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Robots Attack 025

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Episode 25!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 6/14/2012

  • Say Goodbye by Norah Jones from Little Broken Hearts
    Kiss Them For Me by School of Seven Bells
  • Riffle Raff by The New Kinetics from Contact
    Good Morning by Norah Jones from Little Broken Hearts
    Happy Endings by Wazu from Wazu EP
  • Travelin On by Norah Jones from Little Broken Hearts
    Take It by The Spinto Band from Shy Pursuits

News:

Robot Story:

  • No Robot Story this week.

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

The Core:

Movies:

Video Games:

    • Gravity Rush

    • DiRT Showdown

      X360PS3

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Racing

      Dirt Showdown is an arcade spin-off of the Dirt series featuring over-the-top Hoonigan, Demolition, and Race events.

      DiRT Showdown

    • Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

      PC

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Other Strategy Games

      Rebellion is the first stand-alone expansion in the Sins of a Solar Empire series.

      Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

    • Krater

      PC

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Role-Playing

      Krater is an action role-playing game from Fatshark.

      Krater

    • Lollipop Chainsaw

      X360PS3

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Action

      Lollipop Chainsaw is an all-new third person action game featuring a killer heroine with a chainsaw that fights to stop zombies from taking over.

      Lollipop Chainsaw

    • Babel Rising

      X360

      • Release Date: Jun 13, 2012
      • Genre: Other Strategy Games

      Ubisoft’s Babel Rising is the next-generation version of the popular iPhone game of the same name.

      Babel Rising

    • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

      VITA

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Compilations

      Metal Gear Solid HD Collection brings back a handful of the most popular Metal Gear Solid titles from the past in true HD format for the first time ever.

      Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

    • Pikmin 2

      WII

      • Release Date: Jun 10, 2012
      • Genre: Real-Time Strategy

      With Pikmin 2, Nintendo has addressed the bulk of the shortcomings of its predecessor by crafting a game that tops the original in nearly every way.

      Pikmin 2

    • Gungnir

      PSP

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Other Strategy Games

      Gungnir is a new tactical RPG from the makers of the acclaimed Riviera, Yggdra Union, and Knights in the Nightmare.

      Gungnir

    • Phantom Breaker

      X360

      • Release Date: Jun 12, 2012
      • Genre: Fighting Games

      Phantom Breaker is a high-velocity 2D fighting game.Read the Review

      Phantom Breaker

 

Comics:

  • Marvel:

    • Ultimate Spider-Man – Still the central pillar of the Ultimate universe.
    • X-Factor 237 – Comes back to a cool story line that was started back in X-Factor 220-224 (also well recommended)

  • DC:

    • Minutemen #1 & Silk Specter #1 – While the jury is still divided over the morality of using the Watchmen universe, it cannot be denied that Darwyn Cook is doing the Watchmen name justice. It will still remain to be seen how the other titles fare.
    • Batman and Robin #10 – The Batman titles are the sales cornerstone of the New 52, and they’re holding up quite nicely.

  • Indie:

    • The Massive #1 – The captain of a ecological activist ship is searching a corrupted world for The Massive, the sister ship to his own. How does an eco activist deal with a world that is beyond activism.

  • Web:

    • Chainsawsuit – http://chainsawsuit.com/ – A comic about the weirdness of the web by Kris Straub. Not quite for the kids, but is good stuff!

Stories:

Robots Attack 024 Part 2

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E3 SPECIAL EDITION EPISODE PART 2!  It’s so big, we split the Podcast of the show into two parts!  Part one discusses the Microsoft and Nintendo Press Conferences.  In Part Two, we hit the Sony Press Conference, and discuss various Third Party titles we found interesting.   Here are links to the Big Three’s Conferences if you want to check them out for yourselves:

Microsoft: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/06/04/microsoft-press-conference-e3-2012

Nintendo: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/06/05/nintendo-press-conference-e3-2012

Sony: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/06/04/sony-press-conference-e3-2012

 

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Robots Attack 024 Part 1

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E3 SPECIAL EDITION EPISODE PART 1!  It’s so big, we split the Podcast of the show into two parts!  Part one discusses the Microsoft and Nintendo Press Conferences.  In Part Two, we hit the Sony Press Conference, and discuss various Third Party titles we found interesting.   Here are links to the Big Three’s Conferences if you want to check them out for yourselves:

