Immediately I noticed a flaw in this Daily Remix project. If there's a remix I really want to listen to I have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up.
Anyway, DisOrDat's are back. Seems like full games are just for Mondays.
You Don't Know Jack March 6th 2007
Category: Don't Shake That Fish Stick At Me
Score: $2,565
Rank: 46th
Daily Remix coming up later, something completely different from yesterday.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
A Mix A Day - Day 1
1 day, 1 remix, 1 remixer, 1 game. This is NJ's Daily Remix project.
Remix 1
Title: A World Of Piano
Remixer: kLuTz
Game: Final Fantasy VII
MixID: OCR00811
kLuTz specialises in brilliantly arranged and beautifully performed piano only remixes. He has 4 mixes to his name and this one is his version of the Final Fantasy VII main theme. This is a sublime piece of music anyway yet armed with nothing but pure simplicity Mr Pak manages to trim it down to something you wouldn't have been surprised to see in the game itself.
For any newbie to OCR this is the perfect example of what a remix is about, take one or more tunes and add your own flair and style while retaining what made the original so good. kLuTz is a fine entry point into the world of videogame remixing.
Remix 1
Title: A World Of Piano
Remixer: kLuTz
Game: Final Fantasy VII
MixID: OCR00811
kLuTz specialises in brilliantly arranged and beautifully performed piano only remixes. He has 4 mixes to his name and this one is his version of the Final Fantasy VII main theme. This is a sublime piece of music anyway yet armed with nothing but pure simplicity Mr Pak manages to trim it down to something you wouldn't have been surprised to see in the game itself.
For any newbie to OCR this is the perfect example of what a remix is about, take one or more tunes and add your own flair and style while retaining what made the original so good. kLuTz is a fine entry point into the world of videogame remixing.
It Begins
You Don't Know Jack Episode 1
Score: -$8,425
Rank: Last
Well the view from the top was nice while it lasted. The game has now changed.
First we get 2 multiple choice questions with 4 possible answers. 20 seconds for each with cash won for how much time is left if you get it right and removed for a wrong answer.
Then comes Round 3 which should be familiar. The DisOrDat. Same as always, 7 questions winning $250 for a right answer and losing $250 for a wrong one. Any time left from the 30 seconds given is added as a bonus.
Then we get another 3 normal questions.
Then. It becomes time for...
THE JACK ATTACK!!
A word will appear on the screen and other words will go flying past, when you see the one that matches then press space, $2,000 is given for a right answer with $2,000 lost for a wrong one. So for example if you saw 'Dentist' then you'd be looking for 'Teeth'.
That concludes the game, as you can see I didn't do very well on my first run through this format. Always tomorrow.
Coming up later will be the start of my Daily Remix project. I'll download one remix a day from the legendary Overclocked Remix and explain why I like it (or otherwise). I'll be starting with the ones I know I love.
Score: -$8,425
Rank: Last
Well the view from the top was nice while it lasted. The game has now changed.
First we get 2 multiple choice questions with 4 possible answers. 20 seconds for each with cash won for how much time is left if you get it right and removed for a wrong answer.
Then comes Round 3 which should be familiar. The DisOrDat. Same as always, 7 questions winning $250 for a right answer and losing $250 for a wrong one. Any time left from the 30 seconds given is added as a bonus.
Then we get another 3 normal questions.
Then. It becomes time for...
THE JACK ATTACK!!
A word will appear on the screen and other words will go flying past, when you see the one that matches then press space, $2,000 is given for a right answer with $2,000 lost for a wrong one. So for example if you saw 'Dentist' then you'd be looking for 'Teeth'.
That concludes the game, as you can see I didn't do very well on my first run through this format. Always tomorrow.
Coming up later will be the start of my Daily Remix project. I'll download one remix a day from the legendary Overclocked Remix and explain why I like it (or otherwise). I'll be starting with the ones I know I love.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
The Charts - March 4th 2007
Bit late so lets make this quick shall we? Last week's position in (brackets) as always.
