Month: April 2010

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The cost of (pet) care

Erica J. Marcus

Health and fitness The Issue

April 30, 2010 36

Americans spend $45 billion per year

Hercules announces $99 5.1 speaker system

John M. Guilfoil

Gadget features

April 30, 2010 18

Price will spark curiosity

The Top 10 Worst People in Hollywood

April 30, 2010 5082

There are a lot of bad people out there. A whole lot, actually. Celebrities pale in comparison to most of...

Chelsea police shut down “horror movie” illegal dentist’s office

John M. Guilfoil

April 30, 2010 45

In what Chelsea police called “a scene out of a horror movie,” an illegal dental operation was shut down yesterday....

De Niro, Freeman, Harris lend voices to Pops

John M. Guilfoil

April 30, 2010 7

Top actors participate in Kennedy presentation

Local company’s app turns iPad into wicked cool remote control

Matthew Schnitt

April 30, 2010 53

Home automation in your iPad

Local theater companies, venues to collaborate

April 30, 2010 12

Busy summer coming

Gallery: The Fire and Reason rock Allston

Steve Osemwenkhae

April 30, 2010 23

Bella Saona is so hot.

Kim and Reggie split over Kanye

Sky: Celebrity Gossip

April 30, 2010 8

There have been a couple reasons floating around for Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush’s break up. Some say it was...

All Points Bulletin Release Date, Pricing Model Revealed

April 30, 2010 25

EA's MMO gets a release date and business model today.

The Blast Interview: Linda Perry

April 30, 2010 4744

The singer/songwriter/producer opens up to Blast Reporter Eiko Watanabe

Win tickets to see The Glitch Mob at The Middle East

Matthew Schnitt

April 30, 2010 21

Comment on this post to see the LA-based DJ trio live.

No Doubt’s “Deep Cuts” Coming To Rock Band Next Week

April 30, 2010 48

From a time when Gwen Stefani wasn't b-a-n-a-n-a-s.

Gunnar Optiks PAX East interview

John M. Guilfoil

April 30, 2010 13

A good investment

Toy Story 3 “Zurg” Trailer And PlayStation Move Confirmation

April 30, 2010 264

Play as the evil Zurg in the upcoming film tie-in.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Announced

April 30, 2010 6

The latest Call of Duty title named, and due out in November.

Penny Arcade/ PAX Creators Named In Time 100

April 30, 2010 343

A well-deserved honor for two amazing people.

Just Cause 2 DLC Trailer

April 29, 2010 21

Take a look at the extras coming your way very soon.

Mega Man Zero Collection Lands A June 8 Release Date

April 29, 2010 3

Play all four GBA releases, on one cartridge, very soon.

Survey: Women keep their cars longer

The Diva of Driving

April 29, 2010 20

Leasetrader.com conducted a survey polled over 2,500 men and women asking “what’s the honeymoon period on a car.” The survey...

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Blast Magazine was launched in 2007 with a simple thought — do journalism for the video game generation. We’ve really seen a lot since the 1980s. Nintendo Mega Man games, dial-up Internet, Dos, and the Palm Pilot were all in their infancy as we grew up. We shared files on 1.44MB (that’s MEGABYTE) floppy discs, and they were more than sufficient. As we grew up, the Internet blew up. Today you can stream a movie live in HD. Not only did HD not exist when we were growing up, but downloading a single, low-quality MP3 of our favorite song could take over an hour!

Technology developed quickly as we came of age, and we can claim to have mastered everything from iPads to Netflixes. But there is one thing that our generation did not have to grow up with — car maintenance.

A lot of us are interested in cars and trucks and motorcycles — this site wouldn’t be necessary if we weren’t. But how many Gen-Y’ers have ever had to change their oil? Change the brakes? Fix a cracked serpentine belt? Fixing cars was always something optional for us. We had to want to jack up a car and change a tire.

So now that we’re adults and we’re starting to recover from the crushing debt of our student loans, (We’re very bitter about this) we are finding our interests diversifying. If we were into cars already, we are getting more into cars. If we could never afford it, we are slowly raising our expectations. Say what you will, we are a curious generation.

Blast Cars is not exactly a beginners’ guide to the galaxy, but we’re not going to assume you know everything. We’re learning with you, and the experts we’ll bring into the process will walk both of us through everything we ever wanted to know about everything automotive.

In addition to restoring our Shop Truck, we are following some other Gen-Y restoration projects, including a racing bike. We’ll also bring you some relevant news, reviews, and rumors. We’ll even take a look at some of the most famous cars in movies, music, TV, true crime, and other popular culture. Let us know what you want to see!