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July 20, 2009

Damn Dirty Apes…

(Spotted on Chris Roberson’s blog)

Blam! Ventures have announced that they’re producing a series of novels spun out of the original, classic Planet of the Apes film series, which will be illustrated by top SF, Fantasy and Comics artists. They’ll be showing previews at this coming weekend’s San Diego Comic Con.

The first novel, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes, is written by Andrew E.C. Gaska, Christian Berntsen and Erik Matthews, with a cover by Steranko, and interior illustrations by a host of others. The novel will tell the story of Landon, one of Taylor’s crewmates, and what happened to him during the events of the first film.

The series website is here.

Around 2000, I had contacted 20th Century Fox about licensing POTA for a roleplaying game. At the time, they told me that they were only interested in licensing the forthcoming Tim Burton film (which later rightfully bombed). I wonder if it’s time to try again….

July 20, 2009

The 11th Doctor in Costume!

Filming has officially begun on the new series of Doctor Who, so the folks have now been able to snap location shots of the 11th Doctor, in costume and with his new (and as-yet unnamed) companion).

ETA: According to the BBC press release, the companions name is “Amy Pond.”

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July 17, 2009April 19, 2010

Short Friday Music

Been very busy, so I haven’t had the time to go scouting as much as I’d like to.

Here is some new music that I did find, though:

First up: I always prefer to listen to songs in their original language — songwriters write lyrics with specific rhythms and tones in mind, in addition to meaning. This gets lost when the songs are translated. Shakira is a great example of this — I love her Spanish material, but can’t stand the English stuff that has been released. She has a new song, and I stumbled across a site that had in in both language versions — the problem is that the directly-translated lyrics are awful. So, instead of giving you “She Wolf”, I’m giving you the version she wrote first: Shakira – “Loba.”

Zero 7, one of my favorite electronica outfits, has their first new album in 3 years coming out soon. The first track from Yeah Ghost has been sent out to various blogs, and it sound as good as everything else they’ve done: Zero 7 – “Everything Up (Zizou).”

Here’s a track from London-based Guy Connelly, who records under the name Clock Opera – “Once and For All.”

I still haven’t found a complete track from the new Muse album. They’re doing a brilliant marketing scheme, where they’ve taken a song from the album, “The United States of Eurasia”, put it on USB sticks and scattered in in various cities around the globe. They’re doing a world-wide scavenger hunt. Here’s a news story about it. They’ve also leaked an all-too brief sample of the song, which, if you want to torture yourself with an incomplete listen, can be heard by clicking here.