#1: Take That - Shine (10)
#2: Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (1)
#3: Gwen Stefani ft. Akon - The Sweet Escape (7)
#4: Mika - Grace Kelly (2)
#5: The Fray - How To Save A Life (5)
#6: Kelis ft. Cee-Lo - Lil Star (NE)
#7: The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (NE)
#8: Cascada - Miracle (NE)
#9: Akon ft. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You (4)
#10: Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around (NE)
Info as always from the Radio 1 website which is why the info for The Gossip is horribly wrong. They were #13 last week.
Analysis
Well that umpteenth number one for Take That is, was and has always been inevitable. They truly are back where they belong. A Kaiser second place is a very good result given the competition. Miss Stefani getting third is a worthy position for her best song since that first single off Love Music Angel Baby (or whatever it was). Mika begins the slow slide down the list as The Fray cling on to life in the top 10.
The real story here though is The Gossip. The 1/3rd female, 3/3rds gay (to use my favourite CSS quote) band from bible belt Arkansaw have absolutely demolished everyone's expectations and finally reached the top 10 after a seemingly endless amount of time on the chart with 'Control first as a single, then as a downloaded album track once it had been on an ad for Channel 4's soft porn program Skins and now for the second single release (holding Jealous Girls out of the single release queue). The hard copy single is out next week. Number one anyone? I wouldn't bet against them.
Kaiser Chiefs remain number one on the album chart, no news there.
#1: Take That - Shine (10)
#2: Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby (1)
#3: Gwen Stefani ft. Akon - The Sweet Escape (7)
#4: Mika - Grace Kelly (2)
#5: The Fray - How To Save A Life (5)
#6: Kelis ft. Cee-Lo - Lil Star (NE)
#7: The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (NE)
#8: Cascada - Miracle (NE)
#9: Akon ft. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Love You (4)
#10: Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around Comes Around (NE)
Info as always from the Radio 1 website which is why the info for The Gossip is horribly wrong. They were #13 last week.
Analysis
Well that umpteenth number one for Take That is, was and has always been inevitable. They truly are back where they belong. A Kaiser second place is a very good result given the competition. Miss Stefani getting third is a worthy position for her best song since that first single off Love Music Angel Baby (or whatever it was). Mika begins the slow slide down the list as The Fray cling on to life in the top 10.
The real story here though is The Gossip. The 1/3rd female, 3/3rds gay (to use my favourite CSS quote) band from bible belt Arkansaw have absolutely demolished everyone's expectations and finally reached the top 10 after a seemingly endless amount of time on the chart with 'Control first as a single, then as a downloaded album track once it had been on an ad for Channel 4's soft porn program Skins and now for the second single release (holding Jealous Girls out of the single release queue). The hard copy single is out next week. Number one anyone? I wouldn't bet against them.
Kaiser Chiefs remain number one on the album chart, no news there.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Amazon
I stopped shopping on Amazon for a few reasons.
1) The delivery charges were ridiculous.
2) The delivery time was wrinkle deepeningly slow.
3) Play.com sounded cooler.
Amazon has since returned to my affections for more reasons.
1) Amazon's product catalogue is bigger than Play's.
2) Amazon have sorted out their delivery times.
3) I can import from Amazon.
I placed an order for volume 1.2 of Naruto Unleashed (episodes 14-26) and Naruto manga volume 2 on Friday morning. Normally I'd expect to wait until after the weekend to get them yet I get home from work today and there they are. Technically that's the holy grail of internet shopping. TokyoToys promise next day delivery but I've never seen them do it (though I think its more Royal Mail's fault than TT's), Amazon (the site that kept me waiting over a week for 4 volumes of Chobits) have somehow pulled their finger out and done it.
So Amazon is default for online shopping with me again. Now if only I could find a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh 11 (Duelist 4) without going through the marketplace.
1) The delivery charges were ridiculous.
2) The delivery time was wrinkle deepeningly slow.
3) Play.com sounded cooler.
Amazon has since returned to my affections for more reasons.
1) Amazon's product catalogue is bigger than Play's.
2) Amazon have sorted out their delivery times.
3) I can import from Amazon.
I placed an order for volume 1.2 of Naruto Unleashed (episodes 14-26) and Naruto manga volume 2 on Friday morning. Normally I'd expect to wait until after the weekend to get them yet I get home from work today and there they are. Technically that's the holy grail of internet shopping. TokyoToys promise next day delivery but I've never seen them do it (though I think its more Royal Mail's fault than TT's), Amazon (the site that kept me waiting over a week for 4 volumes of Chobits) have somehow pulled their finger out and done it.
