Diatome Incorporated

So a new feature we will be trying out is music reviews. Enjoy!

Today I’ll be reviewing, Attention Deficit by Wale.

 

So, being a Hip Hop fan, and a Wale fan, obviously i was excited for this album. When I had heard it leaked on the internet, i debated on wether or not to download it. I did. BUT! I also bought the album because I enjoyed it that much. Since I heard Wale on Kid Cudi’s Mixtape, I couldn’t get enough of him. His raps are crisp and his style is awesome. The fact that he is  D.C. based Sneakerhead healps too. Anyway. Upon listening to this album, I was going into it with the expectation that this was going to be another “Gangsta Killer” Album. Meaning that there is a new era of hip hop and its not all about Bitches and Hos. I was expecting to hear something similar to the Alternative, Electro influenced neats like Kid Cudi, or the fresh raps of Drake, Tyga, and Travis, From the Gym Class Heroes. But Contrary to my assumptions, Wale breaks out of the gates with his own personal style and sound, one where you can tell he is burning the path of hip hop of or generation.

Listening to the album on the first run through, the tracks, Pretty Girls, World Tour, and Let it Loose, catch my ear the most. They are easily the most upbeat of the bunch, not to say this is a dark album, by any means. Each song has its own personality and stands out from the bunch in it’s own way. The Album in its intirety could be seen as a diagram of a wavelenght. Because it starts rather soft and then spikes with really upbeat and fast party songs, with cathy hooks and solid beats. as it goes on, Songs like Diary, Really make you think and all the last tracks really make you Listen to what he is trying to say. The songs do almost slump down into a depressive state almost with subject matter, focused on racial slurs, and hard times, so It catches you off guard with the sudden drop in attitude.

Overall, I give the Album..

5/5 : Composure/ Producing

5/5: Lyrics/ Songwriting

4/5: Replayability

5/5 : Overall style

So in all, Attention Deficit, gets  a 4.75. I really enjoyed the album, and I have played it over and over, I only wish all of the songs were as catchy as the singles.

-Jefferson

Hello all.

As stated before, we were gone, but now we are back! and we have enlisted the help of a new intern for our films division, Alistair Morgan! Yeah! Anyway, he is going to be part of the Crew now so he will be updating with reviews and such as time goes on. Moooooving along…

So! In other news Andy, Ali and I were in attendace of Last Ham Standing tonight and it was very very VERY good.

SHORT REVIEW TIME!

So even though this was an improv show, I’ll say this; Being an improvist myself, watching the Troupe go up and preform is awesome. Just from a learing prespective there is always great ammo for me (along with Andy, John and Potes) to feed off of for our improv skills. 

In Jefferson news, 

I started Puppy Club on Facebook. If you got an invite, it was from me. anyway. Oh!! Rachel and I will have been dating for a year and one month on the 9th of November! What else…oh!! Thanks to AJ Jelonek who ordered the first pair of the Infrared Shattered Symphony Dunks! Tomorrow at Briar Woods High, our School’s Drama 3 and 4 class will be competing in our District play festival! We will be perfroming A play written by our Drama teacher, Mr. John Wells, called, “Competition Piece”. Wish us Luck!

Well, you can expect to see a review of A few movies, and some TV shows as well in the future. Along with another supries that will remain unnamed at the moment…

It’s a podcast.

That was the Right moment.

-Jefferson.

We’ve been gone for quite a while. Apologies. I’ll get back to starting movie reviews. Including one for Paranormal Activity which I might see sometime this weekend. Should be good. Don’t forget to see LCHS’s comedy improv troupe, Improvasaurus, on Thursday, November 12th @ 7:30 PM in the Loudoun County High School’s Black Box theatre. For those of you in secondary schools, enjoy the rest of your four day weekend. For everyone in higher education and the real world, well… Hey.

Love,
Andy

This Friday is the first Friday of the month. You all know what that means… That’s right! Time for Last Ham Standing! Leesburg’s very own comedy improv troupe! Catch ‘em live at the Tally Ho at 8:00 PM, this Friday! For more information, visit the Tally Ho website!

Love, Andy

PEOPLE!! I HAVE RETURNED!!!

that is all. I’ll explain all the new stuff later!

-Jefferson

HALLO!

