Senin, 21 Desember 2009

J-ROCK,COSPLAY.....PUNK,ROCKABILLY


COSPLAY

Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure?), short for "costume play",[1] is type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan. Favorite sources include manga, anime, tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video games, hentai and fantasy movies. Role play includes portrayals of J-pop and J-rock stars, Taiwanese puppet characters, science fiction characters, characters from musical stories, classic novels, and entertainment software. Any entity from the real or virtual world that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up as a subject. Inanimate objects are given an anthropomorphic forms and it is not unusual to see genders switched, with women playing male roles and vice versa.


Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture centered around role play. A broader use of the term cosplay applies it to any costumed role play in venues apart from the stage, regardless of the cultural context.
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Terminology

The term cosplay represents a contraction of the English words costume play. The term was coined by Nov Takahashi of the Japanese studio Studio Hard while attending the 1984 Los Angeles Science Fiction Worldcon.[2] He was impressed by the hall and the costumed fans and reported on both in Japanese science fiction magazines. The coinage reflects a common Japanese method of abbreviation in which the first two moras of a pair of words are used to form an independent compound. Costume becomes kosu (コス), and play becomes pure (プレ).
[edit] The Practice of Cosplay
[edit] Venues
"Jingūbashi" passes over Yamanote Line south of Harajuku Station, Tokyo, at the Meiji Shrine gate. It is a famous gathering place for cosplayers.

Cosplayers typically come from the ranks of otaku--that is, fans of Japanese comic books, known as manga. They gather at public events such as comic-book and video game trade shows, as well as at dedicated cosplay parties at nightclubs or amusement parks. In Japan teenagers gather with like-minded friends in places like Tokyo's Harajuku district to engage in cosplay. Since 1998 Tokyo's Akihabara district has contained a large number of cosplay cafés, catering to devoted anime and cosplay fans. The waitresses at such cafés dress as game or anime characters; maid costumes are particularly popular. In areas outside of Japan, cosplay is primarily done at manga and anime conventions.

The single largest event featuring cosplay is the semiannual doujinshi market, Comiket. This event, held in Japan during summer and winter, attracts hundreds of thousands of manga fans. Thousands of cosplayers congregate on the roof of the exhibition center, often in unbearably hot or cold conditions. The largest event for cosplayers outside Asia is the annual San Diego Comic-Con held in the California city in the USA.

Cosplayers in Japan refer to themselves as reiyâ (レイヤー?); pronounced "layer". Those who photograph players are called cameko, short for "Camera Kozo" or "Camera Boy". Originally the cameko give prints of their photos to players as gifts. Increased interest in cosplay events both on the part of photographers and cosplayers willing to model for them have led to formalisation of procedures at events such as Comiket. Photography takes place within a designated area removed from the exhibit hall.

Cosplay at fan events likely originated in Japan in 1978.[3] Cosplay nevertheless gets a mixed reception in Japan even today. Events in districts such as Akihabara draw many cosplayers, yet there is no shortage of people in Japan who regard cosplay as a frivolous endeavor.[4]
[edit] Costumes
A cosplayer as Eve from Parasite Eve (video game)

Cosplay differs from Halloween and Mardi Gras costume wear not only in existing independent of any particular holiday, but in its goal. The object of cosplay is interpretation: one attempts to become one's character much as a stage actor inhabits a role. Costumes are expected to adhere meticulously to the attire known to be worn by the character represented. Even more generic costumes get an elaborately artistic treatment. Cosplayers may purchase or create costumes through fan labor. Cosplayers often educate themselves in crafting specialities such as sculpture, face paint, fiberglasswork, fashion design and the like in the effort to render the look and texture of a costume accurately.[5]

Once in costume, cosplayers adopt the affect, mannerisms and body language of the characters they portray. Cosplayers often gather to view the costumes of others, show off their own creations, take pictures, share tips, and participate in contests. This activity is maintained between major events through participation in online forums.
[edit] Gender roles
An animegao cosplayer ("doller") in Taipei, Taiwan.

Portraying a character of the opposite sex is "crossplay" while portraying a character who dresses as the opposite sex (from the cosplayer) is called "crossdress". Examples may serve to clarify the distinction. A female cosplayer representing a male character who wears standard masculine attire is both crossdressing and crossplaying. A female cosplayer who dresses as a male character who wears unisex clothing or feminine attire is crossplaying but not crossdressing. A man portraying that same character would be crossdressing but not crossplaying.

The practicality of crossplay and crossdress stems in part from the abundance in manga of male characters with delicate and somewhat androgynous features. Such characters, known as bishounen (beautiful youths), are an Asian version of the elfin boy archetype represented in Western tradition by figures such as Peter Pan and Ariel.[6]

The animegao, or "dollers", represent a niche group in the realm of cosplay. Their approach makes them a subgroup of what is called in Japan kigurumi--that is, "mascot"-style role players. Dollers are often male cosplayers representing female characters. Female dollers are also found who represent male characters, especially male characters that lend themselves to the treatment, such as robots, space aliens and animals. Dollers wear bodysuits and masks that completely hide their real features so that the original appearance of their characters may be reproduced as literally as possible. Their costumes display all the abstractions and stylizations characteristic of the cartoon art, such as the oversized eyes and tiny mouths so often encountered in manga.
[edit] Cosplay in Western culture
Canadian cosplayer Liana K as Power Girl.

