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Store Manager | 01.07.08: DJing With No
Skill Required, Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 On Wii Goes Old School and A
Review Of Wanted Streaming Song Of The Day: How Do You Do by Roxette (one of my all time favourites) Free MP3 Of The Day: Chick Lit by We Are Scientists So, today is the first day proper of my split holiday. Split because tomorrow I have to go to work, but then I am off for another 3 days at least. Maybe 4 depending on how Queen Chav is feeling. And I am already making very productive use of my time off. I told Mr DJ that I was going to try and create a DJ set using my complete lack of DJing and using just my computer and software knowledge to create something which would be playable at a club night. Not that I want to, I mean, what would I do? It's far more than that. It's Proof Of Concept. You see, a friend of mine who is an amatuer DJ and Mr DJ both bang on about how DJing is more than just playing records, that it's skill, beat matching and knowing how and when to crossfade records. Personally, I disagree. I agree that those things are required, just not to the extent that they are "essential". But the thing that made me do it was that Mr DJ said that he didn't believe software other than Windows could achieve what I wanted to achieve. Uh huh. Well, I went to Synaptic yesterday afternoon, after Googling beat matching software, downloaded Mixxx, and then got it to analyse the beats per minute of a selection of MP3s, then organise them into ascending order of beats per minute, then got RhythmBox to sort them into a playlist, and crossfade them at 30 seconds before the end. The result? Well, for a first attempt it's ok, but tonight I am going to invite my amatuer DJ friend over for drinks and a listen. Even I have to admit that some of the crossfades are rough to say the least, and the playlist did need trimming, but this was all done in an afternoon. I've known Mr DJ spend weeks getting a set just right. Never know, if I enjoy this DJing malarkey, maybe I'll begin networking where Mr DJ networks. And actually, this is just phase one of my little plan. You see, the set I created was made with MP3s from my DJ friend's dance music collection. It's ok, but not entirely my taste. Now, I know Mr DJ wants an Electronica DJ for his club nights, and I know where to get bleeding edge Electronica for free. Perhaps this afternoon I will create set number two! I've also been playing a lot of Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 on the Wii. Now, before people flame me that I am 29 years old and play wrestling games, don't. Play like I did for 45 minutes straight and find out just how tiring on your arms the game can be. Especially against tougher opponents. Also, I am not ashamed to admit that I do like professional wrestling. To the point where my ADD actually cuts out. I sat down the other night and watched the Raw Draft, a 3 hour event where they decide which wrestlers are going to wrestle on which brand. I watched it without pausing it once. Anywho, I've decided to take things back to the old school on Smackdown Vs Raw. I'm playing the career mode as Brett Hart, one of my favourite wrestlers as a kid, and I am hoping to be able to recreate the legendary match between Shawn Micheals and Brett Hart. Just without the Montreal Screwjob... Plus it did give me quite a nice sense of satisfaction that an 80s/90s wrestler took Kane out for 2 months, and Umaga out for a month. I'd love to see some of the legendary wrestlers wrestling against today's wrestlers in something more than novelty matches or cameos in the Royal Rumble. And WWE, if you are listening, give Marty Janettey a fat wad of cash and make a Rockers vs Hardy Boys TLC match. Come on, that would be awesome! Two of the best ariel tag teams in the history of professional wrestling in a no holds barred hardcore match. Bums on seats is all I am saying... Lastly, I went to see Wanted last night. WOW. You know, I was reading the graphic novel for the first time a couple of months ago because it was flagged up on Amazon as something I might like as I have the entire back catalogue of the Wolverine commics (except Origins). And it took me months to read it because I didn't really like the beginning, but when I forced myself to read it, I was hooked. But as I read it I felt this sinking feeling inside. The story begs to be made into a film. Problem is, the story is about a group of super villains who killed off all the super heroes years ago and now rule the world. And it's very very violent. Now, because it was an anti-hero story, and because it makes most Rambo or Terminator films look like nursery rhymes in terms of violence, I thought it would never be made into a film. And it has. And you know what? It's as close to the comic book as they were ever going to get. And I am a little disappointed that they went with the "we can't make the woman who gets all the abuse black" way of thinking. She's black in the comic book, and I am guessing that the comic book sold enough that some studio bought the rights. Bottom line - if you are waiting for The Dark Knight to come out, get a comic book hero fix right now and watch Wanted. It is just simply awesome. Permalink | |
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