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Month: June 2006
Metal Slug Goes 3D
Do you remember pumping all of your quarters into a large red machine that held more than one game. No, well then that large red machine that I am referring to is the Neo-Geo cabinet that had some of the greatest 2D games ever to grace those dingy arcades. The slotzo game for me that got the most play from all the games in that cabinet hands down was Metal Slug. It was and is a great side scroller that is easy to pick up but hard to put down. You choose your character and then shoot the bad guys, can not get more simpler than that. With crazy weapons, crazier enemies and the craziest boss battles, Metal Slug has gone through seven titles in this series and still going strong. Now SNK Playmore has taken the Metal Slug franchise in a different direction. Now you can get your Metal Slug fix in full fledge 3D. SNK Playmore Japanese sight has tons of screenshots for your drooling pleasure. No release date has been announced officially on the SNK Playmore USA sight but I can not wait to see how it turns out. Below you can see the characters from Metal Slug and their logo in 3D…
Online Image Resizer Timesaver
resize2mail.com is now officially my home for resizing images online. If you have a jpeg on your desktop and need to resize or crop it fast then check this sight out. It is a lot easier then loading up photoshop to do simple cropping or resizing. As an added bonus the outputted files are smaller than what photoshop produces. I use it for my screenshots all the time. With all the time you save you can discover more…
DJRx The New iTunes?
DJRx (Definitive Jux Pharmacy) is now offering MP3 downloads. The whole Definitive Jux sight has been restructured to deliver their content directly to their fans. Another thing to note about the new sight is that they have made available their 12″ vinyl catalog for download. I was at a lost for words because now I can have Camu Tao’s Wireless on my MP3 and record player. Buying and purchasing is just like any other music store whereas you add to your cart and purchase. So far all the music that I have purchased has not been DRM protected so you can take your music with you everywhere and not be locked to a DRM MP3 player (such as an iPod) which I really enjoy. Overall I think this is a great addition to independent music and makes it easier to get what you want. Come on Def Jukies…
Free Legal Music 6
Mr. Lif – Mo’ Mega mixtape mixed by DJ Big Wiz
Mr. Lif has been putting in work ever since his first 12″ I heard called Farmhand. Mr. Lif’s vocals and wordplay on that single, his EPs, first album: I Phathom and various side projects like the Perceptionists has made me a fan of his music. His new CD: Mo’ Mega will be released on June 13th and as a teaser for your MP3 player or computer you can get a glimpse of his album with this download. Discover more…
Barkley Plus MTV Equals A Pit?
The 2006 MTV Movie Awards Preview (No Spoilers)
I received my tickets to go to the MTV Movie Awards through Gnarls Barkley. How you might ask? Well I was at the Gnarls Barkley sight and saw that they had a MySpace sight also (like everyone else in the universe) so I clicked the link. In their MySpace blog it had info of being in the pit audience for the MTV Movie Awards. So I filled out the info and in a couple of days got the tickets. Anyone going to the awards next year and want to be in the pit, I suggest to wear comfortable shoes because I had to stand from 3:30 pm through 10:30 pm.
Jessica Alba was hosting the show this year and I think she did a good job. I have really not seen her do much comedy but some of her skits and lines were pretty funny. The second thing that stood out about Alba was how skinny she looks in person and for that matter most of the female celebrities. The pairing of some of the presenters lead to some funny moments because of the different personalities. One moment that comes to mind was Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx the stars of the upcoming Miami Vice because being in the pit I could actually see the teleprompter and Jamie Foxx was not reading a word from it. Colin Farrell was trying to stay with it but Jamie Foxx kept going off and it was hilarious. Another moment came from Ludacris and Rosario Dawson and what Ludacris says right before they open the envelope. Samuel L. Jackson came out by himself and was just as cool as ever. Most of the winners and presenters were in top form and had me laughing at celebrities that I did not think were comical before.
There were three musical performers at the MTV Movie Awards: Christina Aguliera, Gnarls Barkley and AFI. Christina Aguliera’s set was less pop than ever before and I will give her credit to her peformance, dancers and band really put in work. Did this make me a Christina Aguliera fan? No but it was entertaining. Gnarls Barkley was the artists that I came to see and they did not disappoint. Their set was a spacey fantasy (you will know what I mean when you see the show) and had everyone clapping and dancing. Try to figure out which one is Danger Mouse when you see the show. Cee-lo sounds as good as he sounds on record if not better. Gnarls Barley was definitely a highlight of the show for me. I have to admit that I did not know who AFI was going into the show but they had a lot of fans there. The people in the pit even had to make a costume change for their performance. AFI made their presence known by putting in a lot of energy into their set. A behind the scene moment from AFI that was cool for the pit was that the drummer gave his sticks to a couple of their fans. Some more behind the scene moments from the show was Jessica Alba shouting out, “Flavor Flav!”, Rosario Dawson doing a little dance, LL Cool J getting pawed by a lot of females, Keanu Reeves trying to get water for the pit and Will Ferrell rubbing some guy’s bushy hair ever so gently.
The 2006 MTV Movie Awards was a great experience overall and has me excited to see how it turns out because they shot the show out of order. The 2006 MTV Movie Awards will air June 8th at 9:00 pm. See you there.
Free Legal Music 5
Danger Doom – Occult Hymn
Danger Doom and Adult Swim are at it again with the musical stylings of MF Doom, Danger Mouse and the Adult Swim characters. At the Adult Swim sight they are offering for a limited time a special Occult Hymn EP featuring remixes and original recordings. Nice addition to the The Mouse and the Mask LP released by Danger Doom last year.
Credit: zewone on the CAG Forums