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05:03:23 02/07/12
The Simpsons Arcade Game - Official Gameplay Trailer
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The Simpsons Arcade Game - Official Gameplay Trailer
Join us on Facebook.com and Twitter.com The original Simpsons Arcade Game is back as Waylon Smithers and his goons steal an enormous diamond for Mr. Burns from the Springfield Jewelers. The downloadable game developed by Backbone Entertainment and is available now for Xbox 360 via Xbox LIVE Arcade for 800 Microsoft points and on 8th February on PlayStation Network. ---GERMAN--- The Simpsons Arcade Game ist via Xbox LIVE Arcade f%uumlr Xbox 360 an. Der Titel wird ab dem 8. Februar ebenfalls %uumlber das PlayStation Network f%uumlr PlayStation 3 erh%aumlltlich sein. Diese Ver%oumlffentlichung geht einher mit der Ausstrahlung der 500. Episode der Simpsons am 19. Februar in den USA. Das Download-Spiel wurde von Backbone Entertainment entwickelt und ist ab sofort f%uumlr Xbox 360 via Xbox LIVE Arcade f%uumlr 800 Microsoft Punkte erh%aumlltlich; die am 8. Februar %uumlber PlayStation Network erscheinende Version kostet 9,99 Euro. ABOUT THIS GAME ************************ Bringing home the classic arcade brawler, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Homer smack their way through Springfield in this 2D beat 'em up game based on the hilarity of The Simpsons TV series. Play through 8 levels of original arcade gameplay and join up to three of your friends in a journey to help the Simpsons on their quest to save Maggie! Chase down Smithers and Mr. Burns as you battle through classic Springfield locations in this memorable blast from the past! This downloadable incarnation finally brings the coin-op excitement home, plus packs in an HD ... From: XboxViewTV Views: 4013 32 ratings Time: 01:09 More in Gaming
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23:31:00 02/06/12
Fight For Kisses
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With more commercials watched in the last 24 hours than any other day of the year I thought we would bring back this old classic? It's kinda like a cross between Eminem, The Sims, Internet Baby, and the Matrix.
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19:50:00 02/03/12
The Sweetback Sisters - "Be Back Home Tonight": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
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The Sweetback Sisters - "Be Back Home Tonight": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Sweetback Sisters Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of Wanda Jackson, one of the band's role models. Like the artists they admire, the Sweetbacks are concerned with the traditional subjects of heartbreak, revenge, remorse and staying strong in the face of relationships gone wrong, albeit with a contemporary sensibility. "We're a renegade retro band that mixes up country, swing and honky tonk," explains Bode. "Sometimes what we deliver is straight out of the 50s; other times it's BR549 meets The B52s." The Sisters have been touring relentlessly since they released Chicken Ain't Chicken in 2009. Their new CD, Looking For A Fight showcases the band's razor sharp musicianship, complex arrangements and growing confidence as songwriters. "We tried to recreate the energy we get when we connect with an audience over the course of a song," Bode says. "The basic tracks were all done live, and we recorded most of the vocals with Emily and I crowded around one microphone. It gave the tracks a certain intimacy." The songs were cut onto analogue tape to capture the classic touch the band brings to the music. "We weren\'t looking for perfection, just takes that truly felt good and really grooved," Miller adds. "Tape gives the songs a warm texture, and we blended old techniques and equipment with modern ones to get the ... From: sxsw Views: 40 1 ratings Time: 04:26 More in Entertainment
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19:50:00 02/03/12
The Sweetback Sisters - "Be Back Home Tonight": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
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The Sweetback Sisters - "Be Back Home Tonight": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Sweetback Sisters Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of Wanda Jackson, one of the band's role models. Like the artists they admire, the Sweetbacks are concerned with the traditional subjects of heartbreak, revenge, remorse and staying strong in the face of relationships gone wrong, albeit with a contemporary sensibility. "We're a renegade retro band that mixes up country, swing and honky tonk," explains Bode. "Sometimes what we deliver is straight out of the 50s; other times it's BR549 meets The B52s." The Sisters have been touring relentlessly since they released Chicken Ain't Chicken in 2009. Their new CD, Looking For A Fight showcases the band's razor sharp musicianship, complex arrangements and growing confidence as songwriters. "We tried to recreate the energy we get when we connect with an audience over the course of a song," Bode says. "The basic tracks were all done live, and we recorded most of the vocals with Emily and I crowded around one microphone. It gave the tracks a certain intimacy." The songs were cut onto analogue tape to capture the classic touch the band brings to the music. "We weren\'t looking for perfection, just takes that truly felt good and really grooved," Miller adds. "Tape gives the songs a warm texture, and we blended old techniques and equipment with modern ones to get the ... From: sxsw Views: 40 1 ratings Time: 04:26 More in Entertainment