Microsoft: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/06/04/microsoft-press-conference-e3-2012

Nintendo: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/06/05/nintendo-press-conference-e3-2012

Sony: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/06/04/sony-press-conference-e3-2012

 

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Episode 23!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 5/31/2012

  • R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys from R U Mine?
    Hot Button by Anya Marina from Felony Flats
  • Kiss Them For Me by School of Seven Bells
    Stormy Weather by The Coastals from Burn White Hot

News:

Robot Story:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases

  • DVD/Blu-ray

    • Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies – Blu/DVD – While the Civil War rages on, President Abraham Lincoln must undertake an even more daunting task: Destroying the Confederate Undead. (via amazon.com) Another Mockbuster from Asylum, less horror more action. Fans of the studio will probably enjoy it, others well maybe less so.
    • Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back – DVD – Tommy Lee takes on a band of ruthless white supremacists that are planning to shatter the peace of a small rural community. (via amazon.com)
    • Bridge to the Sun – DVD – 1961 feature based on a true story of an American woman who falls in love with an marries a Japanese diplomat. The story follows their life and trials as they deal with the fall out of the Pearl Harbor bombing, agression against foreigners, and then the surrender of Japan to the USA. This disk comes from Warner Brothers Archive Collection, which means a make on demand DVD. Which seems like a smart idea, no massive back log of disks and the option to make money off of old movies.
    • Coriolanus – Blu/DVD – The classic legend of honor and betrayal has been astonishingly re-imagined in this exhilarating action thriller that wields a profound relevance for today. Caius Martius ‘Coriolanus’ is a feared and revered Roman General, suddenly pitted against his own city and fellow citizens. Rebelling against the power-hungry designs of his manipulative mother and rejected by his own people, Coriolanus incites a riot that expels him from Rome. The banished hero joins forces with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius to exact his revenge — and determine his destiny. (via amazon.com) This film features Ralph Fiennes as director and lead actor, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox, and Vanessa Redgrave.
    • Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker – Blu/DVD – In a land where battles are fought with swords and magic, a young heroine rises to glory as Templars, mages, and dragons clash. Cassandra, a brash and beautiful warrior, must stop a conspiracy that threatens the realm’s most powerful religious order. Accused of treasonous crimes and hunted by friend and foe, Cassandra must clear her name and overcome her rage in order to save the day and take her place in legend. (via amazon.com)
    • Joyful Noise – Blu/DVD – Joyful Noise tells the story of an unlikely partnership between two strong-minded women who are forced to work together to save a small town Gospel Choir after budget cuts threaten to shut them down. (amazon.com) Featuring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton.
    • Life Without Principle – DVD – Life Without Principle delves into Hong Kong’s money-obsessed culture through three characters whose destinies collide one fateful day when a loan shark gets assaulted after withdrawing $10 million from the bank. (via amazon.com) Sounds like classic Hong Kong action goodness.
    • A Necessary Death – DVD – Film student Gilbert has a novel idea for his final thesis project — find someone who wants to kill themselves and follow them through the final days of their life. Gilbert posts a message on the internet looking for a suitable subject, and after interviewing a handful of people with various reasons for taking their life, he chooses a British expatriate who is slowly dying of an inoperable brain tumor. Assured that his subject will actually commit suicide on film, Gilbert believes he has found the perfect candidate to explore the nature of the act objectively. But as filming goes on, it soon becomes apparent that the creative process is impacting the man’s road towards death, and before long Gilbert and his crew become more involved than they ever wanted to be. (via amazon.com)
    • We Need to Talk About Kevin – Blu/DVD – A suspenseful and gripping psychological thriller, Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin explores the fractious relationship between a mother and her evil son. Eva contends for 15 years with the increasing malevolence of her first-born child, Kevin. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, We Need To Talk About Kevin explores nature vs. nurture on a whole new level as Eva’s own culpability is measured against Kevin’s innate evilness. Ramsay’s masterful storytelling simultaneously combines a provocative moral ambiguity with a satisfying and compelling narrative, which builds to a chilling, unforgettable climax. (via amazon.com)
    • Wing Commander Academy: the Complete Series – DVD – A spirited and elite corps of novice fighter pilots attends the Wing Commander Academy in the year 2655. Often thrust into battle against the mighty and ruthless Kilrathi race, the crew must master daring maneuvers and veer through constant danger to save the world. (via amazon.com) Animated series based on a very the very successful video games of the time.

