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On this week’s show the Humans(Joe, Caleb & Jason) discuss  unboiling eggs, robots addicted to YouTube, and relieving stress with Rock Band. Plus, Part 2 of our top ten stuff we’re looking forward to in 2015.

Listen live  Mondays from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or live online at http://www.kscu.org/

In Theaters:

• Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Jones was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the stars but wakes up to the cold reality of a job cleaning other people’s houses and an endless run of bad breaks. Only when Caine, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her all along

• Seventh Son

In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between supernatural forces and humankind. Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges), the last of the Falcon Knights, had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch, Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), many years ago, but now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning her followers of every incarnation, Mother Malkin is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world.

• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

SpongeBob goes on a quest to recover a stolen recipe that takes him to our world, where he tangles with a pirate.

Music:

• Lost Themes – John Carpenter

The debut non-soundtrack release for the director best known for his horror films was improvised instrumental music with his son Cody.

• Shadows in the Night – Bob Dylan

Produced by Jack Frost, the 36th studio release for the singer-songwriter features pop standards popularized by Frank Sinatra.

• Wallflower – Diana KrallPostponed from its October 2014 release due to pneumonia, the 12th full-length studio release from the Canadian jazz singer features songs that inspired her and was produced by David Foster
• Afraid Of Ghosts – Butch Walker

The seventh full-length release for the singer-songwriter-producer was produced by Ryan Adams and feature guest appearances from Johnny Depp, Bob Mould, and Mike Viola.

• All We Are – All We Are

The debut full-length release for the British-based trio of Luís Santos, Guro Gikling, and Rich O’Flynn was produced by Dan Carey.

Video Games:

• GROW HOME – RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 2015 – PC Play as a robot searching for new planlife to help oxygenate his homeworld. Touts unique climbing based play.
• GAME OF THRONES: EPISODE 2 RELEASE DATE:
  • FEBRUARY 3, 2015 – PC, PS3, MAC, PS4
  • FEBRUARY 4, 2015 – XBOX 360, XBOX ONE
  • FEBRUARY 5, 2015 – IPHONE, ANDROID More from the well received choice – adventure series by Telltale Games.

DVD/Blu-ray:

• Dracula Untold – Blu/DVD – Ever the lord of the night, this time they seek to tell how Vlad the Impaler became the shadow which consumes the blood of the living to sustain his immortal life.
• The Best of Me – Blu/DVD – True love transends time, or so the songs say. When two former high school sweethearts return home they find that the flames of love returning again, but that which drove them apart before remains. Can love triumph?
• John Wick – Blu/DVD – Before his wife’s death she gave John a puppy, with the promise he would not forget how to love. Years later his car catches the eye of a crime lord’s son, and when a sale is out of the question, the car is taken by force, and his dog is killed. His emotional center gone, John returns to his roots, the most feared hit man in the underworld, and he’s out for blood.
• Hector and the Search for Happiness – DVD – Hector is an eccentric, likable psychiatrist, who realizes that his patients aren’t really improving their happiness, and his own is middling at best. So he decides to answer the question once and for all, can humans find true happiness?

Comics:

DC

• Superman #38 – The conclusion of this story arc will put both Clark and Superman into a position where they must make some very tough choices.

Marvel

• Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1 – Star Lord will need all his guile and skill to pull off this latest job. Wonder how the X-Men figure into this.

Dark Horse

• Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. #3 – Distention with in the ranks! Danger from all sides! Can Big Red handle it?

Image

• Saga #25 – Sci-Fi epic awesome, and also on Wow Cool’s recommendation list.

Wow Cool Recommends!

• The Humans #4
• Nameless #1 by Grant Morrison
• Stray Bullets
• Miracle Man #15

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News

Joe

• Playing Rock Band Together Lowers Stress, study says
• Simon Pegg Will Co-Write Star Trek 3
• X-Men:Apocalypse Casts Young Storm, Jean Grey and Cyclops

Caleb:

• Chemists have found a way to un-boil an egg – which could potentially lead to cancer treatments
• Chris Pratt to be … Indiana Jones?
• Super hydrophobic metals! Holy water replant, Batman!
• More cool data from Philae

Jason:

• Square Enix jumps into the arcade fighter arena
• New investors for Ouya?
• Borderlands loses star writer
• YouTube addicted DARPA bots?

Geek Talk

Joe:

Caleb:

• SF Sketchfest is going on and there are lots of good geeky laughs happening there including RiffTrax live!

Jason:

The Core

Our Top Ten “Stuff/Things” we’re each looking forward to in 2015! Part 2!

Caleb:

1. Usagi Yojimbo Saga Vol. 2 – Mar. 10
2. Rise of the Tomb Raider
3. The Minion Movie – July 10th – Minions!
4. Mad Max: Fury Road – May 15th – New Mad Max, I’m in! And it has Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron?! Take my money!
5. The Avengers: Age of Ultron – May 1st – The Avengers! ‘Nuff said.

Joe:

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2. Rise of the Tomb Raider
3. Mad Max: Fury Road
4. The Witcher 3
5. The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Jason:

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2. Cuphead: Don’t Deal with the Devil
3. The Avengers: Age of Ultron
4. Ori and the Blind Forest
5. Agent Carter