While I don't normally write about webcomics, after reading this one I felt I had to put it's name out there.
Questionable Content (QC) is a comic about an indie rocker by the name of Marten. He meets a whole host of interesting characters (mostly female) who cause havoc in his previously very dull life.
Over the course of about seven years the comic has developed artistically and even the writing, which was fantastic to begin with, has massively improved.
The jokes are very intelligent observations on life, strange situations, music and the odd time: toilet humour. These all create a very entertaining script for the range of characters.
While the comic has been running for about seven years, a little over two years has passed in comic time. This gives the comic a very easy pace and doesn't make you feel rushed while reading it.
It updates five days a week so if you only get a chance once a week to catch up you have a good bit of story to read through.
The one thing I absolutely love about this comic though is the fact that it feeds my addiction to music. It keeps mentioning different bands many of which I have never heard of and giving me a chance to try a different sound out. It is also very good at describing what type of music it is as well so you at least have some idea of what you will like or dislike.
EDIT: There is one additional thing that I previously forgot to mention. A lot of comics archive by date, by comic name or by some other weird system making it hard to find a specific page when you want it QC archives by number. This means if I stopped reading at number 301 I can pick it up again just by typing 302 into the address bar making "continuing the story" a lot simpler.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Muzaks! Hinder
While at first glance at the content of some of Hinder's song they may look like a generic rock band with songs about sex, love and rock n' roll.
However when you listen to a few of their tracks it really hits you that they are rather unique in their writing. The lyrics are all very entertaining, either funny or thought provoking, and are in no way as generic as you might expect.
There are two very good examples of this.
Room21 is a song about a man meeting a girl in a bar and hooking up with her for the night. It is described in a very funny manner and has a very entertaining thread throughout
Lips of an Angel is about a man who is in a relationship but is still in love with his ex, as she is with him, and I am fairly sure that a lot of us know that feeling rather well... The entire song is very heartfelt and one can only assume that some part of it at least is written from real-life experience.
These two songs are favourites of mine and even if you don't have any interest in Rock you should have a listen to them, at least to appreciate the lyrics.
However when you listen to a few of their tracks it really hits you that they are rather unique in their writing. The lyrics are all very entertaining, either funny or thought provoking, and are in no way as generic as you might expect.
There are two very good examples of this.
Room21 is a song about a man meeting a girl in a bar and hooking up with her for the night. It is described in a very funny manner and has a very entertaining thread throughout
Lips of an Angel is about a man who is in a relationship but is still in love with his ex, as she is with him, and I am fairly sure that a lot of us know that feeling rather well... The entire song is very heartfelt and one can only assume that some part of it at least is written from real-life experience.
These two songs are favourites of mine and even if you don't have any interest in Rock you should have a listen to them, at least to appreciate the lyrics.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Muzaks! 3 Doors Down
A band I have known about for years yet never actually heard any of their music (knowingly at least) is 3 Doors Down, A progressive/Hard rock band from the mid 90's.
The first song I actually heard from them was a song called Kryptonite a fantastically written piece about a man giving himself completely to a woman he loves. Giving her the ability to "destroy" him. Something I am sure almost everyone has gone through at some stage.
Now let me clarify the above statement was my FIRST impression of what the song meant. After listening to the song and watching the video (several hundred times) I have realised that there are plenty of different interpretations of what the song can mean.
After watching the video my second impression was that it is about ageing, When you are young you have strength and a sound mind and can do almost anything but as you get older you start to lose that strength and can find it harder to do even simple things.
No matter what your interpretation of the song you have to admit that it is a fantastic piece of lyrical and musical writing and luckily enough it is only one example of this fantastic band.
I would ask everyone to definitely look this band up on youtube and have a listen to several of their songs. I can most certainly appreciate some really talented people and would hope that you can too...
The first song I actually heard from them was a song called Kryptonite a fantastically written piece about a man giving himself completely to a woman he loves. Giving her the ability to "destroy" him. Something I am sure almost everyone has gone through at some stage.
Now let me clarify the above statement was my FIRST impression of what the song meant. After listening to the song and watching the video (several hundred times) I have realised that there are plenty of different interpretations of what the song can mean.
After watching the video my second impression was that it is about ageing, When you are young you have strength and a sound mind and can do almost anything but as you get older you start to lose that strength and can find it harder to do even simple things.
No matter what your interpretation of the song you have to admit that it is a fantastic piece of lyrical and musical writing and luckily enough it is only one example of this fantastic band.
I would ask everyone to definitely look this band up on youtube and have a listen to several of their songs. I can most certainly appreciate some really talented people and would hope that you can too...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
In the Emperor's Name!
