The first book I want to review is The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. And I would like to do it with a little help from Karlee.

This is the perfect book for a Summer read. The pace is fast, and the drama is captivating. Without giving too much of the story away, the author paints the perfect picture of a post-apocalyptic world full of suspense. Lina and Doon, the story’s main characters, are relatable teens desperate to be more than what they were born into. The story unfolds with lots of twists and intrigue, and will keep the reader wanting more.

I’ve added a link to Karlee’s review of the book because I wanted to show another teen’s reaction to this amazing young adult novel. And I couldn’t agree with her more. Watch it!

You’ll love this book if you love: The Hunger Games

Happy Reading!!!

Natalie has now released a new video ‘Library Days’ – a song taken from her new EP ‘Houses’.

Natalie has alreeady shared the stage with the likes of Smoke Fairies, Sea Of Bees, Tall Ships and Dad Rocks!  The emphasis is now on a run of shows in London and touring the UK.

We had an early listen to ‘Library Days’ – and here’s what we thought:

A hand-picked, trembling, supple guitar leans gently against the melody. The rhythms ripple like sticks of willow in a cool breeze.

Then, as the honeyed voice begins a gentle climb – like yeasting bread at the kitchen hearth – a great jingling of keys cascades lightly over the lip.

The vocal itself is self-accompanied, golden, lush and waxy. It’s as buttery as the new yolk of spring and as soft as the lips of a newborn lamb. Pensive and luscious.

- © Neil_Mach April 2013 -

Link:

http://www.facebook.com/natalieevansmusic

Two weird movies in one!

For an upcoming post on Mulholland Drive versus Black Swan, I decided to try my hardest to invoke the weird imagery of both movies (well, mostly Mulholland Drive because it’s just…way better.) Unlike most of my works, this one is purely paint, no pencil. Doing really dark works traditionally isn’t terribly fun, since you have to do about five thousand layers of whatever media you use just to get the required density.

Brewery: Russian River Brewing Company
Style: American Double/Imperial IPA
ABV: 8%
Serving: Bottle

Let’s try this in video, shall we?

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Having viewed the reviews it seems that the most common thread between them is that not much has changed in riptide, with the most common positive for itself being that if you enjoyed the previous game you’ll likely enjoy this one.

While the 1st game had its share of problems those that were able to over look these issues found a very enjoyable gaming experience in dead island. It seems as if that those who were able to overlook these issues will once again find a very addicting melee zombie hack n’ slash game.

The reviewers all noted a lack in the story and character department of this game, which was not a strong area in the original game, but excels in its gruesome and visceral combat.

I’ll bring my thoughts periodically as I make my way through it.

WNxWind FARCRY 3 BLOOD DRAGON
Review. In. Progress.

Below are two links the first link is a direct link to Twitch.TV for 35-45ish minutes of gameplay; Very Poorly executed gameplay due to The Stream set up; in order to stream Farcry 3 or FC3:Blood Dragon I need to make it borderless windowed which lowers FPS and some high end effects; then to be 1080P or 720P in stream it rips that engine’s FPS apart… no other game (BF3; The Witcher 2; Bioshock Infinite I’ve streamed 1080P at 120 vsynch on ultra) – while streaming I was getting 25-40 max FPS; as soon as I stopped streaming it hung around 55-65… then when I went back to fullscreen 120 at vsync and much higher with no vsync. (How I prefer to play)

Enjoy the footage, then my “Review In progress” about what the game is all about.

http://www.twitch.tv/wnxwind/c/2201853
    – Watch me play the first Mission in the game.

^Watch my Video Review in Progress^ as text will be here eventually; the first link watched along with this link should convince anyone to purchase!

http://www.twitch.tv/wnxwind/c/2201853
    – Watch me play the first Mission in the game.

^Watch my Video Review in Progress^ as text will be here eventually

http://www.twitch.tv/wnxwind/c/2201853
    – Watch me play the first Mission in the game.

^Watch my Video Review in Progress^ as text will be here eventually

WNxWind (Kenneth Joseph Spaziani)
Gives the game…

This is hesterical and amazing. 5/5. Buy. It.

The game may not be as amazing as Jackie Chan, then again nothing is.

Their debut album, ‘Through All Times’, is also receiving a mammoth amount of critical acclaim.

Light Parades create their own brand of alternative indie-pop, serene and uplifting, with melancholic undertones, weaving intricate and catchy vocal melodies, and strong piano movements.

