The Real Way to Play Hit Machine

The second I saw Hit Machine I knew I'd spend my next sleepless night shredding my keyboard with the online Rock Band equivalent. But in watching an online video all I could think was, "No she didn't!"

The person playing in the demo video below is playing while sitting down. For all practical purposes I couldn't tell whether they were writing a report or playing what might be a milestone of an internet gaming release. It seems like a sin.

The beauty of Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and now Hit Machine is its ability to allow us to pretend that we are the band. In other words, I'm kicking my desk chair into the hallway for awhile, taking my lampshades off so I can shine the bare bulbs like spotlights in my eyes, turning on every multicolored light I have, and BEING the band. I've already rigged a way to mount my wireless keyboard on a baseball bat so that I can "play guitar" until the club shuts down. So don't call me tonight, unless of course, you want to be my drummer.

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Get revved up with supercharged bassline heavy The Girls Can Hear Us.

The Girls Can Hear Us remix of Beach Boys - "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Please excuse the disturbing image. It's well worth enduring because this combination of old and new is about as fun as it gets.)

Ukulele Fever

I've got ukulele fever and I've got it bad.  This isn't just some sort of tepid condition alleviated with a few aspirin and a couple days rest.  It's an all encompassing obsession that pumps through my veins and leaves me restless.   Most of my passions end up driving me through the day and this hankering desire for a ukulele is no different.  I've always felt a connection with the instrument's mobile and triumphantly nerdy beauty but right now I feel like the connections in my brain are made of ukulele strings.  In my obsessive condition I've been scouring YouTube and I recently stumbled upon this 11 year old elementary school student named Anko.  His hobbies include making "new rube goldberg machines" and his favorite books are "novels."  This guy is adorable, not to mention talented.  Check out his YouTube channel here (he also makes Lego- animation videos) or just listen to a couple of his songs below.

Keita - "Stand By Me"

Keita - "Love Me Do"

Tearing Through Manhattan on a Unicyle

This video doesn't require much of an introduction. Let's just say these riders are heroic, and possibly a bit crazy. But isn't some degree of crazy a prerequisite for any type of heroism? I won't bore you with that thought process, but check out these unicycle riders as they tear through Manhattan.

Before I leave you I'd like to introduce you to an amazing band. Check out The Feeling. These guys are like the Elton John of the new millennium.