Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

korea · medals · naughty korea · News · north korea · olympics ·

Naughty North Korea Responds

You may have seen this throughout the net just a few days ago via an Australian newspaper. It’s pure net fodder, but at the same time, North Korea is winning medals in a world arena. Who knows what the athletes need to endure to get here, and it could very well be a great story behind the scenes, but then again, it could be horrible too. The response by North Korea: (WSJ – Naughty Korea) “bullying act little short of insulting the Olympic spirit of solidarity, friendship and progress and politicizing sports.” “cooked up the way of moneymaking, challenging the authority of a dignified state.” “media are obliged to lead the public in today’s highly-civilized world where (the) mental and cultural level of mankind is being displayed at the highest level.”  
Continue reading
down by law · Music · MW · News · pangea · redd kross · the casualties · the observatory · the roxy · tijuana panthers ·

Show reviews: Redd Kross record release party at The Roxy, Down By Law and The Casualties at The Observatory

Holy shit! Redd Kross ruled last night at The Roxy. But first things first. On Sunday night, My brother and I drove past the Orange Curtain to this place called the Observatory in Santa Ana to see Down By Law. Thinking we could just walk in to a mellow crowd, we rolled up 45 minutes before Dave Smalley said their set was going to start only to find a huge line of Mohawks, liberty spikes, and vatos. Punks not dead in OC! We bought tickets just as we heard “The Last Brigade” begin…

Down By Law played a jam-packed 30-minute set, but I don’t know if I ever saw them play longer than that when they headlined the Anti-Club or Spanky’s in the early ’90s. Because it was the last show of a package tour, they played not one but two songs by one of Dave’s old and most beloved bands, Dag Nasty: “Values Here” and “Under Your Influence.” If you know anything about DC punk or Dischord Records, you know this was a big, big deal.

Continue reading
japan · korea · News · olympics · soccer · sports ·

Soccer Japan vs Korea Friday

Maybe we’re adding more attention to something people want to forget about, but let’s face it, Korea vs Japan in anything, means more than just two teams playing a match. More than baseball which is saying lot, more than basketball which neither has much of a stake in, soccer is the largest arena of sports. Hopefully, the match happens, the best team wins without controversy, and they trade jerseys. Yes, ethnicity plays a role here. (Bleacher Report – Soccer)
Continue reading