Month: January 2012

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Bruno Mars’ name cleared of cocaine possession charges

Erin Farnsworth

Sky: Celebrity Gossip

January 20, 2012 156

After a stint with cocaine at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last year, Bruno Mars has worked the...

American Idol returns for its 11th season

Erin Farnsworth

January 20, 2012 45

Steven Tyler already makes it uncomfortable

Megaupload.com shutdown by the federal government

Brittney McNamara

January 19, 2012 143

No SOPA needed

“Red Tails” review

January 19, 2012 378

An uplifting war movie about the Tuskegee Airmen

That Halo 4 beta invite you got is a fake

January 19, 2012 26

Microsoft has announced no plans for a beta.

EA stock drops after Old Republic launch troubles

January 19, 2012 127

Stock prices down 3%.

News Brief: Shank 2 hits PSN and PC February 7, Xbox Live a day later

January 19, 2012 421

Get your chainsaws ready.

Party like it’s 1999 with Bioshock Infinite’s new,more difficult mode

Features Gaming News

January 19, 2012 182

New mode to be much more demanding, tougher.

Capcom confirms Resident Evil 6 in development, coming this November

January 19, 2012 69

Features series two biggest names for the first time ever.

“A Marine Story” DVD review

Randy Steinberg

January 19, 2012 95

Deserved more attention than it got...

Brandy and Monica Collaborate Again

January 18, 2012 80

Will the new song match the success of "The Boy Is Mine"?

“New Girl” – Story of the 50 episode review

Christopher Peck

January 18, 2012 1609

This show is really something special

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath diagnosed with cancer

Erin Farnsworth

January 17, 2012 2338

Lymphoma caught early

“Dark Knight Rises” rises as the most anticipated movie sequel of 2012

Erin Farnsworth

January 17, 2012 18

Are you ready?

Final plea entered in Columbia drug ring case

Ariana Costakes

January 17, 2012 117

NEW YORK — The last of five students implicated in a Columbia University drug ring pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted...

Gordon Ramsay to open steakhouse in Las Vegas

January 17, 2012 332

LAS VEGAS — World-renowned chef, Gordon Ramsay, will be opening his first Las Vegas restaurant, Gordon Ramsay Steakhouse, in the...

Solyndra requests approval for $500,000 in bonuses despite bankruptcy filing

January 17, 2012 88

FREMONT, Calif. — After filing for bankruptcy on Sept. 6, the California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra LCC is now asking...

Pembroke Pines couple survive Costa Concordia disaster

January 17, 2012 138

MIAMI — For Pembroke Pines couple, Connie Barron and Jay Garcia, Friday brought about a surprising disaster. Sailing along They...

JP Morgan foreclosing on O.J. Simpson’s home

January 17, 2012 135

MIAMI — JP Morgan Chase is foreclosing O.J. Simpson’s Kendall house. According to CBS Miami, the four-bedroom, four bathroom house...

Bronx building evacuated due to carbon monoxide levels

January 17, 2012 46

NEW YORK — Twelve residents had to be evacuated after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a Bronx...

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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!