The popularity of cosplay in Japan encourages the misconception that cosplay is specifically Japanese or Asian hobby. The term "cosplay", though Japanese in origin, described a phenomenon which was witnessed in the United States. For almost fifty years, costuming has had a widespread following and continues to experience growing popularity in North America and Europe, and has more recently spread throughout South America and Australia.

Western cosplay's origins are based primarily on science fiction and historical fantasy as opposed to animation. It is more common for Western cosplayers to recreate characters from live-action series such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter than it is for Japanese cosplayers. Similarly, animated series may be the origin for many recreations. Western costumers also include subcultures of hobbyists who participate in Renaissance faires, and historical re-enactments such as Civil War battles.

The increasing popularity of Japanese animation outside of Asia during the late 1990s led to an increase in American and other Western cosplayers who portray Japanese characters. Anime conventions have become more numerous in the West in the last decade. They now compete with science fiction, comic, and historical conferences in attendance. At these gatherings, cosplayers, like their Japanese counterparts, meet to show off their work, take photos, and compete in costume contests.

Differences in taste still exist across cultures. Some costumes that are worn without hesitation by Japanese cosplayers tend to be avoided by Western cosplayers, such as outfits that invoke Nazi-era uniforms.
[edit] Trends

The appearance of cosplayers at manga events makes such events a popular draw for photographers. As this became apparent in the late 1980s a new variant of cosplay developed in which cosplayers attended events mainly for the purpose of modeling their characters for still photography rather than engaging in continuous role play. Rules of etiquette were developed to minimize awkward situations involving boundaries. Cosplayers pose for photographers in designated areas removed from the exhibit hall. Photographers do not press them for personal contact information or private sessions, follow them out of the area or take photos of exhibits in the hall itself without permission. The rules allow the symbiotic relationship between photographers and cosplayers to continue with the least inconvenience to each.[3]

Recent cosplay events in Asia show an increase in the popularity of non-Asian fantasy and science fiction characters. This reflects the international success of films such as The Dark Knight, The Matrix, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and their associated books. The Harry Potter characters created by J. K. Rowling are popular with female cosplayers in Japan.[citation needed]
[edit] Cosplay in Chinese Culture

As Japanese animations is becoming more popular in China, Chinese started to involved in cosplay, like what the Japanese and the Western countries do. But different with the Western ones, the Chinese is mostly cosplays on originally created characters in Japanese animations.
[edit] Taiwan

* Beginning–1990

Taiwan's first cosplays with the form similar to present statred in this year, but the people involved is only for temporary, and without specializes, and there is too few people to participate cosplay, so there were not so much details being recorded.

* 1991–1997

Between this period, most of the cosplayers started to make their costumes themselves. But it's still too few professionals.
During 1992-1993, the time was harsh, but this allows them to make costumes by themselves, even the accessories.
In 1994 to 1997, the environment of cosplay began to grow. There were almost a few hundred cosplayers in Taiwan.
In 1997, the once a two-year doujin event started, and cosplay has becoming more popular.

* 1998–2005

This is how cosplay become more popular and well-known. Cosplayers' community rises sharply. Most of them started to go private photo takings, other than public events. The Yam blog and Wretch blog for assembling people with the same interest rise abruptly. At the same time there is the launch of the discussion on the differences between several splendid attire culture such as cosplay dressing and various styles of lolita fashion.

* 2006–present

A magazine only introducing cosplay COSmania was first published in 2006 February. Cosplay becomes much popular then. Most of the Taiwanese was well-known with the word cosplay, but the animadversion on cosplay's concept still exists.

[edit] Hong Kong

The cosplay sphere in Hong Kong are separated as two sides, with one mainly including Chinese citizens (sometimes Japanese also included) and one mainly including non-Chinese citizens (such as Europeans and Americans). The ambience between two sides are different at all, since the status of Chinese-citizen-mainly side has been turning.

* 1990s

For local Chinese citizens, Cosplay first showed up with the form similar to present in Hong Kong in 1993, which was a group of people that rented a kiosk, and one of them wears a costume on some animations to attract people passed by.

Since 1997, more and more local events are held, such as Comic World HK.

* 2000–present

After the 1990s, the multimedia started to keep an eye on cosplays. Most of the universities in Hong Kong also launched their own cosplay events, and the most popular one is the Cosplay Party by Hong Kong University. Nowadays there are almost 20 events held with cosplay sessions every year in Hong Kong.
With an aid of easy accessibility of multimedia and the Internet, cosplay has been being far more popular and familiar. The number of people taking part in cosplay has also increased sharply.
However, some of the conservative cosplayers think that, the standard and behavior of the new-coming cosplayers with less experiences or morals are unacceptable, and consider those are interfering the conservatives' public image. Some of those immoral conservatives began to do attack in speech, even creating violent rebellions or triad-society-like behaviors to approach their external political purposes. Moreover, someone created several biased words to describe for those who cosplay with the discrepancy between the appearance of the cosplayer and the character, and for those who cosplay without able to understand the character that he/she is impersonating, even unilaterally fabricating themselves-centred inflexible so-called definitions of cosplay to force all the people to obey it without condition.
This makes the conflict among some cosplayers, and threatens the harmonious and rational environment of Chinese-citizen-mainly side cosplay sphere in Hong Kong. Such the conditions have been criticized by other cosplayers, netizens and some citizens. Some of the Hong-Kong-resided cosplayers even change to participate the cosplay events in other cities, such as in Macau and Guangzhou.





