Rocketing out of the events of the monster hit movie, follow the continuing adventures of Green Hornet and Kato as a power struggle for control over drug trafficking in Los Angeles turns violent. Green Hornet and Kato are just starting out, but they’ve attracted attention from the cops, the drug pushers, and even Homeland Security! Britt and Kato keep their alter egos hidden, but a new set of masked men on the scene complicates matters.
I’m not a huge fan of movie/comic crossovers. I prefer them to stay within their own that’s why I didn’t think much of The Green Hornet: Aftermath when I picked it up. It looked like a piece of promotional material for the movie that came out a few months back and I don’t need to be sold on a movie that I was never really interested in seeing in the first place but I read it anyway and suprise of all suprises, it’s actually not a bad comic.
The book picks up where the movie left off, which is a bit of a mystery to me since i didn’t see the movie but that didn’t really hurt too much. It starts with the typical scenario of Kato doing all the heavy lifting and The Green Hornet showing up at the last moment to take all the credit only this time the credit is being given to someone else by a pair on nosy Home Land Security officers. They think TGH is one of Reid’s reporters, Cullen Hurtt and this doesn’t sit well with either of the guys. Kato and TGH want a bit of the credit they feel they should be getting but don’t want to out themselves to accept it.
I like the book, the character chemistry is interesting, the art is classic comic inspired and the cover is dynamic, straight off a movie poster. If you enjoyed The Green Hornet than this is certainly worth picking up and if you haven’t seen the movie but would like an introduction to the character this is definitely a good point to jump on and check it out.
Over the next couple of weeks we are going to take a look at some of the talented comic writers and artists we spent time with at Staple-Austin recently. We had a great time meeting and interviewing these guys and girls and want to give you a chance to check out some of their work.
Featured this week is artist and writer Anthony Rezendes of Cranium Comics. Cranium Comics describes themselves as an independent publishing entity that challenges traditional comic conventions with intelligent and sophisticated storytelling. They create titles that combine thought provoking writing, creative and gritty artwork, and a constantly questioning perception of good & evil. Anthony’s work includes Brawn, a comic about an everyman hero type who wakes up with a metal arm and legs, available here, and his forth coming title “The Curse”. You can check out more of his work at www.craniumcomics.com.
It’s Monday morning and that means it’s time to find out who the big winner was at the weekend box office. This weekends big surprise was the Easter themed Hop which nearly doubled weekend predictions with $38 million dollars. Hop topped Rango‘s strong opening by a small margin but probably does not have the legs that Rango has. Following up in second place with a lower than expected but still solid take is Source Code with $15 million dollars. The strong performance of these two movies meant big drop-offs for last weeks winners as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 fell nearly 57 percent for a $10 million dollar fourth place finish and Sucker Punch plummeted nearly 68 percent with a weak $7 million dolalrs for seventh place.
The other big winner was the low budget ghost story Insidious. Insidious debuted with a respectable $13 million dollars, more than covering it’s meager $1 million dollar production budget. Also winning by holding strong were Limitless and The Lincoln Lawyer who continue to hold steady while other movies drop to the way side. Expect these two films as well as Source Code to continue their steady ways as word of mouth and good reviews drive them forward.
1. “Hop,” $38.1 million.
2. “Source Code,” $15.1 million.
3. “Insidious,” $13.5 million.
4. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,” $10.2 million.
Pasties! There… Now that thats out of the way (dusts off hands). Matthew Jones from The Noob News interviews Black Mariah, burlesque dancer and master costume & pastie craftsman, on the finer points of Inter-Woman politics, why geeks are avoiding free panty catalogues, and electric light-up bacon sandwhiches.
Experienced Throat Artist Neil Kaplan takes a minute with The Noob News to talk about his start, what he will and will not say as Optimus Prime, and why there is no whipping of voice actors in LA.
Some of Neil Kaplan’s credits are Optimus Prime, Tychus Findlay from Starcraft II, and more Video Game and Anime voices than you can shake a stick at… go on, try it! I dare you…
Over the next couple of weeks we are going to take a look at some of the talented comic writers and artists we spent time with at Staple-Austin over the past weekend. We had a great time meeting and interviewing these guys and girls and want to give you a chance to check out some of their work.
Monica Gallagher is a talented comic writer and artist that just happens to be a super nice lady. She also makes awesome horror heroine portraits. You can check out her work and find more info about her at www.eatyourlipstick.com.
