Archive for June 2009
Hey, so
So hey, it’s been a while. I’m not ditching this blog. (Though Twitter is easier to keep up with.) I’ve just been busy – real, real busy. I’m wrapping up a freelance project that has consumed my life, especially for the last couple months. My work’s almost done now, which has sent me through at least twelve stages of grieving and feelings of loss, confusion, frustration, and finally, relief. If the NDA ever runs out, I’ll be sure to come back and tell y’all all about it.
So, what else have I done that I can actually talk about?
- I interviewed Mark Essen, aka Messhof, for Edge Online.
- I questioned whether film people know anything about making games on KCRW’s The Business – I’m on around 17 minutes in, after Jerry Bruckheimer.
- I wrote a feature on the New Hampshire music scene for NH Magazine. The issue hit stands this week and the article should be online soon. (Update: it was.) Meanwhile, in case you were crass and cruel enough to say, “What New Hampshire music scene?”, check out this free sampler of 12 great tracks by area bands, including a few I suggested.
- I have an interview with the Dirty Projectors.
- Steve Bissette, too. I’m hoping that runs in July, because we spoke for hours and he was really fascinating.
- I just learned my press release for David Sylvian’s Manafon is live (scroll down a little past the track listing and personnel). Really pleased with how it turned out, and David said he liked it as well – and yeah, that made my year.
- I reviewed Velvet Assassin, The Path, and Blueberry Garden for the Onion AV Club. Blueberry has taken some real knocks lately, as many folks play it and discover they hate it – or at least, find it horribly lightweight. I found it lightweight too, but it works on atmosphere, and on creating a particular kind of character and setting him in a word that fits his pace, attitude, and capabilities. I got a couple nice surprises out of it, and yes, the review was scaled for value (the pricetag’s only $5). But I will admit that maybe I shouldn’t have given it the same grade I gave Knytt and Knytt Stories – which you can still play for free.
- And I finally reviewed Sister Suvi’s Now I Am Champion, which is fan-fucking-tastic. Check them out now.
Like I said, I’m done with a major project and I’ve been blowing the last few nights playing games and watching The Mighty Boosh. But breaktime’s almost over, so I hope to get cracking again real soon and tell y’all all about it.
(UPDATE: I added some links here over the past month.)