Sorry it’s been so long since Ive put anything up on the site. ive been really lethargic, but thankfuly, ANDY IS HERE TO HELP ME WRITE!! so From now on, he is gonna do like movie reviews and other film related stuff, among his normal posts. I think we may do it like every week or so. so, what has been going on with me you ask? I’ll tell ya! Nothing. Nothing at all. BUT! this past weekend I helped out in the Luckettes fair and along with Andy and Margaret and other memebers of our Drama Department, we raised a TON of money for us! I know! Awesome right?! well what else… OH! I say the comedy Sketch group, City Hall, all the way from New York, right here in the LBG! they were awesome and id highly recommend that, if you get the chance to see them, do it. I made some new pictures and other Artz, and they will be on the site As soon as possible. 

In Movie news, Andy is writing  a new websieries, called “Spending Sundays”. I read the pilot, and almost peed my pants. No, not from laughing. I had a Mondo Ultra Manly Man Electro Power Energy Drink, and I really had to pee. But for real, it is really freaking hilarious. I cant wait to watch it come into fruition.

In sneaker news, I’ve noticed, alot of crappy looking shoes are coming out of the Nike SB design department. Wether its:

lack of inspiration,

 

 

or poor excecution of an idea,

or a just plain bad shoe (materials wise…),

 

 

 

Nike seems to think that people will buy it!I really hope they get on the ball. but anyway, I have a few new ideas for designs and other stuff for MY PERSONAL pair of shoes. I want to try a Deconstruction/ Reconstruction and mabe some different materials, and I’d also like to try to dye suede. But im gonna stop rambling about shoes now, because this probably makes no sense to you anyway.

I’m sorry I was gone for so long you guys, and thanks for sticking with it!

I Love you all!

-Jefferson

So yesterday I went to go see Inglorious Basterds (a movie which I have been greatly anticipating) with some of my friends.  We were a little late getting to the theatre, but we decided to go see it anyways.  So we bought our tickets for the 3:45.  One of us went to the bathroom while the rest of us went to go see the flick.  We get in the theatre in the movie is already playing.  We sit down and look up to see a bunch of Nazis watching a movie.  *SPOILER ALERT*  Hitler gets shot, the theatre burns down, the Nazis die, Brad Pitt and BJ Novak scalp a guy and carve a swastika in his head.  The credits role.  People leave.  *END SPOILER*

My very confused friends and I look at each other.  They had sold us tickets to the 5:00.  We walked in at the end of the 1:30.  We were kind of pissed.  However, our other friend who had gone to the bathroom ended up by himself in the 3:45.  We got a refund, found our friend, and went to go buy Popsicles.  I still want to see the rest of the movie.

Love,
Güstov

I have always loved this guys comedy (if you can even call it that) and i recently stubled upon a new video o his. just watch it…

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1896242

 

 

 

So I havent posted for a while, im aware. but I suppose my life has been just really crazy lately. In current news, Im getting more sneaker orders than ever before and, im really ecited about it!
The other day, I saw Ice Age with Rachel and honestly, for a kid’s movie, it was lame. Up for example, (Disregard the fact that Im a Pixar Fanboy) was good and it dealt with things that were a bit more mature, but it still kept the classic Disney wonder that has led audiences to love their work for years. Ice age 1 was pretty good, and i can just barely recall Ice Age 2, but it seemed as if the only redeeming quality of this flick was the use of 3D, wich can either be a pass or fail for me. IM waiting to see Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D net year, and i love the first one, so i have som high hopes for this one.  Overall, Ice Age was really just a string of underdeveloped plots and writing cliches set to a frozen landscape with celebrity voices. I really hope animation studios can kick moveis up a notch and make them fun to watch again, without the use of (Really cool!) Gimmicks, in the future.

So, about the sneaker page…yeah..I’m still working on it. I promise. it’s just got some bugs i have to fix, so just bear with me, and ill keep working out the kinks.

Also, all of next week is my vacation! so…i’ll have my computer but i may or may not post about it. mmmmkay?

-Jefferson

 

hey look!! i got the pictures to work!!

I saw the Hangover today, and i gotta admit, i liked it. i really did. so, iv’e been trying to figure out why i can’t upload more pictures… but i can’t seem to put my finger on it.. ill try to figure it out guys.. thanks for the patience. also, sneaker customers reading this, there will soon be a page for all your Sneakery needs, mmmmkay?

thanks million!

-Jefferson

Also! expect posts and updates from andy and rachel soon!