Video Games:

 

Comics:

  • Marvel:

    • Powers #10 (vol.3) – a police procedural story set in a super powered universe – mature readers
    • Amazing Spider-Man Annual #36 – Gotta love a reality unraveling Spidy story.

  • DC:

    • Animal Man Annual #1 – Said to be pulling together the threads of The Red, the Green & the Rot.
    • Ravagers #1 – Will have Fairchild (Gen13), Beast Boy (Teen Titans), and Terra (Teen Titans) as part of a new team. The jury is conflicted about whether the title will be any good or not. Written by Howard Mackie and Drawn by Ian Churchill – so the art should  be pretty solid at least.

  • Indie:

    • Doctor Who/ST:TNG – IDW – A collision of massive universes is about to happen. I’d love to see Matt Smith and Patrick Stewart face off! Written by Scott & David Tipton and Tony Lee, drawn by JK Woodward.

  • Web:

    • Garfield Minus Garfield – http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/ – A fascinating look at what Jon’s world would look like if he didn’t have a smart alec cat to play against. It’s a weird and awesome comic.

Stories:

Robots Attack 022

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Episode 22 of the Main Show!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 5/24/2012

  • Speakeasy by Anya Marina from Felony Flats.
  • Cha-Cha by The New Kinetics from Contact.

News:

Robot Story:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases

  • DVD/Blu-ray

    • The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Vol. 1 – DVD
    • Beyond – DVD/Blu – I part police poceedure drama one part supernatural thriller, as a nearly retired detective tries to find a kidnapped girl, with the unexpected help of a local physic.
    • Castle in the Sky AKA Laputa: Castle in the Sky – DVD/Blu – When Sheeta inherits a magical crystal that links her to the mythical kingdom of Laputa, she and her friend Pazu are thrown into a whillwind adventture of science, mysticism and Sky Pirates! This is Hayao Miyazaki’s third film, and a new Disney dub.
    • Denver & Rio Grande (DVD/Blu) – Jim Vesser, a former U.S. Cavalry Officer, now in charge of getting the Denver and Rio Grande tracks across the Rockies first to secure a right-of-way. Standing in his way is the less scrupulous and more ruthless McCabe who’s trying to lay his Canyon City and San Juan tracks first. The conflict between the two men turns into guerrilla warfare between the two outfits.
    • Gamera: the Brave – Blu – Gamera The Brave contrasts the strained relationship between a father and his son with the strong bond of a boy and a young monster growing up together. The film is set in the world in which we live, with one glaring exception – it is also a world inhabited by giant monsters!
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – Extended Edtion – Blu – Containing 15 disks with a total running time of 682 min. Includeds tons of bonus material. The summary on amazon.com was too long to put here.
    • Mutant Girls Squad – DVD/Blu – Rin’s latent mutant abilities awaken when her family is brutally murdered on her 16th birthday. She joins up with a secret group of other mutants who seek to over throw the oppressive “normal” population and make Japan a haven for mutants. I think Magneto would be pleased … although the gore spectacle is more up Mojo’s alley.
    • Red Tails – DVD/Blu – The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen as they fight for the Allied Forces and against the discrimination they face on their home soil.
    • Sherlock S2 – Blu/DVD – A brilliant re-imagining of the Sherlock Holmes characters. If you want to catch up, you can find S1 on Netflix Instant Streaming.
    • The Grey – Blu/DVD – Ottway leads a group of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness, while they are relentlessly tracked by a pack of wolves. Sounds a bit like The Edge.
    • The Secret World of Arrietty – Blu/DVD – Studio Ghibli once again delivers a heartwarming tale of friendship and courage.In a secret world hidden beneath the floorboards, little people called Borrowers live quietly among us. But when tenacious and tiny Arrietty is discovered by Shawn, a human boy, their secret and forbidden friendship blossoms into an extraordinary adventure.
    • The Woman in Black – Blu/DVD – A young lawyer travels to a remote village to organize a recently deceased client’s papers, where he discovers the ghost of a scorned woman set on vengeance. Daniel Radcliffe’s first major movie since Harry Potter.
    • Whisper of the Heart – Blu/DVD – Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki classic. A chance encounter with a mysterious cat sends Shizuku, a quiet schoolgirl, on a quest for her true talent. Challenged by Seiji, a boy determined to follow his dreams, and enchanted by the Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers of her heart, Shizuku embarks on curious adventures beyond the boundaries of her imagination.

