Finishing: GTA IV

I haven't been rushing through GTA IV, preferring to enjoy the whole experience and spend just as much time completing missions as driving around the big beautiful city, trying out side missions, attempting big insane stunt jumps, watching a little cabaret or standup comedy (Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams) and developing friendships.

The need to get on with other things in my life though (and an interest in the twists and turns of the developing game story) finally led me to the last story mission last night. (Ok, several nights ago but it's a tricky bastard - particularly when you have no money left to buy weapons and ammo).

After a hectic car chase, epic abandonned casino battle, motor bike chase, spectacular jump to helicopter and helicopter/boat chase, I ended up beneath the Statue of Happiness for a final showdown. Got to love the escalated difficulty of those final GTA missions - though I'm not sure whether it's just me and my extensive GTA training but most of the leadup missions seemed easier than I would have hoped.

The story itself unfolds in its own time, the 30 - 50 hours of gameplay required allow a much more realistic approach to story telling than a 2 hour movie, where everything needs to be dealt with there and then. We touched on issues of love and loss, revenge, moving on and working out exactly where your principles sit. I had to make some interesting moral life and death decisions about people I had come to know, which I think shaped the rest of the events to a degree - these decisions have given the game some good replayability as I'm curious to see what else might have happened.

The overall feeling at the end was much more downbeat than triumphant - I'm not sure if there was any kind of character arc as such, Niko Bellic seemed the same guy at the end as at the beginning. Of course, this is a more complex thing to assess given that Niko is effectively me in many ways.Perhaps the question is - have I changed at all? Probably not hugely but I think the game has actually made me want to be more social, so perhaps it has. I have no more desire to run around shooting people or driving like a maniac than I did before although there are times when I see pigeons that I have a strange compulsion to see them explode in a big puff of feathers.

I still haven't played the multiplayer games yet - something in me wants to wrap up the single player elements first. Still need to finish the assorted races, car stealing missions, pigeon shooting and I'm not sure what else. I think this is partially about a concern that the other gamers out there have something of a head start on me in the multiplayer arena, with knowledge of the maps and strategies and whatnot.

Already my thoughts have been idly wandering to where and when the next GTA might be set. Poor developers, probably could do with a break I'm sure.

Watching: Life according to Google

This short film by the Benetton named Nuru Rimington Mkali takes a simple idea and executes it very nicely, with some very effective editing. It is a look at the images that come up when you Google "life"

LOLing: TV dinner

The latest Simon Tofied cat cartoon is up online now and it's a beauty

Ooohing: the new Radiohead video clip

Shot entirely with lasers - video cameras are so 5 minutes ago.

Wondering: about the person who writes the Fantales wrappers

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For those who came in late - Fantales are a reasonably popular chocolate covered caramel in Australia which have wrappers providing various movie trivia.

I picked up a bag a few weeks back and noticed a couple of things - they don't seem to have been updated since around 2002 and the writer of the trivia appears to have an interesting take on language. Even if it is about Adam Sandler, tossing words like "loony" and "retard" seems a little wrong.

If you find the picture a little hard to read, this is the part I found a little surprising:

He played a clown in Shakes the Clown (91), a dimwit in Billy Madison (95), a loony in Happy Gilmore (96), a dork in The Wedding Singer (97) and a retard in The Waterboy (98)... all big hits.

I can appreciate that you only have a small amount of space to cover the many accomplishments of the various shiny stars and so brevity is important but even back in 2002, what were they thinking?

Couchmedia - covering the big stories.

(I thought about contacting the manufacturers for a comment but was worried that they might just call me a poo-head and hang up).

Preparing: my radio show

It's been a little while since I've put together a new show for my Monday afternoon slot on 2XX - I've been dipping into repeats (actually, lets call that best-ofs) for a while now but this is a sampling of some of the tunes and artists that have impressed me over the last few months.