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22:23:50 01/26/12
Pint Shot Riot - "Twisted Soul": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
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Pint Shot Riot - "Twisted Soul": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
What a year 2011 was!! We released our debut album entitled SPELL IT OUT on our own label called Life In The Big City Records. Here are a few press quotes. WITH THEIR HOOK-HEAVY INDIE ROCK THEY BRING A REFRESHING VITALITY AND RIGOUR TO GUITAR ROCK. THIS DEBUT IS A BELTER. @ CLASSIC ROCK A VERY COOL OPENING SALVO THAT FOR ONCE JUSTIFIES THE HYPE @ BIG CHEESE SUBTLE BRITISH LYRICISM A-LA THE KINKS WITH THE PUNK ENERGY OF THE SEX PISTOLS @LIVE4EVER Not bad eh! We\'d already put out a few singles which have appeared on lot of computer games such as THE SIMS 3, NEED FOR SPEED, ARMY OF TWO and biggest of all FIFA 10 and now we\'re also on FIFA 12 the biggest soccer game in the world, not bad eh!! After we played at SXSW last year we went up to New York for a week of gigs, we then flew back to play in London but soon after, we were back here in LA and San Francisco, we just love playing over here, everyone just says \"you\'re awesome!\" to us all the time, how mad is that!! We hadn\'t played our hometown of Coventry in the middle of England since March, so in October we went and played to a 1000 kids there but then.....we came back here to play at CMJ in NYC!! And guess what? Everyone said \"you\'re awesome\" again!! So for 2012 we\'re doing a new single called STARTING TO FLY, this is the bridge to our 2nd album which is all written and ready to record and will come out by this summer, so if you fancy paying for it let us know!! From: sxsw Views: 87 6 ratings Time: 03:20 More in Entertainment
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22:23:50 01/26/12
Pint Shot Riot - "Twisted Soul": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
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Pint Shot Riot - "Twisted Soul": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
What a year 2011 was!! We released our debut album entitled SPELL IT OUT on our own label called Life In The Big City Records. Here are a few press quotes. WITH THEIR HOOK-HEAVY INDIE ROCK THEY BRING A REFRESHING VITALITY AND RIGOUR TO GUITAR ROCK. THIS DEBUT IS A BELTER. @ CLASSIC ROCK A VERY COOL OPENING SALVO THAT FOR ONCE JUSTIFIES THE HYPE @ BIG CHEESE SUBTLE BRITISH LYRICISM A-LA THE KINKS WITH THE PUNK ENERGY OF THE SEX PISTOLS @LIVE4EVER Not bad eh! We\'d already put out a few singles which have appeared on lot of computer games such as THE SIMS 3, NEED FOR SPEED, ARMY OF TWO and biggest of all FIFA 10 and now we\'re also on FIFA 12 the biggest soccer game in the world, not bad eh!! After we played at SXSW last year we went up to New York for a week of gigs, we then flew back to play in London but soon after, we were back here in LA and San Francisco, we just love playing over here, everyone just says \"you\'re awesome!\" to us all the time, how mad is that!! We hadn\'t played our hometown of Coventry in the middle of England since March, so in October we went and played to a 1000 kids there but then.....we came back here to play at CMJ in NYC!! And guess what? Everyone said \"you\'re awesome\" again!! So for 2012 we\'re doing a new single called STARTING TO FLY, this is the bridge to our 2nd album which is all written and ready to record and will come out by this summer, so if you fancy paying for it let us know!! From: sxsw Views: 87 6 ratings Time: 03:20 More in Entertainment
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04:00:00 01/25/12
Indie Doc TV Show and Doctor Who 1st Look - Press Pause Daily
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A recent documentary about indie games might become an HBO TV Series and we take a look at the upcoming Doctor Who game.
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Story 1:
So there is a documentary about indie gaming that just premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and now a major Hollywood producer is looking to turn it into a TV series.
Indie Game: The Movie from Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, has been optioned by producer Scott Rudin to be developed into a half hour fictional series. The documentary follows the developers of the games Fez, Braid, and Super Meat Boy as they struggle to make their games, which could translate well to a dramatic series.
