http://matthayward.com Blogger, business analyst and online producer. Melbourne, Australia. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:27:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Arguably the best and most interesting rock bio I've read. No question. Yes it's approx 900 pages (no appendices thank you Mr Wyman), just a larger than life summary of a larger than life bloke. This book is so well done it kind of saddens you to think that we're ... http://matthayward.com/2012/01/22/dear-boy-keith-moon-biography-review.htm Well this book has had more trepidation than those leftovers from your mother-in-law when you really fancy a pizza. I've been procrastinating my way through it for 2-3 years until I vowed to finish it a few months ago. One dull page after another. It would be a perfectly acceptable ... http://matthayward.com/2012/01/22/bill-wyman-stone-alone-autobiography-review.htm Well frankly I'm flabbergasted to write about this. Having never been a Honda fan I never thought I'd set foot in one let alone write about one. Honda peeps tend to the be the over emphatic types with shiny clothing and matching caps. They have a penchant for revving and ... http://matthayward.com/2012/01/21/gen-8-honda-civic-hatch-review.htm Yes it's an utterly stupid question. Yes there is no quarter or parallel between them. They couldn't be more distant cousins than Republicans and humans. So comment all you like, I know it's a moot point. Fact of that matter is, after driving the mark VI Golf, this was exactly ... http://matthayward.com/2011/11/08/is-a-vw-golf-gti-better-than-a-camaro-ss.htm Only in America. A 6.2 litre V8 is a rental car, like just about every other I 'review'. The only bad thing about it is I had the chance to drive it in Honolulu - an island you can probably drive around in 4 hours if there is no traffic. ... http://matthayward.com/2011/09/25/2011-chevrolet-camaro-ss-review.htm Lo and behold I'd found myself on the big island of Hawaii. So when preparing to content myself with a lowly beige rental Mustang, my rental bloke hooks me up with a black on black convertible! If looks could kill, it would be Australia's most wanted. However a big chunk ... http://matthayward.com/2011/09/15/2011-mustang-convertible-review.htm Well it's been a while since I've driven something nice and then it comes in spates! The Audi was rented for a very special occasion and a very long country drive. Three hundred kilometres into Dunkeld in regional Victoria [a state of Australia]. What was required was a big smooth ... http://matthayward.com/2011/09/15/audi-a6-s-line-review.htm So for the unacquainted, this thing called digital music came along. It's the mother of good intentions. You can have 10 thousand tunes on something called a hard disc. You can download an entire band's discography in the time it takes to make breakfast. Rare and eclectic mixes, covers and ... http://matthayward.com/2011/05/10/how-my-record-player-beat-itunes.htm Well lo and behold, who ever thought we'd see a bio from this guy. Truth be told it's a good read - well most of it. The last 100 pages or so are a bit rough. So much so, he gives his recipe for Shepherds' pie. That's not just writers' ... http://matthayward.com/2011/03/05/keith-richards-autobiography-review.htm The Top Gear Christmas special was an absolute boon for me. A quick look at Final Gear and the boys were off on a pilgrimage to Bethlehem. We'd already booked tickets for Jordan and Syria a few months earlier and it made the trip all the more awesome! This post ... http://matthayward.com/2011/02/10/top-gear-middle-east-locations.htm