Batman: Gotham Knight

So with the Dark Knight coming out next week, Warner Premier has put out what looks like a very promising release to hype up the movie.

Gotham Knight is a stylized, 6 installment animated feature, acting as a bridge of events between Batman Begins, and Dark Knight, featuring such villains as Scarecrow, Killer Croc and more.

I haven't picked this up yet, but if you're as big as a Batman fan as I am, picking this up will be a huge deal. You have three different options for your purchase.

The standard edition which runs at $19.99 SRP
Two Disc Special Edition at $29.99 SRP (this is what i'll be picking up)
and of course the Blu-Ray at $34.99 SRP

If you don't want to buy this jazz, they also have it for rent over at iTunes for just $3.99 which is basically a steal.

I'm Not There

So recently, a very artistic movie, showcasing various parts of Bob Dylan's life.
It's really cool, but more importantly, I love the soundtrack to this movie. Various people collaborating to do Bob Dylan songs, and even if you're not a Dylan fan, these arrangements are great.

I've thrown a few of my favorites in here.
They are youtube videos so some of the editing on them is a bit off, but nonetheless, you'll get the jist.

Christian Bale performing John Doe's cover of "Pressing On"



Jim Jones of My Morning Jacket and Calexico performing their cover of "Going to Acapulco



Carl Franklin covering "When the Ship Comes In"

Thrice- Broken Lungs (acoustic)

For those of you that haven't gotten Thrice's epic The Alchemy Index Volumes I-IV, I highly recommend it.

One of the more meaningful releases i've heard in a long time.
Perhaps the strongest of the four disks is the Air disc.
This is an acