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Here at Decoded Cast, we believe in expressing all our creativity to its fullest. This is why we have multiple shows ranging from heavy-hitting controversial (Lifecast) all the way to weekly celebrations of new films (Decoded Movie Reviews). We guarantee you will find a show you enjoy and end up surprised at what else catches your eye.
Week 2 of the podcast is live on SoundCloud but for those of you that prefer a bit of pacing the first episode is currently live below where we discuss BattlEfron buyer's remorse, Virtual Reality engagement, and Final Smash DLC announcements. Come join in on the fun!
Hey Everyone, with the year wrapping up I just wanted to offer a big thank you to all of you that have supported this show since it's inception. I know the updates can come pretty infrequently (sometimes 6-9 months between them) but I cannot thank you enough for those of that have continued to request my opinion on music and other sources of media. While this started simply as a place for me to escape and vent out life in the aftermath of a tragedy, it has grown into something I'm truly proud to be apart of.
I wanted to go ahead and let you all know that more updates are going to be happen into the next year as we have officially launched the Decoded Podcast which should hopefully help hold people over in between reviews as my commitment is quality over quantity for all of you. It is due to this that I would also like to make you aware I am removing the numbering system of reviews as I feel a number does not fully encapsulate what a piece of media represents. Your 7 is different from my 7 which is different than another site's 7 so from here on out, unless I feel compelled by some unknown force, I will be breaking it down into the following:
-Love it/Memorize it: Pretty self explanatory, it's a piece of media that deserves multiple listens/watches/plays as you can gather a new piece of insight each time. Would be my highest honor.
-Buy it: Pretty cut and dry as well. Many of you may be familiar with this term as I use it for the stand-out track on the album and will continue to do so in the future. (remember the tri-break down is only for major releases, Independent Closet showcase does a different breakdown)
-Hear it/Watch It: More of the middle-ground, a piece of content that should be experienced by those who are intrigued by the given premise, singles, or even artwork.
Burn it: This goes to the content that is so insulting that it frustrates you to every piece of your core (Temper, Temper anyone?). Resigned for those pieces of media that either offend from a prior interaction or simply do not care enough to try.
Ignore it: The lowest rating I can give. This rating is for something so bad one cannot even muscle up the strength to hate it, one should simply act like it never existed and the world will be a better place.
So yea that's what we're looking at for the ongoing future. I'm hoping to have my next Decoded Episode up either on the 31st of December or the first Thursday of the new year depending upon holiday and life. Once again, I'd like to thank you all for being apart of this and we're just getting started. This is Keith Legion, signing out.
We've come along Legion and today I'm pleased to announce the Decoded Channel Trailer detailing everything this channel has become and will be going forward. I really hope you enjoy all of the changes as all you made this possible!
Hello and welcome back to DECODED. This time we're diving into a bit of a minor musician in the independent scene who is slowly rising up in the ranks. This genius is known as Jon Bellion and I have the same feeling for his music as I did when listening to 21 Pilots album 'Vessel' this musician's next work will make them huge so don't miss out on the opportunity to enjoy tomorrow's star today in the review above!
P.S. I'd also like to make you aware of the new FB page we have available here. If you'd click the link and hit the like button we'd deeply appreciate it and plus it'll get you a few behind the scenes updates and
Hello everyone, as noted in the last update I have a created a podcast with a few friends to discuss the goings on in movies, music, and gaming. Please click the video above for part 1 and I will updated this post in the coming days for the other parts.
If you enjoy what you're hearing be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more awesome content!
Update 1: In Part 1 Sean, Miguel, and I discuss Star Wars: The Force Awakens from it's kinetic plot to it's cyclical character arcs. Have your own thoughts on SW&? Leave in the comments sections below!
Update 2 &3:
Hello everyone, just wanted to offer a quick update regarding, "Decoded." I am currently still producing content in the background but am changing up the format a tad bit to make it easier to digest. What I mean by this is I've never been a fan of the numbering scale of reviews. In our age, an 8 and 9 are subject to the reviewers own expectation of what that number represents, while a feeling of how to view the content is a l ittle more my style.
