Archive for April 2nd, 2009

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Was something amiss yesterday?

by admin on April 2nd, 2009
Posted In: News

Sorry to disappoint all you were-dolphin fans out there, but that was just our little April Fool’s Day gag. We hope you enjoyed, and hope even more you come back tomorrow for Episode 22 of the real Frank and FELIX’s first case. And if you preferred Registered Werephin to Registered Weapon, then…uh…we encourage you to send us fan art of Felix Fingalleon and Frankton Q. Hornsmith. Also maybe some erotic fan-fiction.

Anyway, if you missed yesterday’s fun, here are the component parts (like an idiot, I forgot to take a screenshot of the whole thing in action):

The comic
The site header
The fan-fiction ad
The About page
The Cast page

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FutureHate/LoveMachine

by admin on April 2nd, 2009
Posted In: News

Speaking of April Fool’s, my favorite gag yesterday was the Nine Inch Nails album announcement. Obviously it’s a dig at Chris Cornell’s Timbaland-produced Scream, but like the best April Fool’s jokes, it’s halfway to a great idea. I would actually kind of like to hear what Reznor and Timbaland would cook up together–after all, Trent has already worked with Dr. Dre and listed Public Enemy as an inspiration in the Pretty Hate Machine liner notes.

Even more than that, though, #8 on the fake tracklist (“Even Closer (featuring Justin Timberlake and Maynard James Keenan)”) has me thinking that a NIN/JT collaboration would be the best thing ever. Either “Justin Sings the NIN Songbook” (in particular I think he’d rip it up on “Closer,” “Only” and “Head Like a Hole”) or a full Reznor-produced Timberlake album. Songs like “SexyBack” aren’t too far removed from Reznor’s sprightlier stuff anyway, and Timberlake clearly has an affinity for the kind of gothic electro-funk that Reznor can whip up when he’s in a good mood. Come on, music industry. Make this happen.

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