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Incredible Cartoon Series From The Past

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Cartoons are quintessential television comedies. With their slapstick humor, they not only make us break out into a smile or a laugh, but they also feed our imaginations. We have all grown up with them, and they created our first impressions in the world of entertainment, wooing us and making us laugh at all times.

Some of the oldest cartoons can still compete with modern productions. There are cartoons from way back with clever animation, well scripted plots, a great variety of voices and music that fits each scene perfectly.

I’d like to cast your mind back to a few cartoons you probably loved when you were growing up, and which are now classics.

Many people loved to watch the Jetsons, a cartoon created in the 1960s about a space age family. I grew up with it in the 1980s and I remember believing that the future would be just like that.

The show painted a picture of life in outer space that was not only fun to watch but also easy to believe.

Popeye dates back over 50 years, but it was so well made you would hardly know it. Each episode was finely crafted and involved a timeless battle of good against evil.

Popeye’s nemesis was Bluto, his rival for Olive Oil’s affections. Just as Clark Kent became Superman, Popeye, once he’d eaten a can of spinach, became a super hero. Every child would get excited as he combated evil thanks to spinach.

Finally, let’s not forget Looney Toons. The ultimate in classic cartoons, it has the legendary character, Bugs Bunny, who by no means looks his age.

Every Looney Toons episode has an excellent script and it’s clear that great attention to detail was put into its making.

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Written by Chad Moon

October 11th, 2011 at 9:01 am

6 Pop Artists Who Should Be Replaced By Nerdcore Music Artists

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Here’s a query: will you miss listening to the likes of Jeremih or Katy Perry should they were no longer on the radio? In the event you answered yes, you happen to be either a) a 15 year old girl or B) someone who dons shades indoors. Should you undoubtedly answered no, you’re probably one of the millions of silent Americans who don’t fully realize where to turn when it comes to discovering music which truly has a message as well as speaks to matters close to them (have you kissed a girl and did you like it?)

Pop Musicians are really a dime a dozen and for the most part will be cranking out songs such as factories crank out car parts or fast food restaurants crank out hamburgers. Wouldn’t it be great to provide ourselves some variety, specifically something that spoke to the lifestyle of gamers? Nerdcore doesn’t pretend to be pop music, as well as that’s why it had success amongst individuals who are searching for something diverse. It’s music that is unique, has a message, and a ton of unheard of music artists who happen to be talented yet not known. I do believe it’s time we gave Nerdcore some more “air-time.”

Listed here are six Pop Musicians who should be replaced by Nerdcore Music artists:

Nerdcore Artist: Dual Core

Replacing: New Boyz

Although turning the “S” in boys to “Z” teeters precariously close to 1337sp34K, this band of kids not legally old enough to purchase Goldschlager, will be missed by merely a few individuals, probably starting with Ray J as well as concluding with the artist’s mother and father. Their number one song on iTunes says volumes about how great of a contribution the band has made to music:

I Met a group of girls in a Escalade

I Met a group of girls in a Escalade

Met met a group of girls in a Escalade

They came with you and left with me

It’s believed the lines were inspired by a combination of John Lennon’s music and a dream Ozzy Osbourne once had. Nerdcore rise-up…

Nerdcore Artist: Optimus Rhyme

Replacing: P Diddy/Puff Daddy/Daddy Puff/The guy from those perfume advertisements

P Diddy is pretty the anomaly. The Puff Daddy and the Family lp continues to be one of my favorites even now, and the impressive Mo’ Money single with Mase (when was the last time you heard that man’s name?) continues to be one of the most unforgettable music videos of the 90′s.

P Diddy is actually a brand name, a commodity…he’s been intelligent enough to control his brand and ensure he was the man pulling the strings. His songs has grown into much more of a marketing tool, and he is much more replaceable than any music performer not named Rebecca Black, even though slightly less creative (at least she has her very own original records).

Nerdcore Artist: MC Chris

Replacing: Nicki Minaj

In the most befuddling mystery ever since the Egyptian pyramids, Nicki Minaj is among the most profitable music artists of all-time. That’s based from the simple fact that she is the only musician to have seven songs in the Billboard Top 100 all at once. Look at yet another simple fact, though…all but one of those happen to be cameos to songs by Ludacris, Wayne, Trey Songz, Usher, Sean Kingston, as well as Jay Sean.

Can she survive on her own? Most likely. Should we need to consistently keep listening to find out. Here’s hoping we don’t have to…

Nerdcore Artist: YT Cracker

Replacing: Jeremih

I bet you thought I was gonna propose replacing “Eminem” didn’t you? Yet that would have been, well, ridiculous. Eminem speaks his mind as well as doesn’t actually care what other individuals think…you’d need to think that his enormous success is tied directly to fan demand to experience genuine musicians…but the executives making the decisions must think otherwise.

But, I digress, we’re replacing Jerimih, the man who likes birthday sex and wants you down on him. He’s incredibly popular, drives fancy vehicles and is a star. Hey, I’m sold…the question is, just how many more singles would it take to know that Jermih is a filthy rich superstar, until we stop caring?

