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Man, nothing else on television is close to as good as this show is right now. (Photo courtesy flipittyjupe2)
It was a hectic, busy weekend that resulted in me becoming an uncle. So glad that the delivery was ok, but now I’m crossing my fingers for everyone to get healthy soon.
Movies
Almost watched one this week! Didn’t though.
TV
Justified – The stuff with the organ thieves was awesome. Also the scenes with Limehouse have been stellar. Tensions are running super high in Harlan County and I can’t wait to see what happens. Definitely the best action drama on air right now.
Childrens Hospital – This week they aired the rerun of the 70s episode. I still love the lines about Ken Marino’s character being a baby killer. Great stuff.
Up All Night – “I know you’re kidding, but why put that out there?” Oh man, the Lennon-McCartney of hip-hop and the Simon and Garfunkel of hip-hop. SO GREAT! Alanis Morissette is quite the capable actress. All that terrorist and TSA stuff was great. Beeping out profanity is way funnier than profanity most of the time.
The Walking Dead – This show is kind of on a roll. The violence and gore was pretty impressive this episode.
Glee – Whaaa…? Suicide attempt and a car accident ripped straight out of 80s soaps. Weirdly fluctuating tone, mediocre songs. What was this episode?
Archer – Decent episode with some real great lines. Loved the WV stuff.
My Strange Addiction – Got stuck watching this with Tiffany. There was a dude who was in an intimate, sexual relationship with a car. I watched a show about an actual, real person who is in love with his car. Shoot me next time, please.
New Girl – Jess being bullied by one of her students? Makes a lot of sense as a plot point to me. Good fun this episode. Schmidt is still the best character so far.
Fringe – Finally returned to season 2. The case of the week episodes that don’t advance the narrative are less fun, but this one was still pretty neat. Poor Broyles.
Music
Enjoy St. Vincent’s “Cheerleader”:
Books
Probably read Dragon Tattoo. Can’t remember if I did.
Video Games
Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Continues to be a JRPG-ass JRPG. I still like it though. Interested in seeing more of the plot.
Ghost Trick – Getting close to the end! I was proud of myself because the Spanish I’m learning from playing it in Spanish has actually been put to use. For example, a basement is a sótano, a word I didn’t need in Florida, but I needed yesterday.
Rhythm Heaven Fever – Got a few quick rounds in with David. Lots of fun.
E3 started yesterday and the amazing Rock Band 2 tracklist was announced in a press conference. I could gush about a ton of these songs in massive detail, but instead I’ll just post the list and let the tracks speak for themselves (list borrowed from this IGN article):
# Artists Song Title Decade 1. AC/DC Let There Be Rock 1970s 2. AFI Girl’s Gone Grey 2000s 3. Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know 1990s 4. Alice in Chains Man in the Box 1990s 5. Allman Brothers Ramblin’ Man 1970s 6. Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy 2000s 7. Bad Company Shooting Star 1970s 8. Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want 1990s 9. Beck E-Pro 2000s 10. Bikini Kill Rebel Girl 1990s 11. Billy Idol White Wedding Pt. I 1980s 12. Blondie One Way or Another 1970s 13. Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue 1970s 14. Bon Jovi Livin’ on a Prayer 1980s 15. Cheap Trick Hello There 1970s 16. Devo Uncontrollable Urge 1980s 17. Dinosaur Jr. Feel the Pain 1990s 18. Disturbed Down with the Sickness 2000s 19. Dream Theater Panic Attack 2000s 20. Duran Duran Hungry Like the Wolf 1980s 21. Elvis Costello Pump It Up 1970s 22. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way 1970s 23. Foo Fighters Everlong 1990s 24. Guns N’ Roses Shackler’s Revenge 2000s 25. Interpol PDA 2000s 26. Jane’s Addiction Mountain Song 1980s 27. Jethro Tull Aqualung 1970s 28. Jimmy Eat World The Middle 2000s 29. Joan Jett Bad Reputation 1980s 30. Journey Anyway You Want It 1970s 31. Judas Priest Painkiller 1990s 32. Kansas Carry On Wayward Son 1970s 33. L7 Pretend We’re Dead 1990s 34. Lacuna Coil Our Truth 2000s 35. Linkin Park One Step Closer 2000s 36. Lit My Own Worst Enemy 1990s 37. Lush De-Luxe 1990s 38. Mastodon Colony of Birchmen 2000s 39. Megadeth Peace Sells 1980s 40. Metallica Battery 1980s 41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones Where’d You Go 1990s 42. Modest Mouse Float On 2000s 43. Motorhead Ace of Spades 1980s 44. Nirvana Drain You 1990s 45. Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky 1960s 46. Panic at the Disco Nine in the Afternoon 2000s 47. Paramore That’s What You Get 2000s 48. Pearl Jam Alive 1990s 49. Presidents of the USA Lump 1990s 50. Rage Against the Machine Testify 1990s 51. Ratt Round & Round 1980s 52. Red Hot Chili Peppers Give it Away 1990s 53. Rise Against Give it All 2000s 54. Rush The Trees 1970s 55. Silversun Pickups Lazy Eye 2000s 56. Smashing Pumpkins Today 1990s 57. Social Distortion I Was Wrong 1990s 58. Sonic Youth Teenage Riot 1980s 59. Soundgarden Spoonman 1990s 60. Squeeze Cool for Cats 1970s 61. Steely Dan Bodhitsattya 1970s 62. Steve Miller Band Rock’n Me 1970s 63. Survivor Eye of the Tiger 1980s 64. System of a Down Chop Suey 2000s 65. Talking Heads Psycho Killer 1970s 66. Tenacious D Master Exploder 2000s 67. Testament Souls of Black 1990s 68. The Donnas New Kid in School 2000s 69. The Go-Go’s We Got the Beat 1980s 70. The Grateful Dead Alabama Getaway 1980s 71. The Guess Who American Woman 1970s 72. The Muffs Kids in America 1990s 73. The Offspring Come Out & Play (Keep ’em Separated) 1990s 74. The Replacements Alex Chilton 1980s 75. The Who Pinball Wizard 1960s Bonus Tracks 76. Abnormality Visions 2000s 77. Anarchy Club Get Clean 2000s 78. Bang Camaro Night Lies 2000s 79. Breaking Wheel Shoulder to the Plow 2000s 80. The Libyans Neighborhood 2000s 81. The Main Drag A Jagged Gorgeous Winter 2000s 82. Speck Conventional Lover 2000s 83. The Sterns Supreme Girl 2000s 84. That Handsome Devil Rob the Prez-O-Dent 2000s
I think I know at least one Jimmy Eat World fan who will be pumped about “The Middle” being on this list. One perplexing choice: Why pick “Where’d You Go?” by the Bosstones instead of “The Impression That I Get”? My guess, just trying to not be super mainstream, but if that’s the case, I hope this choice is much better. I can’t wait to FINALLY play some ska punk in a rhythm-music game.
Also cool in this announcement is that you’ll be able to export all of the Rock Band tracks to Rock Band 2 along with the cross-compatible DLC. The most megaton of the announcement is that Harmonix intended to have over 100 tracks in-game, but couldn’t finish in time. Players can expect a whopping twenty tracks as DLC for FREE soon after launch. Another great announcement is that the guitars will have a special photo sensor that will allow for automatic lag calibration for your TV, which is awesome. No more annoying calibration that doesn’t quite feel right. What a game this will be come September!
Stay tuned for more E3 announcements that I find interesting to be posted on this blog. I won’t necessarily be keeping to a one-a-day format for the duration of the show.