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MUSE brings The Resistance to Toronto

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on March 10, 2010 by MarkEightThree

MUSE returned to Toronto on Monday for the first Canadian stop of The Resistance tour, bringing with them the L.A. alt-rockers Silversun Pickups. Playing through a set filled mostly with older hits, MUSE occasionally dipped into a few tracks from their latest [but far from greatest] album The Resistance. Frontman Matt Bellamy was a force on stage, playing to all corners of a packed Air Canada Centre before ending with the western/sci-fi opus Knights of Cydonia.

I was excited to see Silversun Pickups live as well, but sadly the energy just wasn’t there and they were clearly the second-fiddle of the night. It was still awesome to hear Panic Switch and Lazy Eye live though. My favourite performance of the night was definitely Plug In Baby, which was complemented by giant eyes falling from the ceiling of the ACC.  Even though I’m not crazy about their latest work, MUSE has a catalog of awesome tracks that I would be up for seeing live anytime.

Check out the videos on YouTube and the photos on Google Picasa.

Here’s the night’s setlist from Setlist.fm:

  1. Uprising
  2. Resistance
  3. New Born
  4. Map of the Problematique
    (+Who Knows Who riff)
  5. Supermassive Black Hole
  6. Guiding Light
  7. Hysteria
    (Interlude intro)
  8. Nishe
  9. United States Of Eurasia
  10. Feeling Good
    (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover) (Take a Bow intro)
  11. Helsinki Jam
  12. Undisclosed Desires
  13. Starlight
  14. Plug In Baby
    (+YYZ riff)
  15. Time Is Running Out
  16. Unnatural Selection
    Encore:
  17. Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 1: Overture
  18. Stockholm Syndrome
    (+War Within a Breath riff)
  19. Knights of Cydonia
    (Man with a harmonica intro)

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Rock Band Network goes live for Xbox 360

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on March 5, 2010 by MarkEightThree

The Rock Band Network unexpectedly launched it’s awesomeness on the world yesterday, bringing with it the largest ever DLC addition to a music game. The RBN operates in Rock Band 1 and 2 as it’s own music store, with the option to download 30-45 second demos before deciding to purchase the full track. Songs are also split into different categories than the RB Music Store, with Harmonix offering their own top 10 selections among other options. The fastest way to browse all tracks right now is by sorting them as decades, but on first impression it seems to me that navigating through the RBN might become a bit cumbersome as it gains size.

Hopefully Harmonix will make the store browseable through an online portal similar to Xbox.com’s LIVE Marketplace. Then again, when your biggest problem is that there is too much content available, I wouldn’t be worried too much. Still nothing from Last Gang Records though. Dammit. Check out the full tracklist after the break! Read more »

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2010 Canadian Autoshow Photo Gallery

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2010 by MarkEightThree

The 2010 Canadian International Autoshow has come and gone without much fanfare, which was to be expected considering the beating the car industry has taken lately. Aside from the heavily CRX inspired Honda CRZ and Scion lineups, there wasn’t much else to speak of at the event. Most automakers played it safe this year and kept the risks and surprises to a minimum, opting to stick with reliable sellers instead. Visit my Picasa web album to view images from the event.

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Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer free on the AppStore for a limited time

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , on March 1, 2010 by MarkEightThree

The recently revealed iPhone/touch exclusive Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer has been launched onto the iTunes AppStore for the surprisingly low price of free. It’s not a permanent bargain however, as the game’s price will be hiked up to $2.99 on Wednesday. I was a big fan of Ezio’s adventures on the Xbox 360 and I’ve yet to take the swan dive into the iPhone/touch version because of budget reasons, but I’ve got no excuse to miss out on this one. Get it on the AppStore

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