See her super long bio from her website below the interview we did with her at Staple…
Monica Gallagher is a graphic designer during the daylight hours and a comicker at night. While an animation major in college, Monica first tiptoed onto the comics scene with her webcomic Gods & Undergrads, following the awkward adventures of a girl transitioning into college life while simultaneously discovering her connection to Greek gods. Once her eyes had been opened to the online comics scene, Monica couldn’t help herself and continued to produce more work.
A short stint in amateur modeling led Monica to create both an autobiographical story dealing with her struggles with self-esteem (titled Boobage) and a fictional series dealing with a professional model who works part-time as an assassin (titled Lipstick & Malice). In 2010, she chronicled her experiences modeling in her autobio When I Was A Mall Model. Luckily, Monica emerged from modeling with both her boobs and her criminal record intact. She then discovered something else to become obsessed with and inspired by — Roller Derby. Bonnie N. Collide, Nine to Five is the result of her inspiration — a weekly webcomic that combines the superhero side of being a rollergirl with the Clark Kent side of working a day job. Monica just completed her first season as a member of the Junkyard Dolls, one of the four teams of lovely ladies of the Charm City Roller Girls. Sadly, she’s currently on a break from derby at the moment due to time constraints, but you better believe she’s still out there skating!
Recently, Monica contributed to Oni Press’s Roller Derby Anthology JAM! Tales from the World of Roller Derby which was released on June 23, 2010. She is currently working on illustrating a full-length graphic novel for Oni.
Monica continues to create short stories, contribute to anthologies, and tackle illustration work from her home in Baltimore, where she lives with her boyfriend and their dueling cats. Check out her blog for the latest dirt – you never know where she’ll pop up next!
The instant the first flaming stone appeared in the night sky, Wulf know his world was doomed to perish. Perhaps not the planet itself, but certainly all life would be vanquished.
With these words we are launched on a new adventure. As Wulf watches the night sky filled with meteors he knows life as he knows it will soon end but he decides that, even in his final hours, he will do good.
This is a very strong opening to a new series brought to us by the classic Atlas Comic brand. I like the setup to the story, the introduction to the villain, as well as the everyman who is drawn into this dangerous world to help Wulf track down the dangerous (time/space traveling?) villain Sanjon.
The dialogue in the opening pages is sparce but is more than adequately supported by the art and story telling. The pages are well layed out and the colors vivid and striking. The art seems to be more in the style of a graphic novel, very detailed and sharp with the orange and red fires setting a tone of danger and disaster at hand.
The cover is strong, though not actually very relevant to what is happening inside the pages. I would have certainly enjoyed a cover more in the style of what’s on the pages inside, but I was not put off by what was used.
Overall I would certainly recommend this book. It had an interesting story that was well written and well drawn and left me interested in what would take place in the next issue. Don’t hesitate to check it out.
I’ve been super excited to see this film since the early teaser from last fall. Abrams has really captured the 80′s Spielberg vibe here. I think a lot of it may have to do with the music and the whimsical bit of childhood nostalgia that seems to run throughout the trailer. Either way I can’t wait to see this when it hits June 10, 2011. This summers starting to look like its gonna be a big one after last years disappointments…
Set in 1979 Ohio, a group of six young children use a Super 8 camera to make their own zombie movie. One night while filming near a remote stretch of railroad tracks, the children witness a truck collide with an oncoming train leading to a catastrophic derailment. Amidst the fire and destruction, something inhuman emerges.
Over the next couple of weeks we are going to take a look at some of the talented comic writers and artists we spent time with at Staple-Austin over the past weekend. We had a great time meeting and interviewing these guys and girls and want to give you a chance to check out some of their work. Up first is Kennon James. You can find some of his work at mohagencomic.com andwww.kennonjames.blogspot.com. Check back tomorrow for the next featured artist…
I was raised on the Hollywood western. While my friends were off playing Star Wars and Indiana Jones I was playing Rio Bravo and The Rifleman. My hero was always the man in the white hat that never failed to save the day and always got the girl. I also loved classic comedy westerns such as The Shakiest Gun in the West, The Apple Dumpling Gang, and The Great Race. Their comedic twist on the movies I had grown to love so much as a child kept me smiling on the worst of days. Perhaps that’s why I find Gore Verbinsky’s “Rango” to be such an excellent movie. It’s a perfect blend of all of the things I loved about the Hollywood westerns of old as well as a great bit of family safe comedy to balance out the seriousness of the dire situation our hero finds himself in.
