(Epic) Episode 47: Geek Culture

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The Epic crew share their opinions on where “geek culture” came from and where it is going.

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“Five Card Stud, Nothing Wild, And the skies the limit”
– Captain Jean-Luc Picard

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Against The Mat – January 15th, 2014

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Drew, Fred and Ryan go over the news of the past week, Daniel Bryan’s “re”turn, more about Monday Night Raw and the WWE Network.

We received WWE Hall of Famer “Mean Gene” Okerlund and covered quite a variety of topics.

That interview is now available:

The full episode is currently in post-production and will be available soon.
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Homemade Jams – January 16, 2014

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HJTrack Listing:

1.) Mo Kenney – Deja VU

2.) Erin Costelo – Oh Me Oh My

3.) Don Brownrigg – Sweet Dream Sleeper

4.) The Belle Comedians – Althea

5.) Slowcoaster – Fortuneteller’s Heart

6.) She Roars – Petty Thieves

7.) Wet Denim – Leisure

8.) Rebekah Higgs – Shake It Off

9.) Heaven For Real – Love Solo

10.) Hey Rosetta! – Seeds

11.) The Band Before Time – Pow!

12.) In Dreams – 8-Bit Man

13.) The Odd Bit – Hitch A Ride

14.) The Creaks – Manipulation

15.) Sister Satellite – Photograph

 

Homemade Jams – January 15, 2014

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HJTrack Listing:

1.) The Belle Comedians – Rosy

2.) Grand Theft Bus – Gold Mine

3.) The Playdates – Last Night Alive

4.) English Words – Bad Joke

5.) Little You, Little Me – Mountain

6.) Genre – Wanted From You

7.) Earthbound Trio – Straight Ahead

8.) Wordburglar ft. More Or Less – Rhyme O’Clock

9.) Brad Fillate – New Tattoo

10.) Bruised Orange – To You

11.) Leeboy – Your Wish Is My Command

12.) Meaghan Blanchard – When You Used To Call My Name

13.) Chris Picco – The Beach

14.) Jenn Grant – Green Grows the Lilac

TWS272: Redictions 2014

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TWS272 logoAt long last! Here it is, my Redictions episode for 2014!

Sorry it’s been so long in coming, but the world has literally gotten in my way. For that matter, I was getting in my own way pretty consistently too. Hopefully, this is a return to regular episodes, on the track to perform episode 300 at Balticon 48!

No CQ this week! Make up your own questions, perhaps?

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Homemade Jams – January 14, 2014

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HJTrack Listing:

1.) Anne Janelle – Where Do I Begin

2.) Dennis Ellsworth – Coke Machine Glow

3.) Rose Cousins – For The Best

4.) Dark For Dark – Sweetwater

5.) Ashley Condon – Deep Down in the River

6.) Wintersleep – Zones

7.) Wooden Wives – A Pox On All Yr Houses

8.) The Burning Hell – Wallflowers

9.) Lucas Hicks – The Coast

10.) Motherhood – Dead Water/ABE

11.) AA Wallace – Lipstick & Stethoscopes

12.) Lovestorm – You Are Already Loved

TWS271: Leftover Turkeys

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TWS271 logoOn the show this week:

  • Death, Live and In-Between
  • Love and Marriage
  • Mysteries

CQ: We use seasons as well as the calendar to give our lives meaning and progression, but in the dark of space, on-board a space ship or space station, or on another planet, what will we use for seasons?

Full list of 25 articles after the jump!

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Homemade Jams – January 13, 2014

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HJTrack Listing:

1.) Mike Trask and the Precious Memories – Judy Moon

2.) Molly Thomason – Buttons

3.) Long Distance Runners – The Great Escape (Live @ CHSR)

4.) Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers – Down To The River

5.) Yellowteeth – Repo

6.) Quaker Parents – Rubber Match

7.) Quivers – Self Portrait in E

8.) Quiet Parade – Ghosts

9.) Kim Wempe – Restless Soul

10.) Coyote – Fossils

11.) In-Flight Safety – Destroy

12.) Stephen Lewis and the Big Band of One – I’m Tired

13.) Big Game Hunt – The Grail

14.) Bloody Diamonds – Monopoly

15.) Sake Corsillo – Aggressive, Fear, Depressions & Dark Theme

RFYL Episode: LastYearSrsly

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Run For Your Life! – the psychobilly rock show of zombie sharks

Playlist:

