Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

The First Time I Picked up a Guitar

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Axebay

The First Time You Play

When I was a kid, I was in a band as we all like to think we were, even if we couldn

Love Hina, Anime

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Nathan Martyn

Manga has contributed many great anime series to the anime genre. Love Hina is one of their many contributions to the anime genre. This series was written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. This series was originally a comic and was first shown in the Weekly Shonen Magazine in October of 1998. The series was based around the daily life and adventures of a character named Keitaro Urashima. The character attempts to find a certain girl to whom he made a childhood promise to. The character is also on his way to enter Tokyo University.

The anime adaptation of this series was produced by Xebec and first aired in Japan from April of 2000 to September of 2000. After the series was completely aired, there was a bonus DVD follow up with two special episodes. The follow up also includes a three episode original video animation, which was titled Love Hina again. The series and special follow up episodes were released in North America by the Bandai Entertainment Company.

Later on, in 2007, Funimation Entertainment obtained the license to the series as well. There are also two novels that were based on Love Hina and these novels were written by two of the anime series screenwriters. These novels were first released in Japan. These novels have now been released in North America as well. The novels are a shonen comedy that are centered in the Kanagawa Prefecture. The novels are based on the lead character, Keitaro Urashima, as the comics were.

Major characters include Motoko, a strong swordswoman; Su, an inventor eats-a-lot girl from a country suspiciously like India; Shinobu, a shy Martha Stewart-in-training; Kitsune, a drunk slacker; Mutsumi, a silly fellow Tokyo U failure; Haruka, Keitaro’s aunt; Seta, Naru’s old tutor and some form of cross between James Bond and Indiana Jones; and Kanako, Keitaro’s “adopted sister.” There are also numerous other smaller characters. Kanako used to be in the notes too, but I realized that her entire presence was one of the only issues I had with the manga of Love Hina.

The plot of this anime serious has interested many viewers since its first release in 1998. The main character, Keitaro Urashima, is searching for the girl that he made a childhood promise to, to enter Tokyo University with her. However, Keitaro has forgotten the girl

How To Rent DVD Movies For Free

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Weera Kunti

This is a guide to using DVD movie rental services to your advantage, eventually getting free rentals completely legitimately. This is not a fool-proof method and will require a little effort on your behalf, but it is well worth it if you are a movie lover.

Many online DVD rentals services offer a number of different subscription options. The option you choose will depend on how many movies you want to watch each month, though there is nearly always a free trials for testing out these packages to see if they are for you.

Enjoy Your Free Trial

In order to be able to rent free DVD movies you will need to sign up for a free trial at any of these online rental services. But before signing up, make sure that they have a scheme that gives you rewards (i.e. free rentals) for getting your friends to sign up with them as this is the main way in which you are going to get free DVD rentals.

Once you have signed up for the rentals service you can enjoy as many DVD movies as your free trial allows, simply returning them when you are finished. However, you should bear in mind that these free trials usually last a number of days or weeks so you will not be able to enjoy your DVDs for long before you start paying

Xbox Live Takes Online Gaming To New Heights

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Ray Subs

Online MMOs and RPGs like World of Warcraft and Warhammer have taken the world by storm, and now the Xbox 360 is offering gamers a new way to connect to the online community with Xbox Live. With Xbox Live gamers of the world unite on their couches to battle demons, race cars and fight bad guys, sharing the fun of online gaming without having to give up the fun of their favorite Xbox.

To thoroughly enjoy the full Xbox Live experience, the only thing Xbox fans need are an Xbox 360 and a high speed internet connection. Gamers simply connect their Xbox to their modem and they have instant access to hundreds of games and free demos, as well as a global community of players just like them with whom to share the excitement and thrill of ultimate destruction from the comfort of their living room.

Xbox fans who choose to take advantage of Xbox Live have two membership levels to choose from. The silver level membership is available at no cost and allows players to download content from the Xbox Live Marketplace, share their gamer profile and achievements with other users and chat with their friends while they

Xbox Live Subscriptions Made Simple

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Ray Subs

Are you looking into Xbox Live subscriptions but slightly confused by the multitude of choices people are throwing at you? It should be simple, right? You sign on the dotted line, give someone your credit card information, and the next thing you know you’re knee deep in the wide international community of gamers and Xbox fans that make up the Xbox Live community. You never knew you were going to need a dictionary to wade through all of your choices.

Here’s a quick look at the options that are available to you as a new member of Xbox Live:

1) Silver membership. Anyone who purchases Xbox Live subscriptions first has to be a silver member. Silver membership is an orientation into the world of Xbox Live. When you sign up for a silver membership you’ll be able to create an avatar to represent yourself online, chat with people all over the world, create a profile showing your gaming prowess and download games and movies from the Xbox Live Arcade and/or Marketplace.

2) Gold membership. Gold membership is the next step up and offers you everything that silver does (plus a few things it doesn’t). With gold membership you can capitalize on one of the most truly unique features of Xbox Live subscriptions, and the reason they and many other online gaming experiences have become so remarkably popular-multiplayer gaming.

For the dedicated gamers out there no further information is required. When you share a multiplayer gaming experience with other people who have purchased gold Xbox Live subscriptions you have the chance to go up against or join forces with some of the most talented players in the world in games like Halo 2, Street Fighter, Ghost Recon 2 and Star Wars Battlefront II (so much better than the original).

3) Xbox Live Codes. The codes you need to sign up for Gold Xbox Live subscriptions. Your Xbox Live code is what will officially move you up in the world of Xbox gaming and make you a permanent part of the Xbox Live community.

4) Free Xbox Live Subscriptions. You’ve probably heard a lot about Xbox Live subscriptions. Guess what? It’s all true

Tips For Finding a Local Music School in Your Community

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

A. Nutt

There are many advantages to involving your child in music. Participation in music can lead to increased creative thinking, better math skills, and greater interest in the performing arts. In addition, nurturing your child

Loverboy Keeps it Rocking

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

John Parks

Loverboy is a Canadian rock group that formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, Loverboy became one the best-selling rock bands in North America, rolling out numerous hit songs in both Canada and the United States. It produced four multi-platinum albums and sold millions of records. Loverboy was at first rejected by many U.S. labels before finally signing on with Columbia Records Canada, thereupon recording their first album on March 20, 1980 with lead vocalist Mike Reno, Paul Dean as guitarist, Scott Smith as bassist, Doug Johnson on keyboards, and Matt Frenette on drums. Loverboy

Berlin Philharmonic

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

John Parks

Voted in 2006 by a group of ten European media outlets as number three on a list of

Music: What Makes Austria Tick

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

John Parks

Among its many important contributions, music has constituted an important element of Austria

Back in Time With Counter Clock Records

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Robert Benson

As we all enjoy the vinyl record revival, there is another aspect to this phenomenon that sometimes gets overlooked: the forgotten 45 rpm records from years past. Sure, there are some mainstream artists, punk rockers and indie musicians who have found this audio medium to their liking, it is a marvelous way to not only give their fans what they want (the music), but also create a collectible as well.

Another medium from the past has gone through some major changes in recent years. Remember when AM radio dominated the air waves? And then another format in the 70