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Goodreads Giveaway – Slingshot

Goodreads Giveaway.

1 person will win an autographed copy of Slingshot by Marc Douglas.

Coming March 22nd

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Slingshot
by Marc Douglas

Giveaway ends March 28, 2015.

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Goodreads Giveaway – Terra Domina

Be in to win an Autographed copy of Terra Domina by Australian author Max Davine.

 

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Terra Domina
by Max Davine

Giveaway ends March 21, 2015.

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GoodReads Giveaway – The Pend Principle

Starting March 8th on Goodreads. 1 winner from Australia will be selected at random to win an autographed copy of The Pend Principle by Rudi Tartaglia.

 

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The Pend Principle
by Rudi Tartaglia

Giveaway ends March 14, 2015.

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GoodReads Giveaway – Give It Wings And Let It Fly Away

Coming March 1st on Goodreads!

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Give It Wings and Let It Fly Away
by Ken Maxon

Giveaway ends March 07, 2015.

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GoodReads Giveaway – Rise of The Darkness

Giveaway starts in few days

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The Rise Of The Darkness
by C.A. Milson

Giveaway ends March 01, 2015.

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Poltergeist 2015 – Trailer

Poltergeist – 2015

Stars: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris

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Plot: Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi and director Gil Kenan reimagine and contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is invaded by angry spirits. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and take the youngest daughter, the family must come together to rescue her.

Quick Review: Poltergeist… It knows what scares you... At least, that is what we were lead to believe from the first set of films involving Carol Anne and her family.

This time around Sam Rockwell leads a great cast in what is sure to be a great film. But, will it be as good as the original?

If the trailer is anything to go by, then this will be just as good – if not better – than the original version. But I guess we will soon see.

Poltergeist comes out July 24, 2015.

 

 

Filed under: Movie Trailers Tagged: Jared Harris, Poltergeist 2015, Poltergeist reboot, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sam Raimi, Sam Rockwell

What We Do in the Shadows (2014) – Movie Review

What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham

IMDB Rating: 7.7

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Plot: Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonathan Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. Hundreds of years old, the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes, hitting the main artery, and not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.

 

Quick Review: This mockumentary is about four vampires sharing a flat together. If you think that the vampire theme has reached it’s limit, you need to rethink your life :)

Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement lead a great cast of Kiwi actors who play a small group of bloodsuckers living in a flat together in Wellington. When a freshly turned bloodsucker starts bragging about his new-found vampire status, things start going wrong for the gang.

There is no shortage of laughs in this film. and keep watch for the hilarious confrontation between the gang of misfit vamps and the swear-wolves… err I mean werewolves lol

If you love great mockumentaries, then you will love this.

Verdict: Still a better love story than Twilight lol

Rating: 9 out of 10

 

 

Filed under: Movie Reviews Tagged: Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, dark comedy, Film Review, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Mockumentary, Movie Review, Stuart Rutherford, Taika Waititi, vampire comedy, What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

What a week

If you have been following my blog, you will have noticed that I dropped off the radar for the last week or so. Despite how busy I tend to get, I always try to make an update with film/tv reviews, or even guest blogs.

But this week has been one that has been filled with joy and utter disaster.

The joyful part:

Monday was a huge day for us. Our son David started a new chapter in his life with starting Prep at the local Catholic school. Being in a new school, he was very clingy and didn’t want to see us leave, and now, even a week in, he still doesn’t want to see me leave in the morning after I drop him off. :)

It wasn’t that long ago that we were taking him to a Daycare center down the road, and only last year he was in Kindy. Now, a new journey begins as he starts his schooling years.

Times have certainly changed since I was at Primary school. Back in the dark ages, we didn’t have “Prep”. It was Grade 1 through 7 for Primary school, and then high school years started with grade 8.

Gone are the days of the blackboard, which wasn’t exactly black, but a dark green :) Gone are the chalk and dusters, and gone are the homework assignments from day one :(

These days, they have interactive whiteboards (or as David calls it: Interlaxative Nightboard lol), and more gadgets that I wouldn’t know how to use if one showed me.

