Sixpence None The Richer (1997)

01 We Have Forgotten - Sixpence None The Richer
02 Anything - Sixpence None The Richer
03 The Waiting Room - Sixpence None The Richer
04 Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
05 - Easy to Ignore
06 - Puedo Escribir
07 - I Can't Catch you
08 - The Lines of my earth"
09 - Sister, Mother
10 - I wont stay long
11 - Love
12 - Moving On
13 There She Goes - Sixpence None The Richer

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Valve teases Half-Life 2: Episode Three

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Oct 14, 2008 12:30 pm PT

Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off.

Had things gone according to plan, Half-Life 2: Episode 3 would already be old news. After all, when Valve originally said that it would rebrand Half-Life 2: Aftermath as Episode 1 and release subsequent installments on an episodic timeline, the final game in the Gordon Freeman saga was expected to land by Christmas 2007. Of course, Valve ended up releasing its highly acclaimed The Orange Box during that time frame, which included Episode Two along with Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Team Fortress 2, and Portal.

Now, eyes have turned to the long-promised Episode Three. In an interview with gaming blog Kikizo, Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi revealed that information on the game may be just around the corner. "We may at the very end of the year," said Lombardi, when asked when Valve plans to announce or show the game.

Although an announcement may be impending, a release date remains farther away on the horizon. "The next time you play as Gordon will be longer than the distance between [Half-Life 2] to [Episode 1], and [Episode 1] to [Episode 2]," cryptically noted Lombardi. Half-Life 2 was released for the PC in November 2004, with Episode 1 following in June 2006 and Episode 2 debuting alongside The Orange Box in October 2007. Doing the math, that would put Episode 3's release date as far off as 2010.

With its multiyear development cycles, the term episodic is a bit misleading, a fact that Lombardi acknowledged. "I think our philosophy was that, we spent six years on Half-Life 2 and upwards of $40 million, and basically 80 percent of the company ended working up on it for a good chunk of that time. And that was just too much; nobody wanted to do that again... I think the goal is to get away from that 'half a lifetime, mountains of money' to produce the next thing, and we've succeeded in that--and maybe we could have chosen a better word to describe what we were doing."

For more on Valve's Half-Life 2: Episode 2, check out GameSpot's review of The Orange Box.

Half-Life 2: Episode 3 may not see release until 2010

By Andrew Webster | Published: October 14, 2008 - 11:50AM CT

With Half-Life 2: Episode 2 having been released just last year, it's a safe bet that we won't be seeing Gordon Freeman in a new game anytime soon. But just long will we have to wait? Well, according to Doug Lombardi, Valve's VP or marketing, it will be quite a while.

"The next time you play as Gordon will be longer than the distance between Half-Life 2 to Episode One, and Episode One to Episode Two," he told Kikizo. And as for releasing any news about the game, Lombardi teased, "We may at the very end of the year."

Using Lombardi's math, we can estimate that the third Half-Life 2 episode won't be ready until around 2010 (HL2 was released in 2004, while HL2:E2 didn't hit until last year). Valve is a developer that is infamous for it's long development cycles, but like most similar companies, is also renowned for its quality, so the wait shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. Let's just hope that Episode 3 reaches the same level of quality that the previous games in the series did.

Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s Profile

Name: Masafumi Gotou
DOB: 12/02/1976
Role: Vocal and Guitar
Major: Economics
Favorite Bands: Weezer, Number Girl, Teenage Fanclub, Eastern Youth




Name: Ijichi Kiyoshi
DOB: 09/25/1977
Role: Drums
Major: Engineering
Favorite Bands: Brian Setzer, Hi-Standard




Name: Takahiro Yamada
DOB: 08/19/1977
Role: Vocal and Bass
Major: Literature
Favorite Bands: The Beatles, Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins, Pet Shop Boys




Name: Kensuke Kita
DOB: 01/24/1977
Role: Vocal and Guitar
Major: Economics
Favorite Bands: Radiohead, Mannix, Super Grass. XTD

1996 - Asian Kung-Fu Generation was formed in 1996 by Masafumi, Kensuke, and Takahiro. Ichiji (their drummer) joined them later. It took a couple of years to achieve the popularity that they have gained.

2000-2001 - Their first works were sold exclusively online. In fact, their first album (in 2000) was entirely in English! In 2001, the group began to advertise their song Konayuki by sending tapes to radio stations. It was a success, and is AKGs first aired song. That same year, they also released a second indie album featuring Japanese lyrics this time.

2002 - AKG released their mini album Houkai Amplifier. It was a immediate success, ranking #1 on the High Line Record Sales. Oricon also ranked it as #35. During the next year, AKG scored big when they got a contract to use their song Haruka Kanata for the opening of the anime, Naruto. AKGs voice was now reaching out to both Japanese and English fans by this time.

2003 - AKG release two singles and their first full album, Kimitsunagi Five M. Their album sold over 20,000 copies!

2004 - AKG’s activities increased along with their popularity. On March 11, 2004, AKG won the Best New Artist Video at the Space Shower Music Video Awards. The award was for their music video, Kimi to iu hana. In addition, they have released 3 singles. One, Rewrite, was featured as the fourth and last opening for the anime, Full Metal Alchemist! The singles, Siren, and Loop and Loop, were on Oricons top monthly ranking for two months in a row! AKG also played at 8 different music festivals this summer. One of them, the Nano-Mugen Festival, AKG actually put on! Most importantly, AKG released its second album Sol-Fa and their first DVD! Sol-Fa sold over 500,000 copies!

