absolutely loved it. without spoiling anything: 10 Cloverfield Lane is an all-around better film than Cloverfield, a very different film in some ways, a very similar film in other ways, and a worthy successor in every possible way.
no jokes this time and I'll probably keep it relatively brief and casual cuz I'm just too tired lots of great new music came out in the past couple weeks. there was the new Katatonia last week which is currently my AotY, and then this week new Architects and Thrice both of which are pretty killer. dude at the record store sold me the former a day earlier than the release date which is pretty cool. meanwhile I've been trying to work out a new organizational/storage system for my 750+ CDs and th
updated with the brand new album The Fall of Hearts, of which I just got my pre-order today. top to bottom: - Dance of December Souls (2007 reissue featuring Jhva Elohim Meth...The Revival EP as bonus tracks) - For Funerals to Come EP (2011 reissue featuring bonus tracks) - Brave Murder Day (2006 reissue featuring Sounds of Decay EP as bonus tracks) - Discouraged Ones (2008 reissue with bonus tracks) - Tonight's Decision (2001 reissue with bonus tracks) - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2011 te
what's this? a new entry on Scythey's blog that isn't a music post, some kind of bait-and-switch, or unfunny attempt at humor? I know, I'm disappointed too. never mind, it has all those things now. crisis averted. first things first: this is officially my new proudest moment on BZPower second things second (see, I can count): I got a drawing tablet and have dipped my toes into the abyss you call art. personally I think I'm pretty terrible at it but I started an artblog anyway (if you're d
Digital Audio Tape (DAT or R-DAT) is a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987.[1] In appearance it is similar to a Compact Cassette, using 3.81 mm / 0.15" (commonly referred to as 4mm) magnetic tape enclosed in a protective shell, but is roughly half the size at 73 mm × 54 mm × 10.5 mm. As the name suggests, the recording is digital rather than analog. DAT has the ability to record at higher, equal or lower sampling rates than a CD (48, 44.1 or 32 kHz sampl
if you live in the US and there's a primary in your state today and you're able, go out and vote I want to vote in the primary but because of my current living/family situation and the way voting works in my state, I unfortunately can't. so if you have the opportunity to vote and you pass on it, I'm judging you extra hard today
from top to bottom: - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (US edition with bonus disc) - Before the Dawn Heals Us - Saturdays = Youth - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming - Junk also owned digitally: the Oblivion original motion picture soundtrack. pretty dull soundtrack for a pretty dull movie, although the title track featuring Susanne Sundfør is still one of my favorite M83 songs. I'm currently missing Digital Shades Vol. 1, which is a short instrumental ambient album and not really a full-bl
got my pre-order copy of The White Album in the mail yesterday (a day ahead of the actual release date), and it has easily dethroned Everything Will Be Alright in the End as my new third-favorite Weezer album. didn't disappoint at all and it feels like they've really recaptured the magic after a string of mediocre-to-awful albums throughout the 2000s. as such, I figured it was time to update the ol' Weezer collection post. from top to bottom: - Weezer (blue album) - Pinkerton - Weezer (
(shout-out to Jedi Master J. for gifting this game to me) story time: I was utterly obsessed with Harvest Moon when I was younger. it was one of the games I played on my brothers' Nintendo 64 a lot as a kid, and then when I got older I had the DS version and was so addicted to it that my parents had to take my DS away from me sometimes just to get me to sleep and eat. so after seeing Stardew Valley touted by multiple sites and people whose opinions I generally trust as being "like Harvest Mo
..is a great song by Machinae Supremacy, the world's premier video game-themed SID metal band, which is who this entry is about. roughly 3 years since I got into MaSu, I finally ordered physical copies of all the albums they've released since signing to a label, after previously only owning them digitally. still hope to find copies of their first two independent albums someday, but that's looking unlikely since those are ultra-rare and highly sought-after. from top to bottom: - Redeemer
..aaaaand that might just have been one of the best episodes of the entire series, old and new. we're off to an inconsistent start, to say the least. now that the two-night premiere event is over, we're back to a weekly schedule for the next four weeks. shame it'll all be over so soon.
was gonna do a top 10 but I haven't actually gotten to listen to all of the albums I wanted to from last year, so I'm just gonna do the top 5 instead which I'm pretty sure of at this point. even if I did listen to the rest, the top 5 isn't likely to change. 5. Sorni Nai by Kauan This one took me completely by surprise this year, not having been familiar with this band prior and only hearing about the album through some positive buzz and word-of-mouth. Sorni Nai is a concept album based
you can trust me I'm a professional critic 10. That's the Spirit by Bring Me the Horizon best hardcore album since Meteora by Linkin Park 9. Drones by Muse #OccupySesameStreet 8. A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay once again proving why they're bigger than The Beatles. without a doubt the definitive British feels-rock band 7. Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons a nurse once told me I look like Marcus Mumford. no joke. I'm not even a dude 6. Got Your Six by
goes for like $50+ on Amazon and eBay, got it for five bucks because of saved-up Kmart rewards points. last one they had in stock in an otherwise completely cleaned-out section of Star Wars merch.