Monthly Archives: December 2008

Brief Reviews Of The Films Be Kind Rewind, Wall-E, March Of The Penguins, And Audition

Posted on 31/12/2008 by Eivind

Jul is not only a time for presents and peace among mankind, but for watching films (and later complaining about them in your blog). Here are some brief reviews of the ones I’ve recently seen. It’s funny how expectations often … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #13: Spice & Wolf – “Tsukiyo No Tategami”

Posted on 27/12/2008 by Eivind

2009 is nigh, so various blogs and music sites have been making their respective best of the year picks and lists. Not wanting to stand out from the indie hipster crowd, I figured I’d feature a track from what I … Continue reading →

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Tazte Priv Juleprogram

Posted on 23/12/2008 by Eivind

As a Christmas treat of sorts to my fellow Norwegians I am here uploading the final episode of the Norwegian comedy radio show Tazte Priv by Norwegian comedians BÃ¥rd Tufte Johansen and Harald Eia. It aired in December of 2004, … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #12: The Raveonettes – “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”

Posted on 20/12/2008 by Eivind

The Raveonettes is a Danish duo, debuting with their EP Whip It On in 2002 and taking Scandinavia by storm the following year with their full debut album Chain Gang Of Love and the single “That Great Love Sound”. Catchy … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #11: Elias Akselsen – “Her Kommer Dine Arme SmÃ¥”

Posted on 15/12/2008 by Eivind

[Due to illness, this week’s feature is a day delayed.] Christmas is upon us – or jul, as it’s called in Norway – so it’s time to get out those festive holiday CDs. One of the better CDs in this … Continue reading →

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Search Query Report

Posted on 11/12/2008 by Eivind

In my web panel for this blog I can view the blog’s monthly statistics. There I can get some information on what the most popular downloads have been, how much data has been transferred, how many visitors have stopped by, … Continue reading →

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Starman Omnibus Vol. 1

Posted on 10/12/2008 by Eivind

I’ve heard good things about James Robinson’s Starman comic through the years, so I ordered the first volume hardcover omnibus that was released earlier this year. It collects the first seventeen issues of the series, from #0 to #16. Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #10: DetektivbyrÃ¥n – “Lyckans Undulat”

Posted on 07/12/2008 by Eivind

I stumbled over the Swedish trio DetektivbyrÃ¥n sometime earlier this year, actually through the forums for the band The Mountain Goats. They’re a folktronica band, generally focusing on percussion, glockenspiel and the accordion, with some keyboard/synth thrown in. They have … Continue reading →

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The Irkening Of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Posted on 03/12/2008 by Eivind

The geek favourite musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog by geek favourite writer Joss Whedon is now available for pre-ordering through Amazon.com. But, do you know what irks me? It hasn’t even been released, and people are reviewing it, mostly showering … Continue reading →

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“… More Like Wolf’s Pain!”

Posted on 01/12/2008 by Eivind

I haven’t been watching much anime the past few months. One of the reasons for this is that I committed myself to finishing with Wolf’s Rain before moving onto anything else, and watching this anime series started becoming more and … Continue reading →

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