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Return To The Knife Planet

October 20, 2009October 7, 2011 Pooch 6 Comments

Shonen Knife ticket and concert flyers You may recall the first time I took a trip to Shonen Knife Planet back in 2007 (if not, the URL in the preceding text will helpfully take you back to that time). Last night I booked a return trip, as Shonen Knife came back to town in support of their latest record, Super Group (which I also reviewed here not too long ago).

Charted!

October 19, 2009November 30, 2012 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Last week I succumbed to the powerful marketing pressure being exerted upon me by Toys ‘R’ Us. Now, this might sound a bit strange coming from a 29-year-old dude. After all, “getting my Toys ‘R’ Us fix” hasn’t been part of my list of things to do since sometime in the mid 1980s.

“We’re Going BACKWARD in Time.”

September 23, 2009October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball

So said James T. Kirk, he of much maudlin sleeve-rippage in “The Naked Time,” upon discovering that the Enterprise was on its way back to November 5, 1955. Er, no. That was something else, something that I believe involved — of all the preposterous things — a stainless steel car.

Review: The Beatles: Rock Band

September 13, 2009October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

I spent last week (mostly) on vacation in my Michigan home town, where I had the opportunity to get together with my good friends for a rousing day of Rock Band 2. We spent a great many hours jamming on the massive array of songs (many of which were DLC) offered by the game, which all served to remind me of how much fun these music games are.

“Super Group” Ist Super!

August 31, 2009October 26, 2011 Pooch

In case you’ve missed me endlessly talking about it on my Twitter account recently, Super Group — the most recent record by Shonen Knife — was released in America last week on Good Charamel Records. Super Group Japan cover However you look at it, though, this review is late.

Beetlemania

August 31, 2009September 29, 2011 Pooch 2 Comments

(Note: I orignally wrote this nearly seven years ago, and published it on an old version of my own web site. With the Beatles remasters coming — and because I don’t blog on my site anymore — I thought it might be fitting to give this a new home at Oddball Update.

Wunder Radio Ist Wunderbar

August 29, 2009September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

I discovered a really cool iPhone application on Friday. It’s called Wunder Radio, and it allows you to stream tens of thousands of radio stations from all over the world right to your phone — even over the cellular network. There’s a little something for everyone here.

Review: Windows 7 Enterprise Edition

August 10, 2009October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball

Okay, so this isn’t exactly the typical Oddball Review…no Asian horror or computer games in sight. However, after installing the final version of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition this past weekend (courtesy of MSDN), I am finding it significant enough to warrant a review of its own — particularly in light of certain earlier posts I’ve made here about Microsoft’s operating system.

Oddball Review: Western Thriller Triple Feature

August 3, 2009October 2, 2011 Chief Oddball 8 Comments

Apple and I recently took a break from our usual Asian-flavored horror movies to watch a handful of thrillers of decidedly more Western origin: The Number 23, Transsiberian and A Haunting in Connecticut (2009 remake edition). Since I was not enamored with any of them enough to post a detailed, screencap-infused writeup like this, I decided to combine three capsule-style reviews into the first Oddball Review Triple Feature.

Pork Buns, Pork Buuuuns

July 29, 2009October 7, 2011 Pooch 6 Comments

If you’re like me, you often sit in front of your computer screen and think, “Y’know, Weird Al has done so much to advance the cause of parody music in my lifetime. But what I really want is for someone to make a goofy parody of that kooky Asian pop music I listen to.”

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