The first week has shown to be interesting, and young Davo has managed to make a few new mates already. Good on him :) I am sure he will be quite popular in school.

There is one upside to all this. At least we get to see his creative artworks on the school blog :)

I have to admit, being the proud dad I am, I have taken quite a number of piccys this week on my smartphone and uploaded them on Facebook for the world to see :)

These are small steps for young Davo, and only the first week of what will be a long road ahead as he meets the challenges of the next 7 years of primary school.

Funny I don’t recall going on a boat trip over the holidays lol

Now for the bad:

I cannot say too much on here for what could possibly have backlash. But I will say that the car we purchased on finance in June 2013 (18.5791% thank you very much Esanda!!!!) had undergone a mandatory inspection last August.

The backstory on the car is this: In Nov 2012, the car was listed on the Written Off Vehicle Register. Now, we purchased the car at the end of June 2013. The dealer told us that the back bumper had some damage which they replaced, and he got a Roadworthy test and a Roadworthy certificate had been issued on the car. (I will take care of you guys – I remember him saying.. Yeah, he certainly did that!!!!!)

As it turns out, the Roadworthy Cert issued was more or less given to this scumbag by a mate of the car dealer, knowing that the car was anything but roadworthy. The report we got back Monday included a 2 page report on all the defects that were wrong with the car, which all dated back to the original report in 2012….. 7 months before we purchased the vehicle.

The powers that be don’t want to pay for the repairs, and the car dealer has since packed up business and vanished.

And so the bullshit continues.

How this will end I do not know. But, it is sickening to know that the amount of compensation offered to us will not be enough to cover the cost of paying out the loan. And as for Esanda’s involvement? They don’t give two shits that the vehicle should not have been sold in the first place.

Frustrating to say the least. There has been other things that happened which I wont go into, but needless to say this past week has had more sorrow than joy.

The stress from this week has also seen a large number of grey hairs come in too, which is another matter :(

 

Peace

 

CA.

Filed under: Events Tagged: catholic school, drama, hardship, Life, Prep, school days

Cole Phoenix Nominated for Best New Top40 Artist of the Year – 2015 New Music Awards

Cole Phoenix Nominated for Best New Top40 Artist of the Year

Australian singer, Cole Phoenix, is set for a scorching hot start to the year after being confirmed as a nominee for the Best New Top 40 Artist of the Year in the New Music Awards.

Phoenix released her scorching Pop/Rock single ���Hello��� on the 1st of January, racking up thousands of downloads and hours of airplay across Australia, the USA and the UK. The track is the latest to be taken from the upcoming album, ���She’s on Fire.��� The Brisbane native has been tipped for success in 2015 following the worldwide debut of ���Hello��� and its revolutionary video, shot by Nicolas Jacobi and Cole Phoenix herself in London.

Phoenix���s upbeat vocals and dance-floor ready tunes can also be heard on her hit single ���UFO��� and her anti bullying anthem “CANNIBAL” from her previous self-titled album “Cole Phoenix” which received worldwide acclaim and recognition from the International Songwriting Competition.

The annual New Music Awards by New Music Weekly magazine are given for excellence in music to both recording artists and radio stations. The first round nominations are submitted by members of the press, radio, music industry and fans, with the top performing nominees being selected for the final ballot.

Cole Phoenix said, ���I nearly choked on my morning mocha finding out about this nomination! It’s great to get recognition for the hard work and an honor to be among such majors as an independent artist. It often feels like a David and Goliath battle in the music biz – with support, the awards show indies can survive and inspire others to follow their dream despite the odds.”

Head to the New Music Weekly website and register your vote for Cole Phoenix in the Best New Top40 Artist of the Year category.

Fans can vote for Cole Phoenix in the Best New Top40 Artist of the Year category at:

http://newmusicweekly.com/?page_id=67190

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Interview With BobVsBob

G’day Bloggers! Today I am chatting to Romanian singer, BobVsBob.

