BP Oil Spill Kills Aquaman
The Aquaman Shrine gives us a look at what the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico has done to our favorite aquatic superhero.
It's a sad day.
DVD/Blu-ray Releases for 6/1/2010 Buying movies is almost a dangerous obession with me. I love it, and probably have spent more money on movies in my lifetime than any sane person. At least I’m not spending money on heroine. New Movie...
Platinum Dunes Sets Us All Up For Disappointment with...
Platinum Dunes is making a name for themselves with Remakes, Reboots, Redo's or whatever they're called.
Platinum Dunes 8-Step Film Making Formula:
Step 1: Pay for the rights of a beloved genre...
Read Steve Jobs' Email at Sent by Steve Jobs
The recent "Battle Against Porn" that Steve Jobs has launched for the iPad and iPhone mediums has made me curious about the inner workings of Steve Jobs. While I'm not necessarily "Pro-Porn" (I have...
Real Ghostbusters Bust Ghosts at The New York Public...
The group Improv Everywhere decided to re-create the opening scene to Ghostbusters at The New York Public Library. The result is a hilarious and harmless practical joke. Watch the video after the...
We all know what happened at the VMAs. Kanye West had to make some sort of scene and get attention. Seriously, did the dude not get attention as a child?
That made news and blah blah blah.
What is awesome, is that Obama echoed the sentiments of millions of people by calling Kanye a *gasp!!* “Jackass”, and all the sudden that’s news.
Here’s the audio. It’s awesome, and my opinion of him has risen. Health Care, Schmealth Care, just trash Kanye and you’re good in my book!
These past couple weeks some really great bands have been drifting by my radar. This week, I discovered Provo, Utah’s Shark Speed.
Overflowing with wonderfully tangled chords, summersaulting rhythms and vocals that easily hit all the highs without sacrificing the lows, Sea Sick Music keeps you intrigued with unexpected electronic flourishes and subtle touches of brass. Still, the unforgettable melodies and hook-filled choruses are the real show stoppers. For a debut album – for any album – Sea Sick Music is incredibly accomplished and varied, not to mention fun and completely entertaining. [Beartrap PR]
In order to promote his first full length without the Pedro the Lion moniker, David Bazan has released a track off of his upcoming album Curse Your Branches. The track is called Bless the Mess and according to Bazan is a kind of autobiographical song. Something he’s never really done.
According to Bazan:
The song is largely autobiographical. So any narrative in the song reflects actual events. Though I may have embellished a bit. But the main lyrical gimmick is sort of a self-conscious and hopeful interpretation of the Beatitudes, which I have an uneasy relationship with as the narrative tends to illustrate.
Curse Your Branches is available for pre-order! You’ll get access to a free stream of the record if you order before Sept 1.
I’m going to start up a little weekly post or bi-weekly post called Bands You Should Know. I’ve been trying to keep up with music, but have been falling behind. Not a lot floats my boat anymore.
That’s changed with this week’s discovery of Raleigh, North Carolina’s Gray Young.
Film composers Alex and Willie Cortés (Seppuku Paradigm) have made the scores for Martyrsand Eden Log available for free online. I haven’t seen either yet, but I’m a fan of film scores. And you can’t go wrong with free!
This video from Underoath is for the song Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear off of my favorite album of 2008, Lost in the Sound of Separation. Really cool video, no band but some creative and beautiful imagery. The song’s not to shabby either!
Chicago based Oceans have released their debut full length album, Nothing Collapses on Copper Lung Records (Portland, OR). Go hereto grab your copy for only $6! I’ve heard it, and it’s well worth a measly $6.
Oceans’ debut is a sprawling masterpiece that flexes a magnificent scope. After two self-released demos, the Chicago instrumental juggernaut has thrown down a massive gauntlet with an enthralling and monumental piece of post rock. Filtered through the influences of Midwestern indie / emo and indebted to DIY / punk rock values, Oceans are playing instrumental music with a deliberate, yet dynamic purpose. Most importantly, Nothing Collapses fuels an unmistakable heart and soul that takes your breath away, reminding you of why you fell in love with instrumental music in the first place. Sometimes it takes a band like Ocenas to come along and make other bands look themselves in the mirror. Nothing Collapses simply sets the bar higher. [Bear Trappr PR]
Hear a track off the album and see what people are saying about Nothing Collapses after the jump.
In support of their new album,Prototypes and Painkillers,Strung Out have announced some tour date info.
05/02/09 Agoura Hills, CA at Canyon Club w/ Halifax, The Sheds 05/06/09 Portland, OR at Hawthorne Theatre w/ Death By Stereo 05/07/09 Seattle, WA at Neumos w/ Death By Stereo 06/04/09 Allston, MA at Harpers Ferry w/ Death By Stereo, This Is A Standoff 06/06/09 Pittsburgh, PA at Altar Bar w/ Death By Stereo, This Is A Standoff, A Vision Within 06/07/09 Cleveland, OH at Agora Ballroom w/ Death By Stereo, This Is A Standoff 06/08/09 Chicago, IL at Reggie’s Rock Club w/ Death By Stereo, This Is A Standoff 06/10/09 Denver, CO at Ogden Theater w/ Death By Stereo, This Is a Standoff 06/12/09 Las Vegas, NV at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (21+) w/ This Is A Standoff, The Darlings 06/13/09 San Diego, CA at Soma w/ Death By Stereo, This Is A Standoff 06/14/09 Anaheim, CA at House of Blues w/ Death By Stereo, This Is A Standoff
Download a FREE sampler with exclusive, previously-unreleased music from Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction and Street Sweeper. The NIN|JA 2009 Tour starts on May 5, 2009 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Download HERE. More info after the jump.
