In the latest episode of Doom Ray Kyle and Toby nominate their choices for the greatest video game soundtracks of all time. Who will take the crown? Who will save the princess?
Doom Ray August 29th 2014: Soundtracks
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Doom Ray August 28th 2014: LA Cops
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Kyle and Toby are joined by Modern Dream Maestro Ollie Clarke to discuss his latest game LA Cops, from design process through to the highs and lows of early access.
Doom Ray August 27th 2014: Summer Gaming
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Take time to reminisce on days of gaming awesomeness past. From Timesplitters to the ever present Final Fantasy, Kyle and Toby discuss their fond memories of summer holiday gaming. Ah to be young and geeky!
Doom Ray August 26th 2014: Guardians Of The Galaxy
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In this episode of Doom Ray Kyle and Toby discuss Guardians of the Galaxy. In this screaming fan girl edition of the show questions asked include: Is this the birth of the new Star Wars? Where and how does it fit into the wider Marvel universe? And, is Chris Pratt the sexiest man alive? (the answer is yes...yes he is).
It's Alive! Korean Film Festival Panel Special
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Returning after a break with a special edition recorded at Birmingham's first Korean Film Festival at the Mockingbird Theatre in Birmingham's Custard Factory. Regular host Stuart Tonks reunites with Matt Green, Robert Sharl, and first-time guest Alexi, to talk about Korean films, horror, and not Star Wars.
It's Alive! S2E4: Marvel Universe
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In the longest It's Alive! show yet, Stuart is joined by writer and fan Tim M. Matthews to talk Marvel Universe films, Harold Ramis, and (once again) Star Wars, while nearly getting locked in the studio after hours.
Re. Sleeves: Ryan Hughes' [RHP] CDR Label
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Re:Sleeves' Ben Waddington met up with Ryan Hughes last month to talk about his label [RHP] CDRs. Ryan is the artist and curator of a variety of experimental music releases and designs the packaging himself according to an ever drifting, shifting set of rules.
Notes: The exhibition we refer to in the podcast has since come down but it's well worth keeping up to date with Ryan's activities at http://rhpcdrs.wordpress.com
It's Alive! S2E3: Zombies!!!
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Regular host Stuart Tonks is joined by Robert Sharl and special guest CJ Monk to discuss the recent history of the zombie movie, and try to get under the skin of one of the most compelling horror sub-genres.
LINKS FOR THIS WEEK'S SHOW (Courtesy of CJ Monk!)
Night/Dawn/Day of the Dead - http://www.amazon.co.uk/George-Romeros-Trilogy-Night-Living/dp/B005KITEKY/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1391725071&sr=8-11&keywords=dawn+of+the+dead+dvd
Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue - http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Living-Dead-Manchester-Morgue/dp/B002V8FSA6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1391725144&sr=8-2&keywords=living+dead+at+the+manchester+morgue
Zombie Flesheaters - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zombie-Flesh-Eaters-Tisa-Farrow/dp/B008RLY96K/ref=sr_1_3?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725167&sr=1-3&keywords=zombie+flesh+eaters
Nightmare City - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nightmare-City-DVD-Mel-Ferrer/dp/B0012IV3SM/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725195&sr=1-1&keywords=nightmare+city
Hell of the Living Dead - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hell-Living-Dead-Region-NTSC/dp/B000TZJCNW/ref=sr_1_9?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725232&sr=1-9&keywords=nightmare+city
House by the Cemetery - http://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Cemetery-Arrow-Video-Format/dp/B007KZZ7LU/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725269&sr=1-2&keywords=house+by+the+cemetery
City of the Living Dead - http://www.amazon.co.uk/City-Living-Dead-Christopher-George/dp/B003ZV0OPW/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725304&sr=1-2&keywords=city+of+the+living+dead
Grapes of Death/Raisins de Morts http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grapes-Death-DVD-Marie-Georges-Pascal/dp/B0007Y2ALQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725328&sr=1-1&keywords=grapes+of+death
The Blind Dead Series – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blind-Dead-Collection-Discs-DVD/dp/B000BIDA8A/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725398&sr=1-2&keywords=blind+dead
Zombie Holocaust - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zombie-Holocaust-DVD-Ian-McCulloch/dp/B00004U0JK/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725441&sr=1-1&keywords=zombie+holocaust
Survivors – technically not a zombie movie but has all the tropes and more! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survivors-1-3-Box-Set-DVD/dp/B001EVP838/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725502&sr=1-1&keywords=survivors+series+1+-+3+box+set
Day of the Triffids – see above - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Day-Triffids-DVD-John-Duttine/dp/B0006GVKE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725530&sr=1-1&keywords=day+of+the+triffids
Dead and Buried - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Buried-DVD-James-Farentino/dp/B000RWDXGO/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725587&sr=1-1&keywords=dead+and+buried
Night of the Comet - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Comet-DVD-Robert-Beltran/dp/B002VD5RX4/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725627&sr=1-1&keywords=night+of+the+comet
Night of the Creeps - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Creeps-DVD-Region-NTSC/dp/B0024FAG44/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1391725653&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=night+of+the+crreeps
It's Alive! S2E2: Guilty Pleasures
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Desperately trying (and failing) to avoid talking about Star Wars, regular host Stuart Tonks and guest Robert Sharl talk movie news, and what constitutes a guilty (film) pleasure.
