News OTEP Announces “The Resistance” World Tour Terry Bunch, January 16, 2017 Groundbreaking art-rock performer, author and spoken word artist OTEP will embark on a 30+ date U.S. headline run this February and March as part of her “The Resistance World Tour”. The tour will begin in Mesa, AZ on February 14 and come to a close on March 23 in Las… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: EBS Blue Label Pedals for guitar & bass Karila Shannis, January 16, 2017 ’BLACK HAZE’, ’DRIVE ME CRAZY’ and ’THE DRIVE’ offers significantly different drive characters and are designed and developed by EBS with the input from several Swedish top session guitarists. Black Haze The Black Haze is a beautiful drive with some darkness to it to make it interesting and irresistible. This pedal… Continue Reading
Gear NAMM 2017: Antelope Audio Announces Pro Tools HD compatible interface with Orion32 HD Terry Bunch, January 16, 2017January 22, 2017 Antelope Audio [NAMM Hall A – Booth 6596], a leading interface company specializing in world class clocking, conversion and FPGA-based vintage FX modeling, has announced the latest addition to its acclaimed Orion series of audio interfaces: Orion32 HD. Delivering 64 channels of stunning audio quality via HDX or USB3, the… Continue Reading
Gear LucidSound Invites Gamers to Nintendo Switch To A New Standard of Powered Audio Terry Bunch, January 16, 2017 LucidSound, innovators of premium gaming audio hardware invite Nintendo® gamers to make the switch to a better audio experience via the LS20 Amplified Universal Gaming Headset. Available for purchase today at all leading retailers, the LS20 features unrivalled, powered gaming audio, serving as the perfect partner to the new Nintendo… Continue Reading
News No God is Safe – ATLUS Will Launch A New Shin Megami Tensei Game on Nintendo Switch Terry Bunch, January 16, 2017 As revealed during the Nintendo Switch™ Livestream event, Atlus Co. Ltd (parent company to ATLUS U.S.A., Inc.) revealed a new HD title in its long-running hardcore RPG franchise, Shin Megami Tensei. The new game, which is known only with the placeholder moniker Shin Megami Tensei Brand New Title, will be… Continue Reading
Gear Metal Life review: Rock N Roll Inventions series episode 1 Dylan Gray, January 16, 2017 A new Smithsonian Channel series is about to make some noise as some of the biggest names from the recording industry break out their drumsticks, synthesizers, and everything in between to explain the technology and innovations that have provided the soundtrack to our lives. The new six-episode series, ROCK’N’ROLL INVENTIONS… Continue Reading
Comic Books Marvel’s Darth Maul #1 to Feature a Michael Turner Exclusive Variant Eva Jarkiewicz, January 16, 2017February 13, 2017 Independent comic book publisher Aspen Comics is pleased to announce another exclusive release from their hugely popular www.AspenStore.com Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald variant cover series for Marvel Comics, this time for the release of their highly anticipated Star Wars comic book, Darth Maul #1. As a fan of Michael… Continue Reading
Gear new Ibanez BTB basses for 2017 Terry Bunch, January 15, 2017 The new BTBs continue to redefine what a boutique bass can offer. Notable this year is the inclusion of a zero fret, which gives open string notes a deeper, fretted tone and more sustain. Now standard are D’Addario NYXL strings, which boast an expanded dynamic range and increased harmonics. The… Continue Reading
News Def Leppard North American Tour With Poison and Tesla, Tix on Sale Jan 20 and 21 Terry Bunch, January 15, 2017 Fresh off winning their fan voted Classic Rock MagazineAlbum of the Year award, Def Leppard announce they will return to the road this spring for a three month run across North America. The Live Nation promoted outing will storm through cities across parts of the U.S. and Canada. This new… Continue Reading
Movies Blanc/Biehn Productions Begins Production of thriller movie “Killer Weekend” Terry Bunch, January 15, 2017January 15, 2017 Blanc/Biehn Productions (BBP), the powerhouse indie film studio founded by actors/filmmakers Michael Biehn and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, announces that principal shooting for Killer Weekend has begun in Los Angeles. Jamielyn Lippman (When the Bough Breaks) will direct the thriller, with an original screenplay by Travis Romero, who wrote the story with… Continue Reading