The Jukebox #16 - Post Game show - Tokyo Police Club, Two Door Cinema Club and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Masquerade Jan. 25th 2011.

Jan. 25th I left work extremely excited. Met up with the girl I'm dating to check in at Highland Inn and then went to Camelli's for their fantastic Monster Slice, a pitcher of Yuengling, some good conversation and was told an awesome story that reminded me of the movie Go. Then we embarked on our walk to the Masquerade to see a show that I knew was going to be amazing. With that line up how couldn't it? Add in some PBR's and we were ready to rock. First up was Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. They opened with Back of the Saddle which was awesome, then they went into a set that was mostly material from the most recent album and a couple from their first two albums. The highlight for me was definitely Modern Mystery, since that is my favorite song from them. The sound was amazing and their vocals were perfect. I felt like I was listening to the album right there. The only downside to their show was that it was to short. I think they were on only 30 to 35 minutes. Which is understandable since they're the opener. Other than that fantastic. My date, Teresa, even said she was going to try to book them for a show at Georgia State if it was possible. Next up was Two Door Cinema Club. I was really excited for this show because I've heard so many things about how awesome they are live. They did not disappoint. They opened with Cigarettes in the Theatre and then continued with songs from Tourists History and their Eps. They even debuted a new song that was fucking killer. Their entire show was just a big dance party and had just an amazing energy to it. Along with the opener and Tokyo Police Club, the sound at the show, vocals and everything, were fantastic. Highlights from their show were What You Know (the slow build up to the start of the song makes that song even better), I Can Talk (closer), and the new track. I really loved the new song. Next up was Tokyo Police Club, after a random debate about PDA and what's appropriate and what isn't (I won, possibly?) they opened with Favourite Colour, which is one of my favorite tracks, and did a great job of juggling new tracks and playing old tracks from Elephant Shell and A Lesson in Crime. Bambi was fantastic live as well as Your English is Good (the closer before the encore). Now I was lame and didn't stay for the encore, it was late on a tuesday and I'm old, but I was more than satisfied by what I saw. Police Club definitely continued and matched the energy that Two Door Cinema Club started before they performed. All in all the show was amazing and I recommend that if they bring their tour to anywhere near you then make sure to buy a ticket and be prepared to have your face rock off!

Not the performance from Masquerade, but this is the rendition that they did for the show.

CGI blood. Needs to go.

Am I the only one that fucking HATES CGI blood? It is awful. Totally awful. Anything that takes you out of the moment of a movie sucks. Take for example the movie I watched tonight, Harry Brown, a fantastic gripping drama starring Michael Caine. Every scene that featured Harry Brown enacting violence on the drug dealing thugs that killed his best friend, which all came off as incredibly intense and engrossing, were ruined somewhat by the use of CGI blood. You can't help but be taken out of the scene looking at how bad this special effect is. With all the money Hollywood puts into these movies and all the advancements in CGI technology, you would think that the blood they add into the movie would look less jarring then it does. Even though 300 and Watchmen use a lot of digital effects and backgrounds, the blood still looks incredibly fake. The fact that I can believe and barely notice Harry Potter carrying or holding Dobby at the end of Deathly Hallows part 1 makes me even more frustrated with CGI blood. How can they make that so realistic, but when it comes to a guy getting shot in the neck and blood pouring out in Harry Brown it looks like the type of special effects you would see in 70's sci-fi flick. Now I don't know the specifics of how much prop blood is, but whatever the price studios need to start investing more money in it. As fantastic a movie Harry Brown is, which I highly recommend, the CGI effects took some of the greatness away. Now I love 300, Shoot 'em Up, Watchmen, and Ninja Assassin, but, BUT, the fact remains CGI blood makes some of the scenes in these movies look like B-movie effects. The fact that directors would put something in their movies that would hurt it is something I still can't grasp my mind across. Whatever the reason, they need to realize that this is a failed experiment and it needs to go. Seriously......

The Jukebox #15 - Better Than Ezra. Still Awesome.

Discography (Albums I own)

Deluxe
Friction, Baby
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Artifakt
Closer
Before the Robots
Paper Empire

Better than Ezra are just plain awesome. Every album of theirs is kick ass and should be owned by everyone. I'm still confused that they're not one of the biggest bands in the world. What makes them great is that they are consistent with their albums and that you're always guaranteed something to rock out too. They have so many instantly catchy and classic songs, like, Desperately Wanting, Good, Sincerely Me, King of New Orleans, At the Stars plus many more. Also, the icing on the cake is that they are absolutely amazing live. If you ever get a chance to see them live then immediately buy a ticket and run to the show! You will not be disappointed. Trust Me. 

