No Moon Landing's X Of The Year: Music of the Year 2012

Music is cool and here are the albums that are good enough to write about for 2012

Allo Darlin - Europe
Capricornia 

Hunx - Hairdresser Blues
Private Room

Jens Lekman - I Know What Love Isn't
Become Someone Else's

The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
Cry for Judas

WCW Monday Nitro - 3/18/96

Its a cold open into some hot action live tonight in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Giant and Jimmy Hart are beating up Loch Ness instead of the "advertised" bout, Loch Ness vs Lex Luger. I guess having cancer makes you ineligible to be in the Dungeon of Doom. Luger comes strutting down the ramp, posing, and ignoring the beatdown happening around him. The announcers inform us that the reason the fight is happening is because The Giant wants to be the only giant in WCW. Luger finally makes it to the ring, Nick Patrick rings the bell and counts Loch Ness out. Luger heads up to commentary to declare his victory the "shortest title defense in WCW history."

No Moon Landing's X Of The Year: Wrestling 2012

Wrestling owns and there was a ton of great wrestling this year

Match of the Year

Davey Richards (c) vs Michael Elgin, ROH World Championship, Ring of Honor Showdown in the Sun Day 2, Mar 31 2012
This match ruled. A fast-paced matched with high drama and some in-ring athleticism rarely seen, Richards and Elgin took us from high to low and hit every spot in between. A fantastic match featuring two of the best wrestlers in the world today that should have rocketed Elgin to even larger fame than he's current experiencing.

No Moon Landing's X Of The Year: Game Of The Year 2012

I played ten new games this year and here they are

The Walking Dead
Technical problems aside, The Walking Dead is a masterclass on how to build player relationships with NPCs. As tired, wornout, and dogwhistle-y as zombie media and zombies in general are, the Walking Dead sets all that baggage aside and creates something very unique and very important in today's landscape.

Rock Band Blitz
Thousands of dollars later, Harmonix is still supplying addictive ways to interact with the DLC from their Rock Band franchise.

Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami is one of the most vile, disgusting video games I have ever played. I almost feel bad about recommending it. Watching someone else play Hotline Miami is an experience not unlike running a high fever. Its disorienting and pulsing and confusing and it makes you feel awful in a physical way. The soundtrack and playscape are grueling, tearing at you with its thumping neon. Playing the game is an entirely different experience. Its exhilarating.  Every single encounter with every single enemy has to be thought out and analyzed but the game rewards you for pressing ahead and rarely punishes you thanks to the instant reload, super meat boy style. The music rips and tears but this time its cheering you on, helping you press ahead. Until you reach the end and have to walk back through what you did, alone. Hotline Miami is the most violent game I've ever played and every ounce of comparison to Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive is absolutely earned.

WCW Monday Nitro for 3/11/96

Thank you for joining our capacity crowd in Winston-Salem, NC! Its a big show tonight here in Flair country and our first Nitro in two weeks. We'll meet our new WCW Television Champion, see the Road Warriors square off against the Nasty Boys, and witness the first ever Six-Man Double Strap Lumberjack match. That doesn't sound gimmicky at all.

WCW Monday Nitro - 2/26/96

We're live from Knoxville, Tennessee, welcome to the war zone! Last week we met the man known as the Booty Man, the former Zodiac and Hulk Hogan's spy in the ranks of the Dungeon of Doom. This week, we see the Booty Man in action with the rest of the Megapowers against the champ Ric Flair, the Enforcer Arn Anderson, and the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan. Also tonight, Road Warriors vs Harlem Heat and Sting and Luger in singles action.

WCW Monday Nitro - 2/19/96

Live from Salisbury, Maryland, "welcome to the party!" A capacity crowd is in attendance tonight, following Steve Grissom's win at the Goodys Headache Powder 300 behind the wheel of the WCW NASCAR, to witness two big matches:  Ric Flair vs the Macho Man Randy Savage for the WCW World Heavyweight Title and the Enforcer Arn Anderson vs Hulk Hogan in a rematch from last week's Nitro!

WCW Monday Nitro - 2/12/96

Chilly Tampa, Florida welcomes you to WCW Monday Nitro, coming to you live from the Florida State Fair, brought to you by George Steinbrenner who is scheduled to appear tonight! Tonight we learn the results from last night's pay-per-view, Flair is thirteen time champ and Pillman is "history." Tonight, look forward to Hulk Hogan vs Arn Anderson in the main event, with Loch Ness and Macho Man Randy Savage scheduled to appear.