Rudin, who is the high profile producer behind the recent David Fincher films The Social Network and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, plans to bring the series to HBO.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/22/indie-game-the-movie-the-hbo-comedy-series-produced-by-scott/
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Back in December, we reported of an upcoming game based on the Doctor Who television series, and now we have our first look at the game.
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock will feature the 11th Doctor along with fan favorite River Song as they once again try to save the universe. The game looks to have third person side scrolling gameplay, and according to the new trailer we now know what enemies The Doctor and River will be facing.
The game will feature classic villains such as the Cybermen, Silurians and the Daleks, as well as more recent enemies The Silence.
The game drops in March for the PS3 and the Vita. If you’re a Doctor Who fan, grab your Sonic Screwdriver and head for the TARDIS.
http://kotaku.com/5878401/exterminate-heres-your-first-look-at-the-doctor-who-game-in-action
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/23/creating-monsters-for-doctor-who-the-eternity-clock/
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21:25:01 01/10/12
The Dandies - "Battle Cry": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
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The Dandies - "Battle Cry": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Seductive firebrand rock n roll band, The Dandies were formed by talented brothers Adrian Weber (Vocals / Guitar) & Eric Weber (Lead Guitar) whose roots are in Baltimore, USA and Swiss friend Fabian Voirol (Drums). In 2010, the band was completed by Dimitri Schubiger (bass). Gathering around a shared love of classic American rock n roll bands like the Kings of Leon, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Underground and The Strokes. They named themselves The Dandies; their love of music thrust them onto the stage with a burning ambition to create their own piece of history. The Dandies take the best elements of indie, grunge and punk and combine them to pump out energetic garage rock anthems packed with big hooks and infectious choruses. The Dandies had the privilege of playing festivals such as FIB Benicassim, SXSW, Exit, & Reeperbahn and supporting bands such as Meat Puppets, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Band Of Skulls, Sixteen Deluxe, The Horrors, & Children Collide. The band released Battle Cry in may via upper 11 music are are working on their debut album with Grammy-nominated producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith (JET, Meat Puppets, Lost Bayou Ramblers). The Dandies are poised to bring the swagger back to rock n roll. From: sxsw Views: 121 4 ratings Time: 03:14 More in Music
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21:25:01 01/10/12
The Dandies - "Battle Cry": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
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The Dandies - "Battle Cry": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist
Seductive firebrand rock n roll band, The Dandies were formed by talented brothers Adrian Weber (Vocals / Guitar) & Eric Weber (Lead Guitar) whose roots are in Baltimore, USA and Swiss friend Fabian Voirol (Drums). In 2010, the band was completed by Dimitri Schubiger (bass). Gathering around a shared love of classic American rock n roll bands like the Kings of Leon, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Velvet Underground and The Strokes. They named themselves The Dandies; their love of music thrust them onto the stage with a burning ambition to create their own piece of history. The Dandies take the best elements of indie, grunge and punk and combine them to pump out energetic garage rock anthems packed with big hooks and infectious choruses. The Dandies had the privilege of playing festivals such as FIB Benicassim, SXSW, Exit, & Reeperbahn and supporting bands such as Meat Puppets, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Band Of Skulls, Sixteen Deluxe, The Horrors, & Children Collide. The band released Battle Cry in may via upper 11 music are are working on their debut album with Grammy-nominated producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith (JET, Meat Puppets, Lost Bayou Ramblers). The Dandies are poised to bring the swagger back to rock n roll. From: sxsw Views: 125 4 ratings Time: 03:14 More in Music
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20:25:19 01/05/12
Rooney Mara Shows Off Her Style on the Red Carpet
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Rooney Mara Shows Off Her Style on the Red Carpet
