January 2010

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• Comics, Movies

  Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

  01.31.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The most important movie announcement of the year was made last week when the release date for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was finally revealed. The August 13th date (that's FRIDAY the 13th, of course) means a long wait for us die-hard (read: obsessive) fans of the comic book series, but at the same time, [...]

• Music

  KaijuMix

  01.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  KaijuMix | CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

  OK! One part research, one part messing around, I made this mix in part to familiarize myself more with current J-Rock bands leading up to my trip to Japan in a couple weeks. Most of my favorite Japanese groups tend toward the electronic side of the spectrum, like Capsule and [...]

• Sports

  Minnesota Thome

  01.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  As the world's biggest Jim Thome fan, the months since the end of the MLB season have been filled with anxiety and speculation as to when and where Big Jim would sign coming off free agency. Relegated to a DH role, Jim would have to return to the AL after his bizarre trip west to [...]

• Music

  Contra

  01.05.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Vampire Weekend's newest album, Contra, hits stores next Tuesday! To drum up buzz for the record, the band appeared on the Juan's Basement segment over at Pitchfork TV, playing through Cousins and White Sky and answering a few questions in between. I'm a little surprised that they didn't record a version of Horchata, my favorite [...]

• Music

  Soundgarden World

  01.01.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Knights of the Soundtable ride again!

  In a tweet around midnight last night, Chris Cornell announced the launch of www.soundgardenworld.com, a site which pretty much cements the return of The Greatest Band of All Time. Those of you that remember the hey day of Soundgarden will recall the Knights of the Soundtable, Soundgarden's official fan club [...]

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STEREOROBO is a personal smörgåsbord of gaming, music, and illustration blended into a pithy mush by Stephen Hack, a Chicago based arcade game developer and erstwhile polymath.

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