Some dude, we’ll call him Dumbass is gonna fly in a plane to 120,000 feet and then throw himself out of it. Dumbass’s idea here is to break the sound barrier in freefall. Look dude, Red Bull’s slogan “gives you wings” is just a slogan. Don’t go all Icarus on us here. If he makes it, biggest badass of the day. In fact we’ll change your name from Dumbass to Badass.
Additionally, I love Red Bull and hope they win the F1 World Championship. Here’s a video of their awesome racing simulator:
So even though that was 10 years ago apparently nothings changed and now you guys are so lazy that they’ve just combined the two. BEEP BEEP boop. Check it out below.
So if 3D isn’t enough for you, you’ll probably want to check out this new “4D” technology that makes you actually feel whats going on…check out what the website says about it.
“D-BOX Technologies designs and manufactures leading edge high-technology motion systems mainly suited to the needs of the entertainment industry. With its unique, patented technology, « D-BOX Motion Code™ » uses motion codes specifically programmed for each film, TV program or video game, which are sent to a motion generating system integrated within either a platform or a seat. The resulting motion is perfectly synchronised with all onscreen action, creating an unmatched realistic immersive experience. To date, D-BOX Motion Code™ is available on more than 850 titles. Accordingly, many prominent Hollywood studios have started embedding D-BOX Motion Code™ on many Blu-ray™ format releases. By reaching agreements with the leaders of both the motion picture and gaming industries, D-BOX’s award-winning motion technology is gradually proving itself as a new global standard in the entertainment world.”
Experience it for yourself!
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Register for a pair of tickets to see Clash of the Titans in what i’m calling 4D – D-BOX! No you won’t go back in time, but we’ll hook up a bunch of tickets this week so you can be wowed by more than just 3D!
This very well may be a great, fun, exciting summer movie that takes our mind off an oppressive heat wave in August or some terrible tragedy that we need to escape from….however, for some reason, watching the trailer below stirs up a cynical beast inside of me.
I’m not sure why, but when I first read of a movie written/directed by Slyvester Stallone starring EVERY action star out there (Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, and cameo’s by Bruce Willis & Arnold Schwarzenegger), I thought it would be a parody of the action movies these guys are normally in.
Ya know what I’m talking about, they are in the middle of an action scene, when the director yells CUT! and they go to the glitz and glam of their lives as Hollywood action stars, when all of sudden a government guy shows up and sends them on a real mission! woah! we need actors to save us! Time to toughen up for real! Fighting in South America isn’t the same as a sound stage in LA! Someone get me a perrier! Oh wait, we can’t, we’re fighting Peruvian terrorists with nukes!
Or, even better, a mysterious baby shows up on set, and they all have to take care of it until the mom is found, cut to scene of Stallone holding the baby that just pissed on his face and he whips out a clever one liner like “that’s it, now i’m really pissed” or “this is the toughest role i’ve ever had to play) etc.
This movie doesn’t appear to be any of those things, begging the question, does that make it worse?
Yesterday, I’m hangin out at the Fremont Library…readin my book, enjoying the quiet when all of a sudden I realize that someone is talking really loud…when I focus my ears on the noise I realize this dude is going bat sh*t! F bombs everywhere…the poor librarian was visibly upset because its not like her library degree came with “how to deal a crazy reader”…Yet here we are…So naturally I’m worried at first, like this is clearly the kind of person that could shoot a place up but they kick him out (yelling all the way) and I found out that he had been there earlier that day rippin all the plugs out of the wall…when a staff person asked “did you do that?” he said, “Yes!”…which is the mark of a crazy person because lets be honest, a sane person would lie. Certainly makes mundane life among sheep more interesting when one goes loco.
and as you will soon learn I subconsciously love to make things awkward. Its miserable as its happening but I revel in relaying the story and that is why I accept my plight… Awkwardness is an art, and life is my canvas. We had Neon Trees in for an interview (see below) and they were an absolute BLAST. We were jokin around havin a great time and they said, “ask us something that no one else has…” and I was like, ok! since you’re Mormon, “what are those crazy panties I hear you gotta wear on your wedding night??” after pushing it and not getting an answer they told me they were subtly telling me that they weren’t going to answer that. oh…Wasnt NEARLY as awkward as it couldve been because they were so f*cking cool… Way to go Red…Listen to it for yourself and chuckle at my expense.
Speaking of Joe Sib, he’ll be bringing his punk rock “California Calling” spoken word show to Seattle next week.
The show is on April 10th at The Jewel Box Theater in The Rendezvous over in Belltown…Chris from the Foo Fighters will be opening up with a solo acoustic performance.
we are 6 days away from Lollapalooza announcing their 2010 lineup for August in Chicago Grant’s Park.
There have been a lot of rumors…and here’s more fuel to the fire.
Organizers of the event unveiled the official show poster…spaces of the band names are there, as is the letter “o” in all the right places. But that’s it, you figure out the rest.
Based of rumors that we’ve already heard, that top line looks a lot like
Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady GaGa, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix
Consequence of Sound also did some dectective work and “spotted spaces for MGMT, Hot Chip, and The Black Keys on line two, The National, Spoon, Devo?, and The New Pornographers on line three, and Gogol Bordello on line four.”
Off all the big summer festivals (Coachella, Bonnaroo, and even Sasquatch) this one BY FAR makes me most excited. I’ll be there
David Mills, co-creator of The Wire died suddenly in New Orleans of a brain aneurysm at the age of 49.
Mills and his creative partner David Simon were just weeks away from the debut of their new HBO drama “Treme” which is set in the post Hurricane Katrina New Orleans music community (we’ve talked about it a bunch on this blog)
Mills, a former journalist and feature writer for several major papers, began his TV writing career on Homicide, which was based on David Simon’s book. He went on to write for NYPD Blue and ER, as well as Simon’s The Corner and The Wire. He also created the miniseries The Kingpin in 2003.
You can’t really say enough about Mills contribution to creating compelling art. In a world where short lived, reality dating shows get money and ratings, he and Simon dared to consistently create true quality, with real depth and purpose.
I should probably put a clip from The Wire up, however, shows like “The Wire” and the work of guys like Mills REALLY made me think of the closing speech in “Good Night & Good Luck”.
It is a re-creation of Edward R Murrow’s famous 1958 speech about the power of radio and television medium (it also translates to the internet), and the growing tendency to waste this potential of mass communication.
David Mills was one of few today that didn’t waste his opportunity
He’ll be missed
I keep thinking of how I’m going to keep my cool during LCD’s set at Coachella…because I’m not. Click on the pic to hear their new track Drunk Girls and pick up the album on May 18th!!