Something's Changed Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 100 Days, 100 Nights 2:57
Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 4:12
Night Of The Lotus Eaters Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! 4:53
O Freedom Billy Bragg Mr. Love & Justice 4:05
More Than On Point (House of Pain vs. Boston) DJ Topcat Best of Bootie 2007 4:09
Sing Sing Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle So Frenchy So Chic: 2008 3:26
Dans le tempo Constance Amiot So Frenchy So Chic: 2008 2:47
east of the river nile (remix) DJ Spooky Creation Rebel 5:06
The Pulse Holy Fuck LP 5:57
Backward Mum Smokes Melbourne Water 2 3:17
Foux Du Fafa Flight Of The Conchords Flight Of The Conchords 2:46
Robots Flight Of The Conchords Flight Of The Conchords 3:43
Carey Joni Mitchell Hits 3:03
From St Kilda To Kings Cross Paul Kelly A to Z - F 3:29
Consoler Of The Lonely The Raconteurs Consolers Of The Lonely 3:26
Words And Dreams Fred Smith Bagarap Empires 2:57
The Walrus The Fuelers Hot Dang 3:54
So Entertaining Gus & Frank Confession of a Roooftop Killer 3:46
So Nice So Smart Kimya Dawson Juno 2:48
Modern Guilt Beck Modern Guilt 3:15
15 Stepz (ft. Codany Holiday) AmpLive Rainydayz Remixes 3:04
Got No Money theredsunband Peapod 2:44

Oooohing: Mirror's Edge - the first person jumper

Mirror's Edge looks like an interesting game - dealing very effectively with what until now has been the blight of the first person perspective game genre - moving effectively around the space.



This is the official blurb from EA.

In a city where information is heavily monitored, agile couriers called Runners transport sensitive data away from prying eyes. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed and now you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith - and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

Mirror's Edge™ delivers you straight into the shoes of this unique heroine as she traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in intense combat and fast paced chases. With a never before seen sense of movement and perspective, you will be drawn into Faith's world. A world that is visceral, immediate, and very dangerous. Live or die? Soar or plummet? One thing is certain, in this city, you will learn how to run.

Watching: The Hollowmen

I caught The Hollowmen last night - the new show from the people at Working Dog who have previously brought us The Late Show, The Panel, Frontline, The Castle and Thank God You're Here.

I'm a believer that you need to give any new show a few episodes to find its feed - the first episode has a lot of work to do in introducing characters and scenarios and setting "the vibe" and the following shows then build on this to develop something which is either great, average or mundane. It takes time to flesh out characters and they are a core part of what makes a show work.

Working on this principle, I'm happy to give the show a bit longer to get going - I liked what I saw last night but I don't remember actually laughing at anything. It seemed partially as though in their focus on covering important social/political issues (the government response to childhood obesity), they didn't quite have time to bring the funny.

I could see where it was meant to be funny - Santo Cilauro's role as the team pollster allowed him to rephrase focus group comments into bureaucratese but even this seemed a little forced and repeating the gag a few times didn't make it work any better. There also seemed to be a heavy focus on finding laughs in the nuances of language used in the halls of power but I got the feeling that this would be a lot funnier to insiders than most people (myself included.)

The show is played very cynically, very subtly and very drily and I suspect it was far more accurate than we'd like it to be. At the same time, this could be one of the reasons that I found it almost a little disheartening - which may be why it wasn't as funny as I'd have liked. Shows like The Games and Yes Prime Minister have both managed to skewer similar territory very effectively, with equal levels of cynicism and yet drag a lot more humour out of the experience.

As I've mentioned, the characters are a key element in any show and need to be given time to develop - as yet, they all seem a little grey and samey. Rob Sitch and Santo Cilauro seem to have dragged large chunks of their Frontline characters into the show - Santo still has that timid, dorky but likable thing going on and Rob is still a bit hopeless - though much less self important now. (Not that this is a huge problem, I liked both of these characters but am already a little tired of Sitch's new shtick of never having a pen).



Lachy Hulme as the head of the Central Policy Unit seems the most likable, everyman kind of character - trying to actually come up with good policy in the face of organisational disfunction and Merrick Watts (of Merrick and Rosso fame) puts in a good show as a wily advisor in the department. As yet, the rest of the characters are really yet to emerge - but as I say, all in time.

I was a little surprised that it's such a hugely male dominated environment - figuring the upper levels of the Public Circus would be a little more PC and have a few more senior women but then again, these guys would have done their research and maybe it's how it is.

I liked the way the show just dived right into the action, assuming that viewers would be cluey enough to work things out as it went along and was able to really dig into a social issue - again, I have to draw conclusions to Frontline in the way that this was done. (Which is great, as I loved Frontline).

I just hope it can be as funny as Frontline, because after a point, cutting as it might be, it could well turn out more depressing than entertaining.

If you like politics and social issues, smart tv, Frontline, The Games, Yes Minister or even The West Wing, give it a go.

