Atlus U.S.A., Inc. today announced to eager fans awaiting the release of the upcoming RPG epic Persona 4 that there will in fact be no enhanced or expanded version of the game released, as was the case with the game’s predecessor, Persona 3.
This is the latest video from Val Emmich for “Get on With It†shows off Val’s supreme sense of humor and ability to laugh at himself as he battles and obstacle course of Ninja’s, a slip n’ slide, being mauled by dodge balls, running through tires as he tries to “Get on With It.â€It’s definitely a day brightener it’ll just make you smile….and most likely laugh! Val has also recorded…
Academy Award winner actor and Grammy nominated songster Jamie Foxx will release his J Records sophomore album Intuition on December 16. The first single, “Just Like Me” featuring T.I., impacted multiple radio formats on November 10 and will be available via all digital music providers on November 11. “Just Like Me” was co-written and co-produced by The Dream and Christopher Tricky Stewart, the same duo responsible for such hit songs…
Animal Collective will be celebrating the January release of their newest album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, with a trio of US shows. The first on January 20th – the day of the album’s release – in New York City, followed by shows in Chicago and Los Angeles. All tour dates listed below.
The Parts That Showed is the sophomore album release by the Viking Moses an outfit that was initiated by Southern Missourian Brendon Massei in 2003. Their latest album was recorded on the Oldham family farm in central Kentucky by Paul Oldham (Will’s younger brother and bassist), featuring the talent of Spencer Kingman (of Spenking), John McCauley III (of Deer Tick), Cody Brant and Jacob Soto (of Flaspar) and Evelyn Weston.…
We Landed on the Moon!: John, Melissa, Josh, Jon, and Spence, recorded their self-titled debut album in 2006. The band formed after Jay Chandreskhar (Super Troopers, Beefest), asked them for a song for the soundtrack for Dukes of Hazzard. Their latest record, These Little Wars; is an album filled with beautifully intimate female vocals, whirling synthesizers stacked on interlocking guitars, danceable rhythms and wonderfully layered songwriting. In the vein of…
Boston/New York band Hooray For Earth embark an East Coast Tour this December to support their latest record Hooray For Earth, releasing January 13th on Dopamine Records. Members include singer/guitarist Noel Heroux, bassist Chris Principe, drummer Seth Kasper (also a member of Wild Light), and keyboardist/guitarist Gary Benacquista.
In November 2009, QUEENSRYCHE — Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Scott Rockenfield, Eddie Jackson and Mike Stone — will board the MSC Poesia to headline “ShipRocked,” an unparalleled five-day rock and roll music cruise. Departing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 15th, ShipRocked will sail to Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Grand Cayman, before returning on November 20th.
Brand new Bay Area based urban/hip-hop label, MYX Music Label, is proud to announce a retail and digital distribution deal with the Rob Nonies Label Group (R.N.L.G.). KOCH Entertainment distributes R.N.L.G. throughout North America. The deal encompasses all music and DVD releases from the MYX Music Label catalog and the entertainment content of the MYX television network.
Over two years since the critically acclaimed debut Waltzing Alone hit U.S. shores, Dublin-based pop/folk duo The Guggenheim Grotto is set to release its sophomore recording, Happy The Man, January 27, 2009 on new model indie label United For Opportunity. Released digitally as an iTunes exclusive in October 2008, the album has reached No. 1 on the iTunes Folk Chart. The Guggenheim Grotto will make its way stateside to support…
Sam Moore, lead singer of legendary R&B duo Sam & Dave, was inducted last night into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Youngstown, Ohio along with Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Journey, The Righteous Bros., Bread, The Pointer Sisters, Sly and The Family Stone and other legendary musical groups.
It’s that time of year again…. the corporate sales pitch at bargain prices, the long lines that result from it and the painfully cheerful music that becomes the soundtrack to your hell. “If only a comedy/metal band would put on a show to distract me”.
BLACK METAL CRUST PUNK: WOE Posts Brand-New DYSTOPIA Cover on Myspace Hot on the heels of misanthropic black metallers WOE’s overwhelmingly well-received debut album A Spell for the Death of Man (Stronghold Records), mainman C. Grigg has posted a viciously feral cover of crust legends DYSTOPIA’s “Anger Brought by Disease” on the band’s Myspace page. What happens when you take a song already brimming with raw power and hatred, and…
Massachusetts’ ALL THAT REMAINS has officially hit the road as direct support for the North American tour for Sweden’s In Flames. “We just showed up in Montreal today to kick off our support run with IN FLAMES!†frontmant Phil Labonte said yesterday. “I’ve never met any of the guys till today. I had the chance to talk with Daniel [Svensson, drums] and Bjorn [Gelotte, guitar] for a bit and they…
Two best friends that have lost touch and a foreigner in a strange land head into the wilderness on a hilariously harebrained expedition when WITHOUT A PADDLE: NATURE’S CALLING comes exclusively to DVD and Blu-ray from Paramount Home Entertainment on January 13, 2009.
Directed by Vern Moen, 02.08 to 06.08 is a 34 minute film about Cold War Kids and the making of Loyalty to Loyalty. The film will be featured exclusively on Youtube for one week only and is available for purchase with the deluxe edition of the Loyalty to Loyalty, available now. It’s a beautiful film which includes insight on the history of Cold War Kids, loads of behind the scenes…
Headbangers Blog premiered today DIR EN GREY’s new video for the song “Dozing Green,” the twelfth cut from the band’s forthcoming seventh studio effort, Uroboros. The video was directed by the band’s longtime collaborator Hiroyuki Kondo and took two and a half months to create from filming to post-production. Check out the video:
Daytrotter – http://www.daytrotter.com – featured a “Daytrotter Session” with Port Angeles, Washington-based classic rock outfit The Lonely H.
Mushroomhead’s long awaited DVD Volume 2, out now on Filthy Hands/Megaforce Records hits the ground running as it debuts on Billboard DVD chart at #7. This is the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 DVD release Volume 1 and features 2 ½ hours of genuine pandemonium, exclusive never before seen content, live footage, videos, video commentary, behind the scenes footage and never before seen band activity.
The HOMETOWN THROWDOWN–Boston’s biggest party of the holiday season will be kicking off on Wednesday December 26 – December 29 at The Middle East in Boston, MA (already sold-out) and December 31 at Lupo’s in Providence, RI (tickets on sale now), featuring plastic Santas, dancing Menorahs and a holiday themed backdrop adorning the stage with hard-hitting, horn-driven, action- packed ska-punk delivered with care and conviction by the one and only…