Lord Flash

Sin City 2?!?!?!?!

Uh UHUUHHUHUHUHUH...oh....its still not made. Well this isn't a surprise. However, Robert Rodriguez, this week, promises that its "in the works," pushing the delayed sequal closer to an eschelon shared by Chinese Democracy. Rodriguez is busy at the moment with Red Sonja and Shorts but plans on throwing "something together." Below is an interview with Miller who makes comments on upcoming films much like a hungover employee in the middle of a performance evaluation. "Its almost done...I promise...I'll get that to you tomorrow."

Macgyver Movie...

...is finally in the RUMOR stage! Wait. We all know what is going to come from this. Like the new Lethal Weapon reboot, the original star will have either little interest in reprising the role or will not be able to evade a swarm of fire ants like he used to. I think I speak for all people fascinated with early 90's pop culture when I say this movie will only be decent if Richard Dean Anderson was Macgyver, Bruce Mcgill was Jack Dalton and the villain was Murdoc, played by Michael Des Barres. Let us forget about an adrenaline laced reboot. I believe that the writers focused their attention on story rather than feeding steroids into a still respected franchise the newer audience would not care if the majority of the cast is over 50. Sadly everyone know what will come of this rumor. If a movie is made, it will feature Richard dean Anderson and his young sidekick on a zany adventure to save the world. Explosions will be many, Macgyver will spray uzis and I will end up paying 14 dollars to see it alone among a theater of disappointed fans.

Couldn't we just once give the newer generation the benifit of the doubt and make a movie without a hacker plot, fast cars and CGI and trust the story to hold their attention?

AC Slater

Is it impossible for electronic artists to sit down and write an entire album? Progressive metal bands can write a double album in a weekend. The "single" format is the staple in electronic music. Dubstep is notorious for this prolific output of singles, so is House. This way record stores can charge 10$ for a an imported 12". To somehow combine the two areas of thin but steady work is yet another crossover genre called Fidget House...or Dubhouse. Taking the structure of House, and keeping the "wooble" and heavy beats of Dubstep, Fidget House is a junkyard construction hell bent on crashing through your living room window and starting a party. What fidget-house lacks in street cred from dubstep fans it makes up with in incredibly addictive beats. AC Slater (best name ever) recently released the Rock It Out EP, a combination of 4 songs and two remixes, which is like a triple LP in the world of electronic music. The way AC Slater hooks listeners into a song is almost the same, if not cloned, from the deceased 8-bit candy crunk OCDJ. Enjoy the early summer with a mindless dance record.

pearl

We're All In This Together...

Back in the Wiredown days, I wrote a short news blurb about the Phish reunion which turned into nonsensical gibberish. I was only voicing my distaste for public hiatuses and much hyped reunions. I remember getting an comment on that article, by a casual user, which stated that "Phish has more talent than any band you probably listen to." While I think that comment was a little derogatory, my demeanor in the article was a bit aggressive. So it goes, that Phish's entire reunion at the Hampton Coliseum was made available in high quality mp3. A staggering 3 day, 6 set, 12 hour concert was now available for free. I must admit and confess my complete and utter enjoyment thought these multiple days Phish has been playing throughout my apartment. Reviews of this show have been mixed with many people commenting on the limberness of the music after a 5 year hiatus. This show is widely not accepted the zenith of creativity and versatility (sources point to new years 1999), but it is a decent shot. It is like the 40 year old who gets caught up in a 20 something year old adventure. Sure he will be tired in the morning, but he never complained during the time. This Phish reunion soundboard tapes have opened up my jam band scab which has hardened over the years under layers of Metal, Indie Rock and various forms of electronic music. I am now in complete enjoyment of long electric jams and hours and hours of energetic improvisation. To please my critics, Phish does have talent which cannot be ignored, however, whether or not that talent eclipses other bands who are in my library is still up for debate.

Free Mp3's: http://www.livephish.com/

Slim Whitman vs. Vocoder

Daft Punk vs. Tr2n

Last time I tried to watch Tron was 2 years ago during spring break. I contracted Strep Throat and fled to my parents basement for three days of eating soup and yogurt. During that time i rented a pile of movies to keep on 24 hours a day. I tried to watch Tron but passed out and never finished the movie. The news of Tron2.0 or Tron2 or Tr2n has caused me little excitement. I missed the movie when I was 2 and thus missed out on the nolstalgic hook. Although the incredibly outdated technology could excite my retro-futuristic fetish; it is just a movie I never got into. The original score for the Disney film was composed by transexual genuis; Walter Carlos. To follow in the hip electronic trend, Disney has hired French Electro-robots, Daft Punk to compose the score for Tr2n. Perhaps this will be interesting. Whether or not Daft Punk will be enough for me to sit in a theater full of families and stoners is another.

Dark is the Knight

Dear Fan.

Hello, you are receiving this Email because of your membership on the
Knight Rider Online forum.

Tonight in the US at 8PM EST/7PM CST, NBC will air the finale episode for
this season of Knight Rider. After 17 episodes, the show is starting to
find its groove creatively which will lead us into a strong second season.
But we're not there yet. Because of the economy and weaker viewership
across all episodic television, networks are making tough choices about
next season schedule. It is important that we as fans work together to make
our presence known. Only then will NBC be forced to see that we are an
international community strong in support for Knight Rider

If you were planning on tuning in tonight, thats great - but please tell a
friend, and then ask them to tell one as well (specially if they are a
Nielsen viewer!). If you tuned into the beginning and were turned off,
please try it one more time as the show 17 episodes ago is completely
different then tonight's. If you're a member of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace
or any other social network - let your friends know what you'll be
watching.

It's been an uphill battle for Knight Rider. With little promotion from
NBC, no one has any idea that the show is still on the air - and skipping a
week last week does not help. We need to remind people of Knight Rider -
now.

I received the above email and felt ashamed. I did not feel shame for being apart of the Knight Rider Online Forum community, but rather from a failed project venture. In the fall of 2008, I wanted to view the life of a television show. Every season, shows are lit like fireworks with every good intention only to crack to the silence of an absent audience. Shows that fail to capture massive attention are lined up and shot outside the studio walls. The reboot of Knight Rider promised to give me the scope of a filed television venture. I predicted the show would not live to see a second season. I intended to watch the entire season. I watched two episodes and stopped. Fast forward to this morning when a desperate plea goes out across the internet. Save Knight Rider? I forgot that show was even on. Now I feel shame. I feel shame for letting this television project fail. I feel more regret because it appears that Knight Rider is in its death throes and every prediction I made is coming true. Knight Rider is in line for the proverbial sharpened toothbrush to the kidney. What is even more fascinating is that the online community for Knight Rider seems strong. Whether that support will manifest itself into a second season we have yet to see. Although as this television season comes to a close and undesirables are taken out to the back, we await a new set of shows that promises to contain at least one new candidate for study and analysis.