Video Games:

Comics:

  • Marvel:

    • Astonishing X-Men #50 – Supposedly something relating to a wedding is gonna drop in the X-verse. Hopefully it will work out better for this couple than it did for Scott and Jean.
    • Journey into Mystery #638 – One of the longer running Marvel titles, and with my growing fandom of Thor and Loki I’m going to go with this title.

  • DC:

    • Batman Inc. #1 – first in the New 52 Written by Grant Morrison and Drawn by Chris Burnham
    • Justice League Dark #9 – Written by Jeff Lemire and Drawn by Mikel Janin

  • Indie:

    • Resident Alien #1 – Dark Horse – An alien is stuck on earth, and tries to integrate using mind control while waiting for rescue. Written by Peter Hogan and Drawn by Steve Parkhouse.

  • Web:

    • Starslip – http://starslip.com/ – A complex and endearing sci-fi story about a museum curator and his warship. Also one of the most elegant soft reboots I’ve ever seen. It is written and drawn by Kris Straub and releases M-W-F.

Stories:

Robots Attack 021

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Episode 21 of the Main Show!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 5/17/2012

  • Speakeasy by Anya Marina from Felony Flats
    Beast Size by Dirty Ghosts from Metal Moon

News:

Robot Story:

Joe’s List:

  • No list this week.

Caleb’s Corner:

  • No Corner this week.

 

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases

  • DVD/Blu-ray

    • Afghan Luke (dvd) – When his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke gets disheartened and quits his job. However, it makes him all the more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story.Through a friend, he’s offered a job by a stoner magazine to write a “gonzo” story about the best hashish in Afghanistan. While there, Luke plans to gather enough evidence to get his old story into print. But he soon finds out Afghanistan is an even more dangerous place than when he left and the trip turns into a surreal and perilous adventure.
    • Astro Zombies: M4 – Invaders from Cyberspace (dvd) – Couldn’t find any synopsis but if the cover pic on IMDB is anything to judge by it looks like it could be low budget fun.
    • Being John Malkovich (blu/dvd) – Criterion Collection release of the off beat 1999 film where a puppetter finds a mysterious door that leads into John Malkovich’s mind, where the visitor takes control.
    • Chronicle (blu/dvd) – A group of teens find a cave which grants them telekinetic powers. After the initial joy of exploration things start to go sideways as one of them turn his power to dark ends.
    • DOA (blu) – Time is running out for Dexter Cornell. He has just 24 hours to unravel the bitter truth surrounding his own poisoning. In his desperate search, everyone’s a suspect, even the woman who loves him.
    • Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (blu) – duo of Fantastic Four movies, sadly they aren’t very good. They aren’t horrible but they aren’t good either.
    • Holy Man (blu) – Eddie Murphy plays a charismatic and unusual holy man who helps revive a flagging home shopping network.
    • Immortality (dvd) – A seductive vampire who always gets what he wants finds his latest conquest to be frustratingly elusive. While that’s not much of a description it stars Jude Law, Jack Davenport, and Timothy Spall.
    • In the Name of the King / Kingdom of Heaven (dvd) – Appears to be a combo pack to unload the In the Name of the King back log off on the unsuspecting.
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme Double Feature (DVD) – Collects The Order with Nowhere to Run. The muscles from Brussles strike back!
    • Kill Bill Double Feature (blu/dvd) – Brings together the two parts of the film back into one package.
    • Predator / Predator 2 (blu) – Two awesome classics in one tidy package.
    • Transporter & Transporter 2 (blu) – Two pack of Jason Statham fun.
    • Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (blu/dvd) – In late-19th century China, Qui Jin was many things: a defiant rebel armed with both blades and guns; a paramilitary leader dedicated to overthrowing an unjust government; a non-conformist who boldly donned men’s attire in spite of tradition; a radical poet whose words inspired the oppressed; a heroic martyr whose views on equality altered history. Her steadfast resolve to improve the plight of women and her bravery in the face of tyranny led her to the executioner – but her determination to topple the status-quo changed a nation forever. (according to Amazon.com)

