Glass Cloud really were ahead of their time. Joshua Travis left Emmure so hopefully this means a new album from GC and/or The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza. Their new single, “Say When” gives me hope. Speaking of Tony Danza.

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Avenged Sevenfold’s The Stage is more relevant now than ever with themes of artificial intelligence, simulation theory, space exploration, and more.

Imaginal Disk still holds up. Magdalena Bay really outdid themselves with unconventionally songwriting and numerous influences. Peter Gabriel being the biggest one.

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You can follow me on Plex to see what TV shows I’m watching. Similar to my previous post, this list is basically what’s on my server + other favorites and is in no particular order. If you decide to pick up copies on Amazon, you can use my affiliate link.

• 24

• Banshee

• Barry

• Better Call Saul

• Billions

• Breaking Bad

• Chernobyl

• Dexter

• Digimon: Digital Monsters (Seasons 1 and 2)

• G Gundam

• Gundam Wing

• Homeland

• House

• Lost

• Mad Men

• Mr. Robot

• Ozark

• Person of Interest

• Sons of Anarchy

• Succession

• Suits

• The Shield

• True Detective

• White Collar

• Yu Yu Hakusho

This will occasionally be updated.

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You can follow me on Plex to see what movies I’m watching. This list is more or less what’s on my server + other favorites and is in no particular order. If you decide to pick up copies on Amazon, you can use my affiliate link.

• 2 Fast 2 Furious

• 8 Mile

• 25th Hour

• 300

• 3:10 to Yuma

• 1917

• 2001: A Space Odyssey

• A League of Their Own

• Air Force One

• Akira

• Almost Famous

• Altered States

• American Gangster

• American Psycho

• Apocalypse Now

• Apollo 13

• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

• Awakenings

• Back to the Future

• Back to the Future (Part II)

• Back to the Future (Part III)

• Batman & Robin

• Batman Begins

• Batman Forever

• Batman Returns

• Batman

• Beetlejuice

• Black Hawk Down

• Blade Runner (The Final Cut)

• Blade Runner 2049

• Blue Streak

• Boyz n the Hood

• Braveheart

• Broken Arrow

• Casino Royale

• Casino

• Clear and Present Danger

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind

• Clue

• Collateral

• Con Air

• Contagion

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

• Die Hard

• Django Unchained

• Donnie Darko

• Drive

• Dunkirk

• Eden Lake

• Enter the Dragon

• Equilibrium

• Ex Machina

• Face/Off

• Falling Down

• Final Destination

• Final Destination 2

• Foxcatcher

• Full Metal Jacket

• Ghostbusters

• Ghostbusters II

• Gladiator

• GoldenEye

• Gone In Sixty Seconds

• Goodfellas

• Green Room

• Guns Akimbo

• Happy Gilmore

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

• Heat

• Heathers

• Hell or High Water

• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

• Imperium

• Inception

• Independence Day

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

• Inglourious Basterds

• Inside Man

• Insomnia

• Interstellar

• Jacob’s Ladder

• John Wick

• Joker

• Jumanji

• Jurassic Park

• Kick-Ass

• Kingdom of Heaven

• Law Abiding Citizen

• Limitless

• Logan

• Lone Survivor

• LOTR - Return of the King

• LOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring

• LOTR - The Two Towers

• Manchester By The Sea

• Margin Call

• Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World

• Mission Impossible

• Mission Impossible II

• Mission Impossible III

• Mrs. Doubtfire

• National Treasure

• Nightcrawler

• No Country for Old Men

• No Time to Die

• One Hour Photo

• Patriot Games

• Pet Sematary

• Pineapple Express

• Point Break

• Possessor

• Primal Fear

• Prisoners

• Raiders of the Lost Ark

• Red Dawn

• Saving Private Ryan

• Scarface

• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

• Se7en

• Shooter

• Shutter Island

• Sicario

• Signs

• Sinister

• Skyfall

• Smokin’ Aces

• Space Jam

• Spectre

• Speed

• Spider-Man

• Spider-Man 2

• Spider-Man 3

• Stand By Me

• Super 8

• Super Mario Bros

• The Addams Family

• The Amazing Spider-Man

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2

• The Big Short

• The Bourne Identity

• The Bourne Supremacy

• The Bourne Ultimatum

• The Bridge on the River Kwai

• The Cabin in the Woods

• The Conjuring

• The Dark Knight Rises

• The Dark Knight

• The Departed

• The Fast and the Furious

• The Fugitive

• The Gentlemen

• The Goonies

• The Guest

• The Hurt Locker

• The Invisible Man

• The Karate Kid

• The Karate Kid Part II

• The Karate Kid Part III

• The Last of the Mohicans

• The Lighthouse

• The Mask of Zorro

• The Mask

• The Matrix

• The Mechanic

• The Mist

• The Mummy

• The Outsiders (Director’s Cut)

• The Patriot

• The Place Beyond the Pines

• The Prestige

• The Raid: Redemption

• The Running Man

• The Sandlot

• The Score

• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

• The Shadow

• The Shining

• The Silence of the Lambs

• The Social Network

• The Thing

• The Town

• The Warriors

• The Wizard of Oz

• The Wolf of Wall Street

• There Will Be Blood

• They Live

• Titanic

• Top Gun

• Total Recall

• Training Day

• Tron

• Tropic Thunder

• Twister

• Upgrade

• Watchmen

• Wayne’s World

• Whiplash

• Who Framed Roger Rabbit

• Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory

• X-Men

• X2: X-Men United

The year is 1995. It’s my birthday and my parents gave me a present to open. My eyebrows slightly raised. After tearing away the wrapping, I see a strategy guide and a SNES game called EarthBound (known as Mother in Japan.) Little did I know much this game would influence me.

The thing that drew me in the most was that the game takes place in a modern setting as opposed to fantasy/medieval like other RPGs at the time. Enemies and locations were notable as well. Aliens, dogs, and sometimes your fellow human. The quirky writing probably influenced my sense of humor more than it should have.

Recently, a rom hack titled Mother 2 Deluxe was released vastly improving the game. The hack features several added difficulties and new enemies/dungeons which is a godsend for someone like who wants to make the game harder. The developer is currently on version 3.0+ and I’m very much looking forward to the finished product.

Here’s a few of my favorite albums that were released this year.

Ghost - Skeleta

Purity Ring - Self-Titled

Deftones - private music

Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia

Currents - All That Follows

Snooze - I Know How You Will Die

Nine Inch Nails - Tron: Ares

Allie X - Happiness Is Going to Get You

Lorde - Virgin

Whitechapel - Hymns In Dissonance

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal - Mossy Oak Shadow

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Another year, another Apple Replay. According to the official stats:

• Top 100 Listener (Purity Ring)

• Top 500 Listener (CHVRCHES)

• 2,357 songs played

• 697 albums played

The new Purity Ring, Ghost, and Sleep Token records really have a hold on me.

LosslessSwitcher automatically switches your current audio device’s sample rate to match the currently playing lossless song on your Apple Music app. The iOS version of Apple Music does this already so it’s odd they couldn’t do the same for their laptops/iPads etc. The only drawback is the second or so it takes to a switch if you’re listening to a playlist with various sample rates. Obviously, this won’t be the case if you’re using it for albums.

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This will be updated on a semi-regular basis.

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Let’s get this party started. I’ll be using this space to share my thoughts on various things from current events to the latest tech.