Today I was notified by email from a source calling themselves GamerGenesis.com, that all my information, including my home address(!) has been published on the ConsoleSource.com website.
Disturbed have launched their new album “Indestructible” and I have to say I quite like it!
The guys seem to have gone back to their roots with this album sounding like an updated version of their debut album. Unfortunately however, they don’t have any killer tracks like “Down with the Sickness” on this album.
None-the-less it’s a great album and a damn good listen.
Here’s the controversial new video from track 2 of the album “Inside the Fire“:
Amazon have released a new service for it’s associates, Amazon MP3’s. It allows people tobuy and download DRM free MP3z to play on any MP3 device. In addition to this, they are giving associates 20% commision on any sale they generate! So here’s on you can all get started on…
That is of course if you are from th US, if not, forget about it, it’s just not gonna happen yet!
Great news on the gig front, it’s been a while since we had a decent gig in Ireland. This year we didn’t even have the Download festival in the RDS which was very disappointing.
However, Kerrang are bringing their Kerrang Tour 2008 to Dublin, in January. Headlining act will be the infectious Coheed & Cambria who have just released a new album - No World for Tomorrow (haven’t heard it yet!).
Other bands on the bill include Madina Lake and FightStar (oh my god… ). But it’s the closest thing to a rock gig we’ve had in some time.
It’s been reported that Virgin Group have sold it’s chain of Virgin Megastores in a management buyout by the managing director and financial director.
So who’s the most business savvy in this case??? Do Virgin Group realise that the web is the place to be for buying music etc, or do the new owners really believe they have what it takes to make a bigger success of this business?
Cormac Moylan has discovered that you can download Kerbdog’s entire On The Turn album for free on their website. He’s even gone as far as to put it into a lovely zip, so you can download it without all the messing…. I’ve just downloaded it now and looking forward to listening to it! Should bring back a few good memories!
There’s a lot of talk today about Britney Spears’ performance at the MTV Awards last night. The major jibes at Britney were about her performance and her weight. I have to admit, I only saw a video with no sound of her performance, so I can’t comment on her vocals. But I can say, her body language suggested she wan’t into it at all!
The bit that really gets to me is that people are calling her FAT. It’s no wonder kids nowadays have such hangups over their weigth. Yes she is bigger and is carrying more weight than she used to, but this picture is a non-touched up photo that we’re getting very used to of Britney Spears last night. This is not fat >>
Over the last few years there have been a host of artists who claim to have made it big through the Internet. The most famous of those being the Artic Monkeys, who have had huge success from their Internet fame. Then there is Lily Allen has also claimed that she became successful from her bedroom, she too claims to be a MySpace queen. Rumours are though, that this wasn’t this case.
But, it still amazes me how naive people are when it comes to artists using the Internet to promote themselves to the world. Let’s face it, the Internet is one of the most powerful marketing tools available to all of us. I know the music industry have for a long time ignored this medium. They spent more time trying to stop people downloading their music, rather than focusing on how they could use it to their advantage. Since successes like the Artic Monkeys, they haven’t been slow at using the web to promote their acts. In fact, nearly every new act now has a MySpace account.
The legends that are, Led Zeppelin, are rumoured to be reuniting for a one-off charity gig! This would be their first live performance since Live Aid in 1985.
It would be nice if they could do more than one gig so we younger ones can see ‘em!
). But it’s the closest thing to a rock gig we’ve had in some time.
