Record Store Day!
Its time to support our local independently owned record store while also obtaining rare goodies for ourselves. Its Record Store Day!!
The music-community celebrates this day on the third Saturday of April each year since its inception in 2008. So that would make it April 20, 2013 coincidentally the other holiday the music community celebrates. Each year participating record stores have exclusive albums available from different artists.
This year the official ambassador is Jack White of the White Stripes and for some lucky shoppers a copy of Elephant is being released on a vinyl w/ black and red stripes on one side and white on the flip side. In the past other artists have released 7” vinyls usually capping out at 1000 copies.
It is a great way to create business for these places that bring fans together and help us discover new music. Visit the official website for more info and to find a participating store in your area.
“Damn the man! Save the Empire!”
Cheap Date: Apr 3rd
Good afternoon everyone! I hope you had some fun pulling some great April Fool’s pranks but now it’s time to entertain you with something a bit more selfishly. It’s time to take yourself on a Cheap Date, where I will recommend $30 worth of nerdy entertainment.
Hit the jump to read the recommendations.
Nerds Play: Minecraft Pt 1 – Build a Home
Continuing more Nerds Play, but now with Minecraft for XBLA. This time Danny and Ricky are preparing for the release of update for the End this Friday.
The Walking Dead Review: S3E16 “Welcome to the Tombs”
Sunday night saw the season three finale of The Walking Dead on AMC. If you have read my reviews for the other episodes, you may already know that I was really unhappy with how this second half of the season went but was very pleased with the last episode. How did the show fare in the ultimate clash between Woodbury and the prison? And ultimately how well did the episode stand up?
Hit the jump to read the review. Beware the SPOILERS!
CYaN Podcast Episode 49: Exactly What It Sounds Like
Happy April Fools! I promise that his is not a trick and this is a brand new episode of the Call Yourself A Nerd Podcast. On this episode; Danny and Ricky talk and argue about the first Wolverine trailer, del Toro talking about Heaven Sent, Avengers AI, The Wolf Among Us, and we round the episode by discussing the finale of The Walking Dead and the premiere of Game of Thrones.
New Music – April 2013 Edition.
April is here and that means a new round of albums! I have these listed by date of release for your browsing and shopping ease. Spring is all about renewal and the bands this month are all embracing that sentiment.
Paramore has shed some layers and is back with a more mature sound. Fall Out Boy is back with a renewed vigor and some high notes. Kid Cudi is trying to find his own Chronic sound.
I have included some titles of their past hits for those of you unfamiliar with these bands. Spring into the season with some new musical discoveries.
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Destiny Characters Come to Life
I have been a big fan of Bungie for ages and am really excited for their next project, Destiny. Yesterday at their GDC panel they showed the progression from concept to fully rendered for their characters.
Head past the jump to watch the video.
Hit Record Has a Show!
Like many other people, the Call Yourself A Nerd staff are big fans of Joseph Gordon Levitt and will support his stuff.
Not to long ago, Natalia introduced me to JGL’s production company Hit Record. It is a fascinating concept and I hope the best things for the company. But just this week they released a video announcing some big news.
Hit the jump to watch the announcement.
Double Fine Adventure Reveals to be Broken Age
Way back in March of last year, I put in my helping hand to Tim Schafer’s then initially titled “Double Fine Adventure” when it went to break records on Kickstarter. A year later with a lot of fun updates in between, we get our first look in a teaser for the game now titled Broken Age.
Hit the jump to watch the teaser trailer.
First Full Length Trailer for The Wolverine
Yesterday saw the release of the first full trailer of The Wolverine, right off the heels of the 20-second teaser released on Vine.
Slash past the jump to watch the trailer.
Call Yourself A Nerd 