PHOTOS: From fashion awards to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo premiere, Rooney Mara has shown she is quite the fashionista! There's no doubt about it- 2012 is the year of the girl with the dragon tattoo. And when it comes to Rooney Mara's style- we've got to go global to break it down. Let's start in the big apple- pre premiere when this raven haired new comer burst onto the scene at the CFDA fashion awards in this Calvin Klein Nude plunging silk dress and maroon lips. We've got to hand it to her- the pale skin with this color probably wouldn't work on anyone else- but she looks amazing. Shifting into full on Dragon mode- Rooney hit the carpet in London at the film's world premiere in this full length white Givenchy with gauzy sleeves and cutouts- a far cry from her character's gritty look! Then it was back on a jet to NYC for the New York premiere in this modern and funky Prabal Gurung all black dress with cut outs and lace. In Paris Rooney went with a more classic look in this black Louis Vuitton sleeveless bejeweled dress. Then she turned the drama back up in Madrid going with Rodarte again- this time in a stunning floor length gown with mini polka dots. And that brings us to Berlin -- and this super simple mod look- a two piece gray and black Miu Miu. So which look do you like best? Tweet at me and let me know. For celebTV, I'm Kelli Zink. From: CelebTV Views: 317 12 ratings Time: 01:21 More in Entertainment
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20:25:19 01/05/12
Rooney Mara Shows Off Her Style on the Red Carpet
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Rooney Mara Shows Off Her Style on the Red Carpet
PHOTOS: From fashion awards to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo premiere, Rooney Mara has shown she is quite the fashionista! There's no doubt about it- 2012 is the year of the girl with the dragon tattoo. And when it comes to Rooney Mara's style- we've got to go global to break it down. Let's start in the big apple- pre premiere when this raven haired new comer burst onto the scene at the CFDA fashion awards in this Calvin Klein Nude plunging silk dress and maroon lips. We've got to hand it to her- the pale skin with this color probably wouldn't work on anyone else- but she looks amazing. Shifting into full on Dragon mode- Rooney hit the carpet in London at the film's world premiere in this full length white Givenchy with gauzy sleeves and cutouts- a far cry from her character's gritty look! Then it was back on a jet to NYC for the New York premiere in this modern and funky Prabal Gurung all black dress with cut outs and lace. In Paris Rooney went with a more classic look in this black Louis Vuitton sleeveless bejeweled dress. Then she turned the drama back up in Madrid going with Rodarte again- this time in a stunning floor length gown with mini polka dots. And that brings us to Berlin -- and this super simple mod look- a two piece gray and black Miu Miu. So which look do you like best? Tweet at me and let me know. For celebTV, I'm Kelli Zink. From: CelebTV Views: 317 12 ratings Time: 01:21 More in Entertainment
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20:36:05 01/04/12
Shen Yun Hosts Leeshai Lemish and Kelly Wen Talk to Ben Hedges
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Shen Yun Hosts Leeshai Lemish and Kelly Wen Talk to Ben Hedges
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me And yesterday, NTD reporter Ben Hedges sat down with the hosts of Shen Yun Performing Arts. Their classical Chinese dance and music performance is coming up later this month in New York--a show for which NTD is a media sponsor. Here's more from Ben Hedges. [Ben Hedges, NTD News]: "Well, I'm here in the studio with Leeshai Lemish and Kelly Wen from Shen Yun Performing Arts, they are the hosts for the North American leg of the tour. First of all thank you very much for being here in the studio with us today." [Kelly Wen, Shen Yun Host]: "Thanks for having us." [Leeshai Lemish, Shen Yun Host]: "Thank You." [Ben Hedges, NTD News]: "Now, Leeshai, could you just, for our audiences at home, who might not be so familiar with Shen Yun, could you give us a little introduction, what is Shen Yun?" [Leeshai Lemish, Shen Yun Host]: "Well Shen Yun is really a celebration of 5000 years of Chinese civilization, the audience is taken on a journey through different legends and stories, and fairy tales, and regions, it's really about bringing back an ancient culture to life. And, this is done through classical Chinese dance, through music, we have an orchestra that combines both classical Western and Chinese instruments, gorgeous costumes and a digital backdrop that is projected behind the stage extending it and transporting the audience to a different time and space." [Ben Hedges ... From: NTDTV Views: 27 3 ratings Time: 03:00 More in News & Politics
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22:21:11 01/03/12
Ben Hedges Talks to Shen Yun Hosts Leeshai Lemish and Kelly Wen
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Ben Hedges Talks to Shen Yun Hosts Leeshai Lemish and Kelly Wen
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ me.lt [Ben Hedges, NTD News] "Well, I'm here in the studio with Leeshai Lemish and Kelly Wen from Shen Yun Performing Arts, they are the hosts for the North American leg of the tour. First of all thank you very much for being here in the studio with us today." [Kelly Wen, Shen Yun Host] "Thanks for having us." [Leeshai Lemish, Shen Yun Host] "Thank You" [Ben Hedges, NTD News] "Now, Leeshai, could you just, for our audiences at home who might not be so familiar with Shen Yun, could you give us a little introduction, what is Shen Yun?" [Leeshai Lemish, Shen Yun Host] "Well Shen Yun is really a celebration of 5000 years of Chinese civilization, the audience is taken on a journey through different legends and stories, and fairy tales, and regions, it's really about bringing back an ancient culture to life. And, this is done through Classical Chinese Dance, through music, we have an orchestra that combines both classical Western and Chinese instruments, gorgeous costumes and a digital backdrop that is projected behind the stage extending it and transporting the audience to a different time and space." [Ben Hedges, NTD News] "So, Leeshai, I'm going to test your Chinese now, could you just tell us, what does the name Shen Yun mean?" [Leeshai Lemish, Shen Yun Host] "Well, Shen Yun is a pretty deep term that is pretty hard to translate, I would say it roughly translates as the ... From: NTDTV Views: 55 4 ratings Time: 04:36 More in Entertainment