It's Alive! Returns: Remakes & Reboots
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It's Alive! returns for a new series, with regular host Stuart Tonks in the studio. This week Stuart and guest Robert Sharl talk Oscar nominations and Remakes.
Re. Sleeves September 12th 2013: Psychic TV
Ben Waddington talks to avant-garde music promoter Andy Hayes, and picks over a recent hoard of Psychic TV ephemera relating to their legendary early LPs.
Doom Ray Special: Big Business–Frontiers Update with Lars Simkins
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In a return to the ever-popular world of "Frontiers", regular Doom Ray host Kyle Jobson talks to Lars Simkins about what happens next. Frontiers raised a staggering $157,381 from a total of 4,574 supporters. In this episode Lars talks about the challenges of putting together a remote team and provides a post-mortem on the campaign.
Doom Ray August 20th 2013: Gunpoint and Shadowrun
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In the latest episode of the Doom Ray games show regular host Kyle Jobson and Toby Rutter discuss the massive commercial and critical success of the indie title Gunpoint. They also discuss the new Harebrained Schemes RPG Shadowrun. Is this a cyberpunk classic or does it hit a little wide of the mark? Thanks for listening.
Doom Ray July 26th 2013: Batman vs. Superman
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In this week's Doom Ray–in the absence of Ashley–Kyle and Toby discuss the highs and lows of superhero games. From Superman 64 to Batman Arkham City and everything in between. They also touch upon the subject of the up-and-coming Batman vs Superman film. Enjoy the show and, as always, stay classy San Diego.
Re:Sleeves July 22nd 2013: David Bowie is a Grain of Rice
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After a brief hiatus, Re:Sleeves returns with a show recorded at the new Birmingham Institute of Art & Design building in Birmingham UK. Special guest, sculptor Ana Rutter joins regular hosts Ben Waddington and Robert Sharl to talk about the David Bowie is exhibition at the V&A Museum. As the exhibition's London run draws to a close Ana talks about constructing a specially-commissioned artwork for the show, and we consider how Bowie's history tracks the cultural shifts in popular music during the late twentieth century.
Links for this week's show:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/david-bowie-is/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2121506/As-Ziggy-Stardusts-street-honoured-landmarks-iconic-album-covers-changed.html
http://www.stanscafe.co.uk/project-of-all-the-people.html
http://www.stanscafe.co.uk/?p=2611
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O161078/theatre-costume-mcnicoll-carol/
Doom Ray July 19th 2013: Rockstar's Magnum Opus
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In this week's Doom Ray game show Kyle is once again joined by Toby Rutter from Flix Interactive and Ashley Khan from Freestyle Games. They give their reactions to the Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailer, and ask the question could this be Rockstar Games' magnum opus?
Links for this week's show:
GTA V Trailer on YouTube: http://youtu.be/_oJ8GkoHQDA
Doom Ray July 14th 2013: Is Bigger Better?
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Following the success of our Rezzed special, regular Doom Ray host Kyle Jobson reunites with Toby Rutter and Ashley Khan to discuss the age old argument of quality vs quantity. Does a game have to be 100 hours long to offer value for money? Do indie games give you more bang for your buck? This plus a slightly awkward discussion about girls from school. Next week we will be looking at Rockstar's potential magnum opus Grand Theft Auto V. Enjoy and, as ever, thanks for listening.
Doom Ray July 3rd 2013: Funded!
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In a follow-up to our obscenely popular interview with Lars Simkins–the one man team behind the ever increasingly impressive Frontiers–we take a more in-depth look into the features that make this game so special. We also talk about the success of the Kickstarter campaign, and the next step on the road to Frontiers.
Some strong language at the start.
Doom Ray June 25th 2013: Rezzed Indie Game Show Panel
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This week regular host Kyle Jobson is joined by Ashley Khan, Dev QA at Codemasters and Toby Rutter Lead Character Artist at Flix Interactive. They discuss the many highs and not so many lows of the Rezzed indie game show that took place in Birmingham UK last weekend. They also take a wider look at the direction of indie games and the renaissance that it seems to be experiencing. Enjoy, and thanks for listening.
Doom Ray Special: Lars Simkins Frontiers Interview Pt. 2
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The response to the first part of Kyle's chat with Lars was great, and the Frontiers Kickstarter is off to an amazing start, hitting $29,000 in 4 days. Here's the second part of our Doom Ray special with the gaming and VFX powerhouse that is Lars Simkins.