Review: The Fifth Element ReAction Figures

Review: The Fifth Element ReAction Figures
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One of the biggest films to have an impact on my life was The Fifth Element. It was weird enough and sci-fi enough to capture the imaginations of millions, become a blockbuster hit and eventual cult classic across the globe. … read more

Review: Dr. Dre – Compton

Review: Dr. Dre – Compton
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Compton won’t go down in history as a classic like his other albums, because after all, how much of the ghetto can a 50-year-old billionaire who’s been rich for decades relate to? … read more

Review: Hackers 20th Anniversary Edition

Review: Hackers 20th Anniversary Edition
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Hackers: 20th Anniversary Edition Shout! Factory Release: 08.18   I feel quite privileged to be at the age I’m at, to have been able to see the Internet rise and learn hacking at a time where it only got me suspended from junior high for a week and not arrested (true story). Back then, we

Fight to the Finish: WRD Home Team Championship

Fight to the Finish: WRD Home Team Championship
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This Saturday, masses of people packed into the warehouse known as the Derby Depot for the WRD Home Team Championship bout. … read more

 
 
Tinariwen @ Urban 08.13 with JJUUJJUU

Tinariwen @ Urban 08.13 with JJUUJJUU
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If I had to sum Tinariwen up from witnessing their performance, I would have to say theirs is a sound that describes and complements the word “beauty” perfectly. … read more

Review: Gremlins ReAction Figures

Review: Gremlins ReAction Figures
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To open or not to open? This is the question that divides the toy collecting community. The “to open side” thinks that all action figures should be opened, played with or displayed, as that’s the reason the toy was made, whereas the “don’t open” side likes the toy trapped in its clamshell prison. … read more

Review: Leap of Fate

Review: Leap of Fate
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The cyberpunk techno-fantasy genre of games like Shadowrun and films like The Matrix is a niche category for sure, but the idea of combining sci-fi and fantasy has always held unlimited storytelling potential, especially in the field of video games. … read more

Review: Evoland 2

Review: Evoland 2
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Unfortunately, what really guts Evoland 2 is a lack of polish. With so many varied styles of gameplay, many feel shoehorned in. … read more

Review: Missing: An Interactive Thriller

Review: Missing: An Interactive Thriller
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Missing: An Interactive Thriller Zandel Media Reviewed on: PC Also on: Android, iOS, Kindle Street: 05.25 My introduction to full motion video games (or FMV for short) began in 1995 with Phantasmagoria. I smile remembering those nights spent sneaking into the computer room with my sisters to witness scene after horrific scene, following mystery writer

Victims To Be: PEARS’ Zac Quinn

Victims To Be: PEARS’ Zac Quinn
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The band PEARS as seemingly became an “overnight sensation.” I hate using phrases like that, but they have been a band for a year and a half and already played the main stage at Punk Rock Bowling and been signed to Fat Wreck Chords … read more

Richard Thompson @ State Room 08.13 with Morgan Snow

Richard Thompson @ State Room 08.13 with Morgan Snow
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From his folk rock work in the 1960s with the Fairport Convention to his dozens of acoustic and electric solo records in the years since, Richard Thompson has been a driving force in guitar-based rock for his entire career. … read more

Fuck Yeah Grrl Idols: Must-See Acts of FYF Fest 2015

Fuck Yeah Grrl Idols: Must-See Acts of FYF Fest 2015
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As soon as the FYF Fest lineup was announced back in May, I began eagerly planning my trip to the heart of downtown LA for the two-day-long festival (formerly known as Fuck Yeah Fest). … read more