I've also been piloting a podcast over the last couple of weeks, due to audio issues it has prevented me from uploading it but I'm hoping to have the pilot episode up within in the week detailing thoughts on the new Star Wars and a few other happenings in the gaming/movie hemisphere. The next Decoded is expected to be released before the end of the year and will be about Jon Bellion's 2014 effort, "The Defintion" which I cannot wait to share with you all.
As always I appreciation your patience as we attempt to try new things out on the channel and can't wait to show you what 2016 has in store for the Decoded channel!
-Keith Legion
Hello everyone and welcome back to decoded. This week we have a special treat for Halloween, our first ever film review for the Epic Pictures 2015 anthology film, Tales of Halloween. Please click the video below and remember to like, comment, share, and subscribe as it truly helps us out!
Hello all, as noted we have moved production over here (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheD3C0D3R) so please continue following us over there by pressing the subscribe button. Today's review is one of the most asked for reviews by the community, Twenty One Pilots' third album Blurryface. Please click the video below, press like, and leave your thoughts!
Hello fellow readers! I understand I have been away for quite the long while and I deeply apologize for this. The main reason for this was that I was attempt to move from writing to video/audio reviews for easier viewer interaction. It is with great pleasure I introduce the new Decoded YouTube channel.
This channel will be dedicated to all media under the sun from games, to movies, to television, and of course most of all, music! I would be honored if you were to click the link below and follow my endeavors by clicking the subscribe button and comment/liking the video. See you all in the next video!
Greetings everyone, and welcome back for those long-term followers. Today I'd like to talk about something near and dear to all of our hearts, college. Now I recently came across an article (brilliant or not you be the judge) describing what Mark Cuban considers an impending implosion in the college market place. I for one, tend to be over-analytical of such hypotheses but, in this case I could see the principle behind the claims. "Approximately 38 percent of financial aid dollars awarded to undergraduates are in the form of federal loans," and with a average mounting debt for graduates at "$28,400 per borrower,(2013)" it would seem that our culture is breeding children to grow into adults with debt. Don't believe me? Let's break down the math then. A $28,400 loan that is Unsubsidized (roughly 6.8% per year in interest) over a 10 year time frame would equal to 397.60 A MONTH in repayment. For ease of mind I will present the equation I used to come to this conclusion 28,400(.068)(*10)+24,800/120=397.6. Now that is madness if you consider that the median average of pay for a student who graduated with the lowest paying bachelor's degree makes $32,200 (child development), versus the highest paid (Petroleum engineering) netting in 102,300. If one adds the two together and divides for the average we end up at $67,250 which after an gentle approximation of taxes (.25-.3) we end up around 50,437-47075/year. Now at first this is quite the livable rate but the thing is, how many kids growing up had parents who told them that the would simply be able to live with a college degree? How disheartening would that be?
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Father/Mother- "Timmy when you grow up, I want you to graduate from college so you can purely live in this society we have created."
Timmy- "But, what if I want to succeed, thrive, or be whatever I want to be?"
Timmy's question is the one that haunts my mind. I don't want to simply live off a degree, I want to know that there is not a glass ceiling waiting to crush me if I attempt to reach too high. I want to know I can provide for not only myself but any future children I may have, and in this, I know I'm not alone. Let's jump back up to our equation for a moment ( I promise the math will stop), So, if two adults in the 21st century somehow aren't disenchanted by the venture of marriage (a much different article for another day) and decide to bring a child into this world let's see if they can live in it if one considers, "...A middle-income family in 2013 can expect to spend about 245,340 (304,480 adjusted for projected inflation)." So if we divide by a non-inflated price, as we do not know the inflation of income in the jobs we come up with (245,340/18)= 13,630 per child/per year. With $4,800 a year in student loans per parent one can see how that bachelor earned money slowly dwindles to a meek amount of profit. Now I'd like to get away from the money side of things and more so talk about the way colleges have stepped away from acting as an institution that services learning and in turn, have yielded to an institution that spits out graduates who can simply regurgitate information without adding any depth to what they are saying. Why would they do that you may ask? For that sweet, sweet "Uncle Sam" money. So, please join me next time on Counter Culture where we PUT DOWN OUR CALCULATOR and examine more of the philosophical differences in the institution that rule our wallets.