Nerd Alert #10 - The Dark Knight Rises: Bane and Catwoman.

So today we were given the casting news that Anne Hathaway has been casted as Catwoman and Tom Hardy is playing Bane. Now Catwoman should be known by everyone by now. I mean, I'm pretty sure everyone has watched the 60's show and Batman Returns. Selina Kyle should be interesting in the movie, I wonder if they'll do the classic thief angle or do that, but also try to tie in her new urban vigilante status quo. What will definitely happen is the sexual tension between her and Batman. I'm still curious who the other female role will be played by and also who the character is. Since it's the conclusion of the trilogy, I'm betting Talia al Ghul will be the other female character. Ra's al Ghul's daughter in the comics. Also if you're worried about the casting of Anne Hathaway all I can say is,  In Nolan I trust. Everyone gave him shit for casting Heath Ledger as the Joker, which I thought was stupid since he was an awesome actor, so just give Hathaway a chance. Nolan brings the best out of his actors.
What I'm really interested in seeing is Tom Hardy playing Bane. Bane is more known for being the brainless henchman of Poison Ivy in the god awful Batman & Robin, or as I call it The biggest piece of shit interpretation of Batman and Robin EVER! In the comics, Bane is one of Batman's most physical and mentally formidable foes. Which is why I'm so excited to see Nolan interpret Bane in the movie, whether it's an interpretation that mainly focuses on his brains then his brawn. The first storyline that got me into comics was the Batman story Knightfall. Knightfall was about a new villain Bane that comes to Gotham to take it over. Bane was a prisoner that was forced to take part in experiments that tested a drug called Venom on him. Each time Bane injects himself with Venom he gains more strength. Also he has a very cunning mind almost on par with Batman. In the story, Bane comes up with a plan to defeat Batman by staging a prison break of all his enemies. Knowing that fighting all these villains will leave him physically and mentally drained, Bane waits for when he's at his weakest to attack. At the end of the fight Bane ends up breaking Batman's back leaving him temporarily paralyzed. Anyway, this half summary of the storyline should give you a good idea about how Bane will be used in the movie. I think they will have Bane come to Gotham to take advantage of Batman missing or being a fugitive and try to take over Gotham. If Talia al Ghul is in involved in the movie, which is not certain yet, then he could be a member of the League of Shadows. Who knows? All I can say is that this should be an epic finale for an amazing film trilogy. In Nolan I Trust.

50th Post Celebration! A Vent, a Jukebox, a Movie Box, and a Nerd Alert! Oh My! Plus a special guest star!

So 50 posts. Yes, I'm making a big deal of it so get over it. I celebrate every accomplishment I have no matter how minor or insignificant it is in the grand scheme of things. So back to the celebration, I've decided to put in one giant post of all my different segments that have compiled this blog. So, enjoy.

First off, It's time I've tackled the most ridiculous style trend in the history of man, Skinny Jeans. The skinny jeans fad has gotten so out of control, that men in their 40's, let me reiterate that, MEN IN THEIR 40'S, have started to wear this shit. Granted, their the douche yuppy assholes you see in the city, you know the guy desperately trying to stay relevant and dress like whatever's popular on MTV or Vh1, yeah, that guy. Which just adds to ridiculousness of the trend. Now don't confused the slim straight jeans with the skinny jeans. There is a difference. The difference is that the slim straight jeans don't suffocate your entire lower half and look like someone painted jeans on you. Which brings me to my next point, how the hell can people be comfortable wearing those? I mean seriously? I made the mistake a couple years ago buying some jeans on Urban Outfitter's website. They looked like normal relaxed fit jeans in the picture and when they came in I put them on and the pant legs felt like suction cups grabbing my legs. I was pissed! But, to answer your question, yes I did wear them for awhile until I gave them to goodwill. They cost $30 bucks! Of course I going to wear them and get my money's worth. Am I proud of it? No, but we all make mistakes in life. It's how you learn from them that makes you the person you are. Anyway, I feel we as a society need to nip this trend in the bud. When fat people start wearing skinny jeans, then that's when you need to rise up and stop the madness! Fat people in skinny jeans is like that inconsiderate bitch at the pool that wears a bikini when clearly she shouldn't be. I don't go to the pool to see stretch marks and rolls upon rolls of fat. Sorry, I'm a man of simple tastes. The main offenders of the fat people wearing skinny jeans dilemma is the fat dudes of course. I mean they already have a none too flattering physique, but when you add skinny jeans into the mix, then all you're doing is accentuating all that fat. One, your gut sticks out more. Two, Every guy in skinny jeans looks like they have fat misshaped legs. With the fat people though, when their jeans sag it looks like they're walking around with a full diaper of shit in their pants. The only people that are aloud to wear skinny jeans is hot chicks. It may be a shallow thing to say, but it's true. I mean who wouldn't rather see a hot chick with a nice body in skinny jeans? Especially if they got boots on? Hell yeah I would! Also if you don't like boots on a chick then you are fucking stupid and should be condemned to watching nothing but reality Tv shows for the rest of your idiotic life.  So to conclude, skinny jeans are like bell bottoms, there not cool and they never will be. END IT.

The Jukebox #15

So in continued celebration here's my favorite albums to well...... celebrate too.

Apples in Stereo - Velocity of Sound

Better than Ezra - Closer

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Cobra Starship - Hot Mess

CSS - Donkey

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into

Justice - Cross

Saves the Day - Through Being Cool

The Knux - Remind Me in 3 Days

Ludacris - Word of Mouf

New Politics - New Politics

Ratatat - LP 4

Reggie and the Full Effect - Greatest Hits '84 - '87

The Movie Box #3

Movies (to name a few) that are just plain awesome and need to be owned by everyone! A beginner's list.

American Beauty

Princess Bride

Shoot 'Em Up

Predator

St. Elmo's Fire

Wayne's World

Ghost World

Demolition Man

Mallrats

Lucky # Slevin

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Best of the Best

Big Lebowski

Bulletproof

Nerd Alert #9

Recommended Graphic Novels

Green Lantern: Secret Origin. If you're wondering what to expect from The Green Lantern movie than reads this book. The movie may not adapt everything page for page, but Ryan Reynolds did say that this was their "bible" while working on the movie.

Superman: Earth One. If you're looking for a modern take on the man of steel than check out this book. It's well done and the artwork is fantastic. 

Sleeper: Season One. If you love grim and gritty, super villains, noir, espionage and a thriller of a story then check out Sleeper. The writing is phenomenal and the characters are extremely entertaining and compelling. Must Read.

Well this concludes the celebration! Oh wait, I forgot our special guest star! Ludacris come on in. How are you today? "I'm phenomenal. Out promoting my new movie Fast Five and heard bout you're 50th. Decided to come by and congratulate you." Well thanks Luda, I appreciate it. But, I've got to ask, you honestly don't think Fast Five is a terrible name for a movie? I mean really? You're better than that! You were in Gamer, Hustle and Flow, Crash, and RocknRolla. What's up? "Paycheck baby. Why else? Every actor does a movie like that." Well at least you're keeping it real. Thanks for stopping by man. Lata. "Peace!" Aaaaaand Scene! This was brought to you courtesy of the voices in my head and a few vague moments from a dream that I had a couple weeks ago. So that's it. Bye.

Nerd Alert #8 - Will Warner Bros. ever find someone willing to put Robin in another Batman Movie?

