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There are some video games that you’re going to hear a lot about in the coming months — “Borderlands,” “Modern Warfare 2,” “Assassin’s Creed II,” “New Super Mario Bros.,” “Bioshock 2” and “MAG,” … just to name a few.
Prognosticating is usually a thing best left to palm readers and Ouija boards. But if you want a look at the future of video gaming, you can’t go wrong by taking a gander at the recently announced for the Independent Games Festival Awards.
When I last spoke to Kyle Gabler, the 27-year-old San Francisco game designer was up to his earlobes in debt, what with those school loans of his and the fact he’d up and quit his day job at a giant game corporation to go off and pursue his dream of making a video game he could call his very own.
In the second grade, James Silva didn't just play "Mario" and "Zelda" on his Nintendo but drew pictures of new levels and cooked up ideas for future games. While other kids dreamed of becoming an astronaut or president, he felt destined to be a video game designer.
No matter how many millions of dollars are spent, no matter how many months and sometimes years are spent … when the latest and supposedly greatest video games land on store shelves these days, I frequently find myself struggling to summon the kind of frothy-mouthed enthusiasm that the marketing campaigns pushing these games assure me I’m supposed to feel.
Title: Knot Comes Loose Artist: My Morning Jacket Album: Z Year: 2005 Genre: Indie/Acoustic
You Know It's An Indie Horror Movie When . . . With slick horror movies hitting theaters this horror-tastic season, it's important that you know how to recognize true, authentic made-in-my-basement chills. You know it's an indie horror movie when . . .
Worth Watching: Ti West's The House of the Devil TrailerSpeaking of gorgeous posters, I wouldn't have even noticed this trailer today if it weren't for its amazingly beautiful poster as well. It seems a bit off to describe a creepy poster for a horror movie as "beautiful," but there is really no better word.
It's hard to figure out where to start when talking about The Dead Weather. Their debut album, Horehound">Horehound, doesn't help.
I just grabbed Florence and the Machine's debut album, Lungs, and I have to say, "I'm Hooked".
Sunny Day Real Estate reunitesSunny Day Real Estate is reuniting. In my opinion reunions like this seem like a good thing at first, but the charm is lost once you realize that the moment has passed and the band seems really dated. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing Sunny Day even though my emo days are long gone.
Ten $5 Albums You Must OwnFifty $5 albums for the month of June, and it's a better selection than May's. We've dug through the pile, and have chosen the albums you just can't pass up. These albums are worth paying full retail, but a $5 price tag makes these albums must-haves.
Record stores survive MP3 eraOld or new, independent record stores — and contents inside — are priceless. Youngstown, Ohio local record stores Indie Wax Records, Underdog Records, The Record Connection.
Wilco (The Album) Streaming on Wilco (The Website)Wilco's new album, entitled Wilco (The Album), is now streaming for free on the band's homepage. I haven't had a chance to really absorb it yet, but so far the new album sounds like a slight improvement over Wilco's last two albums.
Indie Rock Sycophants: Hate the "Indie" Class WarsIt's the music that came after the 60s when the boomers sold out and went to Wall Street. The leftover scraps of folk, prog, and psychedelia, warmed over to a gooey mush in a microwave and repackaged and sold to now middle-aged investment bankers as nostalgia.
Psychic Ills - Mirror Eye (Social Registry, 2009)There aren't too many records that can actually compare to Dins (Social Registry, 2006). It'd be nice if there were, but music geeks just aren't that lucky.
A Short Distance - Tanned Tin Documentary Now On DVD"A Short Distance", the documentary film chronicling the 2007 edition of the Tanned Tin music festival in Castellón, Spain, is now available on DVD.
Indie Bands Unite for Benefit AlbumSome of the biggest names in independent music have banded together to record exclusive songs for "Dark Was the Night," a double-disc album whose proceeds will benefit the Red Hot organization's work with AIDS research.
I have to confess that I really let this series fall apart. I had wanted to pen an article each week but I guess I'm just too lazy for even that simple of a self assignment. Thus I will now promise to write one whenever I am really feeling a band.
Four Tet – Ringer EP (Domino, 2008)For the entirety of his career Frank Zappa sought the distinction and reverie afforded to classical composers. Even if his works were not thought of in the same light as his hero, Varèse, Zappa relished his inclusion into that cultural space.
Steven Wells: Welcome to the strange world of Chikara wrestling | Sport | guardian.co.ukFor all its cartoon daftness, the reality of the punk rock DIY world of indie wrestling is subtly layered.
Join The World's First 'Global Album' Project!! Join the first ever Internet based, mass Artist participation project. Masterminded by the underground UK experimental ambience duo Paradigm, the Global Album project is now accepting artists from around the World!
Lucky 13 at IMAC Theater Tonight - Sonic Underground MySpace BlogOne Night Only. After appearances on WLNY TV, features in the NY Times, Newsday, in-studios at WFUV, WPKN, WSHU and more, here is your chance to check them out live!!! Tickets available at:
NY Times, Newsday, WFUV, WPKN, IMAC and more!! - Sonic Underground MySpace BlogMore fabulous Lucky 13 news....
Lucky 13 Recording podcast tonight at Acoustic Long Island!!! Lucky 13 Recording podcast tonight-Acoustic LI at Deepwells Mansion-Free admission!
CD of the Month: StrangeAStrangeA - 'CD of the Month' in Sound on Sound, the world's best music recording magazine.
The Improper - Lucky 13 Review in The Improper!!! - Sonic Underground MySpace BlogLatest review of Sonic Underground's compilation CD "Lucky 13" featuring Cathy Kreger, Marci Geller & Susan DeVita.
Shawty is a 10 :: Blender.comBored, miffed and horny, this Chicago smartass broke into the indie-rock boys' club with an instant classic.
Hot on the heels of receiving major radio airplay of their hit "Handlebars," Denver-based hip-hop/indie rock band Flobots are quickly becoming a popular crossover sensation with their second album Fight With Tools.
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