A Bard’s Eye View: Artist Profile – The Mars Volta

Artist Profile The Mars Volta Country of origin: United States Genres: Progressive rock, experimental rock, jazz-rock, psychedelic rock, post-hardcore, musique concrete, jazz fusion, noise rock, math rock, Years active: 2001-2012 Current members: None Number of albums: 6 Number of concerts attended: 0 Notable cameos on artist’s records: Flea The Mars Volta […]

The Living Card Guy: Fantasy Flight Games World Championship 2016 Wrap-Up

FFG World Championship 2016 Wrap-Up I have been playing LCG’s for about two years now and I made the decision earlier this year to go to The International World Championship hosted by Fantasy Flight Games at their Game Center in Roseville, MN. This was the first time I have gone to […]

Graphic Reviews: Doctor Strange Extravaganza!

Doctor Strange Extravaganza! As someone who had historically been more of a DC fan than Marvel, I’ve been curiously watching the upcoming Marvel superhero movie, Doctor Strange. Strange is one of those characters that I knew absolutely nothing about prior to seeing the plans for the movie. Since I have […]

A Bard’s Eye View: Artist Profile – Nightwish Part Two: Post-Tarja

Artist Profile 7 Nightwish – Part Two: Post-Tarja Country of origin: Finland Genres: Symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal, folk metal, heavy metal, symphonic power metal Years active: 1996-current Current members: Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards, piano, synthesizers), Jukka Nevaleinen (drums, percussion), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Troy Donockley (uilleann […]

Digital Beard Stroking: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

In honor of the cresting political season, I figured I’d write an article focusing on Villains.  (Spoiler alert for the following things:Breaking Bad, Trigun, Jessica Jones, Final Fantasy VI.  If you’ve not experienced all these yet, we should probably hang out so you can catch up on some awesome TV/Video […]

Graphic Reviews: Mara

Mara For as long as I’ve been reading, I’ve always felt myself drawn to speculative fiction. While I don’t necessarily dislike general fiction, there’s just so much possibility inherent in science fiction and fantasy. There are so many themes that can be explored in the sneakiest of ways. Sure, you […]

A Bard’s Eye View: Artist Profile- Nightwish Part One: The Tarja Years

Artist Profile Nightwish – Part One: The Tarja Years Country of origin: Finland Genres: Symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal, folk metal, heavy metal, symphonic power metal Years active: 1996-current Current members: Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards, piano, synthesizers), Jukka Nevaleinen (drums, percussion), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Troy Donockley […]

Boxed Culture: Introducing the Meta Scenario

Introducing the Meta Scenario Sounds like a pretty kool title, right?! Well it is, so you are right. Recently, I have been playing games that have required something a little more than a normal game. These are sometimes games I have played before and sometimes they are completely new games. […]