Spoiler Alert if you haven't read Batman: The Long Halloween


Put your stones away! As much as I love, LOVE, the current Batman movies from Christopher Nolan, as a hardcore Batman fan for 19 years now, Robin deserves another chance on the big screen. Yes, I know Batman Forever was tolerable and Batman and Robin led to the apparent death of the superhero genre of movies (until Blade, of all characters, came in to save the motherfuckin' day!), but as Tim Drake (Robin III) says, "Batman needs a Robin." I will never forgive the bullshit, atrocious job that Joel Shumacher (as I like to call him the real He who should not be named) did with the franchise and killed it till 2005, but at least he had the balls enough to incorporate Robin into the movie mythology. And that's the last time I will ever give that piece of shit a compliment, I still want my money back for Phone Booth. What makes those movies so horrible is that Forever somehow fucked up one of the best origin stories with Dick Grayson. I mean they made him like, what, 18 or 19 in the movie? Why the hell would Bruce Wayne make him his ward? Seriously? Also Dick didn't have a brother, I'm still trying to understand why that was put in. Stupid. Then Batman and Robin comes along and turns Dick Grayson into whiny spoiled brat, which is beyond ridiculous. Then gives him a new symbol and darker costume that looks like his Nightwing costume with a cape. One of many epic fails with that movie.
I know after reading all that you're probably wondering, "How is this guy going to convince anyone that putting a sidekick into a movie can work after mentioning all that?" Hold on Tonto! I'm not finished yet. The new Batman movies, or as some have called the "Nolanverse", is conveyed extremely realistically. Well, as realistic you can make a world with guy fighting crime as a giant bat can be. Other than The Killing Joke, the current Batman movies have been following (loosely mind you) two seminal Batman books, Year One and The Long Halloween. Year One was mainly only used in Begins, but in Dark Knight, however, resembled a lot of Long Halloween. It doesn't have the fantastic year long murder mystery, but the gangster element being shifted to the freaks taking over Gotham part of the story is definitely there. Even the ending was somewhat similar to The Long Halloween. At the end of the story (spoiler alert!) Harvey Dent officially becomes Two-Face and kills Maroni and destroying everything that he's stood for. Batman and Gordon arrest Two-Face and Batman decides that the loss of Harvey would never have happened if he had just went about his war on crime alone. In Dark Knight, Harvey became Two-Face after manipulation from the Joker. Harvey dies as Batman knocks him off a construction site, saving Gordon's son, which leads to Harvey falling to his death. Batman decides no one can know what Harvey did and tells Gordon that Batman committed all those crimes so the city wouldn't lose hope. The movie ends with Batman riding into the night as a newly labeled fugitive and killer. He's now more alone than ever, except for Alfred of course.
So, my point in all this, with all that comparison to the comics, one can assume that they would continue following the comics and perhaps loosely adapt the sequel to The Long Halloween, Dark Victory. Dark Victory is a reimagining of Dick Grayson's origin, but also how integral a role Two-Face had in the mob leaving Gotham and the ushering in of the type of villains we know of the Batman Mythology. The gist of this story is showing why Bruce needed Dick Grayson as his partner in fighting crime and why Robin was so important for bringing a light to Batman's ever growing darkness. In Dark Knight, Bruce is alone. He's lost an ally in Harvey and the woman he loves in Rachel. He's in a dark place, plus he can't continue his mission without being hunted by the cops. I don't know what type of story The Dark Knight Rises will be, but this just strikes me to be the perfect moment to introduce Robin in the finale of the trilogy. Make Dick Grayson 15, 16 or 17 in the movie. Also handle Robin like they're handling Bucky in Captain America, which is don't make him feel like a sidekick, make him feel like an equal. This is a brilliant chance to forever wipe away the 60's Tv show version of Robin. Dick Grayson is one of the most storied characters in comics. He's the first sidekick! He's been around as long as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain America! Treat the character with respect and stay true to the character. He's an amazing acrobat with fighting skills on par with Batman. He's a detective and natural born leader. Plus he cracks jokes and talks shit to his enemies, which is all used in the team dynamics that Batman and Robin use while in battle. Also, there's a perfect actor who has utilized all of Dick Grayson's character traits on way or another in his movies. Logan Lerman, from Gamer and Meet Bill, would be perfect for Dick Grayson. He has the wit and swagger that Grayson has and would be phenomenal as Robin. Since it's The Dark Knight Rises, you know that sequel to one of the highest grossing movies ever, he would sign on in a heartbeat. If he doesn't, well........ he's just dumb then. Think about it. It's time Warner Bros. introduces Robin back to mainstream society and finally make a movie that shows why this character has been loved for almost 70 years and why he's completely bad ass. Yeah I said bad ass. Don't believe me the read Dark Victory and any New Teen Titans books. If you like those then check out his Nightwing books. Also, if Dick Grayson wasn't awesome do you really think DC Comics would allow a writer to make him Batman while Bruce was away and then when he came back let him still be Batman and star in 3 Batman Books?

 

Georgia VS Snowpocalypse. Epic Fail.

