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AudioShocker Shoutouts

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on July 12, 2010

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Astute readers may have noticed a slight change in the AudioShocker over the weekend. No? Well, you clearly aren't reading enough, but I'll spell it out for you anyway. We finally started placing ads on the site. But wait, don't the sidebars, headers, and front page all the look the same? Yup, they do. We decided to start slow by implementing what I have coined the 'scrollpop' ad unit.

Every few comments, you will now see a line that says "AudioShocker Shoutouts!". If you mousewheel over it, or mouse through it, a small banner will reveal itself or 'pop' in. We aren't trying to be tricky, malicious, or intrusive. We just want to try out some revenue possibilities and hopefully cover our costs for the site. Here is a little demo:

AudioShocker Shoutouts!

Our first shoutout this month is for AudioShocker regular Ross Campbell's stellar Shadoweyes project. If you are interested in advertising on the site, please email us.

To my knowledge, we are really the only people doing this, and we're interested in your feedback. I coded the whole shebang myself over the weekend and consider it a personal triumph. (and I will cut you if you try to steal it or pass it off as your own!)

Wet Moon 5 and G-Man: Cape Crisis #1 OUT TODAY!!!

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nick marino

on August 12, 2009

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HOLY @#$%! Today's a big day at the comic shop for the AudioShocker!!!

First off, Ross Campbell's Wet Moon 5 is in stores today. If you've been listening to A Podcast with Ross and Nick, then you already know that Ross has been extremely tight-lipped about the details of WM5. That just means it's gotta be juicy! Ross and Nick will be talking about WM5 and dropping behind-the-scenes info starting with A Podcast with Ross and Nick #12 on August 26th, so that gives you two whole weeks to read the book before you listen.

Also, Chris Giarrusso's G-Man: Cape Crisis #1 hits racks today. This awesome all-ages comic book was the topic of our most recent conversation with Chris in AudioShocker Podcast #91. This is the first issue of a five-part mini, so I suggest you get in on the ground floor today and snag a copy.

Man, this day could only be bigger for us if Jay Faerber had another issue of Dynamo 5 out today! Too bad D5 #23 came out last week... (and, by the way, it was an EXCELLENT issue).

EDIT: Wet Moon 5... or not.

EDIT 2: Wet Moon 5 out on August 19th!

A Podcast with Ross and Nick #5 - Fuchsia is My Evil Color

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nick marino

on July 8, 2009

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It's a social media smorgasbord as Nick Marino continues to force Ross Campbell to help him create a MySpace page for his real-life supervillain, Nik Neptune. Ross drops news that there might be pre-release copies of Wet Moon 5 at SDCC, and then the guys discuss LiveJournal, how Ross knows nothing about Facebook (gasp!), and doesn't want to join Twitter (double gasp!). Thrill to the sounds of Ross and Nick as they figure out what to name this podcast series! This episode ends the first story arc of A Podcast with Ross and Nick (episodes 1-5). Be back next week for the start of the second story arc!!!

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A Podcast with Ross and Nick #5 [30:40m]: Play Now | Download

A Phone Call with Ross and Nick?

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nick marino

on July 5, 2009

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After our fiasco with Google Voice, we're going to try something a little different. To record the next set of episodes for A Podcast with Ross and Nick, Ross Campbell and I will be using TalkShoe today at 4:00 PM EST.

This is my first time really using TalkShoe to record (after learning about it from the Comic Book Pitt). From what I understand, you can listen in as Ross and I record. In fact, you can even call in and join the conversation if you want.

Hopefully, we won't hit any major technical difficulties. If we do, maybe I'll just head over to the TalkShoe offices and slap them around, since they're located just outside of Pittsburgh!

And if you really do want to call in while we're recording today, email me and I'll give you the details.

A Podcast with WHO and WHO?

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nick marino

on June 6, 2009

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Here at the AudioShocker, we've got some awesome podcast developments brewing in the very near future.

