as long as possible. The majority of the forthcoming content is music reviews, as I continue to get the remainder of my archives online, and work through some newer releases I happen to feel strongly about.
I've made some tweaks to the HTML design of the site, and split of the new posts into the "article" and "review" categories. I may break things down further, when I get more categories, but
for now those should suffice. Please let me know if the 3-column table doesn't render properly in your browser (include your browser and screen resolution), I tried to test it on as many
setups as possible.
Posted by: Derek
A Very Quick Update | January 19th, 2018
Just a quick note that there is a bunch of stuff coming down the pipe. I have some articles about a number of subjects coming, as well as music reviews. Sorry for the delay, it's been a
very hectic week.
Posted by: Derek
Ringing In The New Year | January 8th, 2018
The holidays are now rapidly fading in the rear-view mirror, and my schedule has reverted to a more normal configuration. I have a lot of work planned, and hope to be rolling out a lot of new postings in the next few months — and not just a continual series of "stay tuned" updates.
The first order of business is finishing the re-posting of archived material. That is going to continue to be a slow-trickle, as I compile reviews of newer material, and gives me a buffer for weeks where I end up strapped for time. I was shocked to realise that my "How To Make A Death Metal Band" article is coming up on its 16-year anniversary; I can't remember for certain, but I believe I originally wrote it for White Trash Devil, back in 2002.
If you're looking for more variety in the music I review, and articles on other subjects, then keep checking back every few days.
Posted by: Derek