So Amazon is default for online shopping with me again. Now if only I could find a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh 11 (Duelist 4) without going through the marketplace.
Review - Cansei De Ser Sexy
Album Info Box
Title: Cansei De Ser Sexy
Artist: CSS
Label: Sub Pop
Website: www.csshurts.com
CSS' MySpace is the most visited band space on my computer. All that really means is that I like looking at pictures of the band. Without a doubt this 5/6th female, 1/3rd gay, 1/12th japanese band are the best looking band in the world easily beating the try hard Horrors by several miles. Lead singer Lovefoxxx is quite possible the slinkiest little minx to ever own a pair of rainbow tights while the rest of the band just ooze style and long-lost virginity. Unlike Faris' lot though, this crew have the tunes to back up the look. The look is sex and without any doubt so is the music.
Things start with the thumping chant of CSS Suxxx. Its 2 minutes long and gets us to where we need to be, that is the rocking second track Patins. As song titles go its undoubtedly one of the tamer ones but its a great pure rock to dance to moment to kick things forward and headlong into the album's first single.
Alala.
I'm not even going to mention that or the one that follows it, because if you've heard any CSS at all and haven't gone searching on Youtube for that and Lets Make Love And Listen To Death From Above then you don't deserve my opinion basically.
"Lick lick lick my art tit, suck suck suck my art hole"
That's a lyric, reason, question and explaination all in one from Art Bitch. A song with a drum beat so hard and loud it could rival Enter Shikari.
Track 6: Fuckoff Is Not The Only Thing You Have To Show
You know what, I'm just gonna give you a score and leave you to discover this yourself.
In One Line
Its an album that defies criticism, reason and just settles for sending out 11 of the purest party tunes I've ever heard. Incredible.
Score
Nine (9)
Title: Cansei De Ser Sexy
Artist: CSS
Label: Sub Pop
Website: www.csshurts.com
CSS' MySpace is the most visited band space on my computer. All that really means is that I like looking at pictures of the band. Without a doubt this 5/6th female, 1/3rd gay, 1/12th japanese band are the best looking band in the world easily beating the try hard Horrors by several miles. Lead singer Lovefoxxx is quite possible the slinkiest little minx to ever own a pair of rainbow tights while the rest of the band just ooze style and long-lost virginity. Unlike Faris' lot though, this crew have the tunes to back up the look. The look is sex and without any doubt so is the music.
Things start with the thumping chant of CSS Suxxx. Its 2 minutes long and gets us to where we need to be, that is the rocking second track Patins. As song titles go its undoubtedly one of the tamer ones but its a great pure rock to dance to moment to kick things forward and headlong into the album's first single.
Alala.
I'm not even going to mention that or the one that follows it, because if you've heard any CSS at all and haven't gone searching on Youtube for that and Lets Make Love And Listen To Death From Above then you don't deserve my opinion basically.
"Lick lick lick my art tit, suck suck suck my art hole"
That's a lyric, reason, question and explaination all in one from Art Bitch. A song with a drum beat so hard and loud it could rival Enter Shikari.
Track 6: Fuckoff Is Not The Only Thing You Have To Show
You know what, I'm just gonna give you a score and leave you to discover this yourself.
In One Line
Its an album that defies criticism, reason and just settles for sending out 11 of the purest party tunes I've ever heard. Incredible.
Score
Nine (9)
Friday, March 02, 2007
New Project
Throughout my life on the internet there is one site that has always remained in my mind. Now with 1,557 remixes (at the time of writing) Overclocked Remix has always been a site I've never forgotten. Now I'm going back for a special project.
Every day I'll download a remix off the site. That's every day from Monday to Sunday so 7 mixes a week. All the mixes in one week have to be from 7 different games. I'll start with my known favourites obviously then move on to stuff I haven't heard before, I'm a lot more musically adventurous now than I was when I left the site 2 years ago. I still think OCR has the best April Fools jokes on the web. That's only 30 days away incidentally. I fully expect this site to do something for that.