Video Games:

  • Diablo 3 (PC/Mac)
  • Max Payne 3 (360, PS3)
  • Game of Thrones (360, PS3, PC)
  • Akai Katana (360)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (360, PS3, PC, AND)
  • Battleship (Wii, 360, PS3, DS, 3DS)

Comics:

  • Marvel:

    • Daredevil #13 – Mark Waid is doing a good job of reviving the title, and has the help of excellent artists, including Mike Allred who has just been added.
    • Fury Max #1 and 2 – Spy action by Garth Ennis

  • DC:

    • JLA #9 – Mostly because the new Shazam is apparently quite good, and it’s in the back.
    • New 52 TPBs are coming out! Batman and Animal Man are already on shelves. Catwoman and Green Lantern are new this week. A good way to get caught up.

  • Indie:

    • Atomic Robo: Real Science Adventures #2 – retro future joy!

  • Web:

    • Wondermark – http://wondermark.com/ – Using public domain images from the turn of the century Malki ! creates a unique and absurd view of the world.

Stories:

 

Robots Attack 020

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Episode 20 of the Main Show!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 5/10/2012

  • Shake the Ground and Too Many Faces by Cherri Bomb from This is the End of Control
  • R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys from R U Mine?
  • No Video by Dirty Ghosts from Metal Moon:

 

News:

Robot Story:

Caleb’s Corner:

Science! and batteries – http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/composite-material-bring-metal-air-batteries-a-step-closer.ars

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases

    • Dark Shadows
      Starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green
      “Vampire Barnabas Collins escapes from his tomb after 200 years and returns to his family estate.”Dragon Eyes
      Starring Cung Le, Jean Claude Van Damme, Petter Weller, Crystal Mantecon
      “Hong uses his moral vision and fighting skills to save a neighborhood from durg dealers”

      Hick
      Starring Chloe Moretz(Hit Girl), Blake Lively(super hot chick), Alec Baldwin, Eddie Redmayne
      “A pistol-packing teen flees her abusive parents and hitchhikes her way West.”

      and for the ladies
      Girl in Progress
      Staring Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Cierra Ramirez, Patricia Arquette
      “Grace neglects to give her daughter the attention she desperately needs.”

  • DVD/Blu-ray

    • Queen of Hearts – Romantic comedy (dvd)
    • Beautiful Wave – In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing — and a family secret as well. (blu/dvd)
    • Chuck S 1-5 (Blu/DVD); Fantasy Island: S2 (dvd)
    • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (blu)
    • Happiness is Peanuts: Team Snoopy (dvd)
    • Humans Vs. Zombies (blu/dvd)
    • Lady Ninja Kasumi Col. 1 (dvd)
    • Mel Brooks Collection (blu) – http://www.amazon.com/The-Mel-Brooks-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B002PHI2N8 –
    • Tora Tora Tora (blu)
    • Underworld: Blu ray set and Underworld: Awakening (blu/dvd)

Comics:

  • Marvel:

    • Avengers Vs. X-men is heating up
    • Oz series – very solid and lovely art by Skottie Young

  • DC:

    • Night of the Owls
    • Dial H
    • Mystery in Space Vol. 3 #1

  • Indie:

    • Frakenstein Alive Alive

  • Web:

    • Spacetrawler – http://spacetrawler.com/ – unusally delightful mix of thoughtful, humorous, action, and occasionally disturbing

Stories:

Lots of Avengers!

