by Didact | May 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Why, yes, I AM in fact as badass as I look in this picture” It’s Friday, it’s sunny outside, and the GREATEST SINGER OF AL- er, I mean, Bruce Dickinson has just been given the all-clear following a course of treatment for cancer: IRON MAIDEN...
by Didact | May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The only thing better than windmilling to some POWERWOLF is seeing them play live. I really hope they visit the States soon- these guys slay on every single album I’ve heard from them, and I cannot wait to see them kill it live with their hilariously...
by Didact | May 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Apparently I am not the only person in the world crazy brilliant enough to think that chocolate and bacon go together: My friends, the doomsayers are wrong! We live in the best of all possible worlds! Surely, if the existence of the weaselpecker was not proof enough,...
by Didact | May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Now THIS is what Darth Vader should be- not the emo whiny bitch-ass crybaby that Episode III turned him into! What he said, y’all. Also, can we just take a moment to put paid to one of the most flagrant abuses of the STAR WARS canon that Lucas the Hutt has ever...
by Didact | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
At least, not when it applies to old Ludwig himself. After all, even when deaf, he was able to compose possibly the most sublime suite of orchestral music ever created by human intelligence: Brings me to near-tears every time I hear it. Share this: Share on X (Opens...
by Didact | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
About 0.0001% of the total epicness quotient of the film is contained in this picture I got back from Blighty yesterday afternoon, and I cannot even begin to relate how happy I am to be back. While the specifics of my trip back will have to wait for another day,...
by Didact | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
Went to the concert (10 years ago!). Got the shirt. It would appear that MEGADETH is now host to none other than Brazilian guitar virtuoso Kiko Loureiro from ANGRA: As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported as a “rumor” on March 14, it has now been made...
by Didact | Apr 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
I love April Fool’s Day: CERN confirms that the Force exists and is, in fact, awake This is BMW’s idea of a mouth guard. I wonder how it would stand up to a sparring match? And this is Microsoft’s next smartphone operating system- which, like EVERY...
by Didact | Mar 31, 2015 | HALO, Uncategorized
Just release the damn game already!!! I will admit that, by the looks of things, HALO 5: Guardians is going to be BADASS. But, as I’ve pointed out elsewhere, I am definitely worried that Bonnie “My job is to promote women in gaming” Ross went...
by Didact | Mar 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
A certain English metal band called IRON MAIDEN begs to differ I finally managed to listen to The Doomstar Requiem: A Klok Opera all the way through, and I have to admit, I was totally wrong about it. The first time I listened to it, I couldn’t get past the...
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