You can watch full episodes online at The Hollowmen website at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/hollowmen/#/watch (But the video player only seems to work in Internet Explorer - hmmm).

Awwwing: the techno kittens

Looking forward to: The Hollowmen

The Hollowmen is the latest show by the Working Dog folks, the people behind The Late Show, Frontline, The Panel and Thank God You're Here. On this form alone it would seem like a must watch for at least the first two shows (which in my mind is how long it takes to get a sense of show's potential).

The fact that it's based around politics in Canberra and takes what looks like a Frontline type approach to the whole exercise - broad general humour mashed up with smart social comment - for me makes it an absolute must.

It's set in the Central Policy Unit of the federal government -

a special think tank personally set up by the Prime Minister to help him in the most important job of all - getting reelected.

It's all about the world of public servants and political advisors - the unelected "power behind the power".

They've been very careful to keep the details scant - the most you can get is from the website at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/hollowmen/#/home, which does offer some promise.

It's a little interesting that is taken so long to come to screen - given that the idea first came up when Santo Cilauro was making a documentary in 1996 about Paul Keating's last election campaign. Harder to get it made while little Johnny was running the show?



(Not entirely sure if there is some subtle point being made by using music from a New Zealand band on the promo - perhaps the sound designer is a kiwi)

Watching: Vexille

It's been a while since I've seen a new anime (and particular in a cinema)but now that I've seen Vexille, I'll be making more of an effort.



While it's still full of robots, nanotechnology and well more robots, Vexille tells a fairly straightforward story for anime which would be at home in a Hollywood sci-fi action blockbuster. Actually, scratch that, this leaves the aforementioned blockbusters in its dust, even though it's easy to see the influence that these films have had on Vexille.

The CGI has enough artistic style added to it to avoid any kinds of uncanny valley issues and in the process creates a sometimes impossibly beautiful world that truly demonstrates the eye-candy power that this form of animation has to offer.

To talk about the story in anything but the scantest detail would be to give away what is a pretty cool plot which in the tradition of great sci-fi has plenty to say about where we might be going and what happens in the wrong people (i.e big business) are making the decisions. Vexille works well because it is able to bring these elements to the screen but at the same time offer enough character insight to make them sympathetic.

Suffice to say, if you're not averse to robots, action and awesome special effects, Vexille is well worth a look. I may even go back for another go. Within the first two or three minutes of the film I had this big nerdy "that's-so-awesome" grin creep across my face which didn't leave for hours afterwards.

Grrrrr'ing: YouTube forced to hand over all user data

Global media behemoth Viacom has forced Google (owners of YouTube) to hand over information about every video that every user has ever watched, according to this story on Wired.com

Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a judge ruled Wednesday.

This story has 7331 Diggs (user recommendations) on Digg and more than 960 comments - suggesting that the Internetz has a thing or two to say about this.

The battle between big business and freedom just kicked up a notch.

On the other hand, it could be worse - as one Digger comments "at least it isn't PornTube" :)

Flashing: my ePeen

Epeen is as rude as it sounds and doubly geeky.

Urban Dictionary describes it as:

short for electronic penis, this is used for losers on the internet to try and boost their self esteem by using a facticious item such as the epeen, usually refered to in size.
my epeen is bigger than yours
did you see the size of his epeen?

To put it another way, it's the nerd equivalent of talking about how awesome you are based on your latest bit of hardware - in the same way that car people talk about dropping in a 351 hemi with added donk (or whatever it is that they say).

Anyways, all of this aside, I am a little pleased with myself about my latest tech purchase, a 16GB USB drive from Zazz.com.au at the bargain price of $59.95

(Though it amazes me to think that 10 years ago I spent something like $2700 on an iMac which had a 4GB hard drive.)

Zazz is one of those sites that offers one product at a bargain price for one day and so far it's been pretty good. Well worth adding to your rss feed.

Following up: on the Dmitri phone message

Ahh bless the Internetizens and their enthusiasm for responding to (and pisstaking) pretty well anything that appears online.

I mentioned the two Dmitri ("Canada's greatest lover and seducer") phone messages the other day and I'm happy to see that someone has posted a response to this video/audio up on Funny or die.

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Setting: a new world record

Ok, so perhaps there may have been 7,999,999 other people involved but keep an eye out for the next Guiness Book of World Records, I'm sure I'll be mentioned personally.

This was all to do with the launch of the latest version of Firefox - Firefox 3. I'm still mostly using Flock to be honest but there is one feature of Firefox that I've particularly been enjoying - what they call "the awesome bar". (How can you go wrong with a name like that?)

