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UnholyKnight vs SGC

UnholyKnight — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:19:51 +0000

Packed up and moving an entire room of my house down to Dallas for the Screwattack Gaming Convention this weekend. I’ll be DJing Saturday night, but I’m staying at the event hotel for the whole weekend. The only things left at my place are the 1200s, records, and the booth itself. Everything else is loaded up and coming with me. Pictures to come Sunday or Monday after the event is over and I reassemble the in-house booth. It’s always so easy to tear down and so tedious to set back up again.

Saturday July 3rd. 11 PM. It’s on.

Sorry for the lack of a mix this week, it’s planned and aiming to have it out on Monday. Cases for my gear won’t be in tomorrow so I’m hauling everything while it isn’t raining.

New Logo (!) + New Summer Mix

UnholyKnight — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:46:44 +0000

Coinciding with the mix release below, my new logo has been completed and let out into the wild! If you know me at all then the logo style shouldn’t surprise you too much. Nothing else to say since the logo speaks for itself, be sure to jump down below the logo for the new summer mix!

Now that the new logo is out of the way, get ready because class is in session. Get started with the program below and enjoy The Advanced Fast Booty-Moving Master Class. Get in shape for summer! All of your dreams will come true!

Late Night Manga Sessions

UnholyKnight — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:39:20 +0000

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project

If I Disappear in the Night…

UnholyKnight — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:30:32 +0000

Then this would be a good reason as to why. Transmit on my frequency across the galaxy and attempt to contact in case this happens.

Random Japan! [May 2009]

UnholyKnight — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:54:18 +0000

Remember almost a year ago when I went to Japan? I took some video while I was there, but I forgot about the footage for a while… just like I forgot to take my camera out for the ride during the days following day 2 of Tokyo. Either way, enjoy this salvageable mashup of a little over two minutes. This might be my best work to date.

Random Japan! [May 2009] from Eric Lorentz on Vimeo.

Unkommon Kolor Spring 2010 Launch

UnholyKnight — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:47:22 +0000

Unkommon Kolor’s Spring 2010 clothing line is here! Their store just started selling the new designs at midnight today and they’ve had a huge response on twitter. See a shirt you want? Jump on and buy it now before it’s gone and you get burned! I bought a baxter shirt the minute they went on sale. You should buy a shirt too to show your support for exceptional local artists. As soon as I met this bunch and the Sore Losers (and slowly the rest of the Brain Gang) they’ve treated me like family. Nothing but complete respect for all of the aforementioned.

Take a look at the designs here and you can also find their store on their main site UnkommonKolor.com.

Below is the Baxter shirt which I grabbed as soon as it went on sale. UNKO posted a teaser a couple of days ago and I had a feeling that’s who was on this shirt. Can’t pass up on Ninja Turtles nostalgia!

Snow on Christmas Eve

UnholyKnight — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:37:02 +0000

I woke up today at 1 PM (the ONLY time to wake up in my book) and found that it was snowing outside. This is Dallas, snow is like spraying a can of Raid all over the city to these people. At first it wasn’t sticking and people were simply driving slow and terrible for no reason, but once five rolled around the snow was sticking pretty well to the ground. I got back to my place around six and snapped some pictures of the snow around the complex.

Then after pictures I kicked my shoes off in a fit of wet-cold rage, fixed my back door, rolled up my wet pant legs and put on one of the Dethklok albums that I got for Christmas from my awesome girlfriend. I don’t know if this is a common problem, but Dethalbum is very very quiet, I have to gain it all the way and it still doesn’t hit the 0 on my mixer. Dethalbum II is fine, but not quite sure why Dethalbum is so quiet.

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, all of that. If you need something to listen to while you sip on a warm or alcoholic beverage this Christmas Eve then check out the GoodGroove Podcast #3, included below for your listening enjoyment.