Robots Attack 019

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Episode 19 of the Main Show!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 5/3/2012:

  • Shake the Ground by Cherri Bomb from This is the End of Control
    The Answer by The J. Davis Trio from Vintage
    R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys from R U Mine?
  • My Girl by Yukon Blonde from Tiger Talk
    Someone Else by The Sweaters from Phylum

News:

Robot Story:

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases

    www.metacritic.com to find out what came out.

  • DVD/Blu-ray

    A Bright Shining Lie DVD – from HBO Mod – Vietnam movie featuring Bill Paxton
    About a Boy Blu-ray – Universal Home Video – romantic comedy with Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult and Sharon Small
    Casablanca : 70th Anniversary – Blu/DVD
    CHiPs – s1 & s2 – DVD
    Clueless – Bluray;
    Deep Blue Sea/The Long Kiss Goodnight/Snakes On A Plane – Blu-ray set
     Haywire – DVD/Blu
     Mimic – 3 movie set – Blu/DVD
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 DVD

Comics:

  • Marvel:

    Age of Apocalypse #3 – if you just can’t get enough; Avengers: Black Widow Strikes #1 of 3

  • DC:

    Sweet Tooth – very odd but well written and illustrated; Earth 2 #1 – revive the second world of DC heroes – although I thought Crisis on Infinite Earths closed Earth 2 for good. Well I guess it’s as dead as Jean Grey

  • Indie:

    Dark Horse: Skeleton Key One Shot – a nice way to try out something new
    Indie: XO: Manowar – Valiant is making a comeback

  • Web:

    Max Overacts – http://occasionalcomics.com/ – lovingly illustrated and wicked funny, will occasionally feel like Calvin and Hobbes, but in a good, not a rip off way. Excellent example – http://occasionalcomics.com/1205/latest-comic-286/

Stories:

 

Robots Attack 018

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We experienced a slight hiccup with the studio’s recorder during this particular episode.  Which resulted in only recording the first hour(the “What’s Up and “News” segments of the show)It’s why you have to listen Live, you never know what craziness will ensue!  Anyway, here’s (sort of)Episode 18 of the Main Show!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 4/26/2012:

  • “Cats” by You Say France & I Whistle from Angry Men
    “Carolina Rua” by The Chieftains from Voices of Ages
  • “T.O.Y.S.” by Secret Music from Secret Music
    “Need Your Love” by Temper Trap from Temper Trap’s newest single

News:

Robot Story: Robo Lovers by 2050? – http://www.livescience.com/19855-high-tech-sex-prostitute-robots-service-humans-2050.html

Caleb’s Corner:

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases
    • Movies in the Theater: The Five Year Engagement, Safe, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, and The Raven
    • Video Games: Prototype 2(360, PS3), The Walking Dead(PC, PSN, XBLA), Bloodforge(XBLA), Risen 2: Dark Waters(PC), UEFA Euro 2012(PC, 360, PS3)
  • DVD/Blu-ray
    • 11-11-11 (d) – from the director of SAW 2,3,4
    • 1900 (b/d)
    • Albatross (d)
    • Ancient Alien Agenda-Aliens & Ufos from the Area 51 Archives (d)
    • Billy the Exterminator s4 (d)
    • Contraband (d/b)
    • Darktide (d/b);
    • Full Metal Alchamist: Brotherhood collection1 (d/b)
    • FMA: Brotherhood – Sacred Star of Milos (d/b&d)
    • Indemnity: Rage Of A Jealous Vampire (d)
    • Karate Girl (d);
    • Kite (d) – very odd not kid friendly;
    • Let the Bullets Fly (b/d)
    • Marvel Anime: Iron Man – Complete Series (d)
    • Marvel Anime: X-Men – Complete Series (d)
    • Masterpiece Theater Classic: Birdsong (b/d)
    • Nazis at the Center of the Earth (d/b) – crazy horror film much like the SAW movies until near the end
    • Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour (d)
    • Scheherazade Tell Me a Story (d) – An interesting look at eastern culture and women and how some have stood up to it
    • The Innkeepers (b/d)
    • Thor at the Bus Stop (d) – no idea what it’s about but with a title like that … who really cares
    • Titanic (d/b)

Comics:

  • Marvel:
    • New Avengers # 25
    • Secrect Avengers #6
    • Wolverine #305
  • DC
    • American Vampire #26
  • Indie:
    • Popeye #1
    • Mass Effect Homeworlds (written by BioWare writers)
    • Ninjettes #3 – so it’s doing at least that well
  • Web:
    • Sam and Fuzzy – http://samandfuzzy.com/ – S&F goes back to 2002, I started in Vol.5: Sam and Fuzzy Fix Your Problem, which requires no prior knowledge to get started. Is equal parts mystery, adventure, comedy.