Ah Georgia, yes we normally only get like maybe 1 inch of snow when were expected to get a "storm", which leads to everyone freaking out and schools closing for no reason, but this year you had the chance to finally be somebody. To show all the jerk offs that scoff and laugh at your residents for being complete morons and pussies when it comes to snow and all the mass freak outs and increases sales of milk and frozen pizzas that happen in the ensuing panic and tell them to go fuck themselves! But, alas, no, you don't do this. Your Department of Transportation did an absolute worthless job of making your roads safe for people to drive. It took you 3 days to make any progress of clearing the interstate of ice! Are you kidding me!? I mean seriously, I know we haven't had this type of snow storm since like '93, but still, you have to be more prepared then the shit that happened with this storm. I mean come on! Did the DOT only have like 2 snow plows or something? Ridiculous. What's more ridiculous is all the dumb asses I had to deal with on the road. Whether its rain, snow or ice all the stupid dumb ass drivers that live in Georgia come out to play. It's like they hibernate in their parents basement waiting in baited breath for the weather to turn bad so they can emerge from their dungeon of World of Warcraft, Reality TV, no friends lair and go out and fuck up everyone's day with their lack there of driving capabilities. It never fails. Literally you have to go into hero mode while on the road and risk going into another lane that's icey so you can pass this dumb shit who actually believes that they're going to make it up that hill moving at 5 mph. Best of all, the people who start breaking when their car starts to shift, instead of just taking your foot off the gas and NOT PANICKING and straightening up your steering wheel. I'm not even going to get into all the ridiculous traffic you suffer at 11 am, because it will just infuriate me more than I already am. So, whew, any back to you Georgia, seriously, get your shit together. Your looking like that kid in high school that people think is nice, but don't think is cool enough to invite to the big friday night party. You're better than that! Have you forgotten you're theme song "Welcome to Atlanta"? What would Luda or Dupri think?

Free Tibet. It's the cool thing to do. right?

Is it just me or has the whole Free Tibet cause turned into a trend? To the point where I feel no shame in saying that I'm bored with this hippy trend and want it to end? I know it sounds terrible to say, but does this have any relevance with anyone anymore? I mean seriously. This has become a cause for 18 year olds who have just entered college and feel the need to protest something because they started listening to records from the 60's or found out the Beastie Boys do a concert for it. Personally, I think people just want to buy the bumper stickers so when they drive around town they can try to make people think they're all worldly and "helping to change it." Which in reality they're probably NOT thinking about that and are more concerned about what's going on in one of those CW shows and just like wearing the hippyish type clothing because it makes them look more alternative and non-conformists (Yeah Jeff Evans. I'm talking to you!). I really just want to pull these people over and tell them they're the reason no one thinks about this cause anymore and they're a douche who puts bumper stickers on their car. I've already vented on my hatred of bumper stickers, so no need to relive that. To conclude, hippies are dirty smelly people that no one likes.  Sorry Flower Children.

Nerd Alert #7 - 1/11/11 Edition. 11 Favorite Issue 1 Covers.

   

 

 

The Jukebox #14 - Countdown to TPC, TDCC AND SSLYBY Show Edition: Tokyo Police Club. One Best Things Going Right Now.

Discography (Albums I own)

A Lesson in Crime
Elephant Shell
Champ

Tokyo Police Club are one of the best new bands to come out in awhile. Listening to their first full length album, Elephant Shell, was like a breath of fresh air with it's up beat sound and their marriage of  guitars and keyboards that create a sound all of their own while still being able to hear hints of their influences. Dave Monks vocals remind me of Ben Gibbard. Other than that I think they take a sound that might be common place in today's indie rock scene, but they tweak and add a new sensibility to it that's makes some truly wonderful albums. Their new album Champ is fantastic from beginning to end. With stand out tracks "Bambi", "Favourite Colour", and "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" to name a few. The entire album is great and promises more greatness from this band just like Elephant Shell did when it first came out. 

Nerd Alert #6 - Why the hell can't Warner Bros. and DC Comics get Wonder Woman right?