You Don't Know Jack March 2nd 2007
Category: Stop Looking At My Assets
Score: $3,011
Ranking: 5th
Overall Ranking: 730th
Why the Dow Jones? Why not the Nasdaq? I know that.
Every day I'll download a remix off the site. That's every day from Monday to Sunday so 7 mixes a week. All the mixes in one week have to be from 7 different games. I'll start with my known favourites obviously then move on to stuff I haven't heard before, I'm a lot more musically adventurous now than I was when I left the site 2 years ago. I still think OCR has the best April Fools jokes on the web. That's only 30 days away incidentally. I fully expect this site to do something for that.
You Don't Know Jack March 2nd 2007
Category: Stop Looking At My Assets
Score: $3,011
Ranking: 5th
Overall Ranking: 730th
Why the Dow Jones? Why not the Nasdaq? I know that.
New Link
Links>Other Blogs
The Onion's AV Club
A site about media and lots of funny stuff. Another enemy of productivity. Not sure if it could technically be called a blog though.
The Onion's AV Club
A site about media and lots of funny stuff. Another enemy of productivity. Not sure if it could technically be called a blog though.
The NME Awards 2007
Well its over and the hangovers are no doubt drilling into most of the attendee's heads by now. Here are those who had reason to celebrate, and those who don't.
Best British Band - Muse
Anyone but Kasabian. Muse were the only real choice in this category. Their only award for the night.
Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
True. Though Nihal on Radio 1 said The Killers won it. Nice wishful thinking there.
Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
Tough category. Lily Allen, Get Cape to compete with but I was surprised to see anyone beat Jarvis. Well deserved for the T though. I bet he's suffering this morning.
Best New Band - Klaxons
Were in tears. A life affirming win for a life affirming band and it was clear how much it meant to them to win. Another contender for band least likely to remember the after party.
Best Live Band - Kasabian
False. How they won this when Muse were nominated is a mystery.
Philip Hall Radar Award - The Twang
Good call. A band destined for greatness.
John Peel Innovation Award - Enter Shikari
Maybe not commercial success here but certainly great albums on the way. Possible contender for Best Live Band sometime in the future maybe?
Best Album - Arctic Monkeys, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'
Inevitable no matter how many people complain. More people love it than were disappointed.
Best Track - The View, 'Wasted Little DJs'
Another good call, though I voted for Atlantis To Interzone.
Best Video - The Killers, 'Bones'
Tim Burton's magic touch made this a good video for a good song.
Best Music DVD - Arctic Monkeys, 'Scummy Man'
Haven't seen it, but wasn't going to be stopped.
Best Live Event - Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds festivals
Another inevitable win, though it has Glastonbury to beat next year.
Best TV Show - 'The Mighty Boosh'
A less than inevitable win, I thought Gonzo or Buzzcocks would take it. Noel Fielding was going to need a scalpel to get out of his jeans apparantly. Can't wait to see that photo.
Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe, Radio 1
Again. Colin Murray was hilarious last night having lost this. Also beat the host Lauren Laverne's XFM show.
Best Film - 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Meh. And a deeply rooted meh at that.
Sexiest Man - Matt Bellamy
*nod*
Sexiest Woman - Kate Moss
Nope. Have any of the voters seen Kate Jackson? Moss shouldn't have even come 2nd in a category with Karen O.
Worst Band - Panic! At The Disco
Now this is a bit harsh. Especially in a category with Razorlight and The Horrors.
Worst Album - Robbie Williams, 'Rudebox'
Again, rather harsh in the same category as Razorlight.
Worst Dressed - Lily Allen
In the same category as Faris Rotter?
Best Dressed - Faris Rotter
Ah.
Villain Of The Year - George W Bush
Bit of stating the bleeding obvious here.
Hero Of The Year - Gerard Way
And here.
Best Venue - Carling Brixton Academy
The Astoria should've won.
Best Website - YouTube
Walk in the park, though MySpace no doubt came close. Ends a big run of wins for NME.com which wasn't even nominated this year.
Go to the aforementioned NME.com and check out the Too Much Information blog to see footage from what became known as NME.cam. Freaking hilarious.
