Figure I might as well post this before my server is destroyed from people downloading stuff from it.
1. CLOVERFIELD. Loved it. Thought it was awesome and I feel bad for initially bashing it when I first learned of it. Not a bad birthday gift to have, seeing that movie on opening night. Although, I highly doubt it's the type of movie that will have the same effect the second time seeing it and any times thereafter.
2. SONIC TRUE BLUE. Another solid release in the SONIC The Hedgehog soundtrack series. The bonus tracks are awesome, especially Crush 40's SEVEN RINGS IN HAND cover and the Bentley Jones remix of OPEN YOUR HEART can't even be put into words of it's greatness. You just have to hear it for yourself. Plus the new mixes of LIVE & LEARN and WHAT I'M MADE OF... were a pleasant surprise. They just sound cleaner now, if that makes any sense. Definitely worth picking up.
3. WARTECH. My sister sent me this fun little gem in the mail for my birthday. It's a XBox 360 game that has kind of a GUNDAM type of feel to it... if GUNDAM were on crack! I had never even heard of the game before, but it apparently has a cheap price tag on it, so that just about anyone could get it. And I suggest you do, because you definitely get your money's worth and then some. So thank you to my sister and congratulations on your wedding as well. Sorry I can't do much about that new last name, though. :D
4. ROCK BAND. I had to send back my Rock Band guitar (like many others that I've heard), due to the strum bar generating a double-strum every time I strummed. It didn't do it at first, but even before then, I didn't give the guitar much of a chance. I was too much in love with my Gibson Les Paul guitar from Guitar Hero III. But now that I've got a working Rock Band guitar, I actually am starting to like it a lot. The fast fret buttons always come in hand during those songs that have a "big finish".
5. ANIME. Just started watching "KAMICHU!". I've been wanting to see it for a while, and thanks to some Best Buy gift cards, that's become possible. It's about a young Japanese girl who becomes a god. Yes, a god. And now she helps out people in her town all the while interacting with countless other gods that appear in all shapes, colors and sizes. I've only gotten through the first volume, but it is definitely interesting to say the least. Episode 4 was a little weird, though, with the arrival of a Martian of all things, but after dealing with some weird gods in the earlier episodes, it wasn't that big of a stretch for the storyline. I'm enjoying the series and can't wait to see where it's going.
And that about wraps up what's going on in my world of entertainment...
| UPDATE : 1/18/2008 : Happy birthday to me... |
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Yes, today is my birthday, and I got one heck of a gift today (sort of)... the track list for True Blue : The Best Of Sonic The Hedgehog was finally released:
01. LIVE & LEARN
02. IT DOESN'T MATTER (SA2 Version)
03. ESCAPE FROM THE CITY
04. HIS WORLD
05. SUPER SONIC RACING
06. SONIC - YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
07. SONIC BOOM
08. SONIC SPEED RIDERS
09. RACE TO WIN
10 SONIC X THEME
11. RIGHT THERE and RIDE ON
12. SONIC HEROES
13 WHAT I'M MADE OF...
14. SEVEN RINGS IN HAND
15. HIS WORLD (Zebrahead Version)
16 IT DOESN'T MATTER (SA1 Version)
17. OPEN YOUR HEART
- Bonus Tracks -
18 A NEW VENTURE (Surfin' S.R.A. Remix)
19. ANGEL ISLAND ZONE (SSBB Remix)
20. SEVEN RINGS IN HAND (Crush 40 Version)
21. OPEN YOUR HEART (Crush 40 vs. Bentley Jones Remix)
All I can say is I have got to hear that Crush 40 version of "SEVEN RINGS IN HAND", which was originally done by Steve Conte for SONIC And The Secret Rings (Wii). I'm actually surprised that music from both the Japanese and English versions of SONIC CD (SEGA CD) are there.
And what's up with "SONIC X THEME"? Is that the theme from the (HORRID!) English version? If it was the Japanese version, wouldn't they list it as "SONIC DRIVE"? And I'm assuming that track 21 is the REMIX FACTORY remix that a sample of has been floating around for a while. The SMASH BROS. BRAWL track (19) is a nice bonus, too, since I thought this would be an all vocal CD. All in all, I'm very pleased with this list.
In related news, I found out that my order for the SONIC RIDERS ZERO GRAVITY CD had been shipped out today as well. Happy birthday to me, indeed.
| UPDATE : 1/12/2008 : Things taking shape... |
I picked up SONIC Riders Zero Gravity the other day and after beating both story modes, I can definitely say that this game is a HUGE improvement on every level over the original. Granted, it's not a game that will turn the SONIC franchise around, but it's definitely a step in the right direction. And I can't get enough of that theme song, "Un-gravitify". The new Babylon Rogues theme remix isn't half bad either.
I added a few new links to the right that should give you some idea of what's on the horizon with my site. Of course, there's only some "COMING SOON" pages to show off, but I can promise you that they will be up and going once I can decide on a design for each of them. I don't want all of them to just look the same with just a different color scheme. I want them all to have their own personality and identity.