It means that you can now just type a word in the address bar and Firefox will display a list of all of your previous pages with that in the name somewhere. Nifty.

I haven't done tests as such but it does seem to run faster as well, which is always nice.

Pitying: this guy and the object of his affections

This is two phone messages left by a guy - going by the name Dmitri - who has apparently been reading a few too many of those "how to pick up girls" books - or something, who knows what is going on.

They are kind of painful but at the same time compelling. (You have to love the classiness of the man in his listing of the kinds of women he won't date and why he is such "a catch")

Evidently there is a whole creepy back-story to this as well - which you can find here. (I will say that this is all internet talk so who knows what's true and what isn't but if even a fraction of it is, then eyyyeeeewwww.)


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Actually, on digging a little further, this guy apparently has a website, which lists him as "Canada's greatest lover and seducer". He runs workshops and does a bunch of other stuff and is in the process of making a documentary - presumably about himself. This image from the top of his website is revealing, describing his opponents as femi-nazis.



As I say, I'm not 100% sure that this is all for real - it could be a well constructed hoax, but once again, if it is, then eeeyyyeeeewwww.

LOLing: Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!

It's probably not ha-ha funny but this short video of some live-action role playing gamers gives me an amusing new mental soundtrack to play when chatting to some of the nerds who play those kind of games. (No-one in particular of course :)

Loving: the GTA IV radio stations

Yep, I'm still playing GTA IV (some may even say obsessively but I think I have it under control :) and one of the many reasons is the richness of the music. I am discovering so many great tracks in the course of just cruising around the city that often I'm happy enough to just drive and ignore the stories and missions altogether.

This list (from Zergwatch.com ) gives a sense of what's there. The only station I'll generally quickly flick past is LCHC - Liberty City Hardcore - just a little too shouty for my tastes.



The Beat 102.7
DJ: DJ Mister Cee and The Evil Genius DJ Green Lantern
Genre: Contemporary Hip hop

Tracklist:
Styles P - "What's The Problem"
Uncle Murda - "Anybody Can Get It"
Qadir - "Nickname"
Busta Rhymes - "Where's My Money"
Maino - "Getaway Driver"
Red Cafe - "Stick'm"
Tru Life - "Wet 'Em Up"
Johnny Polygon - "Price on Your Head"
Swizz Beatz - "Top Down"
Nas - "War is Necessary"
Kanye West feat.
Dwele - "Flashing Lights"
Joell Ortiz feat. Jadakiss & Saigon - "Hip Hop (Remix)"
Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne - "Crackhouse"
Mobb Deep feat. Havoc & Prodigy from H.N.I.C. Part 2 Sessions - "Dirty New Yorker"
Ghostface Killah feat. Kid Capri - "We Celebrate"
Styles P feat. Sheek Louch & Jadakiss - "Blow Your Mind (Remix)"
Papoose - "Stylin'"



The Classics 104.1
DJ: Mixed by DJ Premier
Genre: Old school hip hop

Tracklist:
Group Home - "Supa Star"
Brand Nubian - "All for one"
Special Ed - "I Got It Made"
Jeru the Damaja - "D. Original"
Marley Marl feat. Craig G - "Droppin' Science"
MC Lyte - "Cha Cha Cha"
Audio 2 - "Top Billin'"
Stetsasonic - "Go Stetsa"
T. La Rock & Jazzy Jay - "It's Yours"
Gang Starr - "Who's Gonna Take the Weight"
Main Source - "Live at the Barbeque"



Electro-Choc Electrochoc
DJ: François K
Genre: Modern Electro/Dance Rock

Tracklist:
Padded Cell - "Signal Failure"
Black Devil Disco Club - "The Devil in Us (Dub)"
One + One - "No Pressure (Deadmau5 Remix)"
Alex Gopher - "Brain Leech (Bugged mind remix)"
K.I.M. - "B.T.T.T.T.R.Y. (Bag Raiders Remix)"
Simian Mobile Disco - "Tits and Acid"
Nitzer Ebb - "Let Your Body Learn"
Kavinsky - "Testarossa (Sebastian Remix)"
Chris Lake vs.
Deadmau5 - "I Thought Inside Out (Original Mix)"
Boys Noize - "& Down"
Justice - "Waters of Nazareth"
Killing Joke - "Turn to Red"
Playgroup - "Make it Happen"
Liquid Liquid – "Optimo"