Goodgroove Records Podcast Vol.3 by GoodgrooveRecords

Trip to Japan: Part 2

UnholyKnight — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:47:01 +0000

Wandering Through Akihabara

When I first heard about Akihabara, long before visiting Japan, I was told it was a huge technology district. That is a gross understatement. Since there isn’t anything that truly comes close to this in the US I was under the impression that Akihabara was like the strip in Las Vegas, but instead of gambling there were towers of anime and video games. I couldn’t have been more wrong.


Waiting at the Crosswalk	Wandering Around

The sheer size of Akihabara exceeds any preconceptions I had about it. There really is no end to the sky-scraper arcades and department stores complimented by the innumerable smaller arcades and specialty shops. If we had all of the time we wanted then I’m sure we would have stopped into every arcade along our journey for a few rounds of Street Fighter IV against the locals… a slaughter basically. However, we did visit a few staples including Club Sega and the huge Taito Game Station. Both arcades are packed with games on every floor and each floor represents a different genre of game. Floors of racing games, fighting games, redemption games, and sports games are all present here. What wasn’t present were the youth. The arcades seemed to have mostly over-20′s there with a few younger patrons here and there. Arcades seem like a more adult friendly affair in Japan, especially with the smoking friendly environment and smaller arcade machines which allow players to sit while enjoying their favorite game.


Tech Shops	Club Sega Building

Moving back outside along the busier parts of Akihabara you’re field of view is filled with at least 10 advertisements at once. Buildings are used as billboards, billboards are used as billboards, people are used as billboards, and there are even some shops with people on loudspeakers to attract patrons through rhyme. I can only assume they were rapping about the amazing deals that could be found in the store since my Japanese knowledge is very limited and was practically non-existent during my visit. Not only were the billboards in place, but I received so many handouts about video games, anime, club events, and in-store sales that I filled the display on my arcade cabinet up with them instead of getting a piece of art commissioned to fill the void. Even after filling that display up I’m left with a stack of flyers in a binder that serve as memories of the trip.


GAME (huge arcade)	Huge adverts

As we wandered from tech-heavy Akihabara to anime-heavy, game-heavy, and fetish-porn-heavy Akihabara we came across the gaming store of gaming stores. A store you hear legends about on gaming forums. Super Potato. Arranged by category per floor you start at one end of the gaming spectrum and work your way to the other. From the NES and other early systems up through the last generation of consoles almost everything you can think of is accounted for, plus more. The top story of Super Potato is an arcade with candy cabs running games from the past. We couldn’t pass up this opportunity to play some Street Fighter II or take our picture with the life-size mannequin of Snake. Just so I can sound like everyone else who has visited Tokyo and been into Super Potato, if you go to Akihabara you must track this place down. It’s a great store to just wander through and browse even if you don’t end up purchasing anything in the end. I picked up Mother 3 while I was there to remind me of the concentrated awesome that is Super Potato.


Super Potato!	Me and Snake

New Apartment

UnholyKnight — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:02:01 +0000

About two weeks ago I moved from my old place in Denton to a new place much closer to work. How much closer? The commute used to be 35+ minutes, now I’m hard pressed to make it to work in anything over 3 minutes. Yes, being walking distance (although I haven’t walked yet…) from work is awesome.

It has taken me the last couple of weeks to get everything unpacked and situated into the current state. As you can tell by the lack of a TV in the living room and the record crates on the floor I am not finished yet, but it is in an orderly state at least. Check out some pictures below of the new pad, I’m really liking it!

The Megalo 410 has moved in with me as well, but the rear projection monitor took some knocks on the move over. So instead of seeing Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike in all of its magnificent glory, I am presented with this piece of art:

The reason behind this is that the vertical and horizontal potentiometers were broken off of their PCB during transit, but don’t worry too much! I’ve ordered replacement potentiometers for them and they will be soldered on once they arrive! Current damage presented below (Oh! The humanity!):

I’m hoping that replacing those two broken potentiometers will do the trick. I don’t see why it won’t fix the issue, but if it doesn’t there is a plan B. Plan B will be revealed if it comes down to that being my only viable option. However, fingers are crossed that by this weekend or next the machine will live once again.

