Entries tagged with: video games
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Jay-Z (and DJ Hero) @ Gramercy Theatre in NYC - pics
photos by Brian Ach/WireImage "It was 09.09.09, a date burned into the popular consciousness as an almost astrological convergence of music and technology marketing. The date had been set, the branding tie-ins had been tied in, and the product was...
Posted on September 10, 2009 2:35 PM
Video Games Live on tour (dates), coming to NYC (win tix)
The brainchild of veteran US videogame composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live is a concert devised to encompass the cultural significance of videogames. Since its debut at the Hollywood Bowl in July 2005 it has since gone...
Posted on September 10, 2009 12:57 PM
This week in Music Licensing (De La Soul, the Dodos, Passion Pit, Black Lips, Matt & Kim, Mates of State & more...)
by Ryan Barkan Miller Chili or mojitos anyone? Phone wars 2009 - Verizon vs. AT&T. It is always a battle when these two giants square off with their :60 second spots in tow to prove which company provides the best...
Posted on May 13, 2009 11:02 AM
This week in Music Licensing (Duffy, Justice, Sonic Youth, Franz Ferdinand, Radiohead, Sea Ray & more...)
by Ryan Barkan Duffy @ Lollapalooza 2008 (more by Bao Nguyen) The cola war has been heating up globally in the last couple of months with music as the weapon of choice. Pepsi's image rebranding campaign, including a new smile-esque...
Posted on February 23, 2009 3:25 PM
NY Comic Con starts today, MASTODON is there! (+ all dates)
WHAT IS NEW YORK COMIC CON? New York Comic Con is the East Coast's biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Our show floor plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys,...
Posted on February 6, 2009 10:39 AM
Showtrotta is the guest DJ @ Loud Crowd (a new Guitar Hero-like online dancing video game)
"The idea is like Guitar Hero with the arrows on your keyboard. Naturally, a lot of fun right off the bat. Add to that a very social experience. You choose to "dance" for people (either flirty, flashy, or funny), and...
Posted on December 23, 2008 11:43 AM
This week in Music Licensing
by Ryan Barkan When it comes to licensing, Tom Waits has a strong reputation..Waits has steadfastly refused to allow the use of his songs in commercials and has joked about other artists who do. ("If Michael Jackson wants to work...
Posted on December 8, 2008 8:30 AM
This Week in Music Licensing (Crystal Castles, Stars of the Lid, Elbow, Battles, Tokyo Police Club, and more)
This weekly post was really just meant to be an (arguably) interesting news roundup of where (mostly BV-covered) music and musicians are showing up besides in our stereos/computers/headphones/players/etc. Like all news, it might be positive, negative or neither depending on...
Posted on November 17, 2008 3:26 PM
It's Not Selling Out Anymore -- This Week in Music Licensing
by Ryan Barkan Gogol Bordello @ Irving Plaza (more by Jefferson) The second edition of this controversial new feature is back. "It's Not Selling Out Anymore" (or is it?)... Aggressive racing game, Motorstorm, was one of the most successful titles...
Posted on November 10, 2008 5:30 PM
It's Not Selling Out Anymore -- This Week in Music Licensing
Love it or hate it, licensing songs seems to be the new reality for "indie" bands (or any bands) looking to make money and gain exposure. As an avid music fan and Senior Director of Advertising & Video Games at...
Posted on October 30, 2008 6:03 PM
Metallica, Guns N Roses, new albums(?) & video games
by Black Bubblegum You've come a long way baby... They say you shouldn't kick people when they're down, but what if they're already kicking themselves? Guns 'N Roses announced that the new GNR track "Shackler's Revenge" from the right-around-the-corner Chinese...
Posted on July 16, 2008 2:53 PM
the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack....
L.C.H.C - Liberty City Hardcore Liberty City HardcoreDJ: Jimmy Gestapo Genre: Hardcore Punk Tracklist: Murphy's Law - "A Day In The Life" Maximum Penalty - "All Your Boyz" Underdog - "Back to Back" Leeway - "Enforcer" Sick Of It All...
Posted on April 30, 2008 4:01 PM
Pitchfork.TV & Major League Baseball video game soundtrack
....today, we're proud to announce the April 7 beta launch of Pitchfork.tv, the first-ever music video channel dedicated to documenting independent music as it happens. As a visual extension of the music coverage Pitchfork has provided for more than a...
Posted on March 4, 2008 2:47 PM
"Rock Band," "Guitar Hero" drive digital song sales
In the two months since MTV Networks and Harmonix released the music-based videogame "Rock Band," players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs made available after the game's initial distribution. Activision, meanwhile, said it has sold more...
Posted on January 21, 2008 10:07 AM
The Commordore 64 at 25
DOWNLOAD: Ultravox - Vienna (MP3) DOWNLOAD: C64 Radio Commercial 1 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: C64 Radio Commercial 2 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rob Hubbard - Commando (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Martin Galway - Street Hawk (unreleased) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Power Ups - Conan (Commodore 64) (MP3)...
Posted on December 10, 2007 8:10 AM
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