Fusion FM
DJ: Roy Ayers
Genre: Funk/Jazz-Fusion

Tracklist:
David McCallum - "The Edge"
Roy Ayers - "Funk in the Hole"
Gong - "Heavy Tune"
David Axelrod - "Holy Thursday"
Grover Washington, Jr. - "Knucklehead"
Aleksander Maliszewski - "Pokusa"
Ryo Kawasaki - "Raisins"
Marc Moulin - "Stomp"
Billy Cobham - "Stratus"
Tom Scott &
The L.A. Express - "Sneakin' in The Back"



IF99
International Funk IF99
DJ: Femi Kuti Genre: Funk & Afrobeat

Tracklist:
Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Chance for Peace"
War - "Galaxy"
The O'Jays - "Give The People What They Want"
Gil Scott-Heron - "Home is Where The Hatred Is"
The Meters - "Just Kissed My Baby"
Mandrill - "Livin' It Up"
Manu Dibango - "New Bell"
Fela Kuti - "Sorrow, Tears & Blood"
Femi Kuti - "Truth Don Die"
Creative Source - "Who Is He And What Is He To You"
Hummingbird - "You Can't Hide Love"
Fela Kuti - "Zombie"



JNR
Jazz Nation Radio 108.5
DJ: Roy Haynes Genre: Jazz

Tracklist:
Count Basie - "April in Paris"
John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"
Chet Baker - "Let's Get Lost"
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Moanin'"
Miles Davis - "Move"
Charlie Parker - "Night and Day"
Roy Haynes - "Snap Crackle"
Sonny Rollins - "St. Thomas"
Duke Ellington - "Take the 'A' Train"
Dizzy Gillespie - "Whisper Not (Big Band)"



The Journey
DJ: A computer
Genre: Ambient/Chillout

Tracklist:
Global Communication - "8:07"
Terry Riley - "A Rainbow in Curved Air"
Steve Roach - "Arrival"
Michael Shrieve - "Communique 'Approach Spiral'"
Jean Michel Jarre - "Oxygène, Pt 4"
Philip Glass - "Pruit Igoe"
Tangerine Dream - "Remote Viewing"
Aphex Twin - "Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 CD2 TRK5"a
Ray Lynch - "The Oh of Pleasure"



K109 The Studio
DJ: Karl Lagerfeld
Genre: Disco

Tracklist:
Peter Brown - "Burning Love Breakdown"
Tamiko Jones - "Can't Live Without Your Love"
Gino Soccio - "Dancer"
Suzy Q - "Get On Up And Do It Again"
Electrik Funk - "On A Journey"
Don Ray - "Standing In The Rain"
Cerrone - "Supernature"
Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender"
Harry Thumann - "Under Water"
Skatt Brothers - "Walk The Night"



L.C.H.C - Liberty City Hardcore Liberty City Hardcore
DJ: Jimmy Gestapo
Genre: Hardcore Punk

Tracklist:
Murphy's Law - "A Day in the Life"
Maximum Penalty - "All Your Boyz"
Underdog - "Back to Back"
Leeway - "Enforcer"
Sick of it All - "Injustice System"
Cro-Mags - "It's The Limit"
Sheer Terror - "Just Can't Hate Enough"
Bad Brains - "Right Brigade"
Killing Time - "Tell Tale"
Agnostic Front - "Victim in Pain"



Liberty Rock Radio 97.8
DJ: Iggy Pop
Genre: Classic Rock

Tracklist:
The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979"
Steve Marriott's Scrubbers (The Stooges) - "Cocaine"
Godley & Creme - "Cry"
The Sisters of Mercy - "Dominion/Mother Russia"
Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen"
ELO - "Evil Woman"
David Bowie - "Fascination"
Q Lazzarus - "Goodbye Horses"
Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell"
Bob Seger &
The Silver Bullet Band - "Her Strut"
Iggy Pop - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
Genesis - "Mama"
Hello - "New York Groove"
Queen - "One Vision"
The Black Crowes - "Remedy"
Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"
The Who - "The Seeker"
Elton John - "Street Kids"
Heart - "Straight On"
ZZ Top - "Thug"
R.E.M. - "Turn You Inside Out"



