Awesome Things: A Pokémon Rap Song
For some people, video games and video game music has a special place in their heart. For others, video games inspire fans to create something their own; like for instance the masterpiece that is “The Birds and the Beedrills”, a rap song that calls upon the powers of 151 different pokémon to convey sweet nothings [...]
Sonata Arctica frontman to guest on new Powerglove album
Video game metal shredders Powerglove are set to release their new album, “Saturday Morning Apocalypse”, on September 28 through eOne Music with a special guest vocalist Tony Kakko from power metal band Sonata Arctica.
Alan Wake OST releases July 20th
The original music featured in the psychological action thriller video game Alan Wake will be available to purchase in retail outlets through Sumthing Else Music Works, and will be available for digital download on Sumthing Digital and iTunes July 20th.
Cute Things: Live Version of Plants vs. Zombies End Credits
How great is that feeling when you finally beat a game, the end credits start rolling, and you hear an amazing song, or better yet, see an amazing music video? We’ve heard some good ones; the ever famous Portal song, Still Alive, Rogue Warrior‘s infamous mishmash of Mickey Rourke’s catcalls, or the long loved end [...]
Love Has No Gender rocks the Hollywood Fringe Festival
Saturday, June 19, 2010, Los Angeles, CA- The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company’s production of Love Has No Gender energized the 2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival on Saturday, June 19th at the renowned Theatre of Note! Love Has No Gender was entirely written, conceived, and performed by at-risk youth participating in the City of Los Angeles Gang [...]
Like it!
Los Angeles based rock band, The Like, took over and rocked West Hollywood’s Troubadour on Saturday, June 19 right before their highly anticipated world tour with The Strokes. The Los Angeles based female rock group delivered nothing short of a jaw dropping performance for their hometown fans and even invited everyone to jump on stage [...]
Video Games Live to change non gamer views on gaming
Not until recent years with the help of Video Games Live co-founder, Tommy Tallarico, has video game soundtracks been a forefront for gamers to experience live music. This is what PBS aims to show in their new special which will air in August with CD and DVD/Blu-Ray releases that will include the first official recordings [...]
Mike Portnoy to tour with Avenged Sevenfold
Love them or hate them, Avenged Sevenfold did not let the death of their drummer James Sullivan stop them from moving on as a band. As everyone knows, Mike Portnoy, of Dream Theater fame, was asked to lay down the drums for the new Avenged album in lieu of Sullivan. While that is cool enough [...]
Download Shatter OST and dynamic theme Thursday on PSN
Coming this Thursday, the Shatter soundtrack will be available for US$5.99, and will be bundled with the Shatter Dynamic Theme and Shatter concept art as a bonus. The Dynamic Theme will be also available separately for US$2.99.
Free exclusive CoLD SToRAGE track
If you have been following news from games composer Tim Wright aka. CoLD SToRAGE, then you should know that he is selling ALL his albums for only £1 up until April 12th 2010.
Free Shatter OST composer’s entire discography
Module on Facebook will celebrate 1000 fans by offering every album and track off his digital store completely free for one day.
Shatter track Amethyst Caverns gets music video
It is not everyday that one of the songs from a video game soundtrack is turned into a music video, but Amethyst Caverns, a track from the Shatter soundtrack did.
New brutal God of War 3 Trivium track
American heavy metal band Trivium released their song entitled “Shattering The Skies Above” last Tuesday which will be appearing on the upcoming God of War 3 EP Blood and Metal.
Shatter composer working on new game
Jeramiah Ross aka Module, the composer of the PSN exclusive game Shatter is currently working on music for another video game.
Mass Effect Hip-Hop Mix by Kabuto the Python
Have you ever wondered what the Galaxy Map music in Mass Effect would sound like as a hip-hop mix? Well it sounds sick. I loved the music in Mass Effect even though I only played a handful of hours on PC. As short as it is, my favorite track on the Mass Effect ost was [...]
Opeth frontman talks God of War 3 EP
How can raging God of War fans get pumped up even more about the release of God of War 3? As you all know, Roadrunner Records will be releasing a digital EP soundtrack for the upcoming God of War 3 game titled “God of War: Blood & Metal.” The EP will be released in March [...]