Stories:

 

Robots Attack 017

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Episode 17 of the Main Show!  Listen live on Thursdays  from 7pm to 9pm on 103.3 FM KSCU Santa Clara, or online at http://www.kscu.org/

Tunes for 4/19/2012:

  • White Rabbits: Hold it to the Fire from Milk Famous
    The Chieftains: When the Ship Comes In from Voice of Ages
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg Live: Paradisco from Stage Whisper
    The Spiracles: End of the Affair from How Things Went When I Met You

News:

Robot Story:

Joe’s Lists:

The Core:

Movies:

  • New Releases
    • www.metacritic.com for movie releases of the week.
  • DVD/Blu-ray
    • 7 Below (b/d), American Dad Vol. 7, Backdraft (b/d), Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Ultimate Ending (d), Blake of Scotland Yard (d), Bob’s Burgers s1 (d), Buck Privates (b) – Abbot & Costello, Children of Men (b), Conan the Barbarian & Destroyer (b), Conan the Adventurer (d) s2d2, Crew 2 Crew (d) – looks like a dance battle movie, Dance off the Inches (in 2 varieties): Hip Hop Body Blast & Sizzling Salsa, Doorway to Hell (d), End of Days (d/b), Eight is Enough s1 (d), Fast & Furious (d), Grateful Dead: All the Years Combine: The DVD Collection (d), Green Zone (b/d), Halloween: Resurrection (b), Hanna (d), Harold & Maude (b/d), High Road to China (b/d) – Tom Seleck not bad but not great, Jarhead (b), Legend (b/d), The Man on the Train (d), Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (b/d), Pitch Black (b), Prophesy & Hellraiser Complete Miramax Collection (d), Public Enemies (b/d), Robotropolis (d), Sanctum (d/b), Serenity (b), Shaun the Sheep: Sheer Madness (d), Starman complete series (d), The Eagle (b/d), The Last Starfighter (d), The Mummy Returns & Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (b), The Scorpion King and Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (b/d), U-571 (b/d), Young Justice s1d1-3 (d)

Comics:

  • Marvel:
    • Marvel: Scarlet Spider (Brian Yost – writer) seems to churning out solid stories, Venom another solid choice – seem to be on a spiderman kick
  • DC
    • DC: Night of Owls – multi title cross over (scott snyder – writer, greg capullo – art); Birds of Prey – Duane Swierczynski (writer) Jesus Saiz (art) – Saiz is critized for drawing all the the same faces but seems that his story telling and ability to keep the characters sexy w/o stepping into cheesecake land is winning over readers
  • Indie:
    • Indie: The Beauty (first issue preview – http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?gid=4119 ); The Secret Service – Mark Millar (writer) and Dave Gibbons (art), Saga #2, The Shadow #1 Garth Ennis (writer) Aaron Campbell (art) – lets forget the movie and tip our hat to the pulp icon that helped usher in the modern hero comic,
  • Web:
    • Web: Deliah Dirk – http://www.delilahdirk.com/ – really beautiful line and physical movement and a really well written story. – Currently up for an Eisner – Full list: http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_pr12_eisners_nominees.php ; voting page – http://www.eisnervote.com/

Stories:

Beware the Batman – First 3D CGI series  http://tv.ign.com/articles/122/1223251p1.html

Silent Hill 2 – comes to the states with Open Road Pictures http://movies.ign.com/articles/122/1223248p1.html

Norwegian terrorist(?) claims Moder Warfare game was his training ground – http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/04/norwegian-shooter-breivik-says-he-trained-using-modern-warfare.ars

Assassin’s Creed a copyright infringement? – http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/04/sci-fi-author-sues-ubisoft-over-assassins-creed-copyright-infringement.ars