Archive for September, 2009

Hot Toys demonstrates PERS

Posted under News, Toys/Games on Monday, 28 September 2009 by Willy Tan
If you are a toy enthusiast, you would have probably heard of Hot Toys Ltd, a crazy-ass Hong Kong-based production house. They have been churning out extremely detailed toy figurines for the past few years. Check out the video for the final head sculpt of the Hot Toys upcoming MMS DX 01 -...
Hot Toys demonstrates PERS

Meltgsnow unleashes Black Penance

Posted under Music, News on Monday, 28 September 2009 by Willy Tan
Goth-metal act Meltgsnow melds their unique sense of melody with aggressive dark rhythm and intensely brtual vocals. They are set to release their sophomore album Black Penance late October on Mourning Sound Records. This is the first offering since their 2003 debut album Insanity. Known for their...
Meltgsnow unleashes Black Penance

Details on Furniture’s upcoming album

Posted under Music, News on Thursday, 24 September 2009 by Willy Tan
We drop Malaysian indie rock band Furniture an Facebook message to check in on them. The Kuala Lumpur-based act has been rather quiet these days, playing fewer shows. Twilight Chases The Sun, their 2005 debut album has been their only offering so far. Frontman Ronnie Khoo tells us, "Okay, after...
Details on Furniture’s upcoming album

Amberhaze releases then we saw the stars again

Posted under Music, News on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 by Willy Tan
then we saw the stars again is Giuliano Gullotti’s debut full length album under the Amberhaze moniker. Recorded throughout 2008 and produced with Nick Chan at Wallwork Studios in early 2009, the record expands the sonic palette displayed on the Newborn EP. An eclectic mix of inuences, the...
Amberhaze releases then we saw the stars again

The Facebook movie

Posted under Gadgets, Movies, News on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 by Willy Tan
Yup, they are shooting a movie about social networking site Facebook. Well, more like the early few years of the company. Based on an unauthorised biography The Accidental Billionaires, the movie The Social Network will be directed by David Fincher and executively produced by Kevin...
The Facebook movie

Stellarium teases album details

Posted under Music, News on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 by Willy Tan
We check with Singapore's shoegaze-blistering-noise-pop band Stellarium about the status of their debut album. The quartet has created a minor buzz in their indie scene for reviving a long-dead music genre. Frontman Muhammad Azman mentions, "I'm aiming to get [the album] all done by mid-October....
Stellarium teases album details

Nicholas Cage as Superman

Posted under Comics, Movies, News on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 by Willy Tan
IGN reports that screen test pictures from Tim Burton's 1999 aborted take on The Man Of Steel have leaked. Fanboys should know that Nicholas Cage was supposed to star as the last son of Krytpon. The project never took off, despite millions of dollars spent on pre-production work. That was until...
Nicholas Cage as Superman

Kirby’s kids sue for copyrights

Posted under Comics, News, Print on Monday, 21 September 2009 by Willy Tan
Co-creator of many Marvel Comics' classic characters (triple alliteration, just like Marvel's style!), Jack Kirby's children are gunning for their rights to their father's work. They have served 45 notices of termination to Marvel, Disney, Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and...
Kirby’s kids sue for copyrights

MySpace syncs with Twitter

Posted under Gadgets, Music on Monday, 21 September 2009 by Willy Tan
According to a blog post on MySpace.com, the social media site which is highly popular with bands is rolling out two-way syncing with micro-blogging site Twitter. Any changes to your MySpace status & mood will be updated to you Twitter feed, vice versa. The service is now available. The...
MySpace syncs with Twitter

Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (V2 Records)

Posted under Music, Reviews on Monday, 21 September 2009 by Willy Tan
By Keith Boi French band Phoenix have always been a reliable source of infectious pop songs in a guilty-pleasure sort of way for me. But their latest album, the fantastically named Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix released about five months ago, is proving to be a more than serviceable listen, if only...
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (V2 Records)