Their debut album was a painstakingly long process, spending a whole year writing and producing it with Nick Brine to ensure that each meticulous morsel was perfect before releasing it through their own label, Rainbow Box Music, March 25th.

We had a saw the ‘Adolescence’ video and here’s what we thought:

The sweet supple quality of this track, with its quilted cushions of feather light guitar sounds, and a good hearted weave of the daintiest percussion, will help relieve your mind, and lead it to a calmer place. Those evermore sumptuous vocals – rich as the butterfat, yet fragile as fluttering paper-wings- yearningly recall your lost prime and forgotten innocence.

- © Neil_Mach April 2013 -

Link:

https://www.facebook.com/lightparades

 
The Norwich and London based quartet are currently promoting their album with a string of live shows.  Check out their gig schedule below and if they’re in a town near you, make sure you grab a ticket, it’ll be well worth it!

26.04.13 @ The Brunswick, Brighton
01.05.13 @ The Moon Club, Cardiff
03.05.13 @ Night and Day, Manchester
04.05.13 @ Glad Cafe, Glasgow
 
 

The Gang

If you missed my Freyr box opening, you can check it out here.  Here’s a little back story on this little guy.  Freyr is 23 cm tall, is strung (like other Hujoo’s and BJD’s), made of ABS,  and has the same ‘clickable’ posing ability that traditional Hujoo‘s have.  He is an anthro BJD, meaning he’s made to look like an animal.

Hujoo Freyr

In this case, Freyr was created to look like a cat.  18mm eyes are recommended and if you were to wig him, he’d be a 6.5-7. Keep in mind, you’d have to OOAK the wig a bit to make room for his ears.   Freyr comes in two colors– white and light grey.  I received both for this review.

Freyr’s Pre Face Up

A very important thing to note is that Freyr, like his female companion Freya, arrives at your door without any sort of face up.  It’s up to you to create Freyr‘s character with a custom face up.  I decided not to jinx myself by doing both face up’s myself, so I asked my mom to do the white Freyr‘s look.  In the end, both Freyr’s turned out very different and, if I may say so, very adorable!  (As a side note, my light grey Freyr has a dark grey face up, so you’ll notice he’s a bit two-toned at the moment.  I plan on blushing his body later to make the difference in tones less harsh.)

Freyr’s Post Face Up (with a Freya on the far left)

Let’s go top to bottom, shall we?  As many of you Freya owners are probably wondering, how’s the head cap?  Is it a pain in the neck like Freya‘s?  Do you need sharp objects to take it off or put it on?  Do you need to remodel the pegs that connect the front to the back?  Nope.  None of the above.  The head cap goes on ten times better than Freya‘s.  No knives or sharp objects required!  I still used an icing knife to get the head cap started, but once I separated it the front from the back, it was off in under 4 minutes.  Putting it on was much easier, too.

Notice the difference in placement of the head cap. Freya (left) Freyr (right)

You’ll notice the difference in the head cap design here.  The mold itself has thicker sides and is designed to encompass less of the back of the head, as opposed to Freya, who has a head cap that nearly cuts her head in half.

Notice the new head cap design. It’s thicker and works ten times better!

A big thank you to Emory at The Junky Spot for listening to his customers concerns about the original Freya head cap.  This is much, much better!

Freyr In White

Freyr‘s face is adorable.  I’m not usually crazy about dolls with narrow eyes, but Freyr has won me over.  His eyes are slightly more narrow and slanted than Freya‘s open eyes. He has a more ‘cat like’ look to him, actually.  You can see clear differences between him and his female counter part.

Two of Kind– Freyr (left), Freya (right)

As far as his body goes, he has he same amount of joints you’d find on other Hujoo‘s, along with his special claw like hands and feet.

Claws

His arms and legs are essentially the same as Freya‘s.  Freyr holds poses well, as I have come to expect with well strung Hujoo‘s.

Notice the large knob at his neck

The one downside is the knob at the base of his neck.  I never noticed it on my Freya, because her head cap never fit well enough to notice, but you can see it plainly with Freyr.  There is a knob where his head cap meets his neck that you can see when you tilt his head at various angles.  Sometimes it makes his neck area look really strange for photo’s.  It would be great if they could make it slightly more ‘fluid’ looking.

Freyr posing, dressed in My Scene clothing

Exploring

As far as clothing goes, just like Freya, he can wear Barbie clothing with a little tweaking.  Our Freyr‘s are wearing some of the few Ken clothes we own.  The white Freyr is sporting some My Scene surfer shorts that have been fitted for him with a few stitches.  The light grey Freyr is wearing some of Ken’s wardrobe.  The waist is big in both cases.  I hope to pick up some cooler Ken clothes for him next shopping trip.