Wonder Woman, created in December 1941 debuting in All Star Comics #8. Like Superman and Batman she quickly became one of DC's most popular characters. For those of you living in a cave or completely ignorant to pop culture, Wonder Woman, Diana Prince (her secret identity), is an Amazon Princess from the island of Themyscira where her mother Hippolyta leads as Queen.  As the story goes, Steve Trevor crashes on the island, a Contest is started to choose a representative for the island to return him to the states. Diana disquised herself and won and was named the new champion to represent Themyscira. Diana comes to America and establishes herself as a champion for the world, co-founds the Justice League, fights some Greek Gods and other villains, and overcomes costume changes. There's more to her story, but that's not what were here to talk about. What were here to talk about is how one of the most storied characters in comics can't seem to catch a break in comic sales, movies and just recently being denied a new television series. I'm making this argument because Wonder Woman gets a bad rap especially from the male population who thinks she's just a character women can enjoy. Which is far from the truth. Wonder Woman, for one, has one of the most fascinating origins of any superhero mainly because of the strong ties to Greek Mythology. To quote Mercedes Lackey from her introduction in Wonder Woman: The Circle. "When you need to stop an asteroid, you get Superman. When you need to solve a mystery, you call in Batman. When you need to end a war, you get Wonder Woman." Wonder Woman is a Princess, Warrior, Diplomat, and Goddess. How can you not make this concept work?!
Whether she's dealing with Zeus and Ares or looking for guidance and honoring her mission for Athena, the Greek Mythology ties (plus other mythical characters she's interacted with, check Gail Simone's run on the book) is what makes Wonder Woman a truly unique superhero compared to her counterparts. Which is what boggles my mind why we don't have a movie yet! First off, Wonder Woman's costume is a staple of the women's wardrobe options for Halloween. You can't find me a guy out there that doesn't think about or want to have his wife or girlfriend walk into the bedroom with that costume on. The point I'm making here is a Wonder Woman movie will bring you money if you get a hot actress to play her wearing one of the most sexy outfits out there. Now I'm not saying make this a T&A cheesecake movie. Sex sells we all know this. You can still keep the sexy mystique of Wonder Woman in the movie while following in the footsteps of The Dark Knight and Watchmen and staying true to the character and story material and make a gripping, relatable and relevant movie.
Hell, you could use the new costume DC has debuted in last couple months. Just get rid of the leather jacket, which is a horrible addition to her costume.  Here it is.

Which as much as I have a soap box about Warner Bros. inability to make a Wonder Woman movie or television series, I have just as much of a soap box about DC and there inability to make her comic a top ten selling book. Much as I love Gail Simone's take on the character, towards the end of her run left a since of disappointment after a strong beginning. Maybe, it's because DC might of cut her run short because J. Michael Straczynski came up with a brand new radical take on the character that supposedly retcons her origin and give her a new costume that will probably last maybe a year longer than the hair cut she had couple years ago. The problem with this is this isn't really good storytelling. It's laziness on the writer and editors part because they can't figure out how tell an engaging epic story with all her continuity and great characters while putting a new twist on it. What's even more ridiculous is that if DC would just look at what Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Flash) and Grant Morrison (Batman) are doing with there books they can apply the same strategy to Wonder Woman.

First off, Geoff Johns is DC's go to writer and one of the main architects of their universe. Why this is is because he knows how to tap into the best qualities of his characters and find their voice. Also he finds ways to honor the stories of the past while offering new ideas to help the mythology grow. Grant Morrison does this also, but with a way more imaginative take that takes characters on new adventures that you never would of thought plausible. Look at his current run on Batman, Batman & Robin, and now Batman Inc. and you'll see what I'm talking about. Which in my opinion, Grant Morrison would be my choice to take over Wonder Woman and just have free reign on her book and unlock all that untapped potential. Give him an artist like Ivan Reis, Nicola Scott or bring Phil Jimenez back on the book. Sales juggernaut trust me. If you don't believe me check out Morrison's JLA Deluxe Editions and see how awesome he makes Wonder Woman. The fact that Wonder Woman, out of all the major superheroes, has only had one main book in her existence boggles my mind. Green Lantern has 3 books and the Flash will eventually have 2, yet the one member of DC's trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) has never had more than one book is shameful. 

So to conclude my rant about this, Warner Bros. meet me at camera 3. Thank You. Buddy, listen, I love the movies you come out with (most of them), but you're being a real douche about this movie. Fuck the television series. This isn't The Hulk. This is Wonder Woman. The first female superhero. TV's been done already. You are missing tons of money that will be thrown at you if you make this. Find an unknown or a popular attractive actress that can convey the beauty, strength of character and the overall presence that Wonder Woman brings, add in a good script that follows in the example of Batman Begins and Dark Knight, hell, I haven't seen it, but add in Green Lantern too, and you have the makings of a successful movie. Even a franchise if you don't fuck it up.
DC comics all you need to do is stop worrying about making drastic changes and getting media attention. What I'm trying to say is don't be the media whores that Marvel can be more times than I like. Just follow my suggestion and get Grant Morrison and one of the artists I mentioned and get him on her book ASAP! If not her regular monthly book, then give him the chance to write a Wonder Woman Earth One graphic novel. Hey, it worked for Superman.