“Rango” is the story of an ordinary chameleon longing for a more exciting life who is without warning thrust into the adventure of a lifetime. Rango finds himself in the town of Dirt, an aptly named destination whose water supply is mysteriously drying up and leaving the residents in fear of their future. In classic western tradition, Rango becomes the unlikely hero of the day and is tasked with saving the town from imminent doom all the while trying to keep secret the fact that he has no idea what he is doing.
In my opinion the credit for the movie must start at the top with Gore Verbinsky. This is by far his best work and his handling of the material here borders on mastery. He has created a film so full of great characters that is very easy to forget that you are actually watching animals play the roles on screen. From Isla Fisher as the spunky heroine “Beans” to Ned Beatty as “The Mayor” and all the small parts in between this an outstanding supporting cast that would be hard to compete with in a live action movie much less an animated feature.
Johnny Depp is simply wonderful in the role of Rango. He completely disappears inside this little chameleon, changing his voice so that it is unrecognizable and creating a character that it is impossible not to root for. The amalgamation of great character traits from western heroes of the past is evident and flawless. His mere voice performance in this movie has me slobbering at the mouth at the chance to see him play one of my child hood heroes, Tonto, in the upcoming Lone Ranger remake.
I’d be remissed if I didn’t mention the outstanding animation and cinematography in this movie. This is a beautifully animated movie the likes of I have never seen. Roger Deakins work as visual effects consultant lends a look to this film that rarely seen outside of the greatest of the classic westerns.
Rango is a great movie. There wasn’t one second of the movie that I wasn’t thoroughly entertained by the wonderful little story that was unfolding in front of me. If this is what is to be expected from ILM and Nickelodeon Films in the future, we have wild ride ahead of us and I can’t wait to jump on.
This week on Noob Radio Richard and Christian are joined on location by friends of the show and contributors for Geek Weekend 2 and the semi-annual geek roundtable for a rowdy discussion of all the days news involving comics, video games, movies and television. It was a wild and rowdy time so check it out on this episode of Noob Radio!
Intro:
Quick Hits
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Movie news.
Lots of first looks this week…
First looks at planet of the apes, only a pic of franco but it is a start.
First look at the hangover 2. Short teaser went up yesterday. Are you excited by the potential of this movie?
First clip of battle los angeles, very action packed, any digging the marketing of this movie with the fake websites and viral history marketing?
Finally why does Bill Murray hate ghostbusters. If not why would he have the script and not read it? Does he really not want to do this movie?
Video game news…
Killzone 3 dropped this week, did anyone else play it?
Ubisoft plans to release the game We Dare in Europe but not is us. Has a lot of sexual content, they don’t think it will sell here. Why is that?
Gearbox wants to thank everyone who ever worked on the long delayed duke nukem forever, ever. So if you’ve contributed in some way to this game, ever, you can contact them and get your name on the game.
Television news…
CBS finally pulls the plug on 2 and a half men after Charlie sheen went to the media and called out the shows main producer. This last ever episode of this show may have aired last week when the final produced episode was shown.
Comic Break Comics for 2/25/2011
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Booster Gold #41
Written by KEITH GIFFEN & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Art and Cover by CHRIS BATISTA & RICH PERROTTA
A new threat from another time attacks Booster again – for the first time! Unfortunately, this threat catches Booster in Rip Hunter’s lab, and the bunker takes enough of a beating to put everybody out of time-traveling commission for a long while!
Justice League of America #54
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by BRETT BOOTH & NORM RAPMUND
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
1:10 Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
“The Rise of Eclipso” begins here as the dark energies that have surrounded Earth are harnessed once more to usher in the great Lord of Darkness! And it looks like the corruption of all mankind starts with the members of the Justice League! When things go dark, which teammate poses the greatest threat to mankind – Obsidian or Jade?
The Legion of Super-Heroes #10
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art and Cover by YILDIRAY CINAR & WAYNE FAUCHER
The Durlan plot against the United Planets comes to a very deadly conclusion, as Chameleon Boy must dive into battle with one of his own kind! And what this final assassin reveals will stun the shape-shifting Legionnaire!
