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Steven Seagal To Fight Crime On Reality Show

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:18:00 -0800

Martial-arts expert, world-class runner, and thespian extraordinaire, Steven Seagal is currently in production on a reality show for A&E.

Now, let's approach the story's elaboration a bit differently. I'm going to pretend to tell you a joke by pitching a ridiculous premise, and you conversely, will either laugh or just snidely think that I took the joke too far. Ready?...Okay:

So here's the pitch: We take Steven Seagal and put him right smack-dab in the middle of post-Katrina New Orleans. THEN we make him a fully-commissioned deputy for the NOPD, where the cameras will follow him around as he fights crime in real life. lulz reins supreme! SNL might actually have an idea for a funny sketch (seeing as Lorne Michaels hates him.) Well, I really must break it to you that the above pitch is FOR REAL.

Yup, this is not a joke. Remember that episode of The Simpsons where they had the "spinoffs" parody and Principal Skinner left Springfield to fight crime as a P.I. in New Orleans alongside Chief Wiggum? THAT sounds less ridiculous than this.

The show will be entitled Steven Seagal: Lawman, and is indeed taping at present. The show is scheduled to premiere late in 2009. Frankly, I don't see how you can NOT tune in to see this.

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GNR Brings 'Chinese Democracy' To MySpace

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:01:00 -0800

In a move that is either a sly marketing strategy, or penance for years of countless on-stage, diva-like bailouts, Guns N' Roses (well, really Axl Rose) has debuted the 14-year in the making album, Chinese Democracy a few days before its Best-Buy exclusive November 23 release date, fully streaming it on the band's MySpace page.

So head on over there and give it a listen. The reviews have overall been, while not terrible, lukewarm. I suppose it's only natural that expectations will kill you when you wait 17 years for a follow-up album and spend 14 of those years hyping said project.

What's fascinating here, is the way that Chinese Democracy has been marketed. While fans are certainly not expecting "Appetite 2," it's reasonable to assume that its release would be a big deal. It may be a tribute to the fact that the record company felt that it was not profitable to sell this album as a physical copy in ALL stores that truly cements the beginning of the end of an era where people go to the store to buy some physical form of music. Its exclusive release with Best Buy almost seems like a rare bonus, or an exception to the norm (which would be purchasing the download of the album.)

With huge artists like Nine Inch Nails and Prince (just to name a few) experimenting with releasing albums exclusively online, the fact that you can't walk into your local Wal-Mart and buy a copy of the first new Guns N' Roses album in 17 years, is a huge statement to how the music industry is attempting to adapt to the changing world. If Chinese Democracy had hit just 10 years ago, it would have been hugely hyped on television, with aisle displays in every store across the country, and even huge online hype. Now, it seems we have the "grassroots" strategy of selling music in a time when purchasing it seems to have lost its directness.

Uwe Boll Loses $2 Million Lawsuit

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:58:00 -0800

Director Uwe Boll has been ordered by a court to pay $2.1 million to Fantastic Films International per the judgment of a breach of contract and libel claim filed by the company. It has been found that Boll broke worldwide exclusive rights owed to Fantastic Films by either taking away the agreed rights, or outright not paying them for their cut of the distribution returns from 45 countries.

Included in the part of the judgment for libel, was a $200,000 payout to Fantastic Films owner Roxane Barbat for e-mails that Boll sent to potential buyers which apparently made false claims about the company.

You know what? Sure, the man takes video games, puts them in film, then butchers them into mediocrity. But in a way, Uwe can be viewed as the world's most powerful conceptual artist. This is but a price one pays for one's art. Think about it. Much like the defiance of the conventional by the Dadaists of the early 20th century who stood on the brink of a newly-branded mechanized destruction at the hands of the First World War, Uwe is an anti-artist. He somehow takes "good" concepts of the world that are non-tangible, "abducts them" through media, and makes them "un-good." It's his artistic stamp, his mustache on the Mona Lisa, if you will. He is giving the cruel world a proverbial (and often literal) middle finger. One day, original film cells from House of the Dead will grace the Louvre.

...Right?

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Terrorists Coordinating On Twitter?

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:35:00 -0700

Has Twitter become a breeding ground for terrorists to coordinate? According to a new report from the US Army 314 Military Intelligence Battallion, it's possible.

The micro-blogging capabilities of Twitter supposedly allow terrorists to communicate in real time without direct risk. The report lays down three primary scenarios as to how this may occur:

Scenario 1: Terrorist operative "A" uses Twitter with (or without) a cell phone camera/video function to send back messages, and to receive messages, from the rest of his cell. Operative "A" also has a Google Maps Twitter Mash Up of where he is under a code word for other members of his cell (if they need more in-depth directions) posted on the WWW that can be viewed from their mobiles. Other members of his cell receive near real time updates (similar to the movement updates that were sent by activists at the RNC) on how, where, and the number of troops that are moving in order to conduct an ambush.

Scenario 2: Terrorist operative "A" has a mobile phone for Tweet messaging and for taking images. Operative "A" also has a separate mobile phone that is actually an explosive device and/or a suicide vest for remote detonation. Terrorist operative "B" has the detonator and a mobile to view "A's" Tweets and images. This may allow "B" to select the precise moment of remote detonation based on near real time movement and imagery that is being sent by "A."