First up, on this Tuesday, June 9, 2009, we have the shocking return of AudioShocker Podcast #82. This podcast audio was initially lost due to a technical mistake with Google Voice, but we held out hope and ran #83 last Tuesday just in case a miracle happened...

AND happen it did! Tom from Google Voice read my bitchy blog post and saved my conversation with Ross Campbell from permanent deletion. So take a trip back in time and listen to #82 this Tuesday.

Then make sure to get your ass back here the very next day for A Podcast with Ross and Nick #1, a direct continuation of AudioShocker Podcast #82. Airing Wednesday, June 10, 2009, this show is the debut episode of a brand new weekly AudioShocker podcast series. Comic book writer/artist Ross Campbell and I will be talking about whatever the fuck we want, including comics, movies, real-life superheroes, domain renewal scams, and tons more.

So keep it locked on the AudioShocker as we continue to bring you the most ridiculous conversation on music, movies, comics, TV, video games, and tons more... now TWICE a week!!!

No AudioShocker Podcast #82 Today

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nick marino

on May 26, 2009

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Thanks to a dropped Google Voice recording, there is no AudioShocker Podcast #82 today. It was going to be a rambling encounter with Ross Campbell, but alas, now it's up in the air when you'll hear that (if at all... THANKS TO FUCKING GOOGLE!).

One thing is certain - we'll have AudioShocker Podcast #82 for you fresh and early next Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009. Until then, whey don't you relive some of our greatest Ross Campbell podcast moments?

What the Hell, Google Voice?

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nick marino

on May 23, 2009

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On Thursday night, Ross Campbell and I recorded 178 minutes of podcast. That's right, we recorded almost three fucking hours of incoherent babble just for you. In fact, we logged so much talk time that we decided to spin off our conversation into its own recurring podcast feature.

Delighted with our insane rant, we hit "4" on the keypad and heard the "call recording off" voice I've come to love over the years. But then something horrible happened - THE RECORDING NEVER DELIVERED TO MY GOOGLE VOICE INBOX.

I've lost three hours of podcast talk time intended to fill the upcoming AudioShocker Podcast #82 as well as the first three episodes of A Podcast with Ross and Nick. What the hell, Google Voice?

This never would have happened with GrandCentral. For those of you unfamiliar with Google Voice, it used to be a service called GrandCentral, which assigned you a dummy phone number and allowed you to record incoming calls. It was an amazing service. I never had a single technical problem with it.

But Google Voice has not been so smooth. First off, they changed the user interface to something far less friendly. Then they complicated the back end settings. Then they made call recording unreliable. I've had issues getting my recorded calls to deliver to my inbox in Google Voice before, but that was just when I was testing it out.

Everything went fine when I interviewed Paul Tobin a couple months ago. But this is only the second time I've tried to use Google Voice to record a podcast interview for the AudioShocker and the damn service dumped my entire recorded call. WTF!?!?!?!?!

I should have known there was going to be a problem recording that night. Ross and I had technical issues from the start - I tried calling in my usual fashion and the service kept sending me to the voicemail checker instead of to Ross (even though I clearly unchecked my phone number from the list in the settings tab).

So users beware - Google Voice is not the same as GrandCentral. It's got a lot of problems and it's pissing me off right now. I know it's a free service and I shouldn't be this mad, but I could always depend on GrandCentral. Obviously I can't do the same when it comes to Google Voice.

The Top 9 Ways the Economic Recession Has Affected the AudioShocker

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nick marino

on May 22, 2009

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It's sad but true. Even a financial stalwart like the AudioShocker has buckled under the pressure of the economic crisis. Here are the Top 9 crazy events that have transpired due to monetary doom sweeping across all of America.

9. Ross Campbell wants us to pay him to do podcast interviews from now on. (C'mon, Ross... the damn things are already shameless fucking self-promotion!)

8. To save money on multimedia expenses, we almost changed our catchphrase to "Music. Movie. Comic. A little bit of media here and there is sort of our thing."