Movie Box #2: High Fidelity. A Must See of every sense of the word..

High Fidelity came out in March of 2000. It stars John Cusack as Rob Gordon. He's a record store owner who at the beginning of the movie has his girlfriend break up with him. Then this leads to Rob going through his Top 5 Break ups of all time. Each story chronicling how in Rob's mind he was screwed over by each of the women in his list. What's great about this movie is that John Cusack still comes off as likable heartbroken guy looking for love character that he always plays in his movies (which he always does well), but in High Fidelity they add the fact that Rob Gordon is also a complete asshole. In some of the Top 5 stories, in the segment of the movie where he starts revisiting his old ex's, you come to find out that it was Rob that was the problem for his break ups. Also, as the movie starts moving towards the point where Rob starts getting his priorities straight and maturing as current ex Laura has been waiting for him to do, you start to really pull for Rob even though he does some of the hypocritical things in between. What also makes this an amazing movie, outside the main story, is the supporting cast. Jack Black was relatively new when this movie came out playing one of his best supporting characters, which I think we can all agree on is where he's strongest instead of being the star of the movie. Jack's character Barry and Todd Louiso's character Dick are two polar opposites, but work brilliantly together as Rob's two employees he "hired for three days a week and they just started showing up everyday. That was four years ago."
Which leads to the scenes in the record store, which showcase the elite atmosphere that accompanies owners and employees in a record store. Whether the guys are sharing there special monday morning mix, Top 5 lists, or just being rude to customers that come in with their taste or lack there of of music. Which bring laughs threw out. Add Cusack's sister Joan, Tim Robbins (who plays Laura's New Agey creepy rebound), Lisa Bonet (who I think is just playing herself it looks like, also her character enjoys getting lost in the fuck) and some other surprise appearances that I won't spoil here, you have just a throughly enjoyable movie. Overall, High Fidelity is about showcasing a certain scene in society that people know very little about and a guy that's coming to the point in his life that he's found the one woman for him and coming to the fact that in order to be with her and to make himself more happy, not just for the sake of being with Laura but also to himself, that he has to change of little bit of himself, but still staying who he is and finding that balance. This movie has something for everyone to enjoy whether it's dealing with heartbreak, fighting for the one you love, finding your path in life, or trying to get everyone to except the fact that you know more about music and they just need to except that, High Fidelity has it all.

The Jukebox #13 - Countdown to TPC, TDCC AND SSLYBY Show Edition: Two Door Cinema Club. Will Dance your ass off!

Discography (What I own)

Four Words to Stand On EP
Tourist History

Two Door Cinema Club is one of those fun bands you put on at a party and just rock out and dance your ass off. They're the result of Vampire Weekend and Bloc Party fucking and having a baby. Which is probably impossible since all the members in both bands are guys, but Schwarzenegger and DeVito pulled it off in Twins so anything's possible. Anyway, their debut album is one of the best I've listened to and every song is fantastic. Just listening to the record you tell that their live show is going to be a blast.

Stupid People. A Universal Dilemma...

