What Iowan is #1 on Comedian Craig Gass' apology list? 

Hear Craig in-studio with Ken, Kurt & Tawinee, and then go see his show this Saturday night at Woolys!

Comedian Craig Gass Has to Apologize to an Iowan?

In today's episode Elley Ringo-Chain aka ElleyCat is back by popular demand to talk about her career in acting, modeling and the popular Youtube Channel Elley Knows Rocks.

You can find the show notes here.

https://liamphotographypodcast.com/episodes/episode-387-elleycat-is-back-to-talk-about-her-acting-career-elley-knows-rocks

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Episode 387: ElleyCat is BACK!!! To Talk About Her Acting Career & Elley Knows Rocks

Cool Bits, GameXplain's video game trivia series, is back after its five-year hiatus!  And with its return is the debut of a new theme that was in the works for the past decade.  This one has quite the story behind it.  In December 2014, I pitched the idea of creating an original theme for Cool Bits to replace the Groovy Mandolin royalty-free theme, accompanied by an uninitialised substitution for the sound effect used at the time.  A couple of melody ideas were developed during this process.  Sadly, nothing really nailed the appropriate flavour, so I had to shelf the theme for a while.  But over the next few years, I dabbled with revamping it by transcribing it over to WarioWare D.I.Y.'s Record MakerMatic to establish a chiptune base.  The theme improved a lot from there, and I much more recently brought it back over to Cakewalk.  After significant refinement and expansion, it developed into what it is now.

The piece starts with an arrangement of Groovy Mandolin for its intro, but it soon transitions into an original melody.  Interestingly enough, this chosen melody was used in GameXplain's discontinued podcast, Real Talk, after being imagined for Cool Bits first, but this association now ties the motifs for GameXplain practically into musical lore.   Ever since being transferred from chiptune form, the composition stayed almost purely synth, with an accoustic piano as the exception.  It also retained the swung note flow.  Together, the catchy sound is the 'Cool' and the digital elements are the 'Bits'.  Imagine that!  If this is well-received, I may upload the WarioWare D.I.Y. version also upon request.  Please enjoy this theme that was ten years in the making!

Visit GameXplain's channel on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/GameXplain

Disclaimer:
All graphics and audio represented here are copyright of GameXplain.
Cool Bits logo was created by Tom Arnold.  (https://x.com/RaginTombo)

GameXplain - Cool Bits

As J Mo rapidly approaches (or has perhaps already passed?) 3000 films watched all-time on Letterboxd, it felt fitting to kick off a new year with the story of another man who thought he'd hit the 3000 plateau only for it to be taken away from him on a technicality, as we try to whip ourselves back in to game-shape for 2025 by watching a sports comedy that's a little too light on laughs. It's 2004's Mr. 3000, directed by Charles Stone III, and starring Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli, Dondré Whitfield, Paul Sorvino, Chris Noth, Keegan-Michael Key, Dane Cook and Tom Arnold. While the movie never really finds its groove comedically, it's still a charming sports twist on the cocky-hothead-gets-humbled archetype that does a great job of using existing teams, leagues and sports TV shows to make the whole thing feel somewhat real. This is to say nothing of Bernie Mac, who has more than enough charisma to carry this even when the script isn't entirely where it needs to be. Plus: we take a good half-hour off the top of the first show of the new year to countdown our duelling lists of the Top Ten Films of 2024.

If you'd like to watch the movie before listening to our discussion, Mr. 3000 is currently free to stream in Canada on Hoopla.

Other works discussed in this episode include The Substance, Juror No. 2, Twisters, Will & Harper, Civil War, Longlegs, Hit Man, I Saw The TV Glow, The Wild Robot, The Fall Guy, Conclave, Love Lies Bleeding, La Chimera, Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Challengers, Woman of the Hour, Carry-On, Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro, Cuckoo, Red One, Ladder 49 and National Treasure, among countless others.

We'll be back next week with a little ADHD-VHS, as Hayley puts her newly-acquired VCR to work watching a movie on tape that is new to her: 1993's The Fugitive, with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, that is currently streaming north of the border on Starz. And later in the month, we'll be circling back to our man Bernie Mac as January's canon consideration is 2001's Ocean's Eleven! Until then, we'll see you at the movies!!

ADHD-DVD - 95 - Mr. 3000

Here's some original music from Carpoon, a downloadable Windows game being developed by Tom Arnold from GameXplain!  In Carpoon, you control a pick-up truck and harpoon escaping cars sentenced to recycling by car crusher, towing them to their doom!  The game can be played in both single player and local multiplayer for competitive demolishing action.  This theme—now extended—features on the Volcarnage Island map, where two active volcanoes spew giant molten globs of lava that land on the asphalt, adding some dangerously hot obstacles to the environment.  There are two versions of this music: one for normal gameplay, and one for when the timer has less than 30 seconds remaining.

When originally composing this piece, I wanted to capture the feeling of a dangerous volcanic island, keeping in mind the whimsy of the game's art style and the light-hearted fun found in the gameplay.  The composition developed into something you might hear in a Donkey Kong Country game, but with some musical effects that mimic automobile sounds here and there.  Towards the beginning, the slide of the bass guitar imitates a revving engine while the mute trumpet later is very akin to the honking of a car horn.  Overall, it turned out to be a catchy, playful piece with a bit of an adventurous, tropical vibe.  But its length was much shorter than other stage themes that followed.