Silver Surfer #1 (of 5)
Written by Greg Pak
Pencils by Stephen Segovia
Cover by Carlo Pagulayan
A new beginning for the SILVER SURFER! The sentinel of the spaceways walks the Earth once more, a stranger feared by many. Only the HIGH EVOLUTIONARY understands his true potential, but the Evolutionary’s mysterious grand design may cost the Surfer everything and change the cosmic balance forever! He’s traded blows with Thor and matched wits with Mephisto, but can the herald of Galactus survive the judgment of NORRIN RAND, the man within the Silver Surfer? It’s a character-defining epic showing the Silver Surfer as you’ve never seen him before.
Hulk #30
Written by JEFF PARKER [Soft Break]Pencils & Cover by ED McGUINNESS
THE ORIGINAL RED HULK ARTIST RETURNS! Ed McGuiness draws a special (and especially insane) issue of HULK! A classic Hulk enemy returns, and can only be defeated by…THE?COMPOUND HULK! Guest-starring XEMNU, THE IMPOSSIBLE MAN and WOODGOD (yes, Woodgod)!
Britney Spears’ highly anticipated seventh studio album Femme Fatale is confirmed to be released on March 29th. Check out her new music video for “Hold It Against Me.”
This week on Noob Radio Richard and Christian discuss why Fox News hates video games, what big name actor is not returning to The Dark Night Rises, and all their favorite movie trailers that premiered during last sunday’s Super Bowl. All this and much much more on this episode of Noob Radio…
We changed the name of our show but everything else is still the same. No reason why, just thought this one sounded cooler…
Here’s this weeks rundown of the show…
Last Sunday was Superbowl regardless of game its about the commercials, 3 million dollars for 30 seconds…
Superbowl commercial favorites…
QUICK HITS…
Movie News…
Liam Neeson Will NOT Return As Ra’s Al Ghul In The Dark Knight Rises, what about Talia Al Ghoul, his estranged daughter and
batman love interest?
Michael Moore suing the Weinsteins
The movie grossed $222 million worldwide and became the top-earning documentary ever; Moore says the profits were supposed to
be split fifty-fifty, but the Weinstein’s used “bogus accounting methods” to funnel money to their own expenses, including
trips to Europe via private jet…
will this eventually lead to the studios being investigated for this type of accounting?
James Franco in Early Talks for ‘Oz’ After Johnny Depp Passes
The Oscar-nominated host of the Academy Awards is in early talks to star in Oz, the Great and Powerful, Disney’s prequel-ish
take onThe Wizard of Oz tale being directed by Sam Raimi.
is he too young for the role of the great oz? does anyone really care about the wizard of oz world anymore?
Video Games…
Fox News has warned parents off of the upcoming M-rated game Bulletstorm (calling it “the worst video game in the world”),
alleging that it and other games in the same vein are directly responsible for an increase in the incidence of rape.
first off bullet storm doesn’t even come out untile feb 22, how can it be responsible for rape when only a few people have
even played the game? do games make you violent? i’ve played violent games since 1985, the first video game i ever played, duck hunt, i spent hours trying to figure out how to shoot the dog who laughed at me when i missed, but i never omitted a violent act against another person that was even remotely inspired by a video game.
LG Wants PS3 Sales Banned in the U.S.
says sony violate several patents including the bluray player in the ps3, this comes after several back and forth lawsuits as
they each sued each other over various components they say violate each others patents…
what happens if LG wins and ps3s are banned, does the sky fall in? do they stop selling ps3 games?
Television News…
Super Bowl XLV averaged 111 million viewers and netted 162.9 total viewers, breaking the previous record for the most-watched
TV program in history. The game also had a 71 share — meaning that more than two-thirds of the televisions being watched in the country at that time were watching the Super Bowl on the Fox network. That’s the highest audience share for a Super Bowl since 1982, a time when there were far fewer television networks as competition. what makes the superbowl the biggest draw in tv? everybody else in television is down in rating yet the superbowl continues to rise… cosby at it’s height was 25 million viewers, now american idol is tops but barely gets 15 million viewers..
is it the influence of the internet, or is the amount of channels available?
THE COMIC BREAK
Dc UNIVERSE LEGENDS #1
Written by Marv Wolfman, Tony Bedard
Art by Howard Porter and Livesay, and Adriana Melo and Norman Lee
The Invincible Iron Man #500
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Salvador Larroca
Some time ago, Marvel Comics announced the Point One initiative: a gateway device to catch up new readers on some of their biggest titles by providing a nifty done-in-one tale that sets up the major players and dramatic beats of the series. Point One blasts off in February with Invincible Iron Man #500.1 by the acclaimed creative team of Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. This is the chance you’ve been waiting for, new readers, to dive into the awesomeness that is the last few years of Invincible Iron Man.
