Freezepop and Rare Candy Review

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Freezepop Rare Candy ReviewWhen I was told that Rare Candy was playing a show, I immediately called a few of my friends to tell them we were going. But there was an added surprise, Freezepop was going to be playing as well! Rare Candy always brings the energy and they didn’t disappoint; they had the crowd jumping for video game classics. When you know that you’re going to rock out with Zelda, Megaman, and other gaming songs, you know  it is going to be a great time! However, when Freezepop took the stage I wasn’t sure what to do. But then fun, dance music started to play, and I’d never seen so many nerds try to dance.  Everything was high energy: just a lot of jumping, dancing, and having a great time!

 

RARE CANDY SET LIST:

1 Legend of Zelda – Dark World
2 Mega Man X – Storm Eagle
3 Metroid – Brinstar Medley
4 Castlevania
5 Pokemon – Gym Leader Battle
6 Super Mario World – Castle

FREEZEPOP SET LIST:

1 Natural Causes
2 Bike Thief
3 Super Sprode
4 Manipulate
5 Brain Power
6 Electromagnetic
7 Doppleganger
8 Science Genius Girl
9 Plastic Stars
10 Stakeout
11 Get Ready 2 Rokk
12 Special Effects
13 Less Talk More Rokk

Conventions…the new frontier

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There have always been peculiarities between Nerd and Otaku culture and the rest of the known world. For example, when I say ADD, most people think of Attention Deficit Disorder. However, every nerd out there just thought of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. Conventions are a lot like that. At times, you could almost believe that you had wondered into an Einsteinian alternate universe; what with the costumes and numerous cultural references. There are some sights, sounds, and feelings that one can only experience at an anime convention. Here are a few that I always seem to notice:

  1. Only at a convention can you see a grown man approach a twelve year old girl, ask for photos, and then get a hug without being thrown in jail.
  2. Only at a convention will you find six grown men, along with all of their luggage, packed into a single bedroom to save money (just to spend said savings on collectables).
  3. Only at a convention can you see an extremely obese man in Cosplay and the first thing you think is, “That is a great Medusa costume.” Rather than, “Why the hell is he dressed as a woman and wearing that!”
  4. Only at a convention do they have to remind attendees to bathe themselves.
  5. Anime conventions are the only place I’ve ever been where you can buy a plushie, a hotdog, a six-foot katana, and an Airsoft AR-15  assault rifle within feet of each other.
  6. Only during conventions will you walk around the inner city alone with no fear of being assaulted or mugged.
  7. A convention is the only place where you look out of place if you’re not in a costume.
  8. A convention is the only place where you can find adults dropping hundreds of dollars on items that other people would consider “toys”.
  9. Nowhere else will you hunt down video games for consoles that haven’t been produced since the 80’s.
  10. Only at a convention will you get into an elevator with a guy in a neon green fish net shirt, Batman underwear, ten pounds of fake jewelry, and assorted glow sticks. And both be going to the same destination.

There is no shortage to the sheer amount of obscurity and insanity you will experience at your favorite convention. Just keep in mind that what you probably look as strange to them and they seem to you. Actually, probably not…

Sgt. Kabukiman & Not for the Cool Kids

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If you’re a normal follower of The Ninja Legion, you might be asking yourself, “What the hell is Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. and who in the blue blazes are Not for the Cool Kids?” Let me first start off by giving you a bit of background about who Not for the Cool Kids are and what they do. There’s is a group very similar to The Ninja Legion but instead centering around the Otaku Generation they focus on the world and fandom of ‘B’ Movies. In their words they are, “Dedicated to the unrecognized, under appreciated, and unforgettable movies you’ve never seen.” I’ll be the first to admit that I have never been much for the American B-movie scene. However, I have grown to love the wonderfully hokey B-movies of the Asian culture over the years.

After an awesome night with their crew and a screening of Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., my perspective on American B-movies has forever changed. I wouldn’t necessarily speak of the movies themselves as being worth the watch, but the people that are into this sub-culture are very similar to the Otaku’s of our world; just a good group of people enjoying what they love.
Now, on to Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. which, as you may have already guessed, takes place in New York City. A detective by the name of Harry Griswald ends up at a kabuki performance and that’s where things go wrong. During the commotion of the fight, Harry is given the spirit of a great Kabuki master. Now he must defeat the evil force that is playing hop scotch through the universe before taking over the earth. Of course during his journey he has a very fine looking Japanese woman as his guide while he fights the corruption within the city. If you want to hear the rest of my thoughts on the film you will have to jump over to Not for the Cool Kids Podcast of Sgt. Kabukiman where I was invited to give my thoughts on the movie and debate the finer points with the guys.
I enjoyed my time at the Not for the Cool Kids studio and will be looking forward to having them over to The Ninja Legion for the viewing of Detroit Metal City. Be sure to stay tuned as we will be bringing more nerd shenanigans and B-movie glory to you guys very soon!