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16:57:51 12/19/11
Family Of The Year - Live in Studio B - Part 1- Living On Love
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Part 1 of Family of The Year performing at Mevio Studios in San Francisco For the entire performance CLICK HERE
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Most bands function like a family, seeing how touring, writing, and studio time force them to share a lot of small spaces for extended periods of time. But Family of the Year has taken that familial feeling a step further, and not just with its moniker. The members of the Los Angeles outfit have formed unbreakable bonds amongst themselves that come from cohabitating in a run-down house and relying on each other for inspiration and support, which has led to the kind of camaraderie that allows members to finish each other’s sentences. It also doesn’t hurt that frontman Joe Keefe and drummer Sebastian Keefe are real-life siblings.
Not surprisingly, many of the group’s songs feature numerous voices, and more than a few include a chorus of joyous handclaps. Some even sound like they should be sung by the tight-knit group around the campfire while the s’mores are melting and the wine is flowing, especially the ones that name-drop members of the band. Guitarist Jamesy Buckey, in particular, has received the lion’s share of shout-outs in FOTY songs, to the point where it’s become a Family tradition.
Family of the Year’s story began in 2009, when Joe assembled a band around an album, Songbook , that he completed while decompressing from a five-year stint with Unbusted, the alt-rock trio he started in Boston with Sebastian that gained some notoriety for its inclusion on the soundtrack to the Farrelly brothers’ film Stuck On You . Instead of relying on the distortion of his past, suddenly pianos, horns, acoustic guitars, and other assorted instrumentation were being used to display a more sophisticated—yet equally as playful—indie-rock sound that brings to mind classic pop bands like The Smiths, The Byrds, Fleetwood Mac, and The Go-Betweens.
To say that Family of the Year has accomplished a lot in a short amount of time would be an understatement. In addition to Songbook , the band has issued a pair of EPs on its own Washashore Records imprint, 2009’s Where’s The Sun and 2010’s Through The Trees , and songs from all three discs have made their way onto various international releases. Media attention has come from various corners of the world, including heavy rotation on French radio as well as glowing reviews from NME , the BBC, and Spin .
Now the group is preparing for its busiest schedule yet, with shows and tours being planned around two new releases: the St. Croix EP, which is coming out on Sept. 27, and the full-length Diversity , which is due in early 2012. In addition to plenty of stateside dates, the Family plans to return overseas, where it has already developed a significant fanbase. In early 2011, the band played sold-out shows in England and across Europe, including a triumphant set at France’s largest music festival, Les Vieilles Charrues.
The list of artists that FOTY has played with over the years is notable, including Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes (who took the band on tour early in its career), Mumford & Sons, Gomez, and The Antlers, though arguably the most impressive opening gig so far was when the band warmed up a Ben Folds performance with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Handpicked by Folds and Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, Family of the Year beat out 700 other hopeful artists to open the Oct. 2009 event. Not a bad way to spend your third show ever.
“We went back home to Boston to play at Symphony Hall, which was the sweetest homecoming ever,” says Joe. “The show was amazing. Our mom got to stay at a nice hotel and get dressed up and come see us play. Musically we were a bit shaky, it being our third gig, but it was a great room to play in.”
Proving its versatility, the Family has made fans of a couple of fellow Massachusetts-bred musicians who, on the surface at least, don’t have much in common: singer-songwriter Willy Mason and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Mason contributed to the reggae-tinged “The Princess And The Pea” on Through The Trees , while the demon of screamin’ discovered Family of the Year through a mutual connection and compared what he heard to “The Mamas And The Papas on acid.” Interestingly enough, the Keefe brothers used to live next to the apartment in Boston that once housed Aerosmith.
