by Didact | Nov 12, 2015 | HALO, Uncategorized
The most anticipated game of the year- hell, of the last three years, as far as I am concerned- finally made its way into my mitts on October 28th, and I promptly proceeded to spend the next five days blasting merrily away at Covenant and Forerunner enemies. As...
by Didact | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Seeing as how LTC Kratman got me thinking about Starship Troopers (not like I need much prodding there, though), I figured we might as well look at the battle hymn that in some ways inspired and is woven into the book itself: No, they’ve got no time for glory in...
by Didact | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
And I do mean OLD school: That song was recorded in 1982. Thirty-three years later, it has still lost none of its force and power. Neither, for that matter has this song: And nor has this one- which has to be pretty much the dictionary definition of an evergreen...
by Didact | Nov 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
This one is for a certain reader who had the very sad misfortune of celebrating his birthday the other day while laid up in bed with a horrible cold. He’s a big fan of this band- or at least, of its drummer. And with very good reason: I saw them play live...
by Didact | Nov 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
GRAVE DIGGER shows us why there is nothing quite as awesome as straight-up 80s power metal: I saw these guys play live opening for BLIND GUARDIAN (!!!!!!!!!!!) the other night. They absolutely KILLED. And they were just the opening act. What followed was...
by Didact | Nov 1, 2015 | HALO, Uncategorized
And I haven’t even finished playing the game yet. I will, eventually, write up a longer review of the game, once my brain gets scraped off the ceiling and my head is pieced back together… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook...
by Didact | Oct 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
Man, this song never gets old: It’s so good, in fact, that HELLOWEEN recorded two separate follow-ups to it. And then they recorded an “orchestral” version of all three in a medley, which I personally think is some of their best work ever: If you...
by Didact | Oct 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
“U Can’t Touch This”, Federer Edition It’s worth taking a break once in a while from ranting about politics, the war against Islam, the war for the culture, and HALO to point out that, even in these dark and cynical days, there is still...
by Didact | Oct 27, 2015 | HALO, Uncategorized
The great game of our time: Or at least, that’s what I hope, and pray, is true. It looks spectacular. The cinematics, the story, the ideas, and the music that we have seen thus far all indicate a truly top-notch game. The initial reviews from critics are...
by Didact | Oct 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
When some bands come out with new albums, you’ll listen to them a few dozen times, you’ll find them irresistibly catchy, and then you’ll put them away, out of sight and out of mind, for months or even years. That’s simply the nature of the...
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