Category: Features

Posted on: January 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BISON b.c. Announce Special One-Off Show With Eyehategod

Canadian stoner metallers BISON b.c. will play a special one-off show in Seattle, Washington at El Corazon this February with NOLA sludge heathens Eyehategod. The performance will coincide with the club’s six-year anniversary. Who: BISON b.c. w/ Eyehategod + special guests When: Saturday February 5th (All Ages/Bar wID) Where: El Corazon 109 Eastlake Ave. East Seattle, WA 98109 $18 ADV/$20 DOS Doors: 7:00pm Show: 8:00pm Tickets are available at CascadeTickets.com…

Posted on: January 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

7 Wonders 2 (Nintendo DS)

7 Wonders 2 represents the exact reason why I originally purchased a Nintendo DS. The hand-held, while diverse in the types of games that are present for it, should be used for those doctor’s visits and other time wasting scenarios that pop up from time to time. Mumbo Jumbo is a game company that creates tremendously addictive games, and does so in a way that the replay value never declines.…

Posted on: January 22, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Phenyl Core (MSRP: $49.99)

I do not take many in the way of supplements. Whether it is because I am lazy or do not like drinking colloidal solutions full of whey or other proteins, I really have no clue. However, Infinite Labs has created a pill in their Phenyl Core that I actually want to take. While marketed as a fat-burner / energy enhancing type of supplement, I feel that bodybuilders will gain some…

Posted on: January 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Step Up 3 (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo Pack)

Every year, it seems as if there are a number of films that look to cash in on a successful original or first sequel. Many of these films are devoid of solid or interesting content, and seem to be questionably made. For example, Bring It On has spawned a number of sequels while Spiderman 4 looks to be trucking pretty nicely in development. However, Step Up 3 largely avoids many…

Posted on: January 21, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

They Came To Play (DVD)

There is a sense present among a great segment of the population that those individuals that are into classical music, be it playing or just listening, are somewhat aloof and are not in touch with the rest of society. They Came To Play, a documentary surrounding a number of amateurs looking to win the Van Cliburn Foundation’s Piano Competition, so compelling. When focusing in on each of the different contestant,…

Posted on: January 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Paper Man (DVD)

Paper Man is a film that I felt completely went under the radar when it received a limited release in April 2010. MPI is releasing the DVD (and Blu-Ray) of the film, and hopes that the title gains cult status. At a quick glance, the cast is strong enough to match that of a Farrelly Brothers or Apatow flick; Kieran Culkan, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, and Jeff Daniels all play…

Posted on: January 20, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NewU Fitness First Yoga and Pilates (Nintendo Wii)

There are a number of games for all current-gen consoles that claim to provide fitness to those that play them. NewU Fitness First Yoga and Pilates immediately comes forth with a sort of focus that none of these other titles have. Furthermore, while the title does not completely avoid traditional types of cardio-based exercises, the variety in exercises that are provided here ensure that players will be able to break…

Posted on: January 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine and Escape The Fate Want To Give Brand You New Xbox / Xbox Kinect Prize Pack

To celebrate the release of Issues Remix EP and The Dead Masquerade Tour, Escape The Fate has teamed up with neufutur.com to give fans the chance to score a brand new Xbox and Xbox Kinect prize pack! The EP has five remixed versions of Escape The Fate’s hit single, “Issues”, off their recently released self-titled album. Also, don’t miss Escape The Fate in a city near you as they headline…

Posted on: January 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Robinson Crusoe on Mars (Blu-Ray)

It takes a hell of a classic sci-fi film to merit such careful restoration, especially one that that seemed largely lost among the scores of other similarly-themed films that were released in the same general period. Robinson Crusoe on Mars benefits from its director, Byron Haskin. Haskin’s previous coup de grace was The War of the Worlds, a film directed over a decade before Robinson Crusoe on Mars’ 1964 release.…

Posted on: January 19, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HOORAY FOR EARTH ANNOUNCE TRUE LOVES DEBUT LP

These are anxious times. >From unemployment and embattled governments to mysterious mass deaths of birds and fish, it’s easy to wonder if 2012’s apocalypse won’t come a year early. It’s heady fare for an indie rock record, but somehow the dense soundscapes from Hooray for Earth’s True Loves find a way to float on thin air. “The record is really aggressive sounding, but soft in attitude,” band leader Noel Heroux…

