Sidewave

Published on January 16, 2009 in Gigs and Music. 4 Comments

Soundwave

The latest round of sideshows for the 2009 Soundwave festival have just been announced and tickets are now on sale for all the following shows in Melbourne.

Alkaline Trio, Rival Schools, Saves The Day and The Subways

When: Tuesday 24th February

Where: The Hi Fi Bar

How Much: $45.10 + bf. Tickets available here

Billy Talent and Emery

When: Wednesday 25th February

Where: The Hi Fi Bar

How Much: $45.10 + bf. Tickets available here

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Forever The Sickest Kids, Jack’s Mannequin and Bayside

When: Thursday 26th February

Where:The Hi Fi Bar

How Much: $45.10 + bf. Tickets available here

Bloodhound Gang and Less Than Jake

When: Wednesday 25th February

Where: Billboard The Venue

How Much: $44 + bf. Tickets available here

New Found Glory, Hello Goodbye, Housten Calls and Ace Enders

When: Wednesday 25th February

Where: Corner Hotel

How Mu h: 45.10 + bf. Tickets available here

Nine Inch Nails

When: Wednesday 25th February

Where: Festival Hall

How Much: $90 + bf. Tickets available here

Anberlin, Chidos, Silverstein and Finch

When: Thursday 26th February

Where: The Palace

How Much: $50.80 + bf. Tickets available here

Goldfinger, Valencia and Riverboat gamblers

When: Thursday 26th February

Where: The Espy

How Much: 46.90 + bf. Tickets available here

Febuary sure looks to be a busy time music wise, so make the most of it and book yourself into some of these fantastic gigs before they all sell out.

All Melbourne tickets can also be picked up in person at Missing Link Records.

Further information on other Soundwave sideshows can be found here.


David Cross on why Arrested Development was cancelled.

Published on January 16, 2009 in TV. 4 Comments

Arrested Development will go down in history as one of the greatest TV comedys of all time. It’ll also be remembered for being boned by Fox and I think David Cross’ thoughts on why are just spot on.

Crank 2 – Red Band Trailer

Published on December 31, 2008 in Movies. 2 Comments

As 2008 comes to an end it’s good to know that there is something to look forward to in 2009.

Crank 2 is one of those things. Check out the badass trailer below.

Yes it looks shit and low budget but you have to admit it does look awesome.

Episode 27 – This Time From Behind

Published on December 17, 2008 in Podcast. 0 Comments

We welcome back Fu and Raj to the podcast and we cover a mixed bag of geeky goodness:

  • XBOX NXE is good. PS3 Home not so much.hp
  • Apple releases 10.5.6 and we finally get to play a stable game of Chess.
  • We’re tempted to install OS X on the MSI Wind.
  • Steve Jobs gives MacWorld a wide berth but we still expect new Mac Minis.
  • We want Hulu but enjoy ABC’s iView
  • Oh yeah and something about Stu being a dad… Congrats!

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Don’t forget to tell your friends to subscribe in iTunes and have a happy and safe Christmas and see you all in the New Year!

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A BetaMaXmas

Published on December 10, 2008 in Random Stuff and TV. 1 Comment

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Christmas is that special time of the year where you get to watch bad Christmas movies like The Santa Clause, A Mom For Christmas and I’ll Be Home For Christmas (JTT FTW) at all times of the day. Add to this reruns of every ‘Christmas Edition’ TV show and I’m in heaven.

So I was very extremely happy to find a site that lets me do this all year round and especially at work!

Enter BetaMaXmas where you are transported to a 1980ish basement where the only things on TV are Christmas themed shows. Everything from He-Man, Sesame Street, Pee Wee Herman, Married With Children only to name a few…

The TV’s pretty sweet for 1980something as it has a remote but you may need to adjust the bunny ears to get a better picture and if you wanna know what’s on check TV Guide.

Check it out at http://betamaxmas.com/

Music News

Published on December 7, 2008 in Music. 1 Comment

Well as I promised on the latest hundredpennies podcast (Ep 26) here’s my weekly post.

The first timetables for 2009′s Soundwave Festival have been released so if you’ve got a ticket, now would be a good time to start planning your day. Even with the impressive band line up there shouldn’t too many timetable clashes as the bands will be spread out amongst a total of 6 stages. I’ve also heard that the beer zones will be situated closer to the stages & there will be better food options than last years grot dogs.

Keep in mind that this timetable may be subject to change so stay tuned for any updates when we get closer to the event. If you haven’t got yourself a ticket they’re still available so pick one up here.

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Speaking of tickets, it’s recently been announced that Canadian punkers Propagandhi will finally be hitting our shores after a 11 years wait. To celebrate the release of their as yet untitled upcoming album they’ll be playing the Corner Hotel on the 21st & 22nd of February. Further info & tickets for all shows can be found here on December 12th.

