Thursday, January 28, 2010

Watch out for the Massive Attack!


Massive Attack, of course produces nothing but sweet tunes. I first heard them when I got my first Ipod. My mom got it for me on my 12th birthday, and I'm pretty sure that it was hot. There was a bunch of music on it, including this album from Massive Attack. At that age, I couldn't really appreciate music for what it was. So, then, I wasn't too into it. Until one day, I was making Ramen noodles and I heard a familiar song coming from the living room. I went in, looked at the TV, and this new show called "House" was on. And the song for the opening credits happened to be by Massive Attack. I was stoked that a song I knew was on TV, so I started listening to them more, haha. And I'm glad I did. I guess these guys are classified as "Trip-hop", something I didn't even know existed until like, a month ago. Bottom line, this is good stuff. Give it a listen.


Shawni Shimbashi playing Coldplay's "The Scientist".



I thought this was an outstanding cover. Great song, and this girl has an amazing voice. Give her a listen. She also has this song available for download on Mediafire if you want to listen to it on the go.

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Blue Foundation, good for your ears.


I first heard of this group after looking through the twilight soundtrack song list. I heard the song that was featured, and I liked it. I didn't go straight to listening to their other stuff, but doesn't change the fact that it was good.
It wasn't until a couple weeks ago that I was with my girlfriend looking for new music that I came across this album by them. Ever since, I've been listening to it non-stop. It's great. In this album, they've accomplished mushing together all sorts of different genres into something completely original. From alternative to hip-hop and from reggae to a sort of ambient-trance feel. I'd really recommend giving it a chance and getting a feel for it. I'm glad I did. Also, check out some of their other albums. I've heard a couple of the others, and their just as good. GET THIS INTO YOUR ITUNES LIBRARY AND SYNC IT TO YOUR IPOD! You won't be disappointed.


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Earthings.

If you haven't already seen this documentary, here it is. It's definitely something that everyone needs to see.



You know this is where your fur comes from, right?




Just something for you to think about.







Flash back to my childhood.



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LOL! @ all of them jnco jeans.


I remember, when I was about six or seven, hanging out with all the older neighborhood kids. Watching them all grind homemade boxes and doing 540's off of the ghetto 4x4 ramps that were made in less than 10 minutes. I look back and now know that those were probably the some of the best moments of growing up. Summer days watching all the older kids rollerblading, talking shit on all the "woodpushers". I still have all the 90's rollerblading vids that were given to me. Think I'm gonna go find em'.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

For anybody who's a fairy like me.


In one of the event's of my high school life, my English teacher assigned the class to read a book before the end of second term. She made us go to the school library and take our pick. Me, being the picky reader I am, can't read a book if it doesn't interest me within the first couple pages. So, as I was browsing, I saw that our library had multiple Nicholas Sparks books to choose from. I remembered the name from watching "The Notebook". (Yeah, I know.) Loving that movie, I decided to make this book my selection. If you're new to the name of Nicholas Sparks or you've never even heard of the movie title "The Notebook", he is an amazing author that leans into that genre of love and romance novels. If that's your cup of joe, listen up.
In the first couple pages of reading this, I wasn't immediately pulled in. Like I said before, I'm usually the kid that can't keep reading for the life of me. That being the case, I kept reading just so I could get the book done and over with. But as I kept reading, I started to get more attached to the characters and found myself not wanting to put the book down.
It's about a man named John Tyree, a man in the army that's on leave to visit his father. During the short period of time that he's on this leave, he meets this girl by the name of Savannah who is in town working for Habitat for Humanity for the summer. The "damsel in distress" situation happens, getting them to kick off conversation very easily. During the remaining weeks of John's leave, him and Savannah end up falling for each other. When he has to return to duty, she promises to write to him all the time to keep him filled in on how life is going and to find out about his life across seas. I'll leave the rest for the reader to experience.
All in all, I thought the book was amazing. It shows a great deal of morals and in the end, will make you feel for the characters in a way that in my opinion, is unexplainable. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes things of this genre.