A game that I have had my eye on for a long time now is Space Marine. While I loved the Dawn of War series (I mean the first ones because the second one sucked...) I found they lacked that visceral edge that Space Marine appears to have.
I haven't had the chance to play the full game yet so I can only base this off of playing the demo.
You start the game with a basic set of weapons, Bolt Pistol and Chainsword (which are awesome by the way) and you are pretty much thrown into the story, and more importantly into the hordes of enemies.
The first time you fire your Bolt Pistol, you feel like You are ACTUALLY FIRING your Bolt Pistol. The sound is absolute perfection, there are plenty of war games that have the sound of a gun and that's great they sound like guns. This sounds like a Bolt Pistol, a fictional futuristic weapon that fires a uranium slug.
Yea... That's how good they made it sound...
The combat in general is really good as it throws you, a somewhat indestructible Space Marine, against Hordes of weaker Orks. This lets you throw yourself into the fights and really get into the action, rather than the duck and cover combat that seems to have become the standard for most shooters...
The game is pretty much linear as far as I can tell, with a few side paths that may contain ammo or collectables.
The voice acting is very good. The graphics while not amazing are quite detailed and the blood and gore while fighting makes up for any lacking graphics...
Overall it is a quite enjoyable hack and slash/third person shooter game and it is even more enjoyable for someone really interested in 40k. However I don't know if it is worth the asking price right now I would say to definately play the demo if you have any interest in it and then decide for yourself if it is worth the investment.
I haven't had the chance to play the full game yet so I can only base this off of playing the demo.
You start the game with a basic set of weapons, Bolt Pistol and Chainsword (which are awesome by the way) and you are pretty much thrown into the story, and more importantly into the hordes of enemies.
The first time you fire your Bolt Pistol, you feel like You are ACTUALLY FIRING your Bolt Pistol. The sound is absolute perfection, there are plenty of war games that have the sound of a gun and that's great they sound like guns. This sounds like a Bolt Pistol, a fictional futuristic weapon that fires a uranium slug.
Yea... That's how good they made it sound...
The combat in general is really good as it throws you, a somewhat indestructible Space Marine, against Hordes of weaker Orks. This lets you throw yourself into the fights and really get into the action, rather than the duck and cover combat that seems to have become the standard for most shooters...
The game is pretty much linear as far as I can tell, with a few side paths that may contain ammo or collectables.
The voice acting is very good. The graphics while not amazing are quite detailed and the blood and gore while fighting makes up for any lacking graphics...
Overall it is a quite enjoyable hack and slash/third person shooter game and it is even more enjoyable for someone really interested in 40k. However I don't know if it is worth the asking price right now I would say to definately play the demo if you have any interest in it and then decide for yourself if it is worth the investment.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Muzaks! Ayria
Ayria is a solo artist project by Jennifer Parkin.
The name "Ayria" original was mentioned that it meant "Awesome, Yeah Really, I'm Awesome" but later became the female name for the act.
I originally discovered Ayria from LastFM. The first song I listened to was "Post-Apocalyptic Girl". Honestly because the picture associated with it was a really cute girl, but once I started listening I was fascinated with the sound of the group and decided to look for more.
Jennifer's melodic high feminine voice is a great contrast to the heavier rave/metal beats. Surprisingly for a rave/metal group the lyrics actually have a lot of meaning behind them and come across quite strongly in the music. The songs were mostly written from Jennifer's personal experiences and this shows. Each track sounds original and unique, none of the tracks are duplicates of the last, something which a lot of artists find hard to do (Some of my favourite artists included).
While Ayria may not be everyone's cup of tea, she has fast become one of my favourites and will always be on my Mp3 player. I will include a link to Horrible Dream here for anyone who might be interested to listen to a track or twelve.
The name "Ayria" original was mentioned that it meant "Awesome, Yeah Really, I'm Awesome" but later became the female name for the act.
I originally discovered Ayria from LastFM. The first song I listened to was "Post-Apocalyptic Girl". Honestly because the picture associated with it was a really cute girl, but once I started listening I was fascinated with the sound of the group and decided to look for more.
Jennifer's melodic high feminine voice is a great contrast to the heavier rave/metal beats. Surprisingly for a rave/metal group the lyrics actually have a lot of meaning behind them and come across quite strongly in the music. The songs were mostly written from Jennifer's personal experiences and this shows. Each track sounds original and unique, none of the tracks are duplicates of the last, something which a lot of artists find hard to do (Some of my favourite artists included).
While Ayria may not be everyone's cup of tea, she has fast become one of my favourites and will always be on my Mp3 player. I will include a link to Horrible Dream here for anyone who might be interested to listen to a track or twelve.
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