Scenario 3: Cyber Terrorist operative "A" finds U.S. [soldier] Smith's Twitter account. Operative "A" joins Smith's Tweets and begins to elicit information from Smith. This information is then used for a targeting package (targeting in this sense could be identity theft, hacking, and/or physical.) This scenario is not new and has already been discussed for other social networking sites, such as My Space and/or Face Book.

All legitimate scenarios. However, one can't help but ponder on a primary question here: What is so unique about Twitter that this cannot be done on some other blog or social networking software? Some of these scenarios would even seem feasible with a Photobucket account.

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YTCracker: Famous On The Internets

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 13:30:00 -0800

Exclusive Video

Nerdcore rapper and hacker supreme YTCracker is well known for his skills on the mic and the mouse. He’s also a fan of TheFeed and was kind enough to record and perform an awesome theme song for us, which we featured here awhile back.

In fact, we loved it so much we set up a webcam interview with the mighty YT so we could chat with him about his burgeoning style of hip hop and hacking the NASA site (which he did, by the way). We also got him to film a lil’ music video for the Feed theme song, which appears here at the end of this clip. The video even features appearances by some of your favorite Attack of the Show hosts and TheFeed web writers. Pretty neat, eh?

Now go watch and enjoy…click image above….bi-atch….

Download YTCracker – “TheFeed Theme Song” mp3

“TheFeed Theme Song” - lyrics

The technological sly hacker supreme
The king on the hacker scene
See YTCracker in the cut with my nerdy lean
while my posse feed to computer screens
G4tv, my technical team
Feeding the data multiple bit stream
Its’ a blog, it’s a clique, it’s a way of life
It’s the way that a nerd get the scoop here right

Entertainment news from me to Tom Cruise
Tech toys and games from cells to moon shoes
What I’m doing on Christmas? Holla @ ya frog
Surfing on the feed sipping on egg nog
What I’m doin’ in the summer? Holla @ ya geek
Feed on the road wi-fi on the street
Attack of the show yea I stay in the know
It’s the mighty whitey with the nerdcore flow

The nerd rap sire hit up Frank Meyer
Got it all he’s the geek town crier
And Layla - she got me on my knees
Every time that she mention my joints on TheFeed
Morton and Lawson shouts to Johnson
Writin’ what they got yea TheFeed is constant
See 'bout the Vinson or M'dalonzo
Make happy days yea they cool like the Fonz, yo

United - yeah we stand for our text
If you cant stand the heat then you best wear a vest
Know you’re a target if you cross TheFeed
Wind up on the front page that all them read
Can’t hang with a soldier that knows ya weakness
Can’t hang with a soldier you’ll never beat this
I’m the alpha nerd king baby see me in the lead
Se me on the television pumpin’ TheFeed

Make sure you go cop his album Nerd Life NOW!

'Space Camp' Guy On Kimmel Tonight

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:32:00 -0800

Remember Brent Simon? The guy who sang Space Camp? We did a Famous On The Internets interview with him some time ago. Well, he's blowing up. Big. Ya heard?

Tonight, dude is on Jimmy Kimmel Live, singing the song on the air, and our own Dvinson is backstage with him right now, watching this part of the Hollywood dream come true. Oh, we'll have footage and interviews and whatnot. It's going to be awesome.

Until then, why not watch the Famous On The Internets interview? It's cool.

Famous on the Internets: Brent Simon

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:10:00 -0700

There is no denying that a song about Space Camp already has a strong advantage in capturing the attention of the nerdom, but when it's catchy to boot...well, then you've got Internets gold.

Meet Brent Simon, you've probably seen his awesome videos for his hits World Wired West (The Bit Torrent Song) and Space Camp on YouTube. And if you haven't, well, you'd better get with the program because Brent Simon is going to be a synth superstar.

Check out this exclusive interview with the genius himself as he talks about Ohio, the new album and of course, being famous on the internets. Plus, Brent plays Space Camp live! I dare you to walk away not tapping your foot. I dare you.

Better buy your t-shirt now so that when all your lame, unplugged friends jump on the bandwagon, you'll be able to make fun of them in that way only you can.

To check out more on Brent, visit his website NerdPunk.com.

Famous on The Internets: Matt Harding

Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:26:00 -0700

If your email has been working for the last couple of years, someone has sent you a link to www.wherethehellismatt.com. The site is home to Matt Harding, a former videogame designer whose new vocation is traveling the world, videotaping himself dancing in various locations.

Before the internet, his friends might have been amused/impressed when he fired up the VCR, but in 2006, he's famous--literally millions of people have enjoyed his films.

Here's his story:

Famous On The Internets: Adam Scott

Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:47:00 -0700

Famous on the Internets is a Feed feature in which we profile, dissect, interview and generally get chummy with the personalities that make the internet such a super-special way of transmitting information over phone lines.

The inaugural installment of our spanking new feature stars the great Adam Scott. An internet nere-do-well, Adam is not only notable for his funny ha-ha website, but also for his latest experiment: The Monkey Chow Diaries, in which he will eat only Monkey Chow for a week.

We caught up with him on Day 5.

Today is Day 6.

Adam is going slowly mad. Let's watch: