Gigantic Post!!! Let's Do This!!!

Woot! Here we go! Five posts tonight!!! I hope you're all excited! Here's a rundown of what all will be covered tonight:

• Another comic from the guys from Buttersafe!
• A new album review!
• I'm gonna show a video game I love!
• A news story about the Nintendo DSi!
• My classes for Woodbury this upcoming fall semester!

Let's get started.


Lulz

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "It's Blitz"
Released March 9, 2009 on Interscope Records



Alas... The dreaded 3rd studio album! Artist and bands that reach this place usually get there because they deserved it. Their first album was such a hit they rolled the dice and got money to get a second album. The second album is a rare success but if they make it, they can get to the scary 3rd album! Yeah Yeah Yeahs definitely deserved getting a third album.
Their first album was so gritty and "garage-y" it really caught everyone's ears and contributed to the "Rock Revival" of the 2000's.
Their second album played around with a more emotional sound. They reached a more sensitive side to their music.
On their third album, Yeah Yeah Yeahs play around a LOT more with a synthesizer, something that their kind of music doesn't really do. I was shocked when I heard so much keyboard all over this album. I'm not gonna say I don't like it. I'm also not gonna say I love it. It's sorta just... There... I'm sorry to say but I get the feeling that they are almost trying to fit the trend of current rock era... I mean even Kings of Leon abused the synth in their latest album... I was so disappointed...
Anyway, this album was pretty good. A nice range of types of songs and nice vocals from Karen. The band still sounds pretty tight after 2 albums. I did really like this new album because, even though they sound like they are copying other people, I did like that they were experimenting. I like this album but I don't recommend it to be your first Yeah Yeah Yeahs experience. Check out their first album before this one. That's just what I think though.

Here's a sample of one their songs:
"Heads Will Roll -(Live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' - "It's Blitz" - 4 Tips of my Cap out of 5

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Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Developers: Bizarre Creations & Kuju Entertainment
Publisher: Sierra



It's fantastic! It's a retro style shooter with amazing graphics and outrageous amounts of replay value! I play it every now and then with my roommate and we never get bored from it! We usually stop playing because we got other stuff to do! I recommend this game like CRAZY! It's amazing!

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Here's the sales info on the DSi's release in North America.

DSi North America's Sales

Awesome info, no?! :D:D:D
I love my DSi!!

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And now... The moment you've all been waiting for! It's time for the classes I'll be taking next semester!!

1. Sophomore Studio 1 M W / 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
2. Design Symposia - M / 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
3. The Animator as Actor - F / 1:30 pm - 4:50 pm
4. Media Culture - T Thurs / 10:30 am - 11:45 am
5. History of Contemporary Art - T Thurs / 9:00 am - 10:15 am
6. Design and Color Elements 1 - T Thurs / 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
7. Design and Color Elements 2 - M W / 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

And here's the info!

1. A studio course in story boarding, basic character design and scene layout. Emphasis on the development, and preproduction for a short 2D traditional animation project. Topics will include story structure for short films, character and background design, staging, lighting, composition, and visual storytelling.
2. Students will attend lectures, exhibitions or events exploring variety of topics in design. Both on and off campus events are encouraged.
3. Grounded in the principles of improvisation, this course focuses on using the physical body of the animator to examine character creation, story telling and plot development. Students are challenged to explore their individual performance style. Scenes fro students' animated projects will be used as material for improve skits. Class sessions may be videotaped for animation reference.
4. This course is designed to provide an understanding of the dynamic interactions that exist between the self, media, society, and culture. It is meant to impart a sense of the forces guiding our involvement in this nexus and the accompanying consumption of media products like books, TV, radio, and even toys. We will learn about the history of media systems directed at mass audiences, the major trends in effects research, and the general impact of the large-scale industrial production culture.
5. An exploration of the issues in contemporary art. Sculpture, painting, performance art, video, mixed media, and other forms from World War II until the present will be covered, with an emphasis on current trends in the art world.
6. A practical and theoretical study of the formal elements and principles of design. Formal and relational properties of line, shape, form, value, color, and texture are studied. Studio exercises using various media explore concepts of balance, harmony, repetition, rhythm, scale, proportion, time and motion in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional organizations.
7. An introductory study of the history, perception, and the application of color as it applies to design projects. Properties and effects of color relationships are studied with an emphasis on color selection and use, color psychology, and the effects of color in space and light conditions.

Oh wow... I really doubt anyone will read all of that... Oh well... It's there for ya anyway!


Well then... That's it... This was my massive Quintuple Post! Doubt you guys read it all! I'm glad I did it though. Lot's of info just for fun. If you managed to make it down here: Congrats! As always:

Thanks for Reading!
PEACE!!!

Ummm... I'll go ahead and make up for last night with this...

A Quadruple Post!!!

You read it right! Tonight I will be featuring:

• An explanation to you why I didn't post anything last night and I'll give you some cool proof!
• An album review!! YAY!
• Another awesome comic strip from the guys at Buttersafe!
• Some news from Marvel!

Okay so the reason I didn't post yesterday was because I had to go in to the studio here at school to work on a new project for my Animation Principles class. The assignment was to make our character's head rotate 360 degrees, 3 times, and then make then show an expression. It was basically an assignment that made us learn more about 3-Dimensional space in 2-Dimensional animation along with working on character's expressions. Well you all knew this was coming so here goes my new animation! It came out great! My teacher really liked it! Anyway, here it is!




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And now for an album review....

The Avalanches - "Since I Left You"
Released November 27, 2000 on Modular Recordings


My first review will be of The Avalanches' "Since I Left You". I think this album was VERY well put together. It features TONS of sound bites from all recorded times of media. Anything that has been recorded for anything might have been included in this album. These guys actually put all these songs together in a very wise way. It all sounds like it belongs. I really give them praise for having the feeling of how these sound bits could fit together. One thing I REALLY like about this album was that there isn't really a single song. Every track on here continues into the next one. So it's all basically one big track. I think some of you guys out there wouldn't like this because it never really gives you break from song to transition to song. There aren't really any breaks in between these songs to make them stand out from each other. Actually, I currently have them on my iPod and am listening to all my songs on there in a random order. Every time one of their songs comes on, I have no idea what I am listening to. A song would sound like it starts from, basically, a random point but actually that's how that track starts. This would be the one major flaw I can pick out in this album. These songs don't really have the ability to breathe and have life of their own. They all work together to make the entire album sound like a super track. Now I also think this is what is great about this. Because the album is all strung together like this, I feel that it can take you away to where The Avalanches want to take you: A funky fresh place where music plays with your senses and just makes you want to dance. Overall , this album is GREAT. That's just what I think though. Now, I haven't really thought about how I'm goint to be ranking these reviews... Stars? Numbers? Hmmm.... OH! I know!

Here's a sample of one of their songs:
"Frontier Psychiatrist"

The Avalanches' - "Since I Left You" - 5 Tips of my Cap out of 5 (Sure it's corny and cheesy but it'll catch on.)

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Looks like it's time for another hilarious comic stip from Buttersafe!


LOLOLOLOLOL

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The final post of this massive entry will be a bit of Marvel News. Looks like some movies have been pushed back. It's not horrible news but it is a little disheartening... I wanted to watch these movies sooner! Oh well... I guess I can wait... I mean if these movies will be anything like Iron Man then at least I know I will be waiting for something fantastic!


Well then... Thanks for reading this LOOOOOOOOOOONG post. It was a bunch to read and I'm glad you guys made it all the way through. Once again...
Thanks for reading!
PEACE!!!