Takahashi Meijin’s Upcoming Album Promo Video
Japan’s blazing fast 16-shot-button-mashing video game hero and executive at Hudson Soft, Takahashi Meijin, is promoting his new album Takahashi Meijin Legend: Spirit of the 16-Shot with the song “We are Bomber-MEEEEEN!!” by Takahashi Meijin and IOSYS.
Jay Reatard Dead at 29
Memphis native Jimmy Lee Lindsey, Jr., better known by his stage name “Jay Reatard” was put to rest this past Saturday evening after dying unexpectedly in his sleep at 3:30 am on January 13th, 2010. Reatard, who released the highly praised album Watch Me Fall this last August, was what Rolling Stone would call a [...]
New Black Mesa model renders
New Black Mesa model renders have come out of the wood works including a Xen Controller, Scientist, Guard, and a Grunt with armor. A working build of the Black Mesa mod is also rumored to be in the hands of Australia’s Power Play PC Magazine along with their mod featured on the cover. Looking good [...]
8-bit Cover of Kinetic Harvest from Shatter OST
If you’ve been enjoying the music of the Shatter OST you purchased for $1 dollar or more this week and want a chiptune approach to Kinetic Harvest, then check out this awesome 8-bit cover using Famitracker. “FamiTracker is a free windows tracker for producing music for the NES/Famicom-systems. The interface is based on MadTracker and [...]
Shatter OST on sale for $1 dollar
The awesome music of IGN PSN game of the year Shatter is now on sale for $1 dollar in honor of the holidays on their website valid from now until Christmas Day. You can also name your own price for the game’s OST much like English band Radiohead’s ambitious release of their album In Rainbows.
Your Fantasy PS3 Is In Another Country
Well, this sweet pink and white Final Fantasy 13 PS3 may not be coming to the US, but luckily all PS3s are region free! Here are plenty of high quality pictures below for you to drool over. If I were to buy a second PS3, this would be it. All the game branded PS3 have [...]
Dream Theater Writing for God of War 3 Soundtrack
Mike Portnoy announced yesterday his band’s plans after their 2009 world tour, which will include recording a new instrumental track for the upcoming game God of War 3. This will mark the first time the band will have recorded for an outside project. This was a move by Roadrunner Records who invited Dream Theater to [...]
The Spacey Music of Mass Effect
I don’t have a Xbox 360, but I do want to get one now for Mass Effect 2. Just the title screen is perfect for tossing you into a chilly spacey vibe that reminds me a lot of Alan Parson’s Project. I recommend the Mass Effect OST for fans of 80s moog synthesizer fans or [...]
How much should you practice?
WHEN TO PRACTICE -Multiple times per day, at different times. -It is commonly agreed upon that serious musicians should practice at least 3 hours a day, whenever possible. -Musicians at prestigious universities are known to practice upwards of 6 hours a day. -Studies have shown that in order to reach a level that is considered [...]
“2001: A Space Oddity” Musician Failure
Horrible! Absolutely horrible, but that’s what makes it so good.
Stefon Harris and Blackout!
When one thinks of a style of music, an image may subconsciously pop into their heads. For country? Perhaps a cowboy hat wearing middle aged man, acoustic guitar in hand. Punk? Mohawks, tattoos, and angst… lots of angst. And Jazz? Well I suppose Jazz has always gotten the wrap of the little clubs and nap [...]
iPhone Music Apps Are Now More Than a Novelty
Jordan Rudess shows that the iPhone is not just a novelty application to show off to your friends. With electronic synthesizers already introduced to the public as early as the 60s with the Beatles’ use of the mellotron, electronics in music have entirely taken over the music industry. Self proclaimed producers such as Kanye West [...]
FYF Fest Presents Save Our State Parks
THIS FEST STARTS SEPT. 5 @ 1 pm at Los Angeles State Historic Park FYF means For your Fun. You can have your fun when you attend FYF Fest Presents Save Our State Parks. FYF Fest is an independently booked festival by Sean Carlson. When Sean Carlson was 18, he and his friend Keith Morris [...]
