2016...can you cool it please?

It's only been a few weeks since I watched the BBC's "Review of the Year- those we've lost 2015", or however they brand the list of the celebrities that have died in the last 12 months. The last week or so has begun the 2016 list in earnest.

One of my favourite childhood films was Labyrinth, and that grew into a favourite film as a teen and beyond. As a child I liked the puppets and songs, and as a 19-year-old Goth sat in my halls of residence at uni watching the DVD on my computer I loved the beautiful Gothic love story too (as a child I felt the ballroom scene was boring, as a teen I loved it). It was that film that sparked my love of David Bowie's music - but I think this is a favourite (although I do tend to sing "Magic Pants..."):

I'm a fan of Harry Potter, but I think my favourite Alan Rickman role was that of the Metatron in Dogma. I think that's the definition of perfect casting right there. 

"I'm pissed off, is what I am! Do you go around drenching everybody that comes into your room with flame-retardant chemicals? No wonder you're single."

NSFW, but genius!


And last, but by no means least, as a teenager I spent plenty of time in my bedroom listening to heavy metal. Motorhead were legends in the genre. I think picking up a copy of White Line Fever (Lemmy's autobiography) is going to happen very soon.
Ace of Spades has been played a lot lately, but I really like this collaboration with Girlschool...


So, RIP David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Lemmy.
...and 2016? I think you should slow down now. Thanks.