“I don’t think Steven Tyler is getting a tattoo anytime soon, but he likes our music,” says Sebastian. “We had the opportunity to meet him once, and he was really cool.”
But a band is only as good as its most recent output, which is why it’s fair to say that Family of the Year has positioned itself for greatness. Recorded by what now constitutes the core of FOTY—Joe (vocals, guitar), Sebastian (drums, vocals), Buckey (guitar, vocals), and Christina Schroeter (keyboards, vocals)—the group completed 14 songs with producer Wally Gagel at his new studio in Hollywood. This is the first time that the band has worked with a producer and gone outside of its own camp to release its music.
With Gagel’s assistance, the band has crafted a stirring set of songs teeming with catchy melodies, clever ruminations on love, heartbreak, and staying up late enough to watch the sun rise, and a cosmopolitan flavor enhanced by the fact that the members of Family of the Year hail from all over the globe. After being born in Martha’s Vineyard, the Keefe brothers followed their father’s bloodline back to Wales during their formative years (during which time Britpop was booming); Buckey is from Jacksonville, Florida, where he familiarized himself with that town’s all-ages punk scene; and Schroeter is the lone Southern California native, having grown up in Huntington Beach. Though still only in their 20s, the members of this Family are music veterans, and the precision with which they play is a testament to all of the hard work that got them here.
Gagel is another Boston native, having played with ’90s power trio Orbit prior to his current status as half of the hit-making production duo Wax Ltd (he and Xandy Barry have collectively and individually worked with artists like Folk Implosion, Muse, New Order, and The Rolling Stones). Joe had already developed strong ties with Gagel before the band entered the studio.
“Having him be a really close friend instead of a random producer assigned to us was really helpful, because you have to be pushed to edit yourself and be better, be stronger, work harder on things,” says Joe. “Working with someone like that who knows exactly what we wanted it to sound like with the same exact vision, it was really kind of a no-brainer.”
St. Croix ’s title track and “Living On Love” perfectly encapsulate what FOTY does best, and the two songs will also appear on next year’s full-length. “St. Croix” is a dreamy, jangly tune about “a boy from Florida / took a trip to the Caribbean … he came to get over her,” and in case you’re wondering, yes, it’s about Jamesy. “Living On Love” is as spirited as the band members themselves, promoting carpe diem over a bouncy, keyboard-driven rocker that brings to mind Vampire Weekend at its best. As a bonus, the EP features a slow-bumping electro remix of “St. Croix” by Hooray For Earth’s Noel Heroux, who over the years has shared various stages with the Keefe brothers. The track is a reminder of their origins, while the EP and LP as a whole are glorious celebrations of just how far they’ve come.
“It feels like the first time in so many ways, because it’s the first time things have really clicked,” says Joe.
“We inspire each other,” says Sebastian. “It was important for this record to be something that would stand up as one piece, rather than something that sounded like songs strung together. We really wanted to have a record with a clear identity.”
And Family of the Year’s future is clearly a bright one. Playing every show like it’s a special occasional and writing each song with complete conviction has allowed the band to accomplish everything it has set its sights on. As “Living On Love” notes, “they say that you can’t get every little thing that you want … it’s such a lie.” Contact Information
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01:16:55 12/17/11
Top 5 Weirdest Christmas Video Games - Press Pause Daily
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Jaime, the Press Pause Christmas Elf is here with a Top 5 list of some of the weirdest Christmas video games.
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As we mentioned yesterday, this time of year can bring out Christmas themed games, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t a bit on the weird side. So here is our Top 5 Weirdest classic Christmas video games tabulated by classicgames.about.com
http://classicgames.about.com/od/toppicks/ig/Weirdest-Christmas-Video-Games/
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Number 5 is Santa Clause Saves The Earth. This late PS 1 title was a super mario brother clone with Santa collecting the coins. Loose controls and a weak premise made this a forgettable game for sure, but hey it made THIS list didn’t it? Backstory? some weird fairy creature zaps Santa into a strange land filled with odd creatures all hell bent on ending jolly Ol’ St. Nick.
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In at number 4 is Frosty The Snowman aka Frosty’s Busy Night. Gotta love a game that has it’s own aka. Also this game came out for the Commodore 64 so hard not to have a warm sense of nostalgia. However the game itself is another odd Christmas entry by putting Frosty back to work the second he got back to the North Pole. Your job is to bring presents from the elves back to Santa, avoiding obstacles and pitfalls along the way.