Grand Electric – Willing To Try
Hawkai – Shameless
Bella Clava – Conflict & Desire
Sonic Circus – Songbird
The StandStills – The Wolf
Mos Generator – Can’t Where I Belong
Verse The Sun – Nothing Left
Gypsyhawk – Overload
Malaya – Strive to Live the Beneath the Grid Music song of the week!
Unleash The Archers – Upon Ashen Wings
Spellblast – Sign of the Unicorn
Tsunami Bomb – 5150

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Homemade Jams – January 10, 2014

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HJTrack Listing:

1.) Molly Thomason – Buttons

2.) Cursees Connect – Return Policy

3.) The Belle Comedians – Margaret

4.) Jayde Hunter – Catch Me If You Can

5.) Mike Trask and the Precious Memories – Those Eyes

6.) Ross Neilsen – When My Trouble’s Gone

7.) Maiden Names – White As Milk

8.) John Jerome and the Congregation – Great Claims Of Grandeur

9.) The Odd Bit – First Impression

10.) The Creaks – Trickle (Happy Birthday Frank Barrett!)

11.) Verse The Sun – Contagion

12.) Burning Coast – Split Ends

13.) The Stogies – What’s For Dinner Jack?

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Homemade Jams – January 9, 2014

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HJTrack Listing:

1.) And All That Were Left Were Monsters – This One’s Gonna Hurt

2.) Oh No, Theodore! – You Could Do Better Than Me

3.) Jennah Barry – Dead Give Away

4.) Carleton Stone & Molly Thomason – Never Felt A Thing

5.) Adam Mowery – A Death Song

6.) Construction & Destruction – Cato

7.) Repartee – I Would Die Before You

8.) In Dreams – Hologram

9.) Perpetual Detour – That’s Too Bad

10.) The Town Heroes – Berlin Wall

11.) Dog Day – Wasted

12.) The Motorleague – We Are Chemical

13.) Like A Motorcycle – Naked Pictures

14.) Long Distance Runners – Treading Water

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ATM Daily Podcast – January 9th, 2014

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Drew breaks down the latest on the WWE Network, Batista’s contract, the unfortunate passing of Mae Young, Anderson Silva and more! Trying out a new idea for a daily podcast, what do you think? Send us an email at againstthemat@gmail.com or tweet us @AgainstTheMat or comment on our Facebook page at facebook.com/againstthemat

Spread the word about the show, it’s greatly appreciated! Thanks!


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Update on Batista’s WWE Contract

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By Drew McConnell

 

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Bautista has signed a two year contract with WWE. Whether or not he’s able to fulfill that term is unknown due to his age and injury history, but he is scheduled to be a full time performer for the next two years.

 

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Update on Batista’s WWE Contract

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By Drew McConnell

 

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Bautista has signed a two year contract with WWE. Whether or not he’s able to fulfill that term is unknown due to his age and injury history, but he is scheduled to be a full time performer for the next two years.

 

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Update on Batista’s WWE Contract

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By Drew McConnell

 

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Bautista has signed a two year contract with WWE. Whether or not he’s able to fulfill that term is unknown due to his age and injury history, but he is scheduled to be a full time performer for the next two years.

 

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Update on Batista’s WWE Contract

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By Drew McConnell

 

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Bautista has signed a two year contract with WWE. Whether or not he’s able to fulfill that term is unknown due to his age and injury history, but he is scheduled to be a full time performer for the next two years.

 

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Update on Anderson Silva – Possible SuperFight?

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By Drew McConnell

 

According to Jorge Guimares, Anderson Silva’s manager, the former Middleweight Champion and pound-4-pound best fighter in the world does indeed plan on coming back to fight in the octagon – and he may have his sights set on another former Champ who is sitting on the outside right now. Guimares and another of Silva’s reps, Ed Soares have thrown around the idea of setting up a superfight with former Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre. The feeling is that Silva most likely won’t be ready to go until 2015 and it’s hard to say when/if GSP wants to come back. St. Pierre would likely receive an immediate title shot against whomever the Champion will be upon his return, if he wants one. This is all speculation at this point, but given the fact that UFC has so few money match-ups that are guaranteed to draw big, you have to believe that Dana White would be frothing at the mouth to put this fight together. Time will tell.  

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Update on Anderson Silva – Possible SuperFight?

