Lyriticus Log 0002: Segregation

Hello again!

Yes, hello again! Yes, you! Hello! I greeted you, now greet me back!

Fine, be like that. Here's your updates. Freaking people...

Blog: Okay, so first thing's first. Reviews and Analyses will be made into two separate posts from now on. As I said before, I want to avoid burnout way ahead of time and having to find something to analyse in every single song or movie will be way too exhausting and, ahem, superfluous.

Album Review: I'm still deciding which album should be the first to be reviewed on this site. I'm looking to do something which doesn't require much analysis but still provides good material for a review. I've kinda decided which album will be the first, so stay tuned for more details.

Life of Pi: The first ever movie review on Lyriticus, up this coming Sunday! So yeah, I really wanted to analyse this movie but as it turns out, I need a lot more time with it to go over the themes and philosophical statements before I can provide you with an accurate analysis.

An analysis is sort of like an essay; it needs a point, a message, and a firm conclusion. I need to make a statement about the movie, not just throw a bunch of esoteric mumbo jumbo into a post, truss it up with a cheesy pun and self-referential humour and then call it a day.

No. The Lyritical Analysis is your home for accurate, in-depth examinations of Pop Cultural works with the purpose of informing, entertaining, and giving you the feeling that you've just upped your IQ points by exactly 3.14159265359 digits.*

*(Nerd joke.)

Lord of the Rings Trilogy: We're going epic soon with the monumental Fantasy, heh, "Epic" series. Or the movie adaptions of the monumental Fantasy, heh, "Epic" series. Whatever. The reviews should be up in September.

And let's just say if you have an ax to grind over the magic themes presented therein, then I have this to say: "Ye shall not pass!"

Nah, I'm kidding. You're always welcome......as long as you leave your pitchforks at the door and not up my *CENSORED*!!!

"Sail" (Awolnation) - Song Review

This is how I show my love (for music)...I made it on my blog because...I blame it on my ADD-wait, what was I saying again?

Reviewed By: Kyle van Rensburg

Artist: Awolnation

Release Date: January 2011

Genre: Electronic Rock

Verdict: 14+ For Mature Themes

Lyriticus Log 0001: Welcome to the Machine!

Hello everybody! Apologies for the lack of a review yesterday, I decided to be smarter and wisely put it up a week in advance to give myself time to work on other things. As you can see, things are still pretty rough here, but I want to avoid burnout years down the line.

So sorry to just leave you hanging but I really can't afford to do things at the very edge of the deadline. But not to worry! The wait will be worth it.

"Sail" by AWOLNATION: Review, Content Rundown and Analysis inbound. Tune in Sunday for the review. 
Possibility: Very likely.

Coldplay: While I'm not gonna mention which song by the Britpop band I'll review first, rest assured that it will be a good one. (Which means: It will be any of their songs. :P)
Possibility: It's guaranteed.

Movies: The first ever movie review on Lyriticus will be posted next month. I'll let it be a surprise. >:) 
Possibility: See above.

"This is War" (30 Seconds to Mars) - Song Review

Hello everybody! Welcome to my new site Lyriticus. This is the first of MANY songs (and later on, movies) which will be reviewed here at The Truth Machine. This post will also serve as a "tutorial" to show you what the site is all about.

Why did I choose "This is War" to be first song reviewed? Well, the title is so appropriate considering the conspiracy nature of Lyriticus, and it also has a lot of interesting themes to discuss in the Lyritical Analysis below.

All in all, it should make for an excellent showcase for my new blog and why you should stay tuned for (hopefully) years to come. Now, without further adieu, let's get reviewing!

Reviewed By: Kyle van Rensburg (Head Writer)

Album: This is War (Studio Album)

Artist: 30 Seconds to Mars

Release Date: March 2010

Genre: Progressive Rock

Verdict: 14+ for Mature Themes and Brief Strong Language (Music Video Only)