Invincible #77
Written by Robert Kirkman (my favorite Writer)
art by Ryan Ottley
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super bowl movie trailers
several big movies dropped trailers on Superbowl Sunday
Here are our favorites…
Written by BRIAN WOOD Art by RYAN KELLY Cover by BRIAN WOOD & RYAN KELLY
Summery:
There’s nothing more exciting than college life in the big city. But complications can follow you from dark places – and not just from your boring hometown. In THE NEW YORK FIVE, Riley’s sister Angie is making a name in the Lower East Side with her new band, and now Riley is the black sheep of the family. Lona’s murky past appears to have been hiding an alarming proficiency for stalkerism, and Merissa and Ren will confront uncomfortable situations involving older men. But who is the “five” in THE NEW YORK FIVE? Find out as Vertigo reunites this cast with its stellar creative team of Brian Wood (DEMO, DMZ, NORTHLANDERS) and Ryan Kelly (LUCIFER, Local) in this standard-sized 4-issue miniseries.
The New York Five is an interesting case of a comic missing it’s mark by just enough the it doesn’t really find a home in the market that may have been interested in it. If it was meant for the female comic fan then I’m not sure they understand what female comic fans are looking for. The New York Five (written by Brian Wood) seems to be full of stereotypes of women that men wish were surrounding them at all times but just don’t really exist in real life. The lusty latina, Merissa Vasquez, struggling to keep her family together while juggling her multiple lovers. The Canadian fish out of water Lona Lo who just can’t seem to find her place in the world, and even the estranged sisters Riley and Angie Wilder who seem to always find themselves being manipulated by the same man. All stereotypes you’d see on any soap opera just not any where in real life.
It is a comic and I understand what they were trying to do and it’s what all comic writers are trying to do, tell an interesting story with interesting characters and keep people coming back every month again and again but to do that I believe you have to have a little truth in your characters not just stereotypes of people you’ve seen on reality shows or television and I found that little bit of truth lacking.
Don’t get me wrong, this is not a bad comic. It’s beautifully drawn and worth a pick up if just for the art. I particularly enjoyed the stark black and white images with the hints of pan-tone in the shadows, the beautifully emotive eye’s, and city-scapes that pop right off the page. Ryan Kelly did a great job of illustrating Brian Woods story and based on the artwork alone I’d certainly be interested in checking out episode number 2.
So if your looking for a beautifully drawn comic about hot chicks with problems living in the hippest city in the U.S. then by all means check it out. Just be prepared for a little soap opera mixed in with your usual comic book fare.
Here’s some of the great art from The New York Five…
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LOS ANGELES, February 1, 2011 – This Sunday, Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming animated motion picture event RIO will make Super Bowl commercial history, when the 30-second RIO spot becomes the first-ever to air with an embedded code.
Super Bowl fans in the United States watching RIO’s new commercial spot are invited to find the frame with the embedded code that will in turn direct them to a special level on ANGRY BIRDS, Rovio’s blockbuster game, which recently entered into a first-of-its kind partnership with RIO. That level will take you to a RIO sweepstakes.
The sweepstakes winner will attend RIO’s world premiere in Rio de Janeiro on March 22. That same day, Fox and Rovio launch the highly anticipated “Angry Birds Rio” app.
The spot will be available across the web, including youtube.com/officialriomovie, after the Super Bowl.
About RIO
From the makers of the hit ICE AGE series, RIO is a comedy-adventure, in 3D, about taking a walk on the wild side. Blu is a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, living a comfortable life with his owner and best friend Linda in the small town of Moose Lake, Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another Macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they head to the faraway and exotic land to find Jewel, Blu’s female counterpart. Not long after they arrive, Blu and Jewel are kidnapped by a group of bungling animal smugglers. With the help of street smart Jewel, and a group of wise-cracking and smooth-talking city birds, Blu escapes. Now, with his new friends by his side, Blu will have to find the courage to learn to fly, thwart the kidnappers who are hot on their trail, and return to Linda, the best friend a bird ever had.
RIO arrives in theaters everywhere April 15.
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Paul Giamatti stars as a lawyer/part time high school wrestling coach who discovers a wrestling phenom, this looks very interesting. I like Giamatti and he looks to be in fine form in this one surround by a strong supporting cast…
Synopsis
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy’s mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.