SUPERMAN IS DEAD

SID, punk rock pioneers of Bali, were born and bred in Kuta Rock City. The band is three chord attitude-heavy young men, by name : Bobby Kool (lead vocal, guitar, a dog lover and a graphic designer) , Eka Rock (low ridin' family man, beer drinker, laid back bass and backing vocal and a warm smilin' Rock 'N Roll bandman, IT warior) , Jrx (low ridin' beer drinking Rock 'N Roll prince charming, drummer and a hairwax junkie, Bar owner)

The name 'Superman is Dead' started its' evolution from Stone Temple Pilot's "Superman Silvergun". The name moved on to "Superman is Dead" cause they like the idea that there's no such thing as a perfect person out there.
SID actually stumbled together in '95, drawn by their common love of Green Day and NOFX. Their influences soon extended to the punk 'n roll genre a la Supersuckers, Living End and Social Distortion, and here they stay. They say what they wanna say, how they wanna say it. In your face, to say it precisely.

SID public image, self described, is "Punk Rock a Bali" (think raw energy of NOFX vs Social Distortion supersonically fueled with beer-soaked Balinese Rockabilly attitude).
History ? SID produced their first three albums independently (the boys worked years of crappy night jobs), with fabulous, small scale indie labels 1997 "Case 15", 1999 "Superman is Dead", 2002 "Bad Bad Bad"(mini album, 6 tracks).

In March 2003, SID finally signed with Sony-BMG Indonesia after extended negotiations regarding their right to sing the majority of their tracks in English and have full artistic rights over their 'image'!! With that decision they single handedly became the first band from Bali to be invited to sign with a major recording label in Indonesia, the first band in their nation (to my knowledge) to be recording majority of songs in English and the first punk band in Indonesia to get the national exposure and promotion that working with a major label in a third world country provides. And so the history of Indonesian Punk Rock begins!

And as for the question that everyone wants to know, the infamous bomb in Bali happened about 75 M from their home, hangout center, punk rock boutique, bar and rehearsal studio that is also Jrx' house, in the heart of Kuta.
After panel beating back the rolling doors of the studio and shifting a little debris, rehearsals continued as usual. Yeah, they saw a lot, it sucked big time, but its' not gonna stop 'em!

And where are they now? At the end of 2002, one of the more respectable music mags here cited SID as "The Next Big Thing" for 2003. With the release of their fourth album "Kuta Rock City" followed by major air play nationally and in some countries overseas, coupled with the instant popularity of their newest film clip.

SID suddenly find themselves touring continuously throughout Indonesia. Last week they were in four major Indonesian cities, on three islands, in 7 days! Sometimes playing for free at underground scene clubs, sometimes at street skate parties or alternative band festivals, at lots of universities and even occasionally at "classy" venues who would have probably denied them entrance years ago!
Which means more beers for all.

In 2003 SID even got a mention in Time Asia.
They also won a few music awards “MTV Awards for The Best New Artist 2003”, “AMI Awards for The Best New Artist 2003” and nominated again in “AMI Awards 2006 for The Best Rock Album”.

October 2007, they did an amazing Australian tour, 8 cities, 16 gigs, 33 days with their strong D.I.Y work ethic.
SID had share stages with international bands such as International Noise Conspiracy, NOFX, MXPX and Hoobastank.
They remain proud, boys from the streets of Kuta with a love of punk rock, beers and a good time. Ready for whatever comes next, excited about the next gig.

LANGKAH FENOMENAL SID
• August 2002, Openning Act Hoobastank, Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, Bali
• Superman Is Dead “Hot & Freaky People 2003” MTV Trax Magazine January 2003
• June 2003 Superman Is Dead “MTV Exclusive Artist of the Month”
• Double Platinum Sony Music for Kuta Rock City Album
• 2003, MTV Award “Most Favorite New Artist”
• 2003, AMI Award “The Best New Artist”
• 2004, SCTV Music Awards “The Most Famous Album Nominee, Pop Rock Category” for Kuta Rock City Album
• 2006, AMI Awards “The Best Rock Album Nominee” for Black Market Love Album
• 2006, “Superman Is Dead The Best Local Band” The Beat Awards.
• 20 the best Indonesian Album 2006 for The Black Market Love Album. Rolling Stones Magazine Januari 2007
• April 2007, SID Opening Act for American Punk Rock Band NOFX at Hard Rock Café, Kuta, Bali.
• Soundrenaline Sound of Change 2007 Jimbaran Bali, “Message of Change” Artist Nominee.
• 17 June 2007, Guest Star Artist “Final Gudang Garam Rock Competition” Jakarta
• October 2007, Superman Is Dead did an amazing Australian tour, 8 cities, 16 gigs, 33 days.
• 150 the Best Indonesian Album for Kuta Rock City Album. Rolling Stones Magazine, Special Collectors’ Edition Desember 2007.
• 50 Hype Things in Indonesian Music Industrial 2008 for Superman Is Dead.
• Trax Music & Attitude Magazine Edition Januari 2008.
• 2008, Openning Act MXPX Jakarta.
• “SID as a New Icons of Bali”. Yak Magazine Maret, April, May 2008.


