Thursday, April 29, 2004
Told You So
Earlier this month, I told you about a Nintendo cover band called The Minibosses. Hopefully, you heeded my call and realized that this wave of music is cool. Apparently the New York Times heard me, as they've published a story about another Nintendo cover band, The Advantage. If you're registered, you can read all about it here, although this link will expire in a week regardless. These guys aren't my favorite, but that's not the point. The point is video game cover music is now "Fit to Print," as the saying goes.
Don't forget, I am a Trendsetter.
[3/3/09 update: it seems The Advantage abandoned their website - and NES music.]
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Don't forget, I am a Trendsetter.
[3/3/09 update: it seems The Advantage abandoned their website - and NES music.]
Labels: NYT, The Minibosses
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Sunday, April 04, 2004
The Rock
No, not "The Rock", I'm talking about the Rock. As in Rock & Roll. Last night I had the pleasure of seeing The Minibosses live at Brooklyn's Northsix. In theory they were an opening act for some other band, but I was there to see the 'bosses. In between songs everyone in the crowd was shouting out requests. I doubt I'll ever be in another bar in my lifetime where drunken patrons shout out "METROID!!" or "CASTLEVANIA 3!!!!" Hilarious! And it was a great show, if not a little short. I guess when you open you can only perform so much material.They were actually the second of three bands to perform that night, the first was Rye Coalition and they rocked pretty goddamn hard.
Afterwards I hooked up with my good friend Mike for a little more beer and The Ring (2002), which isn't quite as good as the original Japanese film but it is an easy watch. I spent the night on a couch and wound up with quite a headache the next day, which is today.
I hooked up with my father and sister for a bizarre outing in Brooklyn this afternoon. We sought out a few high quality cheesecake sites according to a recent article in the New York Times. Of the three we tried, one was closed and one had no seats, so we took the cake to go. But we did stop at one place that had seats. It was a bakery/cafe in an odd spot, very close to a major highway (BQE maybe? I didn't know). It was good, no doubt, but I still feel that Carnegie Deli's cheescake is the best. Check out their ghetto-ass website! I was making sites like that in my spare time ten years ago. You'd think at $12+ a sandwich they could afford to hire a professional web designer.
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Afterwards I hooked up with my good friend Mike for a little more beer and The Ring (2002), which isn't quite as good as the original Japanese film but it is an easy watch. I spent the night on a couch and wound up with quite a headache the next day, which is today.
I hooked up with my father and sister for a bizarre outing in Brooklyn this afternoon. We sought out a few high quality cheesecake sites according to a recent article in the New York Times. Of the three we tried, one was closed and one had no seats, so we took the cake to go. But we did stop at one place that had seats. It was a bakery/cafe in an odd spot, very close to a major highway (BQE maybe? I didn't know). It was good, no doubt, but I still feel that Carnegie Deli's cheescake is the best. Check out their ghetto-ass website! I was making sites like that in my spare time ten years ago. You'd think at $12+ a sandwich they could afford to hire a professional web designer.
Labels: Brooklyn, cheesecake, family, friends, The Minibosses
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