About five years later, I revisited the theme upon request and updated it to feature twice the content as before in order to increase its duration to level comparable to other stage themes.  The first idea was to include various shouts to ramp up the intensity, bringing the composition from the drum solo to the climax of the piece.  The almost chaotic feeling near the end was made to match the feeling of the active volcanoes as they erupt their balls of lava onto the ground, peaking with the trill sound of the zaghrouta yell near the end.  With the pre-established content that only was polished a little, these new sections are intended to bring more variety, dynamics, and memorable quality to the theme.  Have fun listening!

Play the Carpoon demo or purchase the game on Steam or Itch.io!
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1068840
https://tombo.itch.io/carpoon

Disclaimer:
Carpoon and all imagery presented are copyright of Tom Arnold.  All rights reserved.

"Volcarnage Island ~Extended~" ~Original~ from Carpoon

"Volcarnage Island (Floor It!) ~Extended~" ~Original~ from Carpoon

After GameXplain's Real Talk podcast ended in 2020, a rebranding was in the works.  Unfortunately, this new podcast series never came into fruition, but it could in the future.  Reflecting a more relaxing vibe, a new image with a sofa, Mario plush, and arcade cabinet in the background was made.  For the theme, I explored a few ideas with The Easy Allies Podcast theme by FantomenK as a very loose inspirational reference.  The results in early 2021 were three pretty different approaches, all using the official GameXplain Discussion Theme leitmotif.

This is what became the official theme for the unreleased GameXplain Lounge Podcast.  Rather than the usual GameXplain themes that extend over a minute in duration or a loop, this one was more inspired by radio jingles, akin to those I made for NintenDaan's unreleased Double Dash Radio.  It may be the most chill of the three ideas, blending traditional jazz instruments with digital sound.  Please enjoy!


Visit GameXplain's channel on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/GameXplain

Disclaimer:
All graphics and audio represented here are copyright of GameXplain.
Logo image for the GameXplain Lounge Podcast was designed by Tom Arnold.
Original GameXplain Discussion Theme was written by Alexis C. on SoundCloud.  (https://soundcloud.com/acham)

GameXplain Lounge Podcast Theme (UNRELEASED)

For our 200th and final episode, we invite our most famous guest ever to help us redefine American masculinity. 

Call us at (319) 849-8733!

Go here for full episode notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/130434132

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200 - We All Are Going to Die (6/1/2025)

After GameXplain's Real Talk podcast ended in 2020, a rebranding was in the works.  Unfortunately, this new podcast series never came into fruition, but it could in the future.  Reflecting a more relaxing vibe, a new image with a sofa, Mario plush, and arcade cabinet in the background was made.  For the theme, I explored a few ideas with The Easy Allies Podcast theme by FantomenK as a very loose inspirational reference.  The results in early 2021 were three pretty different approaches, all using the official GameXplain Discussion Theme leitmotif.

I wanted to implement this idea I had for a while for a blues remix of the theme, and I figured this was a good opportunity to explore it.  The first recordings of it sounded good, but they didn't quite hit the desired sound.  And so, the pitch was abandoned.   Since it wasn't going to be used for a podcast theme anyway, I realised that I could go all out with the bluesy idea and transform it into blues rock.  This is the resulting expansion, complete with a new intro, B section, ending, and more layers in both the B and C sections from what I had before.  Please enjoy!


Disclaimer:

Original GameXplain Discussion Theme was written by Alexis C. on SoundCloud.  (https://soundcloud.com/acham)

Visit GameXplain's channel on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/GameXplain

GameXplain Lounge Podcast Theme Blues (DITCHED PITCH!)

Know Your Enemy was a introspective series on GameXplain focusing individual baddies in various video games.  Only five episodes released, with the last concluding in 2015.  Before the series clearly slipped into indefinite hiatus, I started writing a theme in 2016 with hopes that it would be used in future episodes.  It was first shown to the team at E3 2016, where I autistically blasted it from my handheld speaker while hanging out with them in the west lobby.

From the very start, it was a playful jazz noir, reflecting the idea of a detective gathering information for a file on a suspect.  This naturally was inspired by the imagery of the record on the enemy of focus.  The composition started with the whole Pink Panther vibe with the acoustic bass and triangle, which evolved as a separate loop into a richer groove with moody saxophone, arpeggiated square waves, piano, acoustic bass, and brush kit.  Square lead and vibraphone layers was tested soon after, and they since have been applied officially.  Nine years later, I decided to complete this unfinished piece, even though the series is unlikely to return.  In the finished piece, I included mute trumpet, a transition from the minimalist approach to the more complex concept, concluding it with new content that ends on a minor major ninth chord, a variation of the Hitchcock chord or James Bond chord.  While this may forever remain unused, I hope you enjoy the piece that is a look into GameXplain's past and my own.

Visit GameXplain's channel on YouTube!
http://www.youtube.com/GameXplain

Disclaimer:
All graphics and audio represented here are copyright of GameXplain.
Know Your Enemy art assets were created by Tom Arnold.  (https://x.com/RaginTombo)

GameXplain - Know Your Enemy (Unused Track)

Co-Host / Producer / Engineer of the Real Good Show and Top Marks podcasts. Sports Announcer. Board Op / Producer @ Sportsnet 650. Formerly a play-by-play voice for the BCHL, NWJHL, and BasketballBC. Former Music Director and afternoon host on Peace FM in Chetwynd and Dawson Creek.

The official podcast channel of Ken & Tawinee in the Morning from STAR 102.5/Des Moines. Hear the funniest conversations, strangest stories, and insight you can't get anywhere else than from Des Moines' local morning show!

I am a professional Documentary, Real Estate and Commercial Photographer located in Roxboro, NC. 

My show covers news and rumors, reviews and interviews with people in the photography and videography industry. New episodes posted on Thursdays.

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