Entertainment

Selena Gomez hosting the MTV VMAs pre-show

August 19, 2011

Watch out for Gomez on the black carpet

Lindsay Lohan suing Pitbull

August 19, 2011

Lohan's upset over a song lyric about her

David Letterman threatened on jihadist forum

Brittney McNamara

August 18, 2011

FBI is taking the threat seriously

YouTube settles lawsuit giving songwriters more rights on the site

Brittney McNamara

August 18, 2011

Watching music videos on YouTube is way more legal

Breaking Dawn is on its way

Brittney McNamara

August 18, 2011

The new Twilight movie is coming soon

Caitlin Crosby: Juggling talents, entertaining fans and helping others

Television The Issue

August 17, 2011

You can't help but like this girl

18-Year-Old Taylor Momsen Retires

Erica J. Marcus

August 16, 2011

Meanwhile, most of America is on track to retire at age 112.

TLC cancels “Kate Plus 8”

Brittney McNamara

August 15, 2011

This season will be the last

“Lone Ranger” shuts down production over budget problems

John M. Guilfoil

August 13, 2011

$50 million budget shortfall

“Jersey Shore” premiere gets more views than the Republican debate

Brittney McNamara

August 12, 2011

Do young adults prefer poofs and fist pumps to politics?

New trailer for Kevin Spacey film

August 12, 2011

"Father of Invention" releases on October 14

Boston punk bands announce joint tour

Brittney McNamara

August 12, 2011

Have Nots announce tour with Big D and the Kids Table to promote their new album.

“Suits” gets renewed for 2nd season

John M. Guilfoil

August 11, 2011

The duo shines on

“30 Minutes or Less” review

August 11, 2011

Gen. Y entitlement meets the Great Recession

Actress Kim Bubbs stars in “Thing” prequel

Movies The Issue

August 11, 2011

Prequel adds female characters

“The Devil’s Double” review

Emma Rose Johnson

August 10, 2011

Great acting saves a poorly produced film

Interview: Brea Grant’s creative beauty

Television The Blast Interview The Issue

August 10, 2011

You know her from "Dexter"

21 acts on tap for JP Music Festival

John M. Guilfoil

August 10, 2011

Free concert August 20

Lopez Tonight canceled

Brittney McNamara

August 10, 2011

George Lopez's late night show canceled after two seasons.

Creator of The Boondock Saints releases new documentary

Brittney McNamara

August 10, 2011

Profiles indy artists

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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!