GTA V Exclusive First Trailer!
This says absolutely nothing (the legal text in the email was longer than the actual release!) but I gather from the preview that the hero is a babyboomer 1% looking to get out of ‘the game’. How ironic.
“New York, NY- November 3, 2011 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is very proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto V is in full development.
Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created.
“Grand Theft Auto V is another radical reinvention of the Grand Theft Auto universe,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We are incredibly excited to share our new vision with our fans.”
A bold new direction in open-world freedom, storytelling, mission-based gameplay and online multiplayer, Grand Theft Auto V focuses on the pursuit of the almighty dollar in a re-imagined, present-day Southern California. Rockstar Games pioneered the open world genre with the Grand Theft Auto series, one of the most successful entertainment properties of all time. With more than 114 million copies sold-in worldwide, Grand Theft Auto games have helped propel video games into the cultural mainstream. Grand Theft Auto V is the follow up to 2008’s record-breaking, critically-acclaimed Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar Games continued its tradition of award-winning open world games with the 2010 blockbuster Western, Red Dead Redemption, and the groundbreaking detective thriller L.A. Noire in 2011.”
Happy Halloween!
Kool Irony
Prints by Alex Pardee, now available for purchase at Gallery 1988.
Captain Kirk Cobain
Octopus Creature Cup
Love this Creature Cup series by Yumi Yumi but I’d be really scared to stir it up and break a tentacle. For black coffee lovers only. En directe via Fab.com via Etsy.
House Of Marley Headphones Launch
Last Monday, Ultra Night Club played host to a surreal Marley family reunion. A good chunk of the surviving Robert Nesta Marley clan (Rita Marley included!) was brought together in Toronto to launch their new House of Cosbys House Of Marley headphone line. Crowds were treated to performances from locals as well as Bob’s up and coming grand children, Joe Mersa and Daniel Bambaata! I noticed some Damien Marley influences in their tunes. Give it a listen, let me know what you think.
As per the headphones, these definitely aren’t cheapies, but they are well thought-out, and crafted with audiophiles in mind. Prices range from $39.99 for what I’ll call the entry level “sensi buds’ to $349.99 for their primo deluxe indoor homegrown hydro crystal clear kushy rasta warrior high-chieftains. Headphones are destined for natural mystics, young gongs, and conscious connoisseurs. Attendees left with cans of Marley Mellow Juice (an anti-energy drink with camomile, valerian and melatonin) and high quality Redemption Song – Midnight noise isolating, corded (for less tangles) in-ear buds, made from real FSC Certified Sapele Wood, designed for extra bass.
Rohan Marley, played spokesman for the line stating, “my father spread messages of love, hope, unity, and peace through his music and it is our family’s responsibility and mission to bring his vision to a new generation. The House of Marley headphones make perfect sense and are created with a focus on using sustainable and eco-friendly products and providing exceptional sound that our family is proud to call our own.”
As per the official release,
“The release of The House of Marley headphones supports Bob Marley’s messages of hope and unity communicated through his music, by partnering up with the Marley Family’s foundation 1Love.org and local charity MusiCounts – an organization working towards providing music education for every Canadian child. “
Amon Tobin – ISAM and other Incredibles
AMON TOBIN IS AN INNOVATOR AND RECYCLER: ‘I DON’T BELIEVE IN CREATING ANYTHING NEW’
Benny Benassi is… THE ELECTROMAN
BENNY BENASSI PROVES HIMSELF AS ‘ELECTROMAN’ THANKS TO STARS LIKE KELIS
Posted on Oct 13th 2011 5:30PM by Jesse Ship
When Benny Benassi released his 2002 hit single ‘Satisfaction‘ — which riffed off of the original Rolling Stones classic — the mixing of genres was still a novelty in the dance music community.
“Ten years ago I couldn’t even imagine a trance DJ playing house or a techno DJ playing electro,” Benassi tells Spinner. “But, luckily, the barriers are disappearing and everyone’s more creative as a result.”
And it’s not just rave or club DJs who are opening up their minds to the melting pot of sounds, styles, textures and genres. Chris Brown and other stars of the urban music world have come together to herald a new era of collaboration, many calling on Benassi.