I thought I told you Imma star

You see the ice, you see the cars

Flashy lights, everywhere we are,

Live tonight, like there’s no tomorrow

Painfully enough, we’re still finding out.

Nerdcore Artist: Beefy

Replacing: T-Pain

I always remember T-Pain’s debut single “I’m Sprung.” A track dedicated to his wife, which in fact provided some unique understanding into the contradicting dynamics of (dare I say it) love.

Yet now, T-Pain is known as that dude from the I’m on a Boat music video who apparently really loves money (just like everyone else) and all he does is win, win, win…no matter what (like Charlie Sheen). He’d be easy to replace – get rid of the autotune and make him put 5 grand in a jar everytime he mentions the word money in a record and he’d make music for Ke$ha this time in a few days.

Nerdcore Artist: MC Frontalot

Replacing: will.i.am

He is Will. Not Will Smith. The one guy from the Black Eyed Peas that really speaks. He’s become among the most prominent producers/beat makers in the music industry. He’s a God among the women running on their treadmill machines, looking for that extra boost to get them going (try this should you really want to go big) but to anybody searching for genuine songs, he’ merely another guy creating filler which rocks the hell out of a half-time show, but does not do it for anybody searching for a jolt of inspiration or something that they could relate to (that’s exactly what music is supposed to do, remember).

Stepped up in the party like my name was “that b***h”.

All these haters mad because I’m so established.

They know I’m a beast, yeah I’m a f**king savage

Haters you can kill yourself.

And so let it be written, let it be told…

But do not take my word for it, take a look at the video playlist and let me know if you believe the world is prepared for more Nerdcore.

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Written by Paul Nyhart

May 7th, 2011 at 3:08 am

Free Movie Downloads: Watching Movies From The Internet

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Lately, many of us get movie rentals all the time. More often than not we will wait for the DVD rentals to hit the stores, in lieu of seeing the film at the cinema. Here is a short list of some of most heavily rented DVD’s in Oct. 2008.

Another new method for getting films is movie downloads. You can go to websites on the internet that have tons of movie downloads. This is an easy way to make a large movie collection.

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL: Indiana is back in action, after a 19 year break. This is the fourth movie about the adventures of Indiana Jones. In this, the latest adventure, An older Indiana takes on the Russians. Now, the chase is on for ancient relics called the Crystal Skulls, which are thought to have secret powers.

THE LAZARUS PROJECT: One time crook Ben Garvey seems to have gotten his act together. With a beauitiful wife and daughter, and steady paycheck, things are pretty darn good. Then, he loses his job, and reverts to his old life of crime. The heist is a complete failure, and he is convicted, and sentenced to die. He fully expects to be killed by lethal injection. Shockingly, he regains consciousness only to find himself in a psychiatric ward. Now its all on the line, his sanity, and his soul.

LINEWATCH: Mr. Michael Dixon is a well seasoned boarder agent in New Mexico, and life seems to be good. Now, things in his past are going to threaten his future. He was a member of a viscious L.A. gang, before final breaking away. When an unfortunate meeting exposes his whereabouts to his old gang, his family is put in grave danger. He must risk his future, and make sure that gang leader drake is able to safely move a large drug shipment from Mexico into the U.S.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK: This film tells us the tale of Military scientist Dr. Bruce Banner, who has been changed into a creature called the green Hulk. This box office hit is an epic tale of the marvel universe comic super hero the green Hulk. Key actors include Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth. This film is directed by Louis Leterrier. This movie would be classified as a science fiction film.

DECEPTION: Accountant Jonathan McQuarry has an unusual meeting with charismatic corporate lawyer Wyatt Bose. It is a meeting that changes his life forever. John is exposed to “The List”, which provides access to a secret world of sexual extasy. Unfortunately, he also gets caught up in a treacherous game of back stabbing and murder.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: On a mission to discover what happened to his brother, professor Trevor Anderson sets out on a journey that puts him on a journey to the center of earth. This is a new version of the 1959 production, which was based on the brilliant book by Jules Verne. Cast includes Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutchinson, Anita Briem, and Seth Myers.

THE HAPPENING: Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberb), with his wife and many other frightened people are all fleeing Philadelphia on a train. The city has been thrown into chaos. Many people are being overcome by some strange illness, and are dying at their own hands. Can mankind find an answer, or is this the end of the human race?

IRON MAN: Playboy, engineer genius, Tony Stark is captured by insurgent fighters in Afghanastan. They command him to build weapons for the insurgent group. He was injured when his convoy was attacked, and he has shrapnel lodged in his chest. To survive his injuries, and break away from his enemies, he develops a suit of armor, which protects and strengthens him. Iron Man is born.

SPEED RACER: The 1990′s television cartoon gets real actors. Just like The Flinstones, Speed Racer turns a cartoon into a movie with real actors. Speed Racer is a young man who loves racing. His goal is to win The Crucible, a major rally car race that had cost his brother his life. Against all odds, and the future of the family business at risk, Speed Racer partners up with his former adversary Racer X, in an effort to capture the championship, and save the family business.

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Written by Robert Eagle

November 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 am