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Destroyer O The Month Febraury '08

Vampire Weekend: Self-Titled

XL  Recordings

 

   Seriously, Vampire Weekend has one the most ridiculous names ever, but the witt, sardonic pop that it spews is fucking glorious! These lads have created that sort of tongue-in-cheek/wink-wink/nudge-nudge kind of pop that's not easily pulled off. Normally you'd expect monosylabic mouth breathers to craft songs about sex and drugs. But not here there is something fun and playful about this brand of sugary pop. The brilliant M79 alludes to the dolldrums of a pre-fab factory life. Oxford Comma suggests of lurrid affairs with you butler?!?! The music is a blend of Televisison meets Simon & Garfunkel and yeah, that shouldn't work at all, but it does and to slendifirous (thank you, Dave Chappelle) effect! I hope these kids are around for a long time. Music needs to be brash and smart and these guys got it.....IN SPADES!

http://www.vampireweekend.com

Barrack Obama was here!!!!! FUCK YEAH! A Democratic presidential candidate ACTUALLY came to NoDak and Grand Forks no less!!!! Obama should be the next president. Hopefully, our esteemesd and well regarded senators Conrad and Dorgan don't get overlooked for cabinet posstions! (*AHEM* V.P. Perhaps *AHEM*!) Oh yeah, some bitch named Hillary was here, too. I  guess there was no sight of Bill that would've been cool cause then it would've been a party!!!

My 29th birthday (or rather my 14th anniversary of being a 15 year old I basically have the same interests;  1.Collecting copious amountsof records.  2. Hockey 3.Football 4.Video Games 5.Women 6. Beer) was on April 10th. I celebrated it on the 12th with Sir Jason Lay and his Special Lady Katie Zidon (it was great to see her after being gone for from GF Rock City for the past 6 months.), Lindsey Nelson (my old partner in crime at Mike's) Shaun and Julie Leake,  Aaron Wentz, Katie Collete, Professional American Eric Scheffer, James Lautt, Mark Schill and his cousin (and bass SIX virtuoso) Brian Schill. It was a great time; haven't had an afterbar party in wayyyyy too long. For some reason my surgically downsized stomach didn't balk at the debauchery it was subjected to!!!! Hooray!!!!!

Nearing the one year anniversary of my gastric bypass surgery and closing in on 200 lbs lost!!!!????!!!! Yay!, it's really worked well for me and I can't complain at all. Anyone who says they're scared or worried about the recovery needs to suround themselves with people who won't let them feel sorry for themselves. I was fortunate in that my supporting cast wouldn't let me get down on myself and helped me when I needed it. Plus, you know not being a pussy helped too. If we've ever had a drink together and talked about music at the same time I count you as a friend and can't ever thank you enough! 

Viking: The Battle Of Asgard on the XBOX360. A sort open-world Fable meets God Of War. The ability to build your army as you free troops is pretty cool as well as summoning dragons. Oh this is nerd porn at its finest. The game can be repetitive, but the combat is just so over-the-top and combos are wholly rewarding as well as gory. No, Viking won't create a Halo 3 buzz, but it'll do well enough to warrant a sequel.....Speaking of Halo 3 the new Legendary Map Pack has three stages of delicious! Blackout being my new fave, but Ghost Town (as pointed out by Shane Lofberg) is an obvious nod to (or maybe dig?!? at) the Call Of Duty 4 phenomenon.

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Wanted:

Local bands to fill fall show slots at Mike's Pizza & Pub. We are intersted in LOCAL and Red River (of the NORTH) Valley acts. I am hoping that we can get Thursday or Saturday nights on a regular basis. Please contact me first: bigangrynate@msn.com BEFORE you set up a show with other bands. I have a a full PA rig now. Mains/Monitors/12 Channel Board.
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The Holland-born Israelli who nearly ruined my birthday celebration. Seriously, ASKING "DO YOU HATE ME BECAUSE I'M FROM ISRAEL?" Not helping your nations plight nor is the FUCKTON of drugs you've ingested over your lifetime. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU END UP IN GRAND FORKS? Usually we weed (ie: beat the shit out of) people like that. Some one fucked up at Customs cause there's no way he got into NoDak at borders to the West, East and South......Alas the death of HDDVD. I was in it's corner mainly because Microsoft was it's biggest supporter nd so far they've treated this generation of gamers better than any other company. I really enjoyed the combo format of standard DVD on side b and the a side being HDDVD. Oh well, I guess the BluRay studios are rewarding us with pack-in digital copies (for Zunes & iPods and the like) of the new movies. I just got AVP:Requiem and Juno on BluRay and they both came with digital copy discs. Win some, lose some I guess. I guess Microsoft has to lose at something. (As a side note the HDDVD drive for the 360 is steal at $49.99 as the big M sell off it's stock. Even if the new releases on the format are drying up most online retailers are offering discounts of up to 75% off HDDVDs and just cause the won't make 'em anymore doesn't mean you should pass up a deal like this. RIP my burgandy cased buddies!)