The game was actually given away as a freebie in a Commodore 64 magazine. Can’t go wrong with free but in this case I might have just went back and watched Frosty The Snowman again instead.
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Daze Before Christmas is our number 3 weirdest classic Christmas game and it has the most sinister plot twist on the list. The back story here is that while Santa was taking a milk induced nap a bunch of terrible people came in and stole some elves and presents. Santa wakes up and decides to take it upon himself to go rescue the lot.
Fighting off giant mice, penguins, and headless snowmen along the way. The weird twist? When Santa finds a special elixir power-up he turns into the Anti-Claus and destroys everything in his path. He even has horns which is just messed up. Good news is .. with the help of your crazy alter ego you’ll probably get back most of those crappy gifts and unappreciative elves. Score!
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Number 2 is Santa's Christmas Caper. Developer Zeppelin actually created two different titles for both the Commodore 64 and Amiga.
The Commodore 64 version sees Santa as a lush too drunk to drive his sleigh and deliver gifts so you take it upon yourself to step up and fly his sleigh, tonight. The game quickly turns into a side scrolling shooter, because you know that’s what flying Santa’s sleigh is all about .. shooting shit.
The Amiga version had Santa crash landing his sleigh and spilling out all the presents. The game turns into a Super Mario brothers style platformer having you platforming throughout Lapland to get back all the gifts. Yes, I said Lapland. The name of the place he crash lands is called Lapland.
Man can’t Santa hold it together for one second? I mean really Santa. It’s embarrassing.
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And in at number one is the ugliest looking Christmas game on the list. Special Delivery: Santa’s Christmas Chaos. Hard to even tell this is a Christmas game with the nonexistent graphics and low resolution. I mean is that Santa or a pink colored gorilla? Cant tell.
In the game you land your sleigh on houses and descend a huge tower sized chimney complete with bad guys coming at you in all directions. You remember that from all the Christmas stories right? No? You don’t? Yeah neither do I. Once you get into each house you have to drop off a present and then grab a key to leave. Although couldn’t you just take that huge ass chimney with the ladder on the way out?
Man .. these games make Christmas a lot more complicated then it should be, don't they?
Oh well....Happy Holidays.
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Most bands function like a family, seeing how touring, writing, and studio time force them to share a lot of small spaces for extended periods of time. But Family of the Year has taken that familial feeling a step further, and not just with its moniker. The members of the Los Angeles outfit have formed unbreakable bonds amongst themselves that come from cohabitating in a run-down house and relying on each other for inspiration and support, which has led to the kind of camaraderie that allows members to finish each other’s sentences. It also doesn’t hurt that frontman Joe Keefe and drummer Sebastian Keefe are real-life siblings.
Not surprisingly, many of the group’s songs feature numerous voices, and more than a few include a chorus of joyous handclaps. Some even sound like they should be sung by the tight-knit group around the campfire while the s’mores are melting and the wine is flowing, especially the ones that name-drop members of the band. Guitarist Jamesy Buckey, in particular, has received the lion’s share of shout-outs in FOTY songs, to the point where it’s become a Family tradition.
Family of the Year’s story began in 2009, when Joe assembled a band around an album, Songbook , that he completed while decompressing from a five-year stint with Unbusted, the alt-rock trio he started in Boston with Sebastian that gained some notoriety for its inclusion on the soundtrack to the Farrelly brothers’ film Stuck On You . Instead of relying on the distortion of his past, suddenly pianos, horns, acoustic guitars, and other assorted instrumentation were being used to display a more sophisticated—yet equally as playful—indie-rock sound that brings to mind classic pop bands like The Smiths, The Byrds, Fleetwood Mac, and The Go-Betweens.
To say that Family of the Year has accomplished a lot in a short amount of time would be an understatement. In addition to Songbook , the band has issued a pair of EPs on its own Washashore Records imprint, 2009’s Where’s The Sun and 2010’s Through The Trees , and songs from all three discs have made their way onto various international releases. Media attention has come from various corners of the world, including heavy rotation on French radio as well as glowing reviews from NME , the BBC, and Spin .
Now the group is preparing for its busiest schedule yet, with shows and tours being planned around two new releases: the St. Croix EP, which is coming out on Sept. 27, and the full-length Diversity , which is due in early 2012. In addition to plenty of stateside dates, the Family plans to return overseas, where it has already developed a significant fanbase. In early 2011, the band played sold-out shows in England and across Europe, including a triumphant set at France’s largest music festival, Les Vieilles Charrues.