Here’s another badass trailer for Drive Angry. This one will be featured during the Superbowl so check it out so when you see it on Sunday you can say you saw it here first…
Synopsis
“Drive Angry” stars Nicolas Cage as Milton, a hardened felon who has broken out for one last chance at redemption. Hell bent on stopping a vicious cult of fanatics who murdered his daughter, he has three days to stop them before they sacrifice his infant granddaughter beneath a full moon. Milton must use his anger to go beyond all human limits in order to save his last connection with humanity.
He’s joined by Piper, a young sexy-smart waitress who liberates her ex-boyfriend’s cherry red muscle car in order to help Milton. Now, the two of them are hot on the trail of the charismatic Jonah King and his murderous followers. King will throw every one of them faithful under the wheels of Milton’s turbo-charged Black ’71 Challenger, to fulfill his destiny and unleash hell on earth.
But the bloodthirsty cult is the least of Milton’s problems. The police are after him, too. And worse. An enigmatic killer known only as “The Accountant.” The Accountant knows what Milton is trying to and simply doesn’t care. With wicked cunning and hypnotic savagery, the Accountant will relentlessly pursue Milton at high speed across the forgotten back roads of the American south.
Fueled by high octane and pure rage, Milton and Piper must battle the onslaught of King’s disciples, avenge his murdered daughter, and save his granddaughter before his last chance at redemption is revoked.
This week on the noobnews podcast, Richard and Christian discuss Joseph Gordon Levitt joining the cast of The Dark Knight Rises, the new segment “The Comic Break” brought to you by comicbreak.com, as well as all the Superman casting news you can fit in a pair of red tights. All this and much much more on this episode of The Noob News…
Here’s this weeks rundown… Quick Hits…
movie news…
Joseph Gordon levitt signed on to Dark Night rises, who would you like to see him play? no riddler or joker in this movie, i could see him as a young dick grayson perhaps?.
television news…
Will ferrell will be doing a 4 episode stint as a saber manager helping to fill in for michael scott when he exits the show
later this season, Steve Carell is leaving and apparently will farell will provide levity as the focus of the show shifts
from Carell’s exit to the new Sabre Manager. who should be the new manager? a cast member or an outside hire? can this show survive without steve carell?
I say hire todd packer as the new manager and give him a full time role… todd packer is a occasional character played by David Koechner also know as Champ Kind of Anchorman, if you don’t know who that is you can suck it…Whamooo
game news…
PS3 is coming out with a silver version looks very cool…
On March 10th Sony will release the PS3 Slim in a shiny silver color but in limited quantities. The shiny console will come in two versions; 160 GB for about $365 and the spacious 320 GB for $427
is it worth the money? if you had the cash would you buy it just for the looks?
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Lets talk superman, in a bit of a surprise choice, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced earlier this week that Henry Cavill has been picked for the much sought after role of Superman. What we know about him… He’s on Tudors, showtime network show, He’s played parts in HELLRAISER: HELLWORLD, TRISTON + ISOLDE, STARDUST and he’ll beplaying Theseus in the upcoming IMMORTALS. He was up for consideration for several big roles including superman for bryan synger, James Bond, as well as batman whereNolan who is producing saw him and kept him in mind for future roles. He’s british, does that hurts him playing superman? it hasnt hurt batman, also spiderman is also british now so i’ll let thatslide…
So apparently the White Stripes have decided to call it quits. They left this note on their website…
The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011,
their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live.
The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any
health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health.
It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve What is beautiful and special about
the band and have it stay that way.
Meg and Jack want to thank every one of their fans and admirers for the incredible
support they have given throughout the 13 plus years of the White Stripes’ intense and
incredible career.
Third Man Records will continue to put out unreleased live and studio recordings from
The White Stripes in their Vault Subscription record club, as well as through regular
channels.
Both Meg and Jack hope this decision isn’t met with sorrow by their fans but that it is
seen as a positive move done out of respect for the art and music that the band has
created. It is also done with the utmost respect to those fans who’ve shared in those
creations, with their feelings considered greatly.
With that in mind the band have this to say:
“The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong
to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is
that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your
involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful.”