“I think hip-hop is always evolving and looking for new sounds. The same could be said for electronic music, so I guess it was inevitable that they would meet up, eventually,” says Benassi.
Benassi’s most recent album, ‘Electroman,’ attempts to further that theme of mixing genres which he initiated on 2008’s ‘Rock ‘N’ Rave.’ The new project features collaborations with Kelis, the Ying Yang Twins, apl.de.ap, T-Pain. Even Lady Gaga tour supporter Gary Go drops in on the wistful, new-wave-inspired single ‘Cinema.’
“I worked with my studio partner and producer, Alle Benassi, on this album. We wanted to continue an idea that was only just beginning to take shape with ‘Rock ‘N’ Rave.’ The idea was to see what the ‘Benassi bass’ would sound like with different vocal styles, and to make an album that was a mixture of songs and club tracks.”
In order to reach new audiences, Benassi also enlisted Skrillex, runner-up for Mixmag’s 2011 DJ of the Year, to remix ‘Cinema’ to ensure a certain degree of DJ replay.
“The real difference is that we had more means to contact different artists and had a clearer idea of how to do it,” says Benassi. “‘Electroman’ is more mature in that way.”
House purists might disagree on the use of radio pop stars or a trendy dubstep DJ like Skrillex to bolster Benassi’s style since tracks like ‘My House’ and ‘House Music’ have little semblance of the traditional four-on-the-floor house aesthetic. But Benassi counters.
“I think that electro is a development of house music — so at the same time it’s a tribute to house music and an interpretation of it.”
Bill Gates: Chair-jumping Fiend
Ya, that’s cool and all, but Steve Jobs could run a sprint and long jump over ten Herman Miller Aerons…on ten hits of acid. Lets see you do that, Billy boy.
Just Call Me Claude – GTA3 Action Figure from Rockstar Games x Sideshow Collectibles
10 years ago, this month, the revolutionary open-world epic Grand Theft Auto III was released to the world – a game that set players loose as a small-time criminal at the bottom of the food chain in Liberty City, a sprawling metropolis where anything can happen – and probably will.
To commemorate the game’s 10th anniversary, Rockstar Games is proud to present this limited edition action figure of lead character Claude, an ex-con out for revenge in a city filled with mobsters, street gangs and cops on the take.
Found running the streets of Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III, Claude rose from a small-time bank robber who is betrayed by his girlfriend to a big-time gangster ready to get revenge.
Produced in partnership with Sideshow Collectibles – Renowned toy manufacture revered by collectors around the world. This fully articulated 1:6 scale action figure of Claude comes dressed in his original attire of cargo pants and a bomber jacket, but he can also sport his iconic Liberty City Prison-issued jumpsuit (supplied).
Claude comes equipped with an arsenal of classic weapons from Grand Theft Auto III including a bat, knife, grenades, pistol, sniper rifle, and assault rifles.
Limited Edition – Only 1,500 pieces
Features:
– 12 inch body with nearly 30 points of articulation
– Fabric Liberty City State prison outfit
– Bomber jacket with real zippers
– Canvas cargo pants
– Two assault rifles
– Sniper rifle
– Grenades
– Knife
– Sub machine gun
– Baseball bat
– Pistol
– One pair of fists
– One right trigger hand
– One left C grip hand
Modeselektor feat. Thom Yorke – Shipwreck
Again, my heart and mind are blown away by the sincerity of these two artists. And to think they named this gem after little old me. Geez guys, I’m getting all teary here. You sure know how to make a guy feel special ;)
Adam & The Amethysts – Dreaming
The PR likes to say this video is a little NSFW. I guess if a little risqué but it’s good to go if your office doesn’t mind average looking people in love skinny dipping up at the cottage, artfully shot in black and white by director Yuula Benivolski. A good old fashioned piece of Canadiana right here, that is.
Free MP3 download of this song: bit.ly/dreamingmp3
iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/ca/preorder/flickering-flashlight/id469090493
LP/CD order:
bit.ly/amethysts
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