The list of artists that FOTY has played with over the years is notable, including Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes (who took the band on tour early in its career), Mumford & Sons, Gomez, and The Antlers, though arguably the most impressive opening gig so far was when the band warmed up a Ben Folds performance with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Handpicked by Folds and Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart, Family of the Year beat out 700 other hopeful artists to open the Oct. 2009 event. Not a bad way to spend your third show ever.
“We went back home to Boston to play at Symphony Hall, which was the sweetest homecoming ever,” says Joe. “The show was amazing. Our mom got to stay at a nice hotel and get dressed up and come see us play. Musically we were a bit shaky, it being our third gig, but it was a great room to play in.”
Proving its versatility, the Family has made fans of a couple of fellow Massachusetts-bred musicians who, on the surface at least, don’t have much in common: singer-songwriter Willy Mason and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Mason contributed to the reggae-tinged “The Princess And The Pea” on Through The Trees , while the demon of screamin’ discovered Family of the Year through a mutual connection and compared what he heard to “The Mamas And The Papas on acid.” Interestingly enough, the Keefe brothers used to live next to the apartment in Boston that once housed Aerosmith.
“I don’t think Steven Tyler is getting a tattoo anytime soon, but he likes our music,” says Sebastian. “We had the opportunity to meet him once, and he was really cool.”
But a band is only as good as its most recent output, which is why it’s fair to say that Family of the Year has positioned itself for greatness. Recorded by what now constitutes the core of FOTY—Joe (vocals, guitar), Sebastian (drums, vocals), Buckey (guitar, vocals), and Christina Schroeter (keyboards, vocals)—the group completed 14 songs with producer Wally Gagel at his new studio in Hollywood. This is the first time that the band has worked with a producer and gone outside of its own camp to release its music.
With Gagel’s assistance, the band has crafted a stirring set of songs teeming with catchy melodies, clever ruminations on love, heartbreak, and staying up late enough to watch the sun rise, and a cosmopolitan flavor enhanced by the fact that the members of Family of the Year hail from all over the globe. After being born in Martha’s Vineyard, the Keefe brothers followed their father’s bloodline back to Wales during their formative years (during which time Britpop was booming); Buckey is from Jacksonville, Florida, where he familiarized himself with that town’s all-ages punk scene; and Schroeter is the lone Southern California native, having grown up in Huntington Beach. Though still only in their 20s, the members of this Family are music veterans, and the precision with which they play is a testament to all of the hard work that got them here.
Gagel is another Boston native, having played with ’90s power trio Orbit prior to his current status as half of the hit-making production duo Wax Ltd (he and Xandy Barry have collectively and individually worked with artists like Folk Implosion, Muse, New Order, and The Rolling Stones). Joe had already developed strong ties with Gagel before the band entered the studio.
“Having him be a really close friend instead of a random producer assigned to us was really helpful, because you have to be pushed to edit yourself and be better, be stronger, work harder on things,” says Joe. “Working with someone like that who knows exactly what we wanted it to sound like with the same exact vision, it was really kind of a no-brainer.”
St. Croix ’s title track and “Living On Love” perfectly encapsulate what FOTY does best, and the two songs will also appear on next year’s full-length. “St. Croix” is a dreamy, jangly tune about “a boy from Florida / took a trip to the Caribbean … he came to get over her,” and in case you’re wondering, yes, it’s about Jamesy. “Living On Love” is as spirited as the band members themselves, promoting carpe diem over a bouncy, keyboard-driven rocker that brings to mind Vampire Weekend at its best. As a bonus, the EP features a slow-bumping electro remix of “St. Croix” by Hooray For Earth’s Noel Heroux, who over the years has shared various stages with the Keefe brothers. The track is a reminder of their origins, while the EP and LP as a whole are glorious celebrations of just how far they’ve come.
“It feels like the first time in so many ways, because it’s the first time things have really clicked,” says Joe.
“We inspire each other,” says Sebastian. “It was important for this record to be something that would stand up as one piece, rather than something that sounded like songs strung together. We really wanted to have a record with a clear identity.”
And Family of the Year’s future is clearly a bright one. Playing every show like it’s a special occasional and writing each song with complete conviction has allowed the band to accomplish everything it has set its sights on. As “Living On Love” notes, “they say that you can’t get every little thing that you want … it’s such a lie.” Contact Information
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