His album “I’m So Random I’m Invisible” was released in March 2014. I will say that his music I feel is inspired by Slipknot and System Of A Down.

Hailing from Romania, Bob is an artist with an academic background in the field of visual arts. His music is a bonus of his struggle to balance the visual and audio. In his own words, it’s “an introspective philosophical work”. While the style of music may not suit everyone, followers of Korn, Slipknot, and System Of A Down may gravitate to the hard metal instrumentals that BobVsBob offers.

Now on with the interview with BobVsBob :)

Bob, What inspires you to get out of bed each day?

Not much. I’m quite eager to get on with this reality, and get it over with. I’m part nerd, part technician, part musician, part composer, part metal-head, part Rastaman, part hippie. But I’ve thrown all that away, and moved on to better things. I now get outta bed out of responsibility.

If you could hang out with one famous person from history for one day, who would it be and why?

My understanding of life comes close to CROWBAR‘s Kirk Windstein‘s opinions and views throughout their performance and this comes as a coincidence. His view on God and in Jesus is open and he believes, dabbling with the serious suffering of the soul, facing the hard reality. Everyone gets a fresh perspective of the same heap we all live in. I believe in Him, and that we’ve been brought here to be broken in. If not by death itself. What do you do when you fall? Some keep pride. Others ask for help. Others understand they’ve already received the help.

That’s some pretty heavy thinking there Bob :) Tell us, what���s the story behind your album “I’m So Random I’m Invisible“?

It’s the greatest goof of man. Man that in time forgot, that what he cannot see, exists regardless. Besides things that live outside our dimension and our perception, there are quite a lot of things that go on right under our noses, and nobody says a word about it. Like the elephant in the room nobody mentions. Then people started to mention it, whilst others laughed in their faces, and this, for the moment, is still reality. I believe in the great evil conspiracy, and I’m gonna let you figure it out. But this album has an honest first person view of this world with undecided eyes, child-like and resonant of the great ever-present evil, yet striving for good.

What are you working on next?

Working on several new songs; Scrambling for the money to spare on some extra equipment that would actually help me shoot a proper music video. All that I’ve done is no budget stuff done with extreme care, meaning and love.

Do you have any special/extraordinary talents?

All my music is recorded on gear that gets laughed at, at your average music store. I’ve seen music store owners go fancy and play snob over a pair of headphones so don’t get me started :) I’ve got a song, outside my album, called “down” in which I recreated the exact old school KoRn sound found in Right Now. So much so, that I somewhat remade their intro riff at the end of my song, to prove a point. For example I used an olden communist bass with 3 strings, that I brought to the audio level of fieldy s-bass on that track. Went into digital noise removal and the bunch. The point is, I’ve done LA studio work with stuff that the LA studio people can t even think of working with.

Who are your favorite authors and singers?

I don’t have any favorite singers anymore. I now like extremely random stuff. but my past as a metalhead has paved a road through pretty much all known metal, up to the very interesting philosophical apeal of Crowbar.

What do you like to do with your free time?

Whenever I’m not painting or doing some freelance work, I like to contemplate. Whatever makes me not be shallow. I lay awake at night thinking about the marvel of the extremes.

Tell us about your plans for any upcoming tours.

At the moment I am thinking of quitting music altogether. Maybe picking up a new hobby before the humans turn the earth into a technological nightmare. But kinda feels like a waste, so I mostly take large hiatuses, see if I can forget how to play the guitar. I’m a classic fan of old school metal, and I can enjoy a recording. I fail to see the point to play live. But business is business isn’t it ?

Where can fans find you on the web?

Basically at my bandcamp profile. Real simple and catchy: bobvsbob.bandcamp.com

I have some songs available at my youtube channel, and a facebook page, all connected to bandcamp.

Thanks Bob for being a guest today and we wish you success in your music.

Readers, you can find BobVsBob online at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobvsbob

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/6BobVSBob9/videos

Website: https://bobvsbob.bandcamp.com

 

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