2005 - AKG went on a nation tour titled "Re:Re:". The tour included over 30 concerts and sold out so quickly that AKG had to add more concerts! They also held their second annual Nano-Mugen Festival with other Japanese and International bands. To advertise for the festival, AKG released a compilation album that included one song from each band attending and AKG’s new song "Blackout". On top of these performances, AKG also attended the Sonic Mania, Arabaki Rock Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival, Summer Sonic Eve, Rock in Japan Festival, Sony Music Festival, and the FM Festival! They also held additional concerts in December titled the "Winter Dragon" Concerts. AKG ended the year by also releasing the experimental single called "Blue Train". Also of important notice, fans from around the world signed an online petition and several questionaires that impressed Tofu Records. The enormous support for AKG led to Tofu Records striking a contract to release AKG’s album, "Sol-Fa", over here in the United States!

2006 - AKG started out the year by releasing the single titled "World Apart". The single featured a song sung solely by Kita called "Uso to Wonderland". This was the first time Kita had ever sung anything that was released to the public. In March, AKG’s third album titled "Fan Club" was released. Shortly after its release, AKG went on a national tour titled Count 4 My 8 Beat. The tour included 37 performances and tickets were sold for around 3,800 yen each! The tour was a huge success for AKG. In July, a new compilation cd was released to help advertise for AKG’s annual Nano-Mugen Festival. The compilation cd featured songs by bands from Japan, England, and the United States! In the fall of 2006, AKG began to pick up a lot of momentum. They released another album in October called "Feedback File". The album commemorated AKG’s 10 year anniversary with a twist. Instead of featuring their most popular songs, the album featured b-side tracks from singles, live recordings, and old songs from their days as an Indies band. Soon after its release, it was also announced that AKG had been commissioned by the director of the upcoming anime movie Tekkon Kinkreet to create a song that would be featured in the movie. AKG composed one called "Aru Machi no Gunjou" and released it as a single prior to the movie’s debut. In addition to this, AKG also went on a small tour titled Sui-Cup 2006 "The Start of a New Season". The tour featured 10 concerts and included guest bands from the US and Japan!

2007 - 2007 was a quiet year for AKG. In March, they released their third DVD "Eizo Sakushin Shu 3" which contained footage from their Sui-Cup 2006 tour, "The Start of a New Season", held back in December of the previous year. A month later, AKG performed in their first live since Sui-Cup: "ROCK KIDS 802 SPECIAL" and shortly after, "ARABAKI ROCK FEST. '07" and "Giant Night Special".
In the summer, AKG participated in several music festivals such as the Pentaport Rock Festival, which was one of the most important events on the calendar. They also performed at the Rock in Japan Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival and Sweet Love Shower Festival. The band took a break from their Nano-Mugen Festival this year.
The only music release this year was a single called "After Dark" in November. The single debuted on the Oricon daily ranking at a very high #5 and weekly of #6, selling 38,624 copies in the first week. The band would also perform at the 07/08 Japan Countdown.

-AKFG fan

Hello, Hello - Asian Kung-Fu Generation with The Rentals

Listen to Hello, Hello - Asian Kung-Fu Generation with The Rentals

From: Fujisawa Loser

Recorded with The Rentals

Composed by: Matt Sharp
Lyrics by: Matt Sharp

Hello, hello, hello, hello
You know it's good to see you here again
To be back with my friends

Where the work's not hard
And the century is closing down
I'm not sure what we've got
We really don't need a lot
Hello, hello

I made a lot of mistakes that bear a heavy, heavy weight
that I'm ashamed of
And I need to get through to something new where
I'm not alone

Where everybody knows you, everybody loves you,
everybody says this is your home

Hello, hello, hello, hello
You know it's good to see you here again
To be back with my friends

Where the work's not hard
And the century is closing down
I'm not sure what we've got
We really don't need a lot
Hello, hello

Trying to shake all responsibility
Repeating that it don't mean much to me
Staying out of my head all day

Don't want to go back
Don't want to have to face it all
All those disappointments that I've made
Hello

Where everybody knows you, everybody loves you,
everybody says this is your home

Hello, hello, hello, hello
You know it's good to see you here again
To be back with my friends

Don't let me go, hello, hello, hello
You know I wanna stay here with my friends
Stay here 'til the end, don't let me go

Don't let me go, hello, hello
Don't let me go

The century is closing down, The century is closing down
The century is closing down, The century is closing down
Hello

"What a beautiful song! Just listen... Thanks!"

Water Based Paint Discovery from Yugo

Yugo (my best friend on imeem) have discovered something new recently. Yes it involves water-based paint. I just painted with my finger, waited for it to dry and drew with Graphite pencils. Turns out it works really well together. It's nice to create something free hand once in awhile instead of using a computer program.
Well anyway here is a random piece he finished...medium again is graphite. and water based paint.

Anyway, you can visit me on imeem. Just copy poriyaki.imeem.com ,and then paste it on your address bar..