As we’re drawing to the end of another year we can also expect to start seeing the obligatory nomination lists for 2008′s “best of” music. One particularly good one can be found over at Bombshellzine so start filling it in to be in the running for some prizes. Check the link.

Cheers & until next update keep rocking,

Songbird 1.0

Published on December 4, 2008 in Geek it up! and Music. 1 Comment

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I thought today that I would let you know about a new music management/player called Songbird. They have just released version 1.0 to the public and it is looking good. Songbird is open-source and works on all operating systems. Some of the cool features are:

  • Mashtape – discover flickr photos, YouTube vids, biographies, Google news and more for the currently playing artist.
  • Easy import from iTunes.
  • Customized Add-ons

A lot is planed for this player one of the features on the way that I love is watch folders so when new music goes into the folder it will be imported into Songbird. iPods are currently supported but not the phone or touch. This can only be a good thing as Apple have owned the media management for a long time now and I know a lot of people are looking for alternatives especially people on a pc. I will be having a play with Songbird over the next few weeks and will report back once I have been able to test it out.

Episode 26 – The One Where We Talk Video Games

Published on December 2, 2008 in Podcast. 1 Comment

It’s been a while and we’re glad to be back.

Coming down from the recent rush of video games the boys take a moment to review the following:

  • Fable 2 vs Fallout 3
  • Rock Band vs Guitar Hero World Tour
  • Gears of War 2 vs Left 4 Dead

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It’s a Trap!

Published on November 9, 2008 in Shout Out!. 2 Comments

This post was originally going to be a rant but I think it shall be more of a community service announcement.

While I was perusing mininova I noticed something a little strange. A number of torrents tagged as an axxo release were all of the same size 722.52MB.

Not only were these releases of the same size they were also DVD rips of movies that have just come out in the cinemas in the US.

It was pretty clear that something was a little suss and from a quick search it was found that these torrents were fake and planted by the MPAA in a bid to collate the IP addresses of pirates (argh!)

To avoid getting stung and having your IP added to an Excel spreadsheet somewhere here a few tips:

1. If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
2. Seeds are key. If no-one is seeding it. Why?
3. Read the comments!
4. Look for the real deal. If it’s a legit upload the user will be in red. See below for an example.
While I do not condone piracy I do have a problem with entrapment so take care and enjoy. Argh!
Update: Looks like the good folks at mininova are on the ball and the offending torrents have been removed but keep an eye out as they’ll just try and try again. *sigh*

Fame, Fortune and Fornication

Published on October 22, 2008 in Music. 2 Comments

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OC’S original skanking pranksters Reel Big Fish have finished mixing and mastering the tracks that will make up their new album, a 10 song serving of high-energy covers which they’ve dubbed, Fame, Fortune and Fornication.

The release is set to include the band’s signature ska take on such classics as Poison’s Talk Dirty To Me, Tom Petty’s I Won’t Back Down, John Mellencamp’s Authority Song, and The Eagles The Long Run. For good measure, Reel Big Fish pay tribute to their early ska/reggae forefather’s with versions of Desmond Dekker’s Keep A Cool Head and Toots and The Maytals Monkey Man.

The album (which will also be available in limited special edition vinyl) was produced by front man Aaron Barret and recorded at Music Inc. Studios in Orange, CA.

Set to drop on January 20, 2009 via Rock Ridge Music, the release of Fame, Fortune and Fornication will coincide with the launch of a major world tour with Streetlight Manifesto and up-and-comer’s One Pin Short and Tip The Van. The trek will take the band across the US and over to the UK, Europe and Russia. Later this month Reel Big Fish heads over to Latin American for a string of shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico.

Reel Big Fish Fame, Fortune and Fornication Track Listing

1. Nothing But a Good Time (Poison)
2. Mama We’re All Crazy Now (Slade)
3. Veronica Sawyer (Edna’s Goldfish)
4. Authority Song (John Mellencamp)
5. Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
6. The Long Run (The Eagles)
7. Won’t Back Down (Tom Petty)
8. Keep a Cool Head (Desmond Dekker)
9. Monkey Man (Toots and the Maytals)
10. Talk Dirty to Me (Poison)

Cheers to Steve Henderson for posting the above info on www.absolutepunk.net.

While I’m not that familiar with a lot of the original songs, knowing the Fish’s previous track record (Take on me, Another day in paradise, We hate it when our friends become successful, Talkin’ ’bout a revolution, Story of my life, New York, New York, Boss DJ, Kiss me deadly, Rock it with I) this cover album will undoubtedly be skatastic.