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10 Records in Heavy Rotation

  1. Black Mountain: In The Future
  2. Vampire Weekend: Self Titled
  3. Sparklehorse: Dreamt For Light Years......
  4. Gnarls Barkley: The Odd Couple
  5. The Sword: Gods Of The Earth
  6. Low: Drums And Guns
  7. The National: Boxer
  8. Band OF Horses: Cease To Begin
  9. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Soundtrack
  10. The Bismarck: Blood Of The Patriots

5 Video Games

  1. Halo 3 on XBOX Live
  2. Viking: Battle Of Asgard XB360
  3. NHL 2K8 XB360
  4. John Woo's Stranglehold PS3
  5. Ikaruga XB Live Arcade














  


TV/DVD/MOVIES

 

 



TV

Well, the writers strike ended and now they can finally get down to brass tax. Scrubs is entering its final run. I'll miss them shits. John  C. McGinley as Dr. Perry Cox one of the best characters of all times. That Zach Braff ain't hard on the eyes either. (What he's a handsome man, I'm comfortable with who I am to say that.).....Can we get a NEW Family Guy PLEASE! It's disheartening that there have been 3 (?!?!?!) new episodes since the strike ended and what's with Fox only giving 12-14 new episodes in a season. Save that short run season shit for F/X.......Baseball is back and the most worthless HD channel in Grand Forks, FSN North, had TWO (???, wow it almost broke the channel getting that much use in one night) games on in one night, The Wild playoff game and a Twins game. Seriously, Midcontinent your HD service is FUCKING AWFUL. Where's ESPNNEWS, ESPNU, The Big Ten Network, NFL Network HD and so on (and on and on and on.) If the HD Channel selection is A FUCKTON better by the time my $99/month I may have to look into Dish Network/DirecTv.  

BluRay/HDDVD/DVD

With the death od HDDVD, I've been hoarding some titles on the cheap. For Example: 11 movies from http://www.deepdiscount.com for $98.00! Yeah, like I said I know it's now a dead format, but that doesn't stop my HDDVD player from working.......No Counrtry For Old Men, Juno and AVP: Requiem are three of the best BluRay transfers these eyes have ever witnessed. The picture is bold and crisp, the audio is front and center. Never has a Predator looked so good as on BluRay nor has Anton Chigur's Shakespearen harido ever looked so hip......Cloverfield hits tomorrow and I can't wait! Obviously, I was in the LOVED it camp. Hopefully, we get a sequel soon. I'm not a Lost or Alias fan, but I am (now) a JJ Abrams fan!

Movies

Since the opening of the River Cinema 12 in East Grand Forks I have managed to take in more movies than ever. The creature comforts are too much to list and the prices are spot-on. Plus, it's family run business so on top of being community friendly they are Indie friendly as well. Playing the NoDak made Christopher P. Jacobs film, Dangers From Within, was a stroke of genius not to mention one of the better movies from 2007. It put the pisspoor Carmike  Cinemas in its place. That lonley, faceless corporate one! Bob Moore and his family have made independent run theaters feasible in the Grand Cities and make no mistake The Carmike 10 is struggling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Battle: XBOX 360 Vs. Playstation 3

Over the Course of 2008. bigangrynate.com will be officiating an unofficial Battle Of The 800 Pound Gorillas known as the XBOX 360 and the Playstation 3. It's too early to pass any major judgements, but here a couple of things to chew on:

  1. I guess ought eight is supposed to be the year for Sony, but until it's onlien component is as stable and user friendly as XboxLive I fear that most gamers will still fly solo on the PS3. The new Playstation Store interface is a godsend, but why no PS3 Home yet?
  2. If the BluRay player built into all PS3s wasn't there I fear I would've sold mine long ago. As it stands I have more HD DVDs and more (a shit-ton more) 360 games. Now, I know Sony says keep waiting, but really this thing is the most powerful console evetr built nad we're still waiting for the killer app. NO Resistance doesn't count it's a blast to play, but how many systems has it sold?
  3. Kudos to Sony for bringing back rumble to it's controllers. The SixAxis DualShock 3 IS FINALLY HERE. I haven't got one yet. But early reviews are mixed. I'll give one a whirl because I personally miss the feedback a shotgun blast has.
  4. Um, Sony losing Phil Harrison is NOT a good thing. He understood American gamers better than anyone in your ship. Yet, you still let the suits in Japan call the shots. WHY? It's because of you that the PS3 two full years after it's launch is just building steam. You might be to far behind The 360 and The Wii to even be relevant at this point. I think it was you guys who laughed at Microsoft when they debuted a machine that was technically superior to yours and now your techno savvy machine plays BluRays and what else?


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