VIDEOGRAPHY

2002 “White Town” Album “Bad Bad Bad” Director by Outsider Film
2003 “Kuta Rock City” Album ”Kuta Rock City” Director by Rizal Mantovani
2003 “Punk Hari Ini” Album “Kuta Rock City” Director by Ridwan
2004 “Muka Tebal” Album ”The Hangover Decade” Director by Outsider Film
2004 “Rock ‘N Roll Band” Album “The Hangover Decade” Director by Outsider Film
2004 “Disposable Lies” Album “The Hangover Decade” Director by Umum Production
2006 “Bukan Pahlawan” Album “Black Market Love ”Director by Eric Est Movie
2006 “Black Market Love” Album “Black Market Love” Director by Bob Calabrito
2007 “Menginjak Neraka” Album “Black Market Love” Director by Eric Est. Movie
2007 “Lady Rose” Album “Black Market Love ”Director by Eric Est. Movie
2007 “Goodbye Whiskey” Album “Black Market Love” Director by Outsider Film
2008, Superman Is Dead Rock-A-Bali Australian Tour 2007, Produksi outSIDer Inc, Format DVD, For Promotional Stuff Not for Sale
2009, " Kuat Kita Bersinar " Album " Angels and The Outsiders" Director by Patrick Effendy
2009, " Jika Kami Bersama- Featuring Shaggy Dog " Album " Angels and The Outsiders" Director by Patrick Effendy

Some Videos have been uploaded at Youtube.com Please click the URL to check'em out :
http://www.supermanisdead.net/nl.php?id=88


DISCOGRAPHY

INDIE ALBUM
Case 15, 1995 , Produksi Independent Intertainment, Format Cassette
Superman Is Dead,1998, Produksi Rizt Clothing, Format CD & Cassette
Bad Bad Bad, 2002, Produksi Rizt Cloth.& Suicide Glam, Format CD (mini album)
Bad Bad Bad, 2002, Produksi Spills Record, Format Cassette

INDIE COMPILATION
100% Attitude, 1999, Produksi Lunatic Records, Format Cassette
No Place To Get Fun, 2002, Format Cassette
New Generation Calling, 2003, Produksi Spills Record, Format Cassette
Video Kami “A Rock Society” 2006, Video Clip “Menginjak Neraka”, Produksi A Mild Live Production, Trend Setter Magz & The Blado Ent. Format VCD (Not For Sale)


MAJOR COMPILATION
Fantastic Bands, April 2005, Produksi Sony Music, Format CD & Cassette
Class Rock “Today’s Sensation”, Produksi Sony Music October 2004, Format CD & Cassette
A Mild Live Soundrenaline 2004, Produksi Sony Music & A Mild Live, November 2004, Format CD & Cassette
Planet Rock, Produksi Sony Music, August 2005, Format CD & Cassette

MAJOR ALBUM
Kuta Rock City, 2003, Produksi Sony Music Indonesia, Format CD & Cassette
The Hangover Decade, 2004, Produksi Sony Music Indonesia, Format CD & Cassette
Black Market Love, 2006, Produksi Sony BMG Indonesia, Format CD & Cassette
Angels and The Outsiders, 2009. Produksi Sony Music Indonesia, format CD & Cassete

ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK
D’ BIJIS, Produksi Sonny Music & Class Movie, January 2007, Format CD & Cassette
Please visit our detail discography page : http://supermanisdead.net/discography.php

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2



During the game, hit CTRL+SHIFT+C to bring up the Cheat Box. Type one of the following and hit Enter.

Kaching
Adds §1,000 to household funds

Motherlode
Adds §50,000 to household funds

Moveobjects on/off
Moves unmoveable objects

Aging -on/-off
Sims won’t age

StretchSkeleton (number)
Make your sims taller or smaller, 2.0 double size, 0.5 half size etc

intProp maxNumOfVisitingSims 8
You can invite more guests with a party. Can change last number to anything higher or lower. Use in Neighbourhood screen

boolProp snapObjectsToGrid [true/false]
Use ‘false’ to place objects out of grid

boolProp testingCheatsEnabled [true/false]
Use ‘true’ to enable CAS debugmode and more

boolprop constrainFloorElevation [true/false]
Use ‘false’ to make it possible to raise or lower the floor even when there are objects, flooring or walls on it

boolProp simShadows [true/false]
Turns shadow of sim on or off

Vsync on/off
Turning off increases game performance but with some graphical errors

boolProp displayPaths [true/false]
True=You see the path where the selected sim walks to

faceBlendLimits -on/off
When making a child in CAS, this cheat can turn off facial bounding limitations

gameVersion
After typing in ‘expand’, you see the game version in the cheat box

floatProp tvVolume [0.0-1.0]
0.5 is the default. Lower or increase the number to change the T.V volume

boolprop lotWater [true/false]
False = Removes water from lots (ponds)

boolprop lotTerrainPaints [true/false]
False = Removes floorpainting on lot

boolprop showFloorGrid [true/false]
Shows grid or not in build or buy mode

boolprop objectShadows [true/false]
False = Removes shadows on objects OUTside house

boolProp guob [true/false]
False = Removes shadows on objects INside house

boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel [true/false]
True = Walls no longer cut away for selected sim

boolprop locktiles [true/false]
False = You can place floortiles outside lot (Like on road)

boolprop reflectionWithExtraViewer [true/false]
Turns on/off reflection in mirrors

boolprop renderInsideObjectOnlyOnSelectedSimLevel [true/false]
True = Objects only appear on levels the selected sim is on and when that floor is selected

boolprop renderSelectedSimLevel [true/false]
True = Only see selected simlevel; like when sim is on top floor, other floors are invisible

deleteAllCharacters *Neighbourhood cheat
Removes every sim from the neighbourhood

