Author Archives: Martin Mulrooney

About Martin Mulrooney

I am a professional writer and editor from the UK. I graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree in Media and Film in 2009, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. I created Alternative Magazine Online soon after.

by Martin Mulrooney | 24/12/2009 · 12:00 am

THE SNOWMAN – A British Christmas Classic

By Marty Mulrooney

TheSnowman1

With Christmas nearly upon us, I thought I would do a quick post about one of the greatest Christmas films of all time. Based on the 1978 Raymond Briggs children’s book, The Snowman is a 1982 animated winter classic.

Shown originally on Christmas Eve ‘82 on Channel 4 in the UK, it has since been shown every single year. A review would be pointless; this is a perfect, if not slightly bittersweet adaptation.

What I do intend to do is offer a few good reasons why you should give it a watch this Christmas, British or not. Oh, and Merry Christmas from Alternative Magazine Online!

Continue reading →

GAME REVIEW – Blue Toad Murder Files Episodes 1 & 2 (PS3, PSN)

By Marty Mulrooney

Blue Toad Murder Files is a new downloadable episodic gaming series from Relentless Software, perhaps most well known for their hugely popular ‘Buzz!’ series of video games.

Much like the ‘Buzz!’ games, Blue Toad Murder Files has a focus on accessibility, fun and group gaming. The first two episodes have just been released separately and also in a bundle on the PSN (for PS3)… so how do they measure up?

Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW – John Mayer: Battle Studies

By Marty Mulrooney

JohnMayerBattleStudies

John Mayer has just released his forth studio album. Comprising of 11 tracks, with a total runtime of 45 minutes… I thought this was the safe bet of 2009. I have seen John in concert (I’m seeing him again in January), I have all his albums and I know where he’s at. At least, I thought I did. Battle Studies has completely blindsided me.

Continue reading →

3 Comments

Filed under Music

Tagged as Continuum, Heavier Things, John Mayer, John Mayer Battle Studies, John Mayer Battle Studies Review, Taylor Swift

by Martin Mulrooney | 15/12/2009 · 12:00 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Ana Free (Musician)

By Marty Mulrooney

Ana Free is a singer-songwriter from Portugal, although she currently lives in the United Kingdom.

She originally rose to fame via Youtube several years ago, performing covers of many classic songs: her most popular, Nickelback’s ‘Savin’ Me’, has had over 1,000,000 views to date.

Ana made her first live TV performance in the summer of 2007 on TVI in Portugal, where she sang ‘Crazy’, a song she had composed herself. She is currently recording her debut album following the success of her first single, which was released on 23 May 2008, entitled ‘In My Place’.

Alternative Magazine Online is therefore proud to present a recent chat we had with Ana about her past, present and (of course) future! Enjoy!

Continue reading →

5 Comments

Filed under Alternative Musings, Music

Tagged as Ana Free, Musician, Portugal, Singer, Songwriter, Youtube