Massive B Soundsystem 96.9
DJ: Bobby Konders
Genre: Dancehall

Tracklist:
Burro Banton - "Badder Den Dem"
Choppa Chop - "Set It Off"
Mavado - "Real McCoy"
Jabba - "Raise It Up"
Bunji Garlin - "Brrrt"
Richie Spice - "Youth Dem Cold"
Chuck Fenda - "All About Da Weed"
Chezidek - "Call Pon Dem"
Mavado - "Last Night"
Spragga Benz - "Da Order"
Bounty Killer - "Bullet Proof Skin"
Shaggy - "Church Heathen"
Munga - "No Fraid A"
Buju Banton - "Driver"



Radio Broker
DJ: Juliette Lewis
Genre: Alternative Rock

Tracklist:
The Boggs - "Arm in Arm (Shy Child Mix)"
Cheeseburger - "Cocaine"
Get Shakes - "Disneyland, Pt 1"
LCD Soundsystem - "Get Innocuous"
The Prairie Cartel - "Homicide"
Juliette & the Licks - "Inside the Cage (David Gilmour Girls remix)"
Unkle feat. The Duke Spirit - "Mayday"
The Rapture - "No Sex For Ben"
Tom Vek - "One Horse Race"
Teenager - "Pony"
Les Savy Fav - "Raging in the Plague Age"
White Light Parade - "Riot in the City"
Deluka - "Sleep is Impossible"
The Black Keys - "Strange Times"
The Pistolas - "Take it With a Kiss"
Ralph Myerz - "The Teacher"
Greenskeepers - "Vagabond"
Whitey - "Wrap it Up"
!!! - "Yadnus (Still Going to the Roadhouse mix)"



San Juan Sounds
DJ: Daddy Yankee
Genre: Latin/Reggaeton

Tracklist:
Calle 13 - "Atrévete-te-te"
Daddy Yankee - "Impacto"
Hector El Father - "Maldades"
Voltio feat.
Jowell & Randy - "Pónmela"
Don Omar - "Salio El Sol"
Wisin & Yandel - "Sexy Movimiento"
Tito el Bambino - "Siente El Boom (Remix)"
Angel y Khriz - "Ven Bailalo"



Tuff Gong Radio
DJ: Carl Bradshaw
Genre: Reggae/dub

Tracklist:
Stephen Marley - "Chase Dem"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Concrete Jungle (The Unreleased Original Jamaican Version)"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Pimper's Paradise"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Rat Race"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Satisfy My Soul"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "So Much Trouble in the World"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Stand Up Jamrock"
Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Wake Up & Live (Parts 1 & 2)"



The Vibe 98.8
DJ: Vaughn Harper
Genre: Soul/R&B

Tracklist:
Ne-Yo - "Because of You"
R. Kelly - "Bump N' Grind"
Mtume - "C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)"
Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize"
Ramp - "Daylight"
Isley Brothers - "Footsteps in the Dark"
Jodeci - "Freek'n You"
Lloyd - "Get It Shawty"
Jill Scott - "Golden"
Loose Ends - "Hangin' On A String"
Freddie Jackson - "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
Dru Hill - "In My Bed (So So Def remix)"
Marvin Gaye - "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
Minnie Riperton - "Inside My Love"
Barry White - "It's Only Love Doing It's Thing"
C.J. - "I Want You"
S.O.S. Band - "Just Be Good To Me"
Ginuwine - "Pony"
Raheem DeVaughn - "You"



Vladivostok FM Vladivostok FM
DJ: Ruslana
Genre: Eastern European music

Tracklist:
Gruppa Kino - "Gruppa Krovi"
Marakesh - "Zhdat"
Zvery - "Kvartira"
Seryoga - "King Ring"
Seryoga - "Liberty City: The Invasion"
Splin - "Liniya Zhizni"
Basta - "Mama"
Leningrad - "Nikogo ne Zhalko"
Ranetki - "O Tebe"
Dolphin - "RAP"
Glukoza - "Schweine"
Ruslana - "Wild Dances (Ukranian FM Version)"
Oleg Kvasha - "Zelenoglazoe Taksi (Club Remix)"

LOLing: I'm a Marvel / I'm a DC (Iron Man / Batman)

I've mentioned this series before but I hadn't seen this one and it's worth a look.

LOLing: World of Workcraft

Apparently in my ignorance or jealousy or something, I've been making a number of disparaging remarks about World of Warcraft recently.

In the interest of restoring the balance (or perhaps further taking the piss), I present - World of Workcraft - the game WoW characters play after a hard day of killing dragons and whatnot.

WeGame.com - WoW Videos