[The Everyview Update] 2/7/10

Here is a look at what reviews we’ve got planned for your reading pleasure this week.

Zac

  • Vuka: Think (Energy Drink)
  • Vuka: Workout (Energy Drink)
  • Vuka: Renew (Energy Drink)
  • BioShock 2 (DoubleShot with Brandon)

Clay

  • Kroger Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • Some movie called A Serious Man

Andrew

  • Pheonix’s album entitled “Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix”

Pat

  • The iPhone FPS N.O.V.A.

Brandon

  • Wolfman
  • BioShock 2 (DoubleShot with Zac)

[Energy Drink Review] Vuka: Awaken (Orange)

It is hard to find a properly balanced morning energy drink. Something that will get you going but won’t leave you in need of another boost four hours later. Drinks like Awake: Good Morning Energy immediately come to mind, but such beverages are few and far between.

Luckily for you early morning caffeine addicts, the good folks at Vuka: Intelligent Energy have got your backs. Their line of functional energy drinks feature formulas to help the everyman get through every part of his day, and the hazy morning commute to the job you hate so much is no different. Vuka: Awaken is meant to be a healthy, tasty wake up for people who crave a refreshing energy drink to start their day without worrying about crashing before lunch time.

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[Video Review] Show Me’s Restaurant and Sports Bar

Our first ever video review! Keep in mind that this review was really just practice. We’ve got our line of Everyview Video Review Shows on the way, and they’ll be much better than this, I promise. The camera work is awful and we just shot everything spontaneously with no planning. It’s not very entertaining, but still. It’s a video review. Enjoy.

Filmed in the recently opened Show Me’s of Terre Haute, Indiana.

[Review] Easy-Bake Oven

As a child growing up in a very violent neighborhood, I was constantly facing difficult problems, the majority of which dealt with me not being able to find myself. All things said, what six year-old white kid has a firm grip on his identity in the first place? I feel comfortable that many of you faced the same tribulations as myself growing up, so I am not embarrassed to share with you some of the identity crisis I faced in my youth — I had a dog phase, thought I was a Ninja turtle, and even convinced myself I was an under-appreciated artistic genius. These were only mild hurdles in my journey of self discovery, as the biggest challenge I faced was gender confusion. Continue reading

[The Everyview Update] 2/1/2010

Happy February! Love is in the air and condom sales are skyrocketing this month thanks to Valentine’s day being right around the corner. Unfortunately not enough condoms are being sold, because I have a feeling teen abortion rates are going to jump by about 20% in March.

Anyway, here’s a look at some of the articles we have planned for this week.

Zac

  • Easy-Bake Oven
  • The complete lineup of Vuka Energy Drinks
  • Weaties Fuel
  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (Wii)

Andrew:

  • Other Lives Self-titled album
  • Pheonix’s latest effort
  • “Swoon” by Silversun Pickups
  • Ep. 1 of the Last Season of Lost

Brandon:

  • Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)

[Energy Review] Neuro Fuel (Sugar Free)

Energy drink companies are all about formulating sugar free versions of their drinks that taste exactly like the regular ones. This is definitely a good thing, as there are people out there with diseases such as diabetes who can’t afford to intake any more sugar than is absolutely necessary, and an energy drink isn’t necessarily worth dying over.

A couple of weeks ago I posted a re-review for a drink called Neuro Fuel. This week I’m back with a review for that drink’s sugar free counterpart. Let’s see how the Sugar Free formula stacks up against the original. Continue reading

[Exclusive] Interview with John Wozniak from Marcy Playground (part 1)


We recently were given the chance to sit down with lead singer/guitarist/songwriter John Wozniak from the band Marcy Playground. Yes, they’re still around.

In fact, while they aren’t as big as they were in the ’90s, they are still extremely active. This year alone they are touring to support their fourth studio album, preparing a fifth, readying a multi-volume collection of rarities and b-sides, putting together a live DVD, and much much more.

Join me as John shares with us everything from his inspirations to his favorite road food in our massive two part interview. Continue reading

[Exclusive] Interview with John Wozniak from Marcy Playground (part 2)

This is part two of our interview. Find part one here.

Being a touring band, and even going international at one point in your career, you’ve obviously ran across tons of different bands and met many musicians that people might not normally know about. Of those bands, could you share with us some of your favorites that you think we should expose ourselves to?

Yeah! There’s a band from outside Reno, Nevada, and they’re called Nevada, that I think is amazing. Zak Domogalla, who is the lead singer/songwriter for that band, I think is an unbelievable songwriter. You can check their music out on MySpace, their MySpace is just myspace.com/nevadaband. I think they’re terrific. There’s a band from out near [Indiana] actually that… I’m trying to remember what the Hell they were called. Really, really good band. … Dammit. Umm… Well if I remember I’ll shoot you an email. Great band. Dang. Umm… Nope! It’s not coming to me, but they’re a very good band that we’ve run across lately that was really good.

Dylan and I are into anything new. We’re always amazed by some of the incredible local talent that ends up opening up for us. There’s so much talent out there these days that it’s unbelievable. Continue reading

[Game Review] Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii)

System: Wii (Exclusive)
Developer: Retro Studios
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: First Person Adventure

I’m going to go ahead and say it. Metroid Prime Trilogy is fantastic. Amazing. Outstanding. Three of the highest rated adventure games of the past decade totaling at least 80 hours of gameplay jam packed onto a single disc, stuffed inside of a gorgeous collector’s tin packaging, loaded up with Medals and unlockables, and put on store shelves for $50.

If you own a Wii, there is no reason you shouldn’t have this game in your collection. Period.

I really don’t think I need to say anything else, but for those of you who need a tad bit more convincing, feel free to read on. You’re just wasting time you could be spending driving to the nearest video game store, though. Continue reading