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Homespun: Makeshift Gentlemen, Casanova CD + Release Show Tomorrow Night!
In this week’s paper, Christian Schaeffer reviews Casanova, the debut full-length from the Makeshift Gentlemen. He has this say: Casanova begins with a 30-second pipe-organ instrumental reminiscent of The Phantom of the Opera before the guitar-shredding and swooping synthesizers of the title track kicks in. Singer and guitarist Joe Swigunksi embodies these songs with the conviction of a theater kid and with more balls than most of his emo peers. Swigunksi even gives T-Pain a run for his money

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:48:09 -0700
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080816200531AAsmlg3
‘, ‘News’, ‘directories=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, status=no, toolbar=yes, resizable=yes, width=780, height=550′);return false;”>Open Question: Will my computer be able to handle this game.?
These are the game’s requirements:
Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP
Processor: Pentium III (Pentium 4 2.4 GHz reccomended)
RAM 512 MB (1GB recommended)
Video Card: DirectX 9 compliant w/ 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)
Sound Card: DirectX 9 compliant
DirectX version: DirectX 9 or higher
CD-ROM: 4X CD-ROM or better
Hard Drive space: 3.5+ GB
Supported video cards at time of release: ATI Radeon 8000/9000/X families
laptop models of these cards not fully supported.
These are my computer specs (it’s a laptop)
System:
Microsoft Windows XP
Professional
Version 2002
Service Pack 2
Computer
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M
processor 1500MHz
1.50 GHz, 1.00 GB of RAM
In the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Window it says:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5/1, Build 2600)
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
In the DirectX it says for display (is that the same as graphics?)
Name: MOBILITY RADEON 9000
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip Type: MOBILITY RADEON 9000 AGP (0×4C66)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400HMz)
Approx. Total Memory: 32.0 MB
Current Display Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60MHz)
The game is a set of three games:
Pacific Fighters.
IL-2 Sturmovik.
Lock On.
Thanks in advance.

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:05:31 GMT

Scion AV - Iheartcomix CD Release Tour
Scion AV - Iheartcomix CD Release TourUnknown length - Jun 3, 2008Scion AV presents the Iheartcomix CD release party (tour) in Baltimore, Austin, Seattle, and Miami. Performing live is Radiocli*t, Drop the Lime, and Frankie Chan. For more information: www.scion.com/avrelease/

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:49:36 PDT
CD Release of the week: Jackie Leven - Scotsman
CD Release of the week: Jackie LevenScotsman, United Kingdom - 8 hours agoBy Colin Somerville This is the best record Jackie Leven has made, and he has made a fair few. The firm drift into Americana, marked by 2005\’s Elegy For …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:20:02 GMT

Mario’s Fundamentals (PC / MAC CD-ROM) (Re-release Version of Mario’s Game Gallery)

Mario’s Game Gallery is a computer game developed by Interplay Entertainment Corp. and published by Presage Software, Inc on February 23, 1995. It was later re-released as Mario’s FUNdamentals.
Its gameplay consists of the player competing against Nintendo’s Mario in games of checkers, Go Fish, dominoes, backgammon, and yacht (a version of Yahtzee). It is the first game to feature Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario, predating Super Mario 64. The game was rated “K-A” (Kids to Adults) by the ESRB.
Most game pieces and cards are represented by characters from the Mario series. For example, in checkers, one player uses baby Yoshis while the other uses Koopa Troopas; when one of these is kinged, it turns into an adult Yoshi or Bowser, respectively. It could be suggested that this inspired Nintendo to later use the same character-based theme for such items as cards in its minigames included games such as Super Mario 64 DS and New Super Mario Bros, both for the popular handheld platform, the Nintendo DS.
CD-ROM: 
CD-ROMRe-released Version of Mario’s Game Gallery, Nintendo’s Mario in games of checkers, Go Fish, dominoes, backgammon, and yacht (a version of Yahtzee)., Five Classic Games that teach fundamental learning skills

Company: Interplay 

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Release party for Eve Carson memorial CD - Access North GA
ATHENS - She was murdered in March, now a CD release party will be held in Eve Carson’s honor on Sunday afternoon in her hometown of Athens. Eve Carson’s friends spent the summer recording the album in her memory. Now, the album is finished and up …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:42:00 GMT

Welcome to the Cinema (CD-Release); the Hopefuls - City Pages
On Welcome to the Cinema’s first full-length release, the bourgeoning talent of these South Dakotans spills out in abundance. They mix rousing indie rock with an occasional spacey synth and brief moments of twee sprinkled in for good measure. Upon …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:42:00 GMT