Posted on: January 18, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Kingdom Hearts: Re-coded (Nintendo DS)

Kingdom Hearts: Re-coded has Square Enix bringing their popular Kingdom Hearts title, coded, off of the mobile phones which it was originally released. This seems to me to be the strongest effort in the series. Where most titles make do with ratcheting up the graphics or game play, this DS port puts all of the dials to 11. Furthermore, unlike the original coded, Re-coded contains all the different chapters that…

Posted on: January 17, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

The Winning Season (DVD)

The plot behind The Winning Season goes all the way back to The Bad News Bears: one-time star athlete, now a loser doing menial jobs is brought in to coach a team of misfits and manages to turn their luck around. Though thanks to stellar casting and solid acting from the leads, The Winning Season manages to overcome all the baggage it’s been saddled with and the result is a…

Posted on: January 17, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Ricky Gervais Show: Complete First Season (DVD)

Only someone as side-splitting funny as Ricky Gervais could successfully take a podcast – a purely audible phenomenon – and take it seamlessly to TV. The HBO show takes the comic’s wildly successful podcasts – which set records for the amount of downloads it racked up in 2007 – and brings them to life via Hanna Barbera-style cartoons. The show revolves around Gervais, his longtime collaborator Stephen Merchant (who helped…

Posted on: January 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 3

Steve Steele – The Expat (CD)

“Revelation on the Radio” is an absolute epic track in the vein of Styx or Queens of the Stone Age. While rooted firmly in the rock genre, listeners can hear equal amounts of metal (Fear Factory) and even punk (Jello Biafra) present in Steele’s first cut. “Via Satellite” provides listeners with a tremendous amount of energy, as Steele’s vocals drive into listeners with all of the allure of a Tubronegro…

Posted on: January 10, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

HAT To Release Vortex Of Death On 1/24/2011

The two-man Black Metal outfit known as HAT (Norwegian for Hatred) are releasing the follow-up to last year’s acclaimed The Demise Of Mankind this month on Abyss Records. Entitled Vortex Of Death, the band’s second full-length release promises to deliver the same razor-sharp aural nihilism as its predecessor. Visit www.officialabyssrecords.com for HAT music and merchandise.

Posted on: January 7, 2011 Posted by: Jesse_Hayges Comments: 0

Zero Chroma Product Review (iPad)

A little while back, maybe a month or so, north east Ohio was hit by it’s second wave of Snowmagedon. During that I time, I had been undergoing talks with a nice woman from ZeroChroma’s media department. We had been working on getting me a sample iPad case to test out and do a review for it. I eagerly waited with much anticipation to see what this new case would…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Danica Comments: 0

K-OTIC: Hardcore Psychoactive Performance Igniter (Pre-Workout)

It takes a lot to get me to want to work out some mornings. While I can usually get out to the gym and turn in a pretty solid workout, there needs to be that little added bit to really allow me to turn in intense workouts. All American EFX understands this, and has created a pre-workout supplement called K-OTIC. K-OTIC is a perfect storm of punch and low-price; the…

Posted on: January 6, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Brooks Launch Shoe (Woman’s)

At a smidge under $100 (currently on sale at BrooksRunning.com ), the Brooks Launch comes forward with a tremendous amount of features at a cheap price. The lightness of the shoes is of primary importance, meaning that runners with these shoes are not saddled with clunky or otherwise badly-designed shoes. Related to the weight has to be the balance in the shoe’s design. The Brooks Launch, despite having a much…

Posted on: January 5, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Starlings, TN returns from five-year hiatus with new album of odd country sounds.

Since hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast in late August of 2005, Steven Stubblefield has been working on a new Starlings, TN record. “That storm was like a bad acid trip,” Stubblefield says. “It lasted as nearly as long too. It was eight hours of chaos that left years destruction in its wake.” With more than $10,000 worth of damage to his home from Katrina, Stubblefield spent the next three…

Posted on: January 3, 2011 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Poison – The Poison Collection (Capitol/EMI)

Let me state up front that this review is not meant to be ironic in anyway and while sarcasm is the major form of communication for anyone between 12 and 25, I’m in my late 30’s so am (almost) capable of going more than 15 minutes without a single snarky retort. OK, I’m just as cynical as your average tween, but I’ve at least lived long enough to justify the…