Game publishers Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games announced today that Valhalla Knights 2 has started shipping to retailers in North America for the PlayStation® Portable system. The game is the first title under the previously announced co-publishing agreement between Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games.
BUILDING THE STATE (Gainesville, F.L.) is pleased to announce that their latest EP, Faces In The Architecture, will be released in 10-inch vinyl format by New Granada Records on October 7th. It will also feature artwork from Nikita Shoshensky. New Granada, whose catalog includes records from the likes of Braid, Pohgoh and The Dark Romantics, is now taking pre-orders for the album. Go here to get yours. Building The State…
The foot-stomping, bass-thumping live performances of progressive “Newgrass†string band Hot Day at the Zoo are a far cry from that of your typical bluegrass band. As the best musicians do, HDATZ fuels their energy night in and night out from the growing number of fans at their shows. Although the instrumentation suggests a country vibe, HDATZ blends their diverse musical tastes into organic, honest and catchy tunes worthy of…
Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology, has partnered with HDtracks to offer free, downloadable, high-definition music – a first of its kind collaboration for an instrument manufacturer. The exclusive offering to fans of Gibson Guitar, titled Gibson Presents: Hot Tones in High-Definition, is a diverse collection of music performed by the world’s best guitarists and will be available as a FREE download at…
TENNESSEE PUSHER, the third Nettwerk release from OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW (OCMS) debuted today at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 10,231 albums sold in its first week. The album, which was produced by Don Was, also landed at #7 on the Top Country Albums chart, #1 on the Top Bluegrass Albums chart, and #16 on the Top Digital Albums chart.
Leading independent home entertainment studio, MTI Home Video has acquired the star-studded heist movie of the year – FORFEIT, with plans to release it on DVD October 21, 2008. The film stars Billy Burke (Untraceable, Fracture), Sherry Stringfield (ER, 54) Gregory Itzin (24), and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld, Jurassic Park).
OBI BEST Capades (Social Science Recordings; Digital Release: August 25, 2008) November NYC Tour Dates Announced! New Video: “It’s Because Of People Like Youâ€
Festival to Raise Awareness of the Serious Endangerment of Joshua Tree National Park All Proceeds to Benefit Global Inheritance The Second Annual Clean Air, Clear Stars Music Festival will take place this year on October 10, 11 & 12 at Pappy & HarrietÂ’s Pioneertown Palace in historic Pioneertown , CA . All proceeds from the three day festival will benefit Global Inheritance, a 501 (c)3 organization that creates inspirational and…
Multi-platinum Grammy-Award-winning recording artist and acclaimed performer John Legend will embark on an extensive worldwide concert tour kicking off November 19 in Minneapolis. The first leg of John’s North American tour wraps up December 13 with a second leg running from January 12 through February 9. (Please see John Legend tour itinerary below.)
The Song: With another joint from the forthcoming album Tronic, Black Milk is joined on the verses by Pharoahe Monch and Sean Price, with the legendary DJ Premier offering his trademark cuts on the hook. “The Matrix” features one of the heaviest line-ups in recent memory and makes it a contender for being the instant classic of 2008.
Blackberry Smoke is the what Southern Rock is all about. Coming from Atlanta, Georgia these southern boys really know how to rock and they are getting the attention of some of the biggest names in Southern Rock. Blackberry Smoke is set to tour with ZZ Top later on this month and will be touring with Lynyrd Skynyrd after that.
Domingo f. Termanology – Cold World (Unreleased Remix) – FREE MP3 The original version of “Cold World” appears on Domingo’s 2007 album “The Most Underrated” (Latchkey / Deranged Music – in stores now). This is an unreleased, alternate remix (from the vaults) that Domingo did during the making of the album. Get it here:
Eric Bowley, one of the founding two members of The Scene Aesthetic will be returning home to his native city of Seattle, WA on December 20, 2008 after a two-year hiatus. The bands two members: Bowley and Andrew De Torres (Danger Radio) will reunite with two shows already announced.
Sixteen Concerts Added in North America * * * Tour Kicks Off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA * * September 30, 2008, New York NY – AC/DC extend their trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to their Black Ice World Tour. Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The tour kicks…
The Odditorium, the Dandy Warhols’ famed studio in their hometown of Portland, OR, is more than simply one band’s space. It’s also home to their friends, the touring and local bands looking for a place to play, to record. The band has always striven to build and promote a community for musicians, and in 2007, they took a very purposeful step in making this a definitive part of their ethos.…
New Jersey’s Post-hardcore pioneers, Thursday, have signed to Epitaph with plans to release their fifth full-length album this spring. For the last decade, Thursday has released groundbreaking, essential albums like 2001’s fan-favorite Full Collapse and 2003’s breakthrough release War All the Time, and played riveting shows, garnering hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide. As the band approaches their tenth anniversary, Thursday has dug deep to recapture the original fervor and…
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Artist and producer Danger Mouse appears among “the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century” in this month’s issue of Esquire, celebrating the magazine’s 75th anniversary. Alongside artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and heads of state, Danger Mouse will be honored for his boundless creativity, his relentless work ethic, and his power to shape the cultural future.
Like a shooting star, Josh X-an-tus has gone from obscurity as a multi-talented Julliard trained musician, to heating up the blogosphere with his first recorded single “Let’s Ride†featuring Roc-A-Fella MC Jadakiss. With a song and video premiering online just a week ago, the track has already appeared on Kanye West’s blog with a re-mix created (out of the blue) by Consequence. “Let’s Ride†is attracting a myriad of listeners,…
Almost a century ago, after a thousand years of Persian poetry, there was a major shift. It paralleled a seemingly global movement in which older artistic languages were transformed. In the West, this transformation can be seen in art (Kandinsky), music (Schoenberg), and literature (James Joyce). It happened in other parts for the world. In Persian poetry, maybe it was a cultural mutation, a literary development, or a seemingly abrupt…