WCW SuperBrawl VI - 2/11/96

Welcome to the Bayfront Arena in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida for WCW SuperBrawl! The only wrestling show that puns on Super Bowl but airs several weeks later. On the card tonight, the Nasty Boys take on Public Enemy in a falls count anywhere Street Fight, Brian Pillman goes up against the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan in a Respect Match, Konnan will face One Man Gang to defend his United States Championship, Diamond Dallas Page will put his $6 million dollar lottery winnings against Johnny B. Badd's WCW Television Title and the rights to the Diamond Doll Kimberly. Sting & Luger will face off against Harlem Heat for the WCW World Tag Team Titles, and in a huge double main event, Savage will defend his WCW World Championship against Ric Flair in a steel cage and Hulk Hogan will fight The Giant in an unsanctioned steel cage fight! That's right, tonight's show features five title matches and four gimmick matches and still somehow ends up being the most boring pay-per-view I've ever seen.

WCW Monday Nitro - 2/5/96

Welcome to Randy Savage's backyard here in Lakeland, Florida! The countdown to Superbrawl VI continues as Savage faces Chris Benoit, Flair faces Marcus Alexander Bagwell, and Sting & Luger put their World Tag Team Titles on the line against the Road Warriors, Hawk and Animal! Also in attendance tonight is a still blinded Hulk Hogan! Its a fairly sparse show, all things considered, so lets get on with it.

WCW Monday Nitro - 1/29/96

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the home of football, Canton, Ohio. Our congratulations to the Dallas Cowboys and condolences to Kevin Greene. There's a capacity crowd tonight, everyone has turned out for the big main event title match between Randy Savage and the Giant. Also on the card tonight, Flair vs Hogan in a grudge match, the debut of the Road Warriors, and Sherri vs Madusa!

WCW Clash of the Champions 32 - 1/23/96

Welcome back to Caesar's Palace, home of the 32nd Clash of the Champions live on TBS. Tonight we'll be featuring a huge main event of Hulk Hogan and World Heavyweight Champion Macho Man Randy Savage vs Ric Flair and the Giant, plus undercard matches Public Enemy vs Nasty Boys, Konnan vs Psicosis for the "Mexican heavyweight championship," a Tag Team Title bout between champs Sting & Luger and the Bluebloods, the return of Miss Elizabeth, the reunion of the Road Warriors, and the much-anticipated marriage of Sister Sherri and Colonel Robert Parker. Plus, more unannounced! Its a full two hours tonight, I hope you're ready for a long one.

WCW Monday Nitro - 1/22/96

Welcome to 1996 and also welcome to Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Entertainment Capital of the World! Tonight we have Hogan vs US titleholder One Man Gang in a non title affair, Sting and Luger vs the Harlem Heat for the tag team titles, and Savage vs Flair for the World Heavyweight Championship, along with the sudden debut of Konnan challenging Psychosis to a match for the "Mexican heavyweight title" at Clash of the Champions tomorrow!

WCW Monday Nitro - 1/15/96

Welcome to "the hottest wrestling show on the planet", coming to you live, 16 years ago, from the ever-hot Miama, Florida! The arena seems tiny and it looks like there's maybe 200 people in attendance but boy is it a full show tonight! Scheduled matches are The Nature Boy Ric Flair vs Sting for the title, Hulk Hogan vs anyone in the Dungeon of Doom, Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan and Hugh Morris vs The Enforcer Arn Anderson and Flyin Brian Pillman, and finally Macho Man Randy Savage vs Lex Luger. Sounds exciting, right? Dead wrong.

WCW Monday Nitro - 1/8/96

Coming to you Live (via 16 years) from Charlotte, South Carolina its the #1 wrestling program in the world. Main event tonight is the announced Savage/Hogan vs Flair/Anderson tag match. Also tonight, Eddie Guerrero vs Steven Regal. Let's get it on.

WCW Monday Nitro - 1/1/96

Welcome to the #1 wrestling program in the world, or so says Eric Bischoff. Announced tonight are Macho Man Randy Savage vs The Enforcer Arn Anderson, a Lex Luger and Sting tag team match, and twelve-time WCW Heavyweight Champion, The Nature Boy Ric Flair vs Hulk Hogan in a title match in the main event.

WCW Monday Nitro - 1995

I downloaded and started to watch a ton of vhs rips of Nitro earlier this month, starting with the very first episode. I watched the last show of 1995, Starrcade 95, a few days ago. Here's what has happened.