TerrainType desert/temperate/dirt/concrete *Neighbourhood cheat
Toggles between terrain types

boolProp CameraDriftCamEnabled [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False = Camera does not move in Nhood

boolprop displayNeighborhoodProps [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False = Removes props like rocks and towers from Nhood

boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False = Removes roads from Nhood

boolprop displayNeighborhoodFlora [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False = Removes trees/plants from Nhood

boolprop displayNeighborhoodWater [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False = removes water from Nhood

boolprop displayLotImposters [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False = Removes houses from Nhood (just the graphics, not the houses themselves)

boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoadsWithModel [t/f] *Nhood cheat
Where T = true and F = false. When set to False, it removes bridges from the Neighborhood

boolprop lotTerrainLighting [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
False=Lots won’t light up when you move your mouse over it in Nhood

boolprop carsCompact [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
True=Cars in Nhood have more detail

boolprop ShowLotPackageFilename [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
In Nhood, shows filename of house when you move your mouse over a lot

boolprop nhoodWaterReflection [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
Turns on/off water reflection in nhood

boolProp carsOnRight [true/false] *Neighbourhood cheat
Cars in Nhood drive on left or right side of road

Slowmotion 0-8 *Filmmaking Cheat
0 is normal speed and 8 is slower

boolProp enablePostProcessing true/false *Filmmaking Cheat
Must be true for all filmic cheats to function

Bloom (r g b x) *Filmmaking Cheat
Creates a filmic look in which everything’s so bright it blurs together “r”, “g,” and “b” are color values (0-255) and “x” is the amount of blooming from 0 to 255

vignette (centerx centery X) *Filmmaking Cheat
Creates a filmic look in which a focal point is clear but everything around it is blurry

filmgrain (0-1) *Filmmaking Cheat
Creates a film graininess

letterbox (0.0-0.4) *Filmmaking Cheat
Creates a letterbox view of size specified

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 UNIVERSITY

boolprop dormspecifictoolsdisabled false *Requires University
boolprop dormspecifictoolsdisabled false

changelotzoning dorm *Requires University
Make a dorm from the beggining on a residential lot in a blank neighbourhood

boolProp allow45DegreeAngleOfRotation [t/f] *Requires University
T = True and F= false. Allows you to rotate objects 45 degrees

setHighestAllowedLevel [level] *Requires University
You can build a building with more than 5 floors

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 NIGHTLIFE

familyfunds [Familyname] # *Requires Nightlife
Add or extract money for a chosen family. For example, “familyfunds Sims +50000″ adds §50.000 to family Sims. -50000 extracts §50.000

roofslopeangle [15-75] *Requires Nightlife
Adjusts the slope angle on all roofs on a lot

showHeadlines [on/off] *Requires Nightlife
Makes all thought balloons invisible

unlockCareerRewards *Requires Nightlife
Unlocks all career rewards for selected Sim

MaxMotives *Requires Nightlife
Sets all needs for all Sims on the lot to full

motiveDecay [on/off] *Requires Nightlife
Turns natural need decay on or off

aspirationPoints # *Requires Nightlife
Adds the specified number of Aspiration points to selected Sim

lockAspiration [on/off] *Requires Nightlife
Freezes aspiration point decay for all Sims on the lot

aspirationLevel [0-5] *Requires Nightlife
Changes Sims’ aspiration level. 0=lowest, 5=Platinum level

agesimcheat [on/off] *Requires Nightlife
Adds ’set age’ to interaction menu. Any Sim you click on can be set to any age group

setLotLightingFile [filename] *Requires Nightlife
Change lighting by choosing an alternate lighting file. Original can be found in /Nightlife/TSData/Res/Lights. To restore use “setLotLightingFile clear”

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 PETS

boolprop ControlPets [on/off] *Requires Pets
Makes pets fully controlable, but you can’t cancel actions from their queue

boolprop DisablePuppyKittenAging [true/false] *Requires Pets
Turns off aging for kittens and puppies

boolprop PetActionCancel [true/false] *Requires Pets
Makes actions in a pet’s queue accessible

boolprop ShowCatalogePFlags [true/false] *Requires Pets
Activates labels in the detail view of each Buy mode and Build mode objects to show which product they came from (EP or SP)

boolprop PetsFreeWill [true/false] *Requires Pets
Turns pet free will off

DeleteAllAwnings *Requires Pets
Deletes all awnings on lot

DeleteAllFences *Requires Pets
Deletes all fences on lot

DeleteAllHalfWalls *Requires Pets
Deletes all half walls on lot

DeleteAllObjects [Doors/Windows/Stairs] *Requires Pets
Deletes all Doors, Windows or Stairs on lot

