Uptown Magazine - September 15th
Madden Bible
maddenbible.com — For diehard football fans, fall means a lot of things: the second half of the CFL season, NCAA games on Saturdays, the kickoff of the NFL season — and the subsequent fantasy leagues and office pools — and, of course, the always-anticipated new edition of Madden NFL. First released in 1988 (known as John Madden Football before 1993), Madden NFL is one of the best-selling video game franchises around and continues to set the bar for realism and authenticity in sports games. If you are looking for some tips, insight, play-calling suggestions and/or scouting reports to help you beat that cocky 12-year-old online or to finally get bragging rights with your buddies, Madden Bible offers plenty of info to help your game play.
Manitoba Election 2011
manitobaelection.ca — With just under a month until the big vote, the provincial election is starting to ramp up. ManitobaElection.ca is “a citizen-created resource” where you can view information on all the constituencies and candidates. The site includes interactive maps, a calendar of political events, historical election results, news feeds from candidates, questionnaires to hopefully give more insight into those running, and even eductional resources for teachers. While all the major media outlets will have their own election coverage and online tools, this is an interesting project that provides valuable information for voters, created by the same team that developed WinnipegElection.ca last fall.
Gif.tv
www.gif.tv — Gif.tv = crack of the Internet.
MP3 of the Week: Mookie Blaylock Demos
bit.ly/mookie_blaylock — Before it was shunning MTV and playing to sold-out arenas, Seattle’s Pearl Jam was known as Mookie Blaylock. The band took the name from the all-star point guard of the New Jersey Nets and Atlanta Hawks, but later changed it due to copyright concerns. Pearl Jam would go on to name its debut album Ten, a reference to the NBA star’s jersey number. This early demo contains some instrumentals, a raw version of State of Love and Trust, a cover of Alice in Chains’ It Ain’t Like That and even Citizen Dick’s Touch Me I’m Dick, used in Cameron Crowe’s film, Singles. Pearl Jam performs for the third time in the province on Sept. 17 at a sold-out show at the MTS Centre.
Video of the Week: Speed Dial 7 – Jokes (featuring Yy)
bit.ly/speed_dial7 — Reclusive MC Yy and perpetual troublemaker Pip Skid show up in Belgium’s Speed Dial 7’s newest video, Jokes. Yy delivers his trademark complex wordplay and dope rhymes, while Pip plays the part of a hard-drinking, depressed clown. Another compelling video from the Marathon of Dope crew.