Cat Napping

Hi- Ya!

Hanging Out

Overall, I like Freyr just as much as I did Freya!  They really are adorable.  And even better, they’re an affordable BJD for those of us who don’t like spending hundreds of dollars on one doll.  I think The Junky Spot and Hujoo should look into possibly seeing if they can make the neck knob a little less noticeable, but that is my only real issue with Freyr.  They did fantastic things with the head cap (yay!) and I look forward to seeing their future releases? I, personally, would like to see a new kind of animal.  A dog? Bunny?  I’m sure they’d make it super cute!  I highly recommend Freyr.  He’s a great BJD!

To see the video review, look below!

Do you have a Freyr? What do you think of him?  Have any questions?  Let me know with a comment below!

His album ‘Big Inner’ was one of the year’s surprise successes, and he was named eMusic’s Breakthrough Artist of 2012.

As well as his solo work, White is also known as the leader of the avant-garde jazz big band Fight the Big Bull  (for whom he composes and arranges all music) and a former member of rock band The Great White Jenkins.

Matthew E. White has now launched a brand new official video for the intrinsically southern, soulful piece:  ‘Steady Pace’.

We had a listen:

A tinkle-tinkle rattlesome percussion laces a boozy boogie-woogie piano and the indolent Pepperlandish verse.

The song takes us down a vacillating and tortuous path  – of pebbles and cobwebbed sun traps. Then, eventually, into a gaudy glade of flamboyant and juicy sounds.

The chorus is warm, friendly and moon-shiny. An elephantine horn parps contentedly against purring vocals. And all is well in this delightfully snug cartoony afterlife.

- © Neil_Mach April 2013 -

Link:

http://www.facebook.com/amatthewewhitejoint

 
See Matthew E White in the UK:

Wed 24 April Glasgow Arches

Thurs 25 April Manchester Sound Control

Fri 26 April London Queen Elizabeth Hall SOLD OUT

Thurs 23 May Barcelona Primavera SOLD OUT

26-30 June Glastonbury SOLD OUT

Fri 30 Aug Dorset End Of The Road

Wed 4 Sept London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Thurs 5 Sept Isle of Wight Bestival

 
 

 
Director: Travis Robertson
Art Director: Travis Robertson
Director of Photography: Joey Tran
Editor: Joey Tran
Creative Director: Sara Padgett Heathcott
Producer: Spacebomb
 

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Life has a funny way of preventing me from playing video games when they first get released. For example, sometimes life makes me find ways to pay rent instead of playing games. This has resulted in a healthy backlog of video games to play (a fact I’ve mentioned on this blog before). Luckily, fate has brought me back to Dishonored, an interesting “first-person stealther” released in October 2012. I teamed up with my good friend Brad to find out what’s up with teleportation, accidental murder, audio glitches and more!

You can find me on Twitter (@martyhess) or send me an e-mail (check the About page) if you have any questions or want to yell at me. Also, be sure to comment/like/subscribe on YouTube to stay up-to-date on what’s going on in the world of video games. Enjoy, and thanks for watching!

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About Lana Long

As a devoted fan of young adult novels herself, Lana Long is thrilled to be gracing the YA world with her first novel, Finding Favor. Many years of daydreaming and several writing classes and workshops have contributed to the development of Finding Favor as well as to her inevitable future books. Through her experiences at Lighthouse Writers in Denver, the Big Sur Writing Workshop in California, and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference, she has learned an amazing amount about writing novels.

Although writing serves as a relaxing process, Lana is also grounded by her family, by her work as a church treasurer, and by volunteering at her kids’ elementary school.

She hopes that her books provide readers with the same entertainment she herself finds in YA novels. If you enjoy a good coming-of-age story featuring enthralling characters, check out Finding Favor and read more of Lana’s thoughts at www.lanalongbooks.com.

That’s the question we must ask ourselves in this latest fighting game from Netherrealm studios, the creators of Mortal Kombat 9. Injustice of Gods Among Us takes the super heroes out the normal role as protectors and pits them against one another in a frenzy of fast paced action and intense battles.

With the demo recently released for the public in anticipation for it’s April 16th release, I decided I would take some hands on screen time with the game and give you my impressions. See the video below to watch as I venture forth into the fray of heated combat.