Dub

broderic on March 16, 2005

In the mid-90s, I fell in love with dub music. It stemmed from my fascination with instrumental music. I guess it came from trying to play surf music on my guitar. Listening to The Ventures lead me to listening to Friends of Dean Martinez. Then it was onto Thievery Corporation. Loved them when I bought their first album on a whim because of the cover. The opening song is a dub like tune. Listening to it made me get into it. I don’t have a lot of dub albums, but I can’t get enough of it. I don’t know why. It probably has to do with the reverb drenched sound, the beats and the bass.

Amazing Race 7: There should be a rule against that

broderic on March 16, 2005

Today, my predictions have gone to pot. It’s just like the NCAA tournament. My brackets have been blown apart. First, those I chose to be last won the latest round, the team I had picked second has been eliminated, and Rob and Amber are making me hate them.

I think that there shouldn’t be scheming and playing in the Amazing Race. The first couple of times was cute but the latest (quitting a roadblock because it was too hard) was sucky. It’s a terrible ploy. This is a race and it should be won by the soles of your feet not by your brains. This is why the eating roadblocks where they eat more than ever should be thought over.

Movie Review: Be Cool

broderic on March 13, 2005

While I went in expecting a terrible movie, I was pleasantly surprised by this comedy. It wasn’t as bad as the reviews made out to be and it wasn’t as bad as the lack of audience for it has been.

Be Cool was a meta movie. It knew that it was only a movie and played itself out as one. In fact the story line was explicitly told in the first scene. If you kept this in mind the movie was fun. I like that it was meta. It had Swingers. It had Pulp Fiction. It had weaved a wonderful story. I liked it.

3 of 5 stars.

TV Shows on DVD

broderic on March 13, 2005

TV shows on DVD. I bought the first tv show that came out on DVD, The X-Files, season 1. It was expensive compared to how much they cost nowadays, $129.00. And I have bought through season 6. Other TV shows I am amassing are Red Dwarf, Northern Exposure, The Simpsons and Futurama. I am really waiting for these shows to come out on DVD, Undeclared and News Radio. And once I get that News Radio disc, I’ll start up News Radio Quote Month again.

The Will Farrells escape

broderic on March 9, 2005

My predications have so far been correct. Okay. I am one for one so far, but still I got this week’s eliminated team correct. My choice of winner came dangerously close to losing today. Why did I choose these fools? Damn Will Farrells! Damn! And the preview looks as if they’re out. Why did I choose these fools? And the Rob and Amber team looks to be a juggernaut.

Books read in February

broderic on March 3, 2005

Zero. Technically, I am still reading a book so I would say 1/4. My quest to read 3 books a month is failing spectacularly. I did not finish the 1/2 a book needed for January, and missed out on 2 and 3/4 for February. At this rate, March will be just the opening sentence of a book. Pathetic. Although, I am somewhat keeping up with my reading my textbooks.

I am a quarter of the way through The Best American Travel Writing 2004. ed. Pico Iyer.

So that’s where she went

broderic on March 3, 2005

Good to know where one of my favorite (actually my favorite) morning anchor landed.

I actually watched the simple life to get a final glimpse of her. Mornings are not the same since Jennifer DesMarais moved on. Her sexy voice was great to wake up to.

Movie Review: Constantine

broderic on March 2, 2005

As promised, my review of Constantine. I don’t want to dwell to long on why I did not like it. Go watch Little Nicky. Same plot. Less laughter. I wanted it to be good. The previews made it look good. It ends up that watching it was bad. I was bored. Really bored. Go watch Little Nicky. It is much more entertaining than Constantine.

2 of 5 stars.