7. To save even more money, we almost changed our catchphrase to "iMeem. Hulu. Zuda. Free media is DEFINITELY our thing."

6. Gotham Chopra stopped hanging around the blog because his comic books all turned to liquid. (Get it!?! Virgin Comics = Liquid Comics! They used to be in print and now they're just online! ... Okay, fine, you win - the joke sucked.)

5. Justique has a whole lot less extra cash to spend on pornography. (She's down to about $200 per day.)

4. Nick has even less extra cash to spend on hookers. (He's down to about $2 per week... but DAMN that prosthetic handjob is worth every penny!)

3. Kirsten stopped commenting on Pete's blog posts because she was too busy earning some extra money on the side working as a high-paid lesbian escort (see this incriminating photo for evidence).

2. Neal couldn't hire the Elan Luz Rivera lookalike stripper he wanted for his birthday. (Instead, he had to settle for the Susan Sarandon lookalike GMILF from next door.)

1. We know you love the AudioShocker just the way it is, but be on the look out for our new blog name... COMING SOON: "Tampax Tampons presents the AudioShocker podcast & blog"!!! (Our new catchphrase: "We're stuffing some music, movies, and comics all up in that shit!")

More: The Top 9 Social Networks! (And how to choose the right one for you.)

Why the Top 9? Because 10 is too many and 9 is better. 3 X 3 = Awesome. Now that’s what I call math.

AudioShocker Podcast #79 - Podcast Crossover! Wolverine! Free Comics!

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nick marino

on May 5, 2009

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Our first ever podcast crossover event! AudioShocker vs. Comic Book Pitt! Nick vs. Duke, DanG, and Link! Titans collide and then unite against a common enemy: the villainous Ed Piskor! Live from Phantom of the Attic Comics on Free Comic Book Day 2009... can they stop evil Ed in time?

When it all ends, Neal and Nick talk X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Straight up? Neal hated it. Nick liked it. They argue the pros and cons of the Hugh Jackman solo flick including Will.I.Am, Emma Frost, Gambit, Deadpool, and more. Then Nick delivers his report on the Death Note: L, Change the WorLd one-night-only subtitled presentation. Then pure media mayhem erupts into Nick of Time, Must Love Dogs, Darkstalkers, Free Comic Book Day 2009 comics, Collage, Carlitta Durand, The Clipse, Kanye, KRS-One, Eminem and the Punisher, and tons more.

AudioShocker Podcast #79 [52:21m]: Play Now | Download

Your Two Favorite Avatar Characters Reveal Your True Inner Self

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nick marino

on January 26, 2009

in TV

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Nick loves Uncle Iroh and Appa

Whew! It has been one hell of a week for me and my passionate relationship with Avatar: The Last Airbender. Last Thursday, I found out that the four main roles in the upcoming live-action Airbender trilogy would be played by white kids, discarding Inuit and Asian heritage in lieu of something (which I assume Paramount considers to be) more "marketable" to an American audience.

Insanity aside, there was an upswing to this discovery: I started talking about Avatar more. And that's always a good thing in my book (which has lots of pictures, little text, and very few pages).

All this discussion reminded me of an exercise I've been playing for the past few months. Said exercise is easy -- select your two favorite characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender and reveal your true inner self to the entire world. It sounds overly simple, but it's shockingly accurate.

Here, I'll go first:

Me:
1. Uncle Iroh
2. Appa

Now here's a few more for your consideration:

Justique (of the AudioShocker podcast):
1. Aang
2. Azula

Ross Campbell (of Soaking Luna fame):
1. Katara
2. Zuko

My brother-in-law (of Mack Trucks employ):
1. Azula
2. Toph

My day job co-worker (of webmaster trade):
1. Zuko
2. Momo

Get it? Okay, now it's your turn. Reveal your true inner being to the cosmos by naming your two favorite Avatar characters in the comments. (I would love to delve into the psychological implications of these choices right here, but I'll save that for the comments as well... along with a few celebrity predictions!)