Stupid People. We see them everyday. On television, on the road, in the grocery store, you know EVERYWHERE! You see them and at some point every day they do something to just fuck your day up somehow. It ranges from just a few minutes, maybe a couple hours, or just your entire day. Hell, maybe a week or longer. You have to deal with their idiotic questions, which usually involve giving them an answer  that anyone with common sense would of known the answer to before asking the damn thing and wasting your time. Then you got the classic stupid person. The stupid sports guy. You all know the stupid sports guy, he's the moron who's so desperate to be one of the guys that he jumps into any conversation that involves whatever game was on the night before or during the weekend. What makes him stupid is that he never knows what he's talking about, easiest example (which I was actually witnessed to) this one guy is talking about the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Duke won the national title the night before and this jackass starts talking about the game and asks us who we think is going to win the national title. What did we do? What else would you do in this situation? Fuck with the guy and make him look dumber for the next hour and a half until you get bored and tell him Duke already won that's what you do! I would delve into the stupid driver part of this rant, but I could go on all day about how much I hate the stupid driver. The stupid driver must be destroyed and vanquished for my life forever. Annihilated like Milli Vanilli's career. The biggest offender though, other than the before mentioned stupid driver, is the stupid person in line.
The stupid person in line is by far the most frustrating motherfucker of them all. Why? Because, the stupid person in line is actually seen and heard in plain view. Unlike the stupid driver, where you don't have to actually interact with the person or here his/her voice, you have to listen to the stupid person in line and their stupid argument or whatever waste of time bitching that they're doing. What makes them suck at life so much is the fact that you don't get to sit in driver seat while dealing with this, no, you are fucking standing while this is going on! You have to stand there, for what feels like forever, listening to the stupidest argument or conversation that's going on and getting uncomfortable to the point that you start rearranging your stance to the point that you look like a pop singer that's singing with attitude at guy that did her wrong and she's just not going to take it anymore. What we need to do is take all the stupid people, all of them (except the mentally challenged people since they can't help it and are usually smarter than the people I've mentioned), and ship them off to the worst place on earth. Like Antarctica, Wyoming, Delaware, Canada or Finland. Then make them watch rerun upon reruns of Power Rangers, Fraiser, Mad About You and worst of all Saved by the Bell: The New Class! No mercy to these offenders of common sense and normal brain function.

The Jukebox #12 - Countdown to TPC, TDCC AND SSLYBY Show Edition: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. F@CKING Awesome!

Discography (Well, Albums that I own)

Broom
Pershing
Let it Sway

First off this bands name is probably the most incredible name I've ever seen. When my friends Jeff and Maria told me about this band I think I had a mind explosion over the awesomeness of this bands' name. Then when I finally listened to there music? Holy Shit It's amazing! All three albums don't have a bad song on them, which is saying something in this day and age. They have a great indie rock sound that's melodic and chill, then they bring on a catchy, just plain fun rockin' sound. The lyrics are fantastic and the chorus' are unbelievably catchy to, after the second or third listen you're already singing along. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is just one of those bands that put you in a good mood when you pop in one of their albums. It will wake you up in the morning or put you in better mood at the end of the day. Just all around good times when listening to either of SSLYBY's albums.

I thought this was a clever idea.

Company Name Watching.... yeah.

So does anyone else enjoy laughing at company names that people come up with? No one? Is that crickets I hear? Well if you're looking for an alternative to people watching while in your car than Company name watching is the next best thing! Why? Because they're are truly tons random names out there. Like today on my way home from work. I'm just driving and all of the sudden I see on some guys van Motivated Movers. Probably not the funniest thing ever, but if you think about it's a pretty random name. How is it a random name? Think dumb ass! Has anyone in the history of the world ever been motivated to move shit? The answer is no. Like the caveman who invented the wheel, he created the wheel because he wasn't motivated to move whatever caveman had to move back then. I mean I don't think it's possible to hire someone who could be motivated to move stuff. They might come in to the situation with good intentions and wanting to earn their check, but all those factors quickly leave when the see the asshole who wants you to move some worthless China set cabinets (Don't get me started on this worthless purchase). Those things immediately kill your soul. Also, do you think they might have some type of pep rally morning meeting. Maybe start the meeting with the Rocky IV Soundtrack and reenact some montages? Or maybe this is wishful thinking on my part, but maybe the most motivating thing they can do is play Ace of Base's Beautiful Life. Huh? You ask? If you don't immediately get pumped up when that first piano note comes at you at the beginning of the song than you have no soul. You are Scrooge before the ghost and Tiny Tim. You're the asshole that laughed when Mufasa died. So....... there. Whew! Anyway, then I saw a place called The Hot Nails. Now I need to do more research on this, but I'm pretty sure that all nail salons have some funny random names. For some reason The Hot Nails stuck with me. I mean a name like that they have to be the greatest nail salon on earth! Better than Queen Latifah's place in Barbershop 2 at least. I mean there either the best or there incredibly bad. Like the type of bad when Tisha Campbell-Martin guest stared on Fresh Prince of Bel Air and everything on her was fake. Nails, hair and everything. Then Will Smith did that hilarious song (yes, the clip is provided below). So this is just a taste of company name watching and all the pop culture references you can put into it. Plus it makes dealing with traffic more enjoyable.