Looks like I've got a lot of work ahead of me...
| UPDATE : 1/6/2008 : My addiction... | | I started up a My Anime List page and added a link to the right. Now you can know what I'm watching, if you wanted to, that is. I'm still working on it and have a ton of stuff to add to it.
Still waiting on info on the tracklist for the new Sonic Vocal CD "True Blue" and not long before that, the Sonic Riders : Zero Gravity soundtrack will be released. Oh yeah, SRZG (the videogame) will be shipped out on Tuesday. I think I'll download the PS2 version and then buy the Wii version whenever I can get my hands on a Wii. And did you know there is going to be a SONIC Team tennis game featuring SONIC Team characters coming out later this year for all the major systems? Don't know what to think about that one.
Sounds like a good year to be a Sonic fan. Here's hoping they can overturn their run of bad luck with some of their recent games.
In a completely unrelated story, I'm really looking forward to CLOVERFIELD, a movie I was bashing upon it's announcement. They have done a beautiful job with it's viral advertising campaign (another thing I usually frown upon) with all the fake blogs, myspaces and webpages. I'm constantly looking up all the fansites like CLOVERFIELD CLUES and PROJECT CLOVERFIELD for all the newest clues and insights on the whole big picture of the movie's storyline. I still have worries that I'm going to be disapointed by the movie, but I just really want to see the monster.

In my dreams...
| UPDATE : 12/26/2007 : And now the album has a face... |

(from CDJAPAN)
DO WANT NOW. According to Jun Senoue (SEGA Music Producer), it will have 21 tracks of some of the best Sonic music over his entire 15 year run, as well as remixes and new tracks. Sounds pretty good to me.
| UPDATE : 12/12/2007 : Nothing new in blue... |
And in even more Sonic music related news...
And yes, I have the soundtrack (and soon the game) preordered.
| UPDATE : 11/16/2007 : Sonic still rules... |
Well, looky what I just found.
Look back on fifteen years of "Sonic the Hedgehog" with the best vocal songs from each of the previously released "Sonic" games. Includes unreleased tracks, CD debuts, the latest remixes, and even bonus tracks from some of today's hottest artists!
That's HOT.
Here's hoping for the following:
- Remix Factory's remix of "Open Your Heart"
- "Sweet Sweet Sweet" & "Sweet Dream" AKON 06 Remixes from Sonic 360/PS3
- Any unreleased remixes of "Dreams Of An Absolution" from Sonic 360/PS3
- And above all else, anything new from Crush 40
If those are involved as well as some other surprises, this could end up being the best Sonic soundtrack release ever.
| UPDATE : 11/1/2007 : Eternally... God Bless... |
Got my copy of The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol. 4 today and this just happened to be on it:
I gotta say, I really love it when anime dubbing companies go the extra mile and dub songs into english from the original Japanese version. Not since the days of Pioneer's P-Anime series do you see that much anymore. Media Blasters had a run where they would dub the opening and closing themes and Funimation still does that occasionally, but for the most part, it's not common practice. So, major props to Bandai and Bang Zoom Entertainment for putting that together.
And who knew that Wendee Lee could sing? :P
| UPDATE : 10/27/2007 : So much stuff, so little time... |
| Guitar Hero III comes out this Sunday, and you better believe I'll be at my local GAMESTOP to pick it up (complete with wireless Les Paul controller *drool*). That's the good news. The bad news is that this is just another game that goes on the pile of games I'm currently in the middle of playing or are just lying around waiting to be played. The list looks something like this:
* Tales Of The Abyss (currently playing)
* Tales Of Legendia (not sure if I want to play it because it looks like ass next to Abyss (and even Symphonia))
* Guitar Hero II (yes, I still play the hell out of that. FREE BIRD!)
* Fullmetal Alchemist 1 & 2 (kind of started playing 1, but haven't touched it much since I got...)
* Eternal Sonata (absolutely beautiful game, but hasn't quite hooked me in yet. I blame ToAbyss)
* Naruto : Ultimate Ninja 2 (just haven't had much time to play it with all the above)
And on the import front:
* Sakura Wars V (LOVE SW and everything about it. It's only a matter of time before I get into that)
It's funny, I swore to never own a PS2 and now that I do own one, it's consuming my gaming time. Dammit, I knew that system was evil...
And don't even get me started on how far behind I am with my anime...
P.S. Hey, look... a new look. :P
| UPDATE : 10/16/2007 : Who's ready for ROUND 2? |
| Oh yes...
That didn't take long, now did it?
| UPDATE : 10/15/2007 : Here we go again... |
AMV TKO ROUND 2 is on the way, a lot sooner than I expected it to be (seeing how lazy I can be at times). It could possibly be up as soon as this weekend, but we'll see what happens. I personally think it is much better than Round 1, but I'll let you be the judge.
| UPDATE : 9/3/2007 : It starts... |
| Whoa, there's new stuff here for once. That is, if you consider links to my various sites over the net "new". Anyway, this should give you a rough idea of what is to come in the near future.
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| UPDATE : 8/27/2007 : :O | | Like, OMG or something...
(9/1/07)***UPDATED VERSION****(9/1/07)
Oh yeah, and I guess The Kremlin isn't totally dead after all... whatever. |
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