9.5 Revolutionary. It’s a word that is thrown around way too much, but it’s also the very definition of what Halo: Combat Evolved was to the gaming world as a whole upon its release in 2001. Before Halo, First Person Shooters were, at best, a niche genre of videogames in a market dominated by platforming…
The brand split was a good idea in theory, but in execution has left a lot to be desired. WWE’s roster probably wasn’t quite deep enough to warrant it, especially considering WWE’s rather atrocious booking of its stars, but I will say that RAW has fared better in contracting star power. I expect this show…
B+ There was a golden triangle of influence in the mid-’60s as The Beatles began their transition from Pop superstars to Psychadelic weirdos changing music forever in the process. It began with Rubber Soul which blew the minds of pretty much everybody who heard it in 1965, not the least of which was Brian Wilson, the…
9.75 When I woke up two days ago, I had never experienced a Halo game. That’s not entirely true; over a decade ago I had played the original with Matthew Fisher, one of my best friends at the time, who had an XBOX (I didn’t), but I didn’t accomplish much besides adding my own plasma…
As to be expected, this week’s picks draw heavily from Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, but there’s also a piano piece that defined my Summer, and one of my Top 2 picks for Best Song of 2015. “Dancing Queen” – ABBA Everybody knows this song, but I guess I just hadn’t listened…
Written by Ismael Isak **** For the past decade I’ve become much more serious about watching movies. I went through the entire IMDB top 250 list of movies and went browsing through countless forums searching for great films. I began to lose hope about finding another film that would make my jaw drop. Then I came…
In case you didn’t see it, The Cruiserweight Classic was awesome. I have gone on record calling it the greatest thing WWE has ever put together. When the tournament began 11 weeks ago, I had no idea that it would be as great as it was, or that I would have my own website by…
RAW has been far-from-excellent in the last couple of weeks, but hopefully the addition of Cruiserweights to the show after the close of their fantastic tournament will bring some more eyes, and quality, to the show. Other than that, WWE will need to work hard to put over their PPV this Sunday, though they’ve already…
It was a very busy week for WWE as Smackdown put forth its first exclusive PPV since the brand split, and much more importantly, the much acclaimed Cruiserweight Classic reached its final climax and led to the crowning of the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion. I was rather disappointed with the outcome of the tournament originally,…
450. “I Shot the Sheriff” – Bob Marley (1973) Since I became an instant Bob Marley fan the first time I listened to Legend (like millions of others, probably) “I Shot the Sheriff” was one of my least favorite tunes. It doesn’t retain the easy-listening quality that makes Bob Marley the artist that he was…
The Soundtrack Online 