blogging away in LA to move to Tumblr this week

So it's come to this.

I've been posting more music over at my tumblr blog than right here. I'm sorry, but aside from reading friends blogspot's I spend more time on tumblr.

Not to say tumblr is perfect, but I do get a more 'community' feel out of using it. You can 'like' and reblog other posts, and follow people, and they can openly follow you! The major downside? It gets slow and the downtimes are constant. But when it works, it looks cool.

By the way, I am no longer listed in The Hype Machine, which is with merit as I haven't updated this blog in a long time now, mainly due to several factors which I would not like to get into right now.
To the bands, groups and management who reached out --thank you and I promise to get back to you all on the new blogawayLA.com --though until the process is complete it's called:

http://blogawayla.tumblr.com
Thank you and thanks to blogger.com for four very awesome years together. I'll post one last time here when the switch is official... and I'll always leave the Blogspot blog up at blogawayla.blogspot.com

--Ivan
email: ivan at blogawayLA dot com

James - Sit Down

The Traits - Nobody Loves The Hulk

Ramin Djawadi - Driving With The Top Down

Passion Pit - Sleepy Head

The Cure - Maybe Someday

Occasional Superheroine: A Word Or Two About "Twilight"

Valerie D’Orazio talks about the narcissistic narrative of Twilight:
Occasional Superheroine: A Word Or Two About "Twilight"

NO, WAIT: Colbert Loses To Obama

New York City, November 5, 2008— The Daily Bugle is reporting that, despite winning the popular vote, Stephen Colbert did not win the United States Presidency in the Marvel Universe, with Democratic nominee Barack Obama triumphing.

When questioned by the media regarding the confusion, Marvel Comics EiC Joe Quesada said, “We completely forgot the Marvel Universe reflects what happens in the real world...Ooops, our bad.”

More on this story as it develops.

Peter Bjorn and John - Let's Call It Off

Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence

Stephen Colbert Wins!

New York City, November 5, 2008—The early results are in and the Daily Bugle is reporting that Stephen Colbert has won the United States Presidency in the Marvel Universe. While many states still have yet to report their numbers, Colbert is already claiming a victory.

More on this story as it develops.

Joe Strummer - It's A Rockin' World

The Rutles - Number One

The Dark Knight soundtrack

"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."

Reviewing a soundtrack to a film you have not seen yet is tricky. However, having been listening to this soundtrack for almost two weeks now, I couldn't resist since the day this disc arrived in my mailbox. A perfect epilogue to the previous Batman Begins soundtrack, this album is filled with large dark tones, combining synth and orchestral notes. Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard return for more, and build on the themes established with their previous collaboration. Intense and powerful. A great listen.

Buy the special edition of The Dark Knight soundtrack at Amazon.com on sale for $14.99


Why So Serious?

And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad

Introduce A Little Anarchy


And so I'm off to Hollywood's historic Cinerama Dome to meet with friends and catch a midnight screening of The Dark Knight... and then another showing at 3:30am with my brother. Even if you are not a fan of comic books, drama, adventure, go see the film regardless. It's a great way to enjoy two and a half hours.


Coming very soon: The Dark Knight review

Batman Begins revisited

Jim Gordon: I never said, "Thank you."

Batman: And you'll never have to.

Batman Begins was released onto this world in June of 2005. I went with my brother and cousin to see the film at a midnight screening at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Because the theater is general admission, we arrived early to get in line (a big one at that) and found a local radio station handing out free merchandise (we snagged some movie posters), the Batmobile was also on display. By 11:30pm we went inside, found some very nice seats, and braced ourselves for a new take on one of our favorite characters.

Throughout the film my eyes teared up. I'm not one to cry, but this film had me ballin' for joy. I cried because I finally saw Batman on film done right.

The music for Batman Begins, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, was certainly different from the loud, almost cartoonish thrill of Danny Elfman and Elliot Goldenthal's previous Batman film scores. Abience was in. Environmental and mental moods, psycholigcal tones. The soundtrack, available on compact disc, has a running time of 60:26. One of my favorite soundtracks ever, from one of my all-time favorite films.

Click on this link to buy the CD from Amazon.com for only $11.99


Next time: The Dark Knight soundtrack, and final thoughts before heading to Hollywood to see a film that could very well change my life.

The Dark Knight: two days away

This Thursday night/Friday morning in Hollywood I will be attending back-to-back screenings of highly anticipated motion picture comic book adaption opus The Dark Knight. I am very, very, very excited for this film.

I am horny for this film.

As I may have mentioned before, I am a big-time comic book and film nerd. When a new *good* comic gets released, I rejoice and glee. When a new movie comes out and kicks every sort of ass possible, I high-five myself. So far, those who have seen it have loved it.

Now, maybe I shouldn't listen to what the critics say. I mean, I make my own decisions and opinions. I ain't afraid of no ghosts! However, so many creative minds worked on this picture. The previews/trailers look incredible. The ingredients for the perfect comic book movie are there.

Later today in this blog I will discuss Batman Begins, and some some selections from its sountrack available. Thursday morning will have my final thoughts before leaving fro the midnight screening, as well as some selections from from the new The Dark Knight soundtrack. Friday morning will feature my review of The Dark Knight. Stay tuned.
For some minor updates thought the day, please visit out my new blog at Tumblr

New Joker poster for The Dark Knight!

Creepy...



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Superhero Party 1978

The previous post was... quite vague. Below is the video I am referring to. Enjoy.

The future of comic book websites is here!

Comic book news/features website ComicBookResources.com debuted a new look to its homepage and overall web page design a few months ago. It felt like a breath of fresh Web 2.0 air. Below is a snapshot of a recent homepage featuring headlines/articles: Last Night, rival comic news/features site Newsarama.com debuted their new look, the homepage below: There's something very familiar about all this. Web 2.0 is big business nowadays, and many sites that cater to certain groups like in this case comic book fans realize that sometimes it's not enough to be just a comic book website. I'll be posting my comic thoughts in due time, true believers.