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Short film starring A Life Aquatic’s Seu George in which a film buff claims to have broken Quentin Tarantino’s code. Brilliant.

The very first review for the PSP version of n+ (the game I just finished working on) is up. Now, I’d never heard of GamingBits before, so take the review as you will, but it’s nice to see that all the pain and overtime is meeting with positive feedback. n+ for Sony PSP and Nintendo DS hits the stores on August 12th.

Edit: The street date for n+ is actually August 26th.

I just saw a TV ad for the new Def Leppard album, and I haven’t laughed so hard in ages. The big draw, the “featuring” line on the ad? “Featuring country superstar Tim McGraw!”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

One of the biggest hair metal bands of the 1980s is reduced to having a COUNTRY singer do a cameo to sell their album!

I just stumbled across One Day as a Lion, the new project featuring Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha, and ex-Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore. There’s a single song available for preview on the band’s myspace page (it’s stunning) and the EP will be in stores on the 22nd of this month. It’s good to hears Zack’s lyrics again - he never fails to provoke thought.

Just looking at the upcoming concerts in iConcertCal, and it looks like this summer is one of the best summers for concerts ever. Check it out:

• July 27 - Metric
• August 5 - Nine Inch Nails
• August 15 - Radiohead
• September 5 - Tortoise
• September 5 - Spiritualized
• September 13 - The Dandy Warhols
• September 25 - My Bloody Valentine
• October 1 - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• October 7 - Pinback

Now the $20,000 question - which ones to go to?

After a decade-plus long absence, the mighty My Bloody Valentine are back, and they’re playing in Toronto on September 25th! They’re playing the Ricoh Coliseum, which kind-of sucks - I almost always refuse to go to large venues to see concerts anymore. However, just as I made an exception when I saw Dead Can Dance at Massey Hall, I’m making one for MBV, because I don’t think there will be too many, if any, chances to see them again.

I’m actually giddy about this concert - I’ve loved MBV since I first heard “Isn’t Anything” back in 1988, but never got to see them live. Now, I finally get my chance.

It’s been a long while since I’ve posted anything - no good reason why, just not feeling the need, I guess. I had to get up and say something, though, about the brand new album by Sigur Rós, “Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust” (which translates to “With a buzz in our ears we play endlessly”).

Each of Sigur Rós’ albums have been progressively happier sounding, and this album continues the trend. It’s a much more stripped down album than previous efforts - where Ágætis Byrjun and the utterly brilliant ( ) swept and soared, this album keeps its feet largely on the ground with simpler arrangements and more acoustic instrumentation. This only serves to make the grand moments all the more epic, though, and any fan will be well served to take the plunge.

ARGH! The right hinge on my DS Lite broke. There goes 130 bucks, ‘cuz I really can’t live without one.

Anyone who bought Okami for Wii doubtlessly noticed the horrid cover - marred with a baked in “9.5 from Play Magazine!” review blob on the front, and an IGN watermark on the image. Capcom has heard the cries and is, I bet, justifiably embarrassed. Enough so that they’re offering replacement covers for the game. I like them all and wish I could have all three, but I’ll settle for the first one - it’s so nice I might just hang it on my wall instead of slipping inside the Okami case.

Science fiction trailblazer Arthur C. Clarke has died. Despite my mixed feelings about many of his books, Mr. Clarke will always have a place in my heart for saying “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Such tremendous insight in so few words.