DeleteAllWalls *Requires Pets
Deletes all walls on lot

IndividualRoofSlopeAngle [15/75] *Requires Pets
Activates a tool to change the roof slopes of individual roofs on a lot

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 OPEN FOR BUSINESS

AddneighbortoFamilycheat [on/off] *Requires Open for Business
Click on an NPC to add one to the current household

Forcetwins *Requires Open for Business
With a pregnant Sim selected, using this cheat will transform the pregnancy into a twin birth

Sethour [0-23] *Requires Open for Business
Sets time of day

Plumbbobtoggle [on/off] *Requires Open for Business
Makes the overhead plumb bob invisible

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 SEASONS

bugJarTimeDecay [on/off] *Requires Seasons
Makes fireflies live forever in jars when set to off

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 FREETIME

modifyNeighborhoodTerrain [on/off] *Requires FreeTime
Modify Nhood terrain: [= Raise, ]=lower, \=level, p=Smooth terrain

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 APARTMENT LIFE

printLotClass *Requires Apartment Life
Prints the lot’s class (low, middle, or high) as well as the corresponding numerical lot class value.

boolProp aptBaseLotSpecificToolsDisabled false *Requires Apartment Life
Every building tool is available

changelotzoning [residential | community | apartmentbase] *Requires Apartment Life
Before rezoning a lot using this cheat, make sure there are no Sims currently living in the lot. To use this cheat, enter the lot that you would like

changeLotClassification [low | middle | high] *Requires Apartment Life
This changes the lot classification of the lot. The lot will remain this classification until the following cheat is used.

clearLotClassValue *Requires Apartment Life
This changes the lot classification of the lot. The lot will remain this classification until the following cheat is used

apartmentBuildBuyRestrictions [on/off] *Requires Apartment Life
Enables buy/build mode tools in apartment lots

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CHEATS FOR THE SIMS 2 MANSION & GARDEN STUFF

setQuarterTilePlacement [on | off] *Requires Mansion & Garden Stuff
After entering this cheat you can turn quarter tile placement on and off using “Ctrl + F” anytime you are in Build or Buy Mode. Quarter Tile Placement allows you to place objects offset from the grid in quarter tile increments. Note that some objects may become unusable or inaccessible for Sims if placed off the grid, so the use of this cheat is not recommended for anything other than decorative objects.

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Kisaki bukan hanyalah seorang bassis yang hebat, tapi dia juga membuat banyak band dan label, itulah mengapa ia begitu penting dan terkenal di dunia indie visual-kei.
biography
Sepuluh tahun terakhir di karir Kisaki, ia mampu membuat band-band Kansai menjadi begitu terkenal di dunia visual-kei indies. Sebenarnya awal karirnya dimulai pada tahun 1995, dimana saat itu ia bermain di Stella Maria, setelah sebelumnya ia telah bermain di banyak band termasuk: Levia (1993-1994), LAYBIAL (1994), SHEY≠DE (1994) dan GARDEN (1994-1995). Kisaki melanjutkan aktivitasnya dengan Stella Maria sampai tujuh bulan kemudian di bulan Januari 1996 ia dan temannya, Kyo (yang telah membuat band berbeda di tahun 1995 dengan membawakan cover dari D'erlanger, Luna Sea dan Kuroyume), membuat sebuah band bernama La:Sadies. Band ini hanya bertahan setahun, setelah di bulan Januari 1997 Kisaki memutuskan untuk cabut karena perbedaan pendapat dalam band. Member yang lain pun akhirnya membentuk Dir en grey, sementara Kisaki mendirikan indie label miliknya sendiri, yaitu Matina. Ini adalah label indie pertama di daerah Kansai (Kansai adalah bagian di Jepang, dimana Osaka, Kyoto dan Kobe termasuk di dalamnya).

Antara tahun1997 dan 2000 Kisaki bermain di Mirage. Tahun 1998 ia bergabung dengan ANTI FEMINISM, sebuah project yang dibentuk oleh teman Kisaki sendiri, Kenzi ( THE DEAD P☆P STARS ).

Setelah Mirage bubar, Kisaki membuat Syndrome. Dimana 'episode pertama' band ini berakhir di tahun 2001 dengan perginya sang vokalis, Tatsuya. Setelah vokalis kedua cabut pada tahun 2002, yaitu Asagi, Kisaki pun memutuskan untuk menutup Matina di tahun 2002. Berbagai konser perpisahan pun dibuat dimana semua artis Matina ikut berpartisipasi.

Walaupun begitu, tanggal 1 Maret 2003, Kisaki mendirikan label baru -UNDER CODE PRODUCTION.

Pada tahun 2002 lagu berjudul Garasu no album muncul di omnibus CROSS GATE 2002. Ini merupakan lagu pertama dari project Kisaki yang baru bersama Jui, vokalis Vidoll. Unit ini bernama Kisaki Project. Pada Februari 2003, Kisaki muncul dengan ide untuk merilis beberapa seri dari single 'visual tribute'. Salah satunya adalah single dari Kisaki Project, termasuk cover dari Kuroyume, Mirage dan La'cryma Christi.

