So here’s the list of songs that will be included on the upcoming guitar hero release (GH 5): (I have conveniently bolded the ones that I am excited about)
- 3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
- A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
- AFI – “Medicate”
- Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm”
- Attack! Attack! UK – “You and Me”
- Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
- Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
- Beck – “Gamma Ray”
- Billy Idol – “Dancing with Myself”
- Billy Squier – “Lonely is the Night”
- Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
- Blur – “Song 2”
- Bob Dylan – “All Along the Watchtower”
- Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
- Brand New – “Sowing Season”
- Bush – “Comedown”
- Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
- Coldplay – “In My Place”
- Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
- Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
- David Bowie – “Fame”
- Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (’99 Remix)”
- Dire Straits – “Sultans of Swing”
- Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf”
- Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe in L.A.”
- Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
- Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”
- Face To Face – “Disconnected”
- Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
- Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
- Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman”
- Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re an American Band”
- Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
- Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes to Midnight”
- Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain”
- Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
- John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
- Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire”
- Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss a Beat”
- King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man”
- Kings Of Leon – “Sex on Fire”
- Kiss – “Shout it Out Loud”
- Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
- Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”
- Mötley Crüe – “Looks That Kill”
- Muse – “Plug in Baby”
- My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
- Nirvana – “Lithium”
- Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
- No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
- Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”
- Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20xx”
- Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
- Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make it With Chu”
- Rammstein – “Du Hast”
- Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
- Rush – “The Spirit of Radio (Live, 2008)”
- Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
- Scars On Broadway – “They Say”
- Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
- Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
- Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
- Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
- Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
- Sublime – “What I Got”
- Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
- T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
- The Bronx – “Six Days a Week”
- The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
- The Duke Spirit – “Send a Little Love Token”
- The Killers – “All the Pretty Faces”
- The Police – “So Lonely”
- The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes”
- The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”
- The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
- The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
- Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
- Thrice – “Deadbolt”
- Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
- TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
- Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
- Weezer – “Why Bother?”
- Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”
- Wolfmother – “Back Round”
What a list! As always, there is a bunch of shit I have never heard, but just the bolded ones indicate that this will be a fun edition. I better get to practicing, because I need to be crisp for when this baby is released in a couple of months!
You may or may not know this about me; I am a pretty big video game nerd. I have been playing video games for as long as I can remember, and still play to this day. I currently have the Wii, an Xbox 360, a DS lite, a PS2, and a working original NES to boot!! While games have come a long way, the basic principle behind them hasn’t (at least for me); it’s all about having fun. 
In the beginning of the movie, you start with the knowledge that baby Diego, the youngest person on the planet, has just been killed for refusing to sign an autograph. Saddened by his loss, the entire society is mourning, which leads to more violent outbursts by both activists and the government alike. Dealing with the harsh reality that he exists within this miserable and bleak world, Theo (Clive Owen), a former activist, continually struggles to get by in this daily routine, when he is contacted by his wife (Julianne Moore), who needs his assistance with her activist group. Her group needs his help getting a special person to something called the Human Project, a supposed safe haven for someone that is special like this woman. You quickly discover the reason this woman is special, it is because she is pregnant. They believe she may hold the key to saving humanity, and as a result, she is potentially the most important person in the world; and must be protected at all costs. The rest of the film is a wild roller coaster ride following Owen and the girl as they try to make their way out to sea, in order to meet a representative for the Human Project; who may or may not actually exist. 
Let me start by saying that I was really not prepared for this movie. Mainly, because I wasn’t aware that many movies could be made in such a fashion that would have you so engaged that you would actually feel like you were watching a documentary instead of a fictional thriller. As you follow Owen on his protective mission, you see the most dire and horrid living conditions and witness actions by radicals and the government alike that make you thankful our society has not gotten as bad as this film shows us it could. The movie is violent, ultra-real, gripping, and very scary; mainly because what is portrayed is something that could potentially be our future if bad choices and violence escalate. It is a movie that should not be missed. This movie is like V for Vendetta, only with a much more volatile and violent society, and of course, the fear that comes with a lack of procreation fueling much of the violence. I highly recommend this movie, and as such, give it 5 our of 6 stars (
). The only reason it doesn’t deserve the last star, is because I was a bit deflated by the ending; which I will not even hint about here. Go see it, you’ll be glad you did!! And the cinematography is crazy. Just crazy.
Now, the next peice of media I will review is a game for the Wii, specifically, Warioware Smooth Moves. While I admit I was probably a bit more excited about this game than I should have been (mainly because there haven’t been too many titles coming out lately that piqued my interest… or many at all for that matter), I was not so enthusiastic as to run out and buy it; although, I probably would have if Best Buy would have had it in stock on Friday (it was a moment of weakness combined with a balance on a gift card). Well, after renting the game on Sunday with some friends, I have to say that I am glad that I did NOT buy the game. While the game is definitely a lot of fun, the word randomness doesn’t even begin to describe the game play. There are highlights, like when they explain how to hold the Wii-mote for a mini-game (which is hilarious each and every time), but there are also low points, most of the games are over before you even figure out what you are doing. I didn’t have much time to go through all of the nuances of the game, so there may be parts of the game that I would enjoy, but simply do not know about. But, with that being said, the parts that we did get through proved that it was a very easy game to play, in fact, so easy, that we beat it a few hours after we rented it. Sure, it unlocked a few more gems, but overall, it was just more of the same. While it was fun to play with friends for a few hours, I definitely think I would lose interest in this game if I bought it, but it would definitely be fun to play a friend’s house, every now and then. Or, it would be fun just to rent it if I were bored, and friends were coming over. Overall, I would give it a 4 out of 6 stars (
). Fun, random, but perhaps a little too random, and definitely not a game for those that are annoyed with rapid changes and ADHD fueled entertainment. Seriously, this one is all over the place. Also, and I know that this isn’t so much of a “good” or “bad” thing, but the game is definitely geared more towards children; but that doesn’t really take anything away from it.