Sincerely,
Meg and Jack White
The White Stripes
It’s the kind of nice breakup letter you always left your ex in the hope that you could “still be friends” but in all honesty you really just wanted to bang other people and didn’t want to have to explain that to your now ex. I have no problem with The White Stripes breaking up, actually I was pretty sure they hadn’t been together for quite some time. Jack had been touring with The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs and producing records with so many people that I’m sure he really didn’t have time to play house with Meg anymore anyway.
I’m not a huge White Stripes fan but I can certainly appreciate what they have brought to the world of music in the past 13 years. I had never heard of Jack White before he smashed in the face of the Von Bondies frontman Jason Stollsteimer in 2003 but the ensuing media circus and exposure following that event left me with a firm grip on who Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes really were. They were one of the greatest American rock bands to come along in a long, long time.
Other than their color coordinated red and black instruments and clothes, there was very little pretense involved with The White Stripes. Their music was stripped to its core, consisting of emotion, energy, passion, and little else. Hell, they didn’t even feel the need to have a bassist in the band. The dynamic combo of Jack White and Meg White on stage was pure chemistry in it’s sloppiest,passionate, and most intimate form.
When it was all said and done The White Stripes discography consists of six studio albums, one live album, two extended plays (EP), one concert film, one tour documentary, twenty-six singles, and fourteen music videos. Their last three albums each won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
Awards and success may have come to The White Stripes but it never seemed to go to their heads. Instead of doing what most good band do and get soft in their old age and rest on their laurels, they did what only the great bands have done and that’s go out on top. We may never again hear The White Stripes play live again but the legacy of music they have left over the years has created a spot that won’t easily be filled anytime soon.
Oh, and we also have the numerous Jack White projects that once filled his time between The White Stripes tours but will now take center stage in many a White Stripes fan’s heart.
After his much anticipated album “Do You Dream,” Markus Schulz is back with his new album entitled “Prague 11.” Only a year after his “Las Vegas 10” album, he raises the bar even higher. Prague 11, features the best in progressive trance of the year. The album is more of a darker, deep sounding progressive trance, unlike the “Las Vegas 10″ album. If you’ve been following his tour on DJ Global Broadcast then you won’t be able to tell a difference because his style flows from his tour into this album. He also has been mixing some of the songs from the album into the Global Broadcast show from week to week. If you missed a few of his shows or if you are wanting a sneak peak at the album then you can go to http://www.livesets.us/ and download his show weekly.
Songs like “Get Down City,” “Segarra,” “Another Day” feat. Madelin Zero, “Dark Cloud,” “Phoenix,” and “Forty Fathoms,” we will definitely be hearing these songs again all over the trance dance floors. The album is nothing like his recent studio album “Do You Dream?” If you love vocals in your trance you won’t find them on this album, there are only two songs and a few with loops vocals in the background. I like the direction the album goes in very upbeat, edgy, a little dark, deep sounding progressive trance. The album has all the individual songs as well as the continuous mix. Although the album is set to be released on February 15th, 2011 you can buy it early on itunes and download immediately. The album contains 29 songs, plus the continuous mix the song titles are as followed:
CD1
1 Mikulas – Praha
2 Eelke Kleijn – Monkey Movin’
3 Khomha – Rainy in the Night
4 Space Rockerz – Get Down City
5 MSJ – Crossing Planets (Basil O’ Glue Remix)
6 Saint X – Bounce
7 Norin & Rad – Segarra
8 Rex Mundi – Sandstone
9 Tucandeo – Lockdown (Big Room Mix)
10 DNS Project feat. Madelin Zero – Another Day
11 Danilo Ercole – Below The Equator Line (Basil O’ Glue Remix)
12 Snatt & Vix – Warp Drive
13 Pobsky – Dark Cloud (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
14 P.A.F.F. presents Paul Spidey- Conductor of Death
15 Wippenberg – Phoenix
CD2
1 Mikulas – 50.05°N, 14.28°E
2 Skytech – Sirens
3 Aerofoil – Caress 2 Impress (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
4 Erick Strong – Heart Inside
5 Snatt & Vix feat. Alexandra Badoi – Cold Shower (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction)
6 Aaron Camz – Room To Breathe
7 Beat Service – Outsider
8 Mike Foyle presents Statica – Forty Fathoms
09 Thomas Cresine – Morse Code
10 Rex Mundi – Valley Of Dreams
11 Grube & Hovsepian – Invisible
12 Klauss Goulart – Turbulence
13 Why?!? – Lost
14 Mr. Pit – Backstage