Apparantly Lovefoxxx of CSS was entwined with Jamie Reynolds at one point. Another photo I want to see.
Best British Band - Muse
Anyone but Kasabian. Muse were the only real choice in this category. Their only award for the night.
Best International Band - My Chemical Romance
True. Though Nihal on Radio 1 said The Killers won it. Nice wishful thinking there.
Best Solo Artist - Jamie T
Tough category. Lily Allen, Get Cape to compete with but I was surprised to see anyone beat Jarvis. Well deserved for the T though. I bet he's suffering this morning.
Best New Band - Klaxons
Were in tears. A life affirming win for a life affirming band and it was clear how much it meant to them to win. Another contender for band least likely to remember the after party.
Best Live Band - Kasabian
False. How they won this when Muse were nominated is a mystery.
Philip Hall Radar Award - The Twang
Good call. A band destined for greatness.
John Peel Innovation Award - Enter Shikari
Maybe not commercial success here but certainly great albums on the way. Possible contender for Best Live Band sometime in the future maybe?
Best Album - Arctic Monkeys, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'
Inevitable no matter how many people complain. More people love it than were disappointed.
Best Track - The View, 'Wasted Little DJs'
Another good call, though I voted for Atlantis To Interzone.
Best Video - The Killers, 'Bones'
Tim Burton's magic touch made this a good video for a good song.
Best Music DVD - Arctic Monkeys, 'Scummy Man'
Haven't seen it, but wasn't going to be stopped.
Best Live Event - Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds festivals
Another inevitable win, though it has Glastonbury to beat next year.
Best TV Show - 'The Mighty Boosh'
A less than inevitable win, I thought Gonzo or Buzzcocks would take it. Noel Fielding was going to need a scalpel to get out of his jeans apparantly. Can't wait to see that photo.
Best Radio Show - Zane Lowe, Radio 1
Again. Colin Murray was hilarious last night having lost this. Also beat the host Lauren Laverne's XFM show.
Best Film - 'Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
Meh. And a deeply rooted meh at that.
Sexiest Man - Matt Bellamy
*nod*
Sexiest Woman - Kate Moss
Nope. Have any of the voters seen Kate Jackson? Moss shouldn't have even come 2nd in a category with Karen O.
Worst Band - Panic! At The Disco
Now this is a bit harsh. Especially in a category with Razorlight and The Horrors.
Worst Album - Robbie Williams, 'Rudebox'
Again, rather harsh in the same category as Razorlight.
Worst Dressed - Lily Allen
In the same category as Faris Rotter?
Best Dressed - Faris Rotter
Ah.
Villain Of The Year - George W Bush
Bit of stating the bleeding obvious here.
Hero Of The Year - Gerard Way
And here.
Best Venue - Carling Brixton Academy
The Astoria should've won.
Best Website - YouTube
Walk in the park, though MySpace no doubt came close. Ends a big run of wins for NME.com which wasn't even nominated this year.
Go to the aforementioned NME.com and check out the Too Much Information blog to see footage from what became known as NME.cam. Freaking hilarious.
Apparantly Lovefoxxx of CSS was entwined with Jamie Reynolds at one point. Another photo I want to see.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
NME Awards
It happens tonight, I'll get up the winners as soon as possible with the help of Zane Lowe, Colin Murray and the NME website. Until then there's loads more awards stuff on the NME site including Conor McNicholas (NME Editor) talking about how he just wants the show to start so he's not responsible for anything going wrong.
You Don't Know Jack March 1st 2007
Category: Something Borrowed, Something Blew
Score: $2,910
Ranking: 30th
Overall Ranking: 786th
Note that rankings are correct at the time of play and will change as more people play. Only the first score per game is counted, so if someone gets 2 accounts to top a leaderboard on which there is no prize then you should just feel sorry for them and their sad empty lives.
You Don't Know Jack March 1st 2007
Category: Something Borrowed, Something Blew
Score: $2,910
Ranking: 30th
Overall Ranking: 786th
Note that rankings are correct at the time of play and will change as more people play. Only the first score per game is counted, so if someone gets 2 accounts to top a leaderboard on which there is no prize then you should just feel sorry for them and their sad empty lives.
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