WTF's a Databat?! - new track! "I am the Doctor"

Did you know the second half of Doctor Who's 7th 'season' returns tomorrow?

Us Databats did, and we prepared a little treat for y'all as a result!

Below you'll see a fine piece of databending we've accomplished for the "single's" "artwork"

Below that will be a jump.

Below that will be the song.

nanana nanana  - gettin' glitchy with it

The Weekly Leaflet: March 26th, 2013

hey, hey!

Welcome back for another week of discussion about everybody's favourite Canadian NHL team,
the Toronto Maple Leafs.

This week the Leafs found themselves right in the thick of the playoff race to start things off, with a slew of teams nipping at their heels. How would the Leafs make out in their 3 games under these circumstances?

Could they overcome their poor luck against southeast opponents during midweek home games?
(i hope so, or realignment is going to suck.)
Could they take advantage of their monthly home game in Buffalo?
Could they finally defeat the Bruins?

you can do it, Phil. We believe in you.

I don't know (well, I do, but what's the fun in telling you here?) So why don't you hit the jump and we'll find out together?

The Weekly Leaflet: March 19th, 2013

oh, hey.
you're back here?

well, i guess it's time for one of those leaf-talk things we do, eh?

forgive my general apathy, it seems to be arriving right in time for the annual leafs' mid-season slump.
wonder if there's some crossover there.

Just beyond the halfway point of the season, the Leafs face off for three matchups this week - two against southeastern wonders the winnipeg jets, and another against some penguin guys from pittsburgh? word on the street is they're pretty good.

with such a workload, one would hope for pretty good results for the boys in blue, right?

oh well.
just how bad did it get?

poor phil "the fill" has taken to camouflage on the streets to prevent

encounters with angry "leaf fans"

hit the jump and we'll talk about it. i'd advise drinking, but hey - it's not like we're watching an actual leaf game, right?

Monday Morning Commute Album #5! Young Modern - Silverchair

Hey again!

Welcome back to our Monday Morning Commute Album feature.
We're back with a bit of a bang after taking a break last week.
I shan't get into the specifics, as nobody really wants those, but ol' Wrrrtika's been fighting off a bit of a cold, and that's put him behind the 8Ball in terms of blog content. Yup, a little shitty - I know. Watch along as I try to play catchup.

Daylight Savings Time sucks. Who took my extra hour?
Rain sucks too - particularly during cold, dark mornings.

As such, I needed a little bit of a pick-me-up this morning.

What was said stimulant?

Well look no further than Silverchair and their (last?) most recent offering, Young Modern.

Hit the jump and we'll talk about this offering from these wonders from down under *shudder*.
That's like, the worst moniker I've ever come up with.

(linky)

the recording of young modern left daniel johns with permanent blackeye.

...okay, not actually.

The Weekly Leaflet: March 11th 2013

Hey, we're back!

Forgive the slight delay and sag in content this last week, won't you? Ol' Wrrrtika's been feeling a little under the weather.

The Leafs, however, have not - it would seem.

The team had a pretty busy week, playing 4 games in 6 nights (something of a standard in this truncated season).

Wednesday's tilt against Ottawa signified the mid-way point of the 2012-2013 season, and as such it was a pretty important week for the Leafs, who came into things in the thick of the playoff bracket. How would matchups against the always challenging Bruins, Eastern Conference Champs The Devils and perennial contendors in the Penguins affect Toronto and their playoff chances?

Well, I'll give you a hint - they wound up exactly .500 on the week for points percentage.

Who did they beat? Who beat them? Where did that funny little extra point come in? Hit the jump to find out!

goaltender ben scrivens seems confused about a puck in his crease.

The Weekly Leaflet: March 2nd 2013

Whoa - what's that? It's Saturday night and the Leafs aren't playing?

What is this? The lockout?!

No, I understand - it's just that rare Saturday that occurs once or twice during a typical season during which the Leafs don't play. From what I gather, CBC is offering a pretty exciting matchup between the Penguins and Habs, but I'm making some chili and watching Kids in the Hall with my partner.

Never mind me, though. The Leafs, right?  What happened this week? Even with a rare Saturday night off, the Leafs suited up thrice throughout the week, facing off against the Flyers in Philadelphia on Monday night, followed up by playing the Habs Wednesday in Toronto, and the Islanders Thursday night on long island.

What happened?
How did they fare?

Hit the jump to find out.

insert the new leafs theme song "playoffs!!1" by clarkey marc and the nazzy grabs

(this image comes courtesty user niftymittens at pensionplanpuppets)

WTF's A Databat?! Skeletons, the new Single.

So, you're apparently just in time to check out the new single offered up by The Databats.

This song can be found on our first full length release Databats.exe


Check it out below



The art for it looks a little something like this.

the artwork is something that we're particularly proud of, just as much as the track itself.

featuring an original painting by rasiqra/revulva and a databend of van gogh's "skull of a skeleton with burning cigarette" by jonny haus. the two images are interlaced, with a degree of subtractive databending applied to both. 

a skeleton is something hidden, which lives beneath the skin and cradles the heart. a structure which provides support, while secreted in flesh. it can be exposed, but the relationship between the body and the bone will be deeply compromised.

enjoy!