Oh, and I later found out that this was made into a movie starring Channing Tatum (the new G.I. Joe movie) and Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer's Body, and I'm pretty sure she was in Mean Girls.) It is going to be released in theaters February 5th. From the trailers, it looks almost exactly like the book. Here's a look.

Friday, January 22, 2010

I don't know about you...

But I really want these skates. Probably the coolest things I've ever seen. EVER.





Monday, January 18, 2010

Apple store bloggin;. Can't beat it.


Trying to type on a keyboard that is completely different from the norm, not my idea of fun. Me and Ashley are having a blast strolling the gateway sidewalks being cute and junk. And i find it amusing that she stands next to me, waiting for me to finish typing this without complaining. Yet another reason why I love her so. People are standing behind us talking about computers, ipods, and other technology that I could never understand even if I tried. Ashley's getting inpatient. Ending this here.



Thursday, January 14, 2010

Man vs. Wild and Deadliest Catch to be made into video games.



I don't know if this is old news or not, but I just read up on it. This blows my mind.



"Crave Entertainment, the full-service publishing division of FillpointSVG, one of the videogame industry’s leading providers of online distribution, fulfillment and e-commerce services for national retailers, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Discovery Communications to develop and produce video games based on two of Discovery Channel’s highest rated television shows. Crave will publish the extremely popular Man vs. Wild and the top ranked Deadliest Catch for all current video game platforms beginning in Spring 2010. The deal was brokered on behalf of Discovery Communications by its licensing agent, The Joester Loria Group and is for the North American market.

The games let players experience the excitement of surviving in the world's toughest jungles and deserts as seen in the Man vs. Wild series, and battle the pounding storms of the Bering Sea as crab fishermen in Deadliest Catch. In the Man vs. Wild game, players control their character under the guidance of host and survival expert Bear Grylls as they exercise the necessary survival skills in a wide variety of landscapes and climates. In the Deadliest Catch game, players act as the captain of their own crab boats and navigate through the Bering Sea to cast and harvest pots all the while balancing the dangers against the profits."


Okay, on a positive note, I'm not going to lie, I'd probably play these games just to see how they turn out. But other than that, how good can they possibly be? To me, something like this doesn't even sound enjoyable. I can see the game's being on a chore list for me to finish.

Has anyone heard about these?

If you want to read more, I read the whole thing here.

Cambridge's debut video!




Listen to it, love it, laugh it up.

Monday, January 11, 2010

I need to get back into this.



I think I'm going to pick this back up this summer.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

On a musical note.


My band along with a ton of other awesome hardcore bands from the Utah area recently had the oppurtunity to be featured on the first (and hopefully not the last) GCA mixtape. It's one hell of a comp, and I'm glad we got to take part in it. All the bands and people who made it possible did an amazing job. This deserves to be heard and spread through out the online world.


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Spread the word about this. As said before, this definitely deserves to be heard.

To all you COD:MW2 players...


It's honestly easily to say that this is one of the best games I have ever played. The story, epic. Online gameplay, 5 stars. The only flaw that I could point out would be the graphics. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I saw pretty much no step up from the ones that were on the COD4. But either way, I could care less. I've been addicted to this game, even though I've not been able to own it. I've been borrowing it from different friends since it's came out. Number one things on my agenda this month:

1: Buy the damn game.
2: Purchase xbox live so I don't have to play the campaign for the 3rd time. (no matter how good the story is, I've never played any games campaign more than 3 times.)

What do you think of the game?




You can't tell me that this game isn't at least in your top 3.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Someone wanna take me here?



Leland, North Carolina. Man, oh, man. I sure want to make this place my home in the not so distant future.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Olivia Broadfield... Amazing.

I first started listening to her music a month or so ago, and honestly, I've been hooked ever since. Her music can be listened to any place, any time, no matter the setting. I'm glad I found this album when I did. Think Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, and maybe a little Massive Attack. If you're into the whole ambient genre, this girl's definitely for you.

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