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By Drew McConnell

 

According to Jorge Guimares, Anderson Silva’s manager, the former Middleweight Champion and pound-4-pound best fighter in the world does indeed plan on coming back to fight in the octagon – and he may have his sights set on another former Champ who is sitting on the outside right now. Guimares and another of Silva’s reps, Ed Soares have thrown around the idea of setting up a superfight with former Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre. The feeling is that Silva most likely won’t be ready to go until 2015 and it’s hard to say when/if GSP wants to come back. St. Pierre would likely receive an immediate title shot against whomever the Champion will be upon his return, if he wants one. This is all speculation at this point, but given the fact that UFC has so few money match-ups that are guaranteed to draw big, you have to believe that Dana White would be frothing at the mouth to put this fight together. Time will tell.  

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WWE Network Details

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By Drew McConnell

 

Last night in Las Vegas, WWE made its long awaited official announcement regarding the Network. The network, as expected, will combine 24/7 live streaming with an on demand component. The network will feature scheduled, original programming such as the previously taped “Legends’ House” as well as all twelve Pay-Per-View events. Interestingly, they made no mention of WrestleMania 31 either being on or off the network. This year’s Mania, however, will be available to network subscribers.

The WWE Network is scheduled to launch at 9am ET on Monday, February 24th, at a price of $9.99 per month. Subscribers will be forced into buying for six months, as expected. However, that will be the case for the time being. For instance, if you sign up on 2/24, your subscription would expire on 8/24. If you decide to renew, you would be renewing for another six months. So, as things stand right now, you’ll be locked in for six months, regardless of when you sign up.  

Another interesting note is that the WWE Network will only be available in the United States for most of the year. They hope to expand in to other countries, including Canada and the UK, by the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015.

They will also be extensively utilizing their tape library as every single WWE, WCW and ECW PPV will be available on demand via the network.  

In terms of platform distribution, the network will be available via desktops and laptops on WWE.com, the WWE App, Roku, Playstation 3 and 4 and XBox 360. It will eventually be available on select Smart TV’s as well as through the XBox One console. 

All in all, this is a huge step for WWE. Obviously they’re putting a ton of stock in their ability to sell this thing, given that they’re cannibalizing their PPV business. On the whole, I believe that this can be a big success for them. At only $9.99 a month, given all of the content you’ll be getting, not to mention the 12 live PPV events, it’s a no-brainer. The rumor is that they need 1 Million subscribers to break even, which is roughly 25% of their US Raw audience. Time will tell if they can get there, but one would imagine with the market shift to online streaming content, the fact that wrestling fans have no qualms making online purchases (5x more than most people, according to WWE’s research) and the incredibly affordable price, I could see this being the next WrestleMania – in that it changes the course of the business. For WWE’s sake, I hope it takes off. 

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WWE Network Details

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By Drew McConnell

 

Last night in Las Vegas, WWE made its long awaited official announcement regarding the Network. The network, as expected, will combine 24/7 live streaming with an on demand component. The network will feature scheduled, original programming such as the previously taped “Legends’ House” as well as all twelve Pay-Per-View events. Interestingly, they made no mention of WrestleMania 31 either being on or off the network. This year’s Mania, however, will be available to network subscribers.

The WWE Network is scheduled to launch at 9am ET on Monday, February 24th, at a price of $9.99 per month. Subscribers will be forced into buying for six months, as expected. However, that will be the case for the time being. For instance, if you sign up on 2/24, your subscription would expire on 8/24. If you decide to renew, you would be renewing for another six months. So, as things stand right now, you’ll be locked in for six months, regardless of when you sign up.  

Another interesting note is that the WWE Network will only be available in the United States for most of the year. They hope to expand in to other countries, including Canada and the UK, by the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015.

They will also be extensively utilizing their tape library as every single WWE, WCW and ECW PPV will be available on demand via the network.  

In terms of platform distribution, the network will be available via desktops and laptops on WWE.com, the WWE App, Roku, Playstation 3 and 4 and XBox 360. It will eventually be available on select Smart TV’s as well as through the XBox One console. 

All in all, this is a huge step for WWE. Obviously they’re putting a ton of stock in their ability to sell this thing, given that they’re cannibalizing their PPV business. On the whole, I believe that this can be a big success for them. At only $9.99 a month, given all of the content you’ll be getting, not to mention the 12 live PPV events, it’s a no-brainer. The rumor is that they need 1 Million subscribers to break even, which is roughly 25% of their US Raw audience. Time will tell if they can get there, but one would imagine with the market shift to online streaming content, the fact that wrestling fans have no qualms making online purchases (5x more than most people, according to WWE’s research) and the incredibly affordable price, I could see this being the next WrestleMania – in that it changes the course of the business. For WWE’s sake, I hope it takes off. 

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