June 2012 archive

Review of Disney / Pixar’s Brave

This past Friday evening, Ginger and I went to see Disney / Pixar’s new film Brave. It follows Merida, a young Scottish princess who is radically against the idea that her parents (especially her Mum) can control her life. In particular, she can’t fathom being forced into a marriage that she doesn’t want. Instead of …

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Wine tasting review – 23 June 2012

Again this week I was a bit on the busy side, and as such, only attended the second of the two Saturday wine tastings (the one at HV Bottle Shop). The primary focus of this week’s tasting was a particular winemaker named M. Chapoutier, although there was one rosé from a different vineyard. Chapoutier (pronounced …

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Blue Stahli – Self-titled review

Years ago, I purchased the self-titled release from Celldweller (Klayton), and was blown away at the new and innovative sound. That started my journey into the genre of dub-metal / techno-metal or whatever other name you would like to attribute to the style. Not all that long ago, I found out about Blue Stahli, behind …

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