LoveSac, makers of awesome alternative furniture, are throwing an even awesomer party at Barcade in Brooklyn on Nov 16th called the LoveSac NES Classic. Gamers are going to be playing each other in series of speed runs through retro Nintendo games, which basically translates to “a great excuse to drink beer and play Ninja Gaiden.” Consider us pumped. This thing is going to be great.
Anyway, Destructoid.com is running a poll right now to vote on which games are going to be played at the event, so head on over and make your voice heard!
Oh yeah, and there was that other election that’s going on today. Hopefully you voted in that one, too.
Freddy, an artist who we’ve been loving here at Apex for awhile, has just released a new song (and accompanying video) called “We’re Not Going Down.” Recorded with his close buddy Matt Bair (formerly of Band Camp), the song is about how the US needs some change, or things are just going to get worse.
Seeing those pictures and reading about what’s really going on, it hit me that I can’t be blind anymore. That same night, I wrote a song about that night. My revelation that I have to do something. That we ALL have to do something. That everyone like me in their 20′s, whose so busy trying to get their life started, has to stop for a minute and think about how to save our country.
- New NIN Single – Trent Reznor pulls a… Trent Reznor and unceremoniously ships a single to radio and makes it a free download the day after it’s finished. At least the guy is keeping busy.
- PENIS THEFT! – 13 suspected sorcerers arrested in Congo for allegedly “stealing or shrinking” several men’s “special purposes.” That’s so crazy, it could never happ-OMG WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!?!
- Pirate Bay Reaches 12 million users – I’ve got mixed feelings about this. Sure, it’s great that the Creative Commons movement has taken off, but it does kind of amount to mass theft. Speaking of the Pirate Bay and bittorrents…
- GTA IV Leaked a week early – Pre-release leaks have become common in the music industry, but seeing it on such a mass level for video games is certainly interesting. Thankfully, I’m not picking up GTA4 next week because I like actually leaving my apartment every once in awhile.
- Rush Limbaugh calls for riots at Democratic Convention – Really? Sometimes stuff like this gets taken out of context, but I’m pretty sure implying that a riot isn’t such a bad thing isn’t something you want to say on the air.
Funsize BonusThe world’s most annoying song – I’m proud (I think?) to say I listened to the entire thing. Lemme tell you, it’s pretty much an endurance test.
Funsize Bonus Bonus!The Dancing Outlaw – Trust me. It’s worth watching. The inspiring story of Jesco White, a tap-dancing, Elvis-impersonating West Virginian. Or, watch a 12-second summation of the whole thing.
- M83 – Graveyard Girl – (Pitchfork.tv link) It’s like a mini John Hughes movie and officially my personal Jam of the Summer ’08. Secondly, I finally got a chance to play with P-fork.tv and have decided it’s completely awesome.
- Leaked Trailer for new Star Wars cartoon – Considering Episode II was entirely CGI in the first place, this really doesn’t look too different, just less Ewan McGregor.
- South Park Fixes the Internet – It really does work just like that. I’m glad to know the interwebs are controlled by a giant linksys router.
Funsized Bonus!FAIL blog because it gives me a serious case of the giggles.
