More Nerd News in Brief

Michael Bay’s Transformers is equal parts slapstick, horny teenagers, ham-handed politics, slow-motion collateral damage, sketchy science, even sketchier dialogue, and old-fashioned Hollywood racism.

Was it a fun summer film? Sure! A good film? Eh… maybe. But was it a Transformers film? Nope. Not in the slightest.

Our beloved “robots in disguise” were, for the most part, merely a convoluted plot device.

In addition, the movie was full of characters that didn’t do anything and set pieces that existed simply for the sake of destruction. It was a summer popcorn move, plain and simple.

And yet I had to see it. Because I am a huge dork.

• Front to the rescue!: My pal Matt from Headphone Sacrament recently brought to my attention that our own MC Frontalot has made a guest appearance in Jonathon Rosenberg's Web comic Goats. His purpose within the narrative is to protect and defend all nerds. Just like in real life!
• Put ‘em on the touch screen: Not to be outdone, my man Church countered with news that Suicide Girls has just dropped some exclusive iPhone wallpapers. ‘Cause, y’know, that particular piece of tech was sorely missing tattooed boobs.
• For those oh-so-fresh days: Down Underdogs, MetaMystiks Inc., LogicOne, Zealous1, Kal-L, and Grandmaster Pink – otherwise known as pretty much half of the recently formed Sedgwick Avenue Alliance – have just dropped a new track called “Heavy Flow Day.” I could tell you of its glory, but why not take a listen for yourself? You’ll be glad you did.
• Lather, rinse...: The final preview track for nYgel’s forthcoming nerdcore mixtape has been officially leaked… which is damn near oxymoronical. You can check out “Repeat Again (feat. Cyanide Soda and MC Shinigami)” at Shin’s MySpace. I could tell you more, but then I’d have to kill you.
• Moving on up: If you’re in Brooklyn this Friday and wanna get tanked with some real nerds, Shael Riley has got your hook-up. Mr. Riley and his lady-friend Ivy are moving out of their old digs in Bed-Stuy and into a new place in Williamsburg. In honor of the move, they’re “throwing an all-expenses-paid, booze-bash at our soon-to-be old place and you […] stand a very good chance of being someone [he] would like to invite!” The party starts at 5:00 on Friday, July 7th and goes until everyone leaves. If you'd like to come, shoot Shael a PM through MySpace and he’ll give you either A) the specifics or B) a heart-rending rejection message. If you go, have a drink for ol’ Z.
• Below the Sea-Town: And lastly, my main Seattle home-skillets the Goondocks, have just released the video for their fantastic track “1st and Yesler.” The clip was recorded over the span of 2 months across 18 locations, and was directed by Raffaele Riconsciuto, Jr. And it is awesome-sauce, although I reckon you already knew that.