A quick round of the 1982 Sinclair Timex ZX81 game of the same name. Hugely nostalgic - this was definitely the first computer game that ever scared me, and probably the first one I was addicted to.

Ah, halcyon days.

As blogged here - http://ian-d-smith.me.uk/07-20 07/3d-monster-nostalgia/

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The Commentators was a one-off name used for the song, "N-N-Nineteen Not Out", a 1985 UK hit single recorded by the impressionist Rory Bremner as a parody of Paul Hardcastle's number one hit, "19". Bremner impersonated BBC television and radio cricket commentators such as Richie Benaud, Brian Johnston, Jim Laker and Fred Trueman, replacing Hardcastle's references to the Vietnam War with references to the 1984 Test series between England and the West Indies in which the England captain David Gower had averaged 19 and the 1932-3 "Bodyline" cricket tour.

The recording was in the UK Singles Chart for 7 weeks, peaking at Number 13. It was also included on the compilation album, Now That's What I Call Music 5.

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Austin's own ArcAttack plays Texas Rockfest during SXSW. ArcAttack uses a MiKo to power two self-built Tesla coils, that produce "singing lightning bolts" which require no speakers. ArcAttack controls the coils through MIDI, as well as a full drum set controlled by robotic mechanisms. ArcAttack are taking their MiKo on a European tour this summer, 2009. For more information on ArcAttack, visit their website at www.arcattack.com.

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Canny Brit foxes German sunbed snatchers at the pool. TV ad from 1993. Dambusters theme

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