Trip to Japan: Part 1

UnholyKnight — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:59:32 +0000

Ryokans and Department Stores!
During our week in Tokyo my friends and I stayed in a ryokan, or a hostel, in Asakusa, Tokyo. The name of the ryokan we stayed in is the Toukaisou (http://www.toukaisou.com), and if you’re planning a trip to Tokyo I definitely recommend this place. The staff speaks English and the location can’t be beat. You can choose to stay in the commons area, where there are bunk beds and a common kitchen and bathroom, or in a private room, where you get a private bathroom and roll out beds. We stayed in both during our trip and I preferred the private room over the commons area, but both are great places to stay.


Justin in front of the ryokan	Me eating in our room

Right down the street form the Toukaisou is a sushi place that is open 24/7 as well as a 24-hour grocery store. Behind the grocery store, which is the basement to a giant department store called ROX, is a soccer field, two arcades, and a great bar. We stopped by the famous Kaminarimon as well since it is located in Asakusa. The Kaminarimon has a history of being rebuilt and destroyed and the current version was built back in the 1960′s. Not only do you have historic destinations and entertainment at your disposal within a short walk, but the stations are easily accessible as well and no destination is too far from the stations in Asakusa.


Grocery shopping at ROX	Kaminarimon in Asakusa

On day three of our trip we made it to Akihabara. I’ll dedicate an entire post to the insanity and sensory-overload that is Akihabara soon, but for now I’m going to focus on the department store right across the street from Akihabara station called Yodobashi-Akiba. The first few floors are your generic electronics, with each floor having its contents clearly spelled out on the escalator ride up to the floor. Televisions, cameras, home applicances, video games, and toys are all here on dedicated floors. What I’ve only heard of and never seen I first came in contact with on the toy floor, rows and rows of capsule toy machines. In the USA a restaurant of business may have a few machines in the front selling candy or small toys, but the Japanese are light years ahead of us in the capsule toy department. Capsule toys aren’t just for kids in Japan, they’re for everyone and they’re actually fun to collect.


Yodobashi-Akiba entrance	Capsule toys!

I had to buy some capsule toys of course and I left Japan with several Street Fighter (Chun-Li, Sakura, Ibuki, and Cammy) and Evangelion (Shinji and Rei) capsule toys. These six now reside on my desk at work as a constant reminder that I need to go back for a second trip to Japan next year. The remainder of the toy floor houses things similar to those which you would expect to find here in the US: action figures, collectables, puzzles, board games, and more. Anyone into technology and Japanese entertainment like I am could easily spend an entire day in this department store alone, but we needed to get out and see the rest of Akihabara! On our way back to the escalators we found signs that pointed us up a few more floors to the food court and we headed there for lunch.


Lunch in the food court	Yodobashi-Akiba

As we approached the food court floor I had the thoughts of an American mall’s food court in my head. When we reached the food court it was obvious that things here were not just a little different, but completely different. The floor should have been called “Restaurants” because that is what it was, a floor full of restaurants. From the escalator we wandered to the back of the food court to a soba place that all of us agreed on. This soba restaurant was the first place we encountered that did not have an English version of the menu so we used Justin’s Japanese to English (and the other way around) translator to poke our way through the menu. I’m going to take a quick detour here and talk about the translator Justin owns. I don’t know the exact model, but Justin owns an older Seiko translator which came in handy several times throughout the trip. It was frustrating that many “common” kanji were beyond the Seiko’s scope, but it made things like menus and directions more accessible to us. Looking now, Seiko has several newer models of their Japanese<>English electronic dictionary and I can only assume that these newer models cover much more material than the version we had on our trip. Either way, one of these is a worthy investment if no one in your travel party is fluent in Japanese. Back on topic! The food was great, as was all of the food I ate during my stay in Japan, and lunch was just what we needed to give our feet a break and rest up for the rest of the day in Akihabara. I didn’t take any pictures of the food court so I don’t know the name of the restaurant we ate at. As far as I can remember, it was simply straight to the back from the escalator and was the only soba place at the back.

More pictures from the trip are in my Japan flickr set here.

Coming up soon – The rest of our day out in Akihabara!