Musim panas 2003 dua lagu dari Kisaki Project kembali mucul di omnibus. Saat itu Kisaki menciptakan side-project baru bernama Kisaki and the Kansaki Kizoku, atau artinya: 'Sang Ratu dan Aristokrat Kansai'. Project ini diikuti oleh member-member dari Loz'a≠Veria, Mar'derayla dan Eze:quL.

Musim panas di tahun yang sama, Kisaki Project merilis mini-album, dan pada musim gugur dengan dua buah rilisan baru yaitu omnibus album High Style Paradox 1 a DVD berjudul 'Kimi no inai sekai"', yang berisikan dua PV dari Kisaki Project. Pada tanggal 25 Desember mereka kembali merilis maxi-single baru, dan bagian kedua dari High Style Paradox pun menyusul dua bulan kemudian.

Kisaki merilis tiga barang baru di musim semi 2004, yang semuanya keluar pada tanggal 28 April: sebuah maxi single yang berisikan sebuah lagu yang ditulis oleh Kamijo dari Lareine, kompilasi dari lagu-lagu Kisaki Project dan bagian ketiga dari High Style Paradox, yang kali ini adalah versi Eropanya.

Tanggal 1 mei Kisaki Project mengadakan konser pertama mereka di Eropa. Saat konser, sebagai tambahan pada lagu-lagu Kisaki Project, mereka juga memainkan beberapa lagu dari Vidoll dan Syndrome. Rekaman dari konser tersebut kemudian di rilis dalam bentuk DVD berjudul Kodou ~Screaming of Mind~.

Beberapa bulan kemudian, Kisaki merilis beberapa hal lagi dengan Kansai Kizoku. Pada bulan Agustus Kisaki Project merilis maxi-single ketiganya, dan di bulan Oktober Shoxx merilis Memorial BEST BOX mereka yang termasuk dengan best of album dan DVD konser bertajuk final confession.

Kisaki Project resmi disband sebelum akhir tahun 2004 dan Kisaki pun membentuk band baru bernama Phantasmagoria, yang tentunya sangat sukses. Tapi ini bukan akhir dari duet Kisaki x Jui, karena pada akhir tahun 2006 Kisaki Project hidup kembali dan mengumumkan rilisan baru mereka yaitu mini album CD+DVD, Kasou, yang akan dirilis pada bulan Januari dan rilisan kedua dari CD pertama mereka yaitu Kaikoroku ~Dai Ichi Shou~ (Retake Version) .

Saat waktu di rilisan itu, diumumkan juga kalau Phantasmagoria dan Vidoll akan meninggalkan UNDER CODE dan mulai berjalan masing-masing. Kisaki Project yang baru lahir ini pun bermain di konser terakhir mereka tanggal 27 Januari 2007, dan saat ini tampaknya memang benar yang terakhir.
author: melmo - translator: Naoi (2008-05-13)



































sadie


   




Sadie
is back! Setelah melempar maxi-single Grieving the dead soul di bulan Juli 2008 kemarin, tepat di tanggal 17 Desember 2008 Sadie kembali hadir dengan rilisan terbarunya berupa sebuah maxi-single yang diberi judul Ice Romancer. Secara keseluruhan, ini merupakan rilisan Sadie yang ke-empat kalinya sepanjang tahun 2008 ini. Bulan Maret 2008 kemarin dengan maxi-single Crimson Tear, diteruskan dengan melemparkan album the best bertajuk SADIE -UNDEAD13+2- di bulan Juni 2008 dan terakhir maxi-single Grieving the dead soul yang telah aku sebutkan di atas tadi. Sangat menarik untuk ditunggu pada bulan Pebruari 2009 mendatang, di mana Sadie akan merilis album terbarunya yang secara resmi sudah dikasih judul MASTER OF ROMANCE. Kembali ke maxi-single-nya, Ice Romancer ini sendiri dirilis dalam dua buah varian. Limited Edition dan Reguler Edition. Untuk Limited Edition bisa ditemukan tiga buah lagu baru plus PV dari lagu Ice Romancer. Sedangkan Reguler Edition juga tetap berisikan tiga buah lagu yang tadi itu plus satu buah bonus track

Sebelumnya, berikut sekilas profile dari Sadie. Band yang terbentuk sejak tahun 2005 kemarin ini termasuk band baru yang langsung mendapat banyak popularitas dan perhatian dari pendengar, khususnya penikmat sejati musik indie Visual-kei. Bukan hanya di dalam negeri saja, tetapi juga sudah melintasi benua. Hal ini mungkin salah satu sebabnya dikarenakan warna musiknya yang banyak disukai fans musik rock indie Jepang. Yaitu warna musik hard-rock yang mengandalkan ke-aggressive-an dan sound-sound berat. Sadie sendiri terdiri atas lima orang personil. Mereka adalah Mao pada posisi vokal, Tsurugi sebagai gitaris, Mizuki juga sebagai gitaris, Aki yang memegang alat bass dan terakhir tentunya Kei yang menggawangi posisi drum. Khusus untuk Mao sang vokalis, nih cowok dulunya roadie dari band cadas yang beken banget, yakni Dir en grey. Makanya kita tidak perlu heran apabila karya-karya Sadie sepintas mirip banget kayak Dir en grey. Bahkan vokal dan gaya aksi Mao hampir mengikuti Kyo, dimulai dari growl, scream, dll. Yah, namanya juga terinspirasi....

