The first time I heard this song, it was background music for a Gears of War commercial. I think I might have also heard it on a commercial for Thief. At any rate, I knew I liked it from the moment I heard it, but it wasn’t until a coworker played it that I finally [...]
I first saw the video for this song this morning, although I’m sure I’d heard it on the radio a number of times without paying much attention. Hinder has an almost Nickelback-like quality that makes me like them more the longer I listen to them. Of course, having only ever had one real girlfriend (or [...]
I rented this movie on the recommendation of an old college buddy. In fact, we were once in the same sci-fi/fantasy movie club, proving that we have at least somewhat similar tastes when it comes to movies. Thus, I’m inclined to trust his judgment on the occasion that he takes the time out of his [...]
What is it these days with mutant hillbillies? First came Wrong Turn, and now The Hills Have Eyes. Don’t get me wrong; they’re both fairly decent horror movies. It’s just that I, for one, have never thought of hillbillies as scary. Having lived in the country for part of my childhood, I met more than [...]
How much do I know about bass guitars? Not a thing. I once owned an acoustic. I tried to play it for a few weeks and thereafter left it to languish in my closet as hobby that was never meant to be. It has since passed on to my brother-in-law as an early Christmas present; [...]
Just yesterday, Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter himself, died. I, like millions of others, had seen his shows and met the news with a bit of disappointment. After all, he was a very entertaining guy. For many of us Americans, he embodied the Australian stereotype; whenever I think of the word “Crikey!” I think of [...]
I live in the city. I work at a white-collar desk job. Still, I have to admit that I went to a backwater high school in a rural county. Now, I can’t say that I’m proud of it, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a part of who I am. That’s how [...]
My wife and I first heard clips of this song on previews for The Covenant and immediately knew that we had to put it in our collection. I’m not entirely sure if it counts as techno or just heavy metal with some techno influence (an indistinct genre that my wife and I lovingly refer to [...]
When I mentioned going on a date with my wife to see Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, my mother was actually asking for a review before the date ever happened. Oh well, it’s not as if I couldn’t have predicted that it would be at least as good, if not better, than the [...]
Like most songs I post here, I decided I must like 10 Years’ Wasteland after listening to it on continuous repeat for several hours at work without realizing it. Before I looked up the lyrics, I could’ve sworn he was saying, “Change my accent,” in the first line of the song. Oh well, I’ve never [...]