In recent days the marketplace has been overtaken by Beatlemania again, and instead of young girls screaming at the top of their lungs for the foursome from Liverpool, the adoration has come mostly from journalists of all sorts. Critics who ...Read More
Two weekends ago, after a long roadtrip from Toronto to Northern Texas, I had one thing on my mind: see District 9, and have a beer. I did both at the same time, because Texas is cool like that. I was ...Read More
In 1931 the modern world was finally coming into its maturity. Many of the technological wonders that had been prophesied at World's Fairs and by Victorian scientists were commercially available, and moreso, cheaply. In the decades leading up to the ...Read More
I think we can all pretty much agree that this summer has been pretty good (barring my personal experience with being sick at the start of it) - especially when you compare it with the kind of weather that, say, ...Read More
So with the internet ruining print cycles, and making everything of-the-minute, we here at ULTRAKILLBOT think that stuff that's more than a week old is still interesting. Shocking, I know. So a few things that were really cool about GZA playing ...Read More
Culture, age, race, gender and everything in between are the topics that never cease to amaze me. One subculture in particular still continues to do so, and that is the hardcore video game community. Continually I find myself in utter ...Read More
Friday night not only brought us the amazing fuzz of Little Girls, but also a streetcar ride up to Bathurst and Bloor to catch No Age bring the noise at Lee's Palace. Beginning their set with the Wierdo Ripper's anthem ...Read More
Two years ago a band from Japan seemed to be haphazardly traveling around Canada, with no rhyme or reason - and they were coming to Waterloo to play at The Starlight Room. So I was tasked with interviewing them. Just ...Read More
So yesterday, the second day of NXNE 2009, kicked off with a bang with me attending a... conference. Well actually a town hall meeting with the heading "State of the Industry" - one of the many conferences that are being held ...Read More
I've always loved science fiction - maybe a bit too much for my good when I was younger. In the 3rd grade I started reading Star Wars Expanded Universe. With such exciting titles as X-wing: Rogue Squadron, X-wing: The Kytos ...Read More