Tanpa perlu membuang-buang waktu lagi langsung saja kita simak lagu pertama, the song title, tak lain dan tak bukan adalah Ice Romancer [04:43]. WOW, I REALLY LOVE THIS SONG! Sekali lagi pembuktian dari Sadie bahwa mereka sudah bisa menciptakan lagu yang kaya akan aransemen serta komposisinya. Jadi tidak lagi sekedar verse-chorus-verse-chorus-interlude-chorus lagi. Intro awalnya hampir persis dengan intro lagu Crimson Tear. Yang langsung diteruskan dengan vokal Mao yang memainkan alunan chorus pada lagu ini. Seperti biasa dan tipikal lagu-lagunya Sadie, tempo lagu cukup nge-beat dengan sentuhan beberapa melodi dan tentunya, aksi heavy riffs guitar yang cukup memberikan "fantasi" tersendiri bagi penggemar musik rock maupun hard-rock.Verses-nya kali cukup unik. Rada nge-groove dengan sentuhan aksi driving bass Aki yang mencoba mengikuti ketukan-ketukan drum miliknya Kei. Tsurugi dan Mizuki pun mengisinya dengan petikan-petikan electric melody guitar-nya. Cukup menghibur dan tentunya menarik. Chorus entah kenapa terasa standar saja. Tidak ada sesuatu yang lebih. Salah satu momen menarik bisa disimak saat memasuki durasi 03:25. Yeah, feel free to head-banging your fuckin' head! Oh iya, di lagu ini Mao beraksi dengan beberapa aksi vokalnya. Mulai dari normal-voice, high-tone, growl bahkan sampai dengan scream. Good job and good song!

marionette [03:52] menjadi lagu berikutnya. Kembali menampilkan sebuah lagu dengan permainan musik yang cukup aggressive. Verses awal mengingatkan aku akan lagunya Dir en grey yang berjudul C [album Withering to death, rilis tahun 2005]. Namun selebihnya aman alias tidak "kontak" secara keseluruhan. Entah dengan kalian, yang pasti aku tidak suka dengan vokal Mao saat mencapai bagian chorus. Menyentuh nada tertinggi sih, sayang terlalu sengau. Artikulasi-nya juga kurang jelas terdengar. Namun di balik itu semua, seperti biasanya, aksi growl Mao tetap terasa mantap! Hmm well, bukan sebuah lagu terbaik miliknya Sadie. Sudah terlalu sering mendengarkan yang seperti dalam semua karya-karya miliknya Sadie. Dan juga sebuah lagu yang kurang membekas di dalam benak.

Selesai dengan marionette dilanjutkan dengan lagu Recall [06:02]. Nah, ini dia yang bikin aku sedikit kaget. Lagu ini sangat berbeda jauh dengan tema-tema maupun pakem lagu Sadie sesungguhnya. Sebab lagu Recall sangat kental banget dengan nuansa Oshare-kei-nya. Sebagai contoh, sebut saja band seperti ayabie. Hehe. Lagunya cukup catchy dengan permainan melodi-melodi indah yang cukup ringan. Chorusnya juga, Oshare-kei oriented! Aku suka dengan tarikan vokal Mao di bagian chorus tersebut. Driving bass line Aki terdengar ngotot walaupun lagu ini sebenarnya sedikit lebih relax dan calm. Interesting song....!

Akhirnya sampai juga pada lagu terakhir yang ada dalam maxi-single ini. Judulnya yaitu Psychedelic Chemical Movie [04:22]. Memang tidak percuma dijadikan bonus track. Lagunya memang cukup asyik untuk disimak. Sepanjang durasi lagu ini seakan-akan mengajak pendengar untuk bermoshing-ria dengan alunan-alunan yang ada. Bisa dikatakan ini sebuah fans-service-song guna memenuhi dahaga fans setianya yang rindu dengan musik-musik se-aggressive ini. Beberapa buah interlude-pun dengan sengaja memainkan kocokan-kocokan gitar yang berat nan catchy dengan maksud, yah apalagi kalo bukan head-banging rules! Itu bisa disimak antara durasi 02:34 s/d 03:08. Sayang, seperti lagu marionette tadi, chorusnya kurang menggigit. Tapi keseluruhannya, bagiku lagu ini oke lah.

Otomatis, lagu yang bisa dijadikan highlight [in my opinion, of course!] dalam maxi-single Sadie kali ini datang dari lagu Ice Romancer dan Recall. Sisanya, anggap saja itu B-side filler track. Well, bagaimana-pun juga Ice Romancer tetap menjadi sebuah single yang cukup layak untuk disimak. Untuk itu, maxi-single ini pun aku kasih rating 4/5 bintang.

Sadie sudah merilis tiga buah maxi-single. Dan kemungkinan tiga buah song title, mulai dari Crimson Tear, Grieving the dead soul sampai dengan Ice Romancer sudah pasti dimasukkan ke dalam album terbarunya nanti. Namun jika tidak, itu malah lebih bagus kok. Haha. Yosh, jadi tidak sabar nih menunggu sampai albumnya rilis pada dua bulan mendatang.

Semoga berkenan....(anthonysinaga)

Tambahan:
Sadie's official site: http://www.sadie-web.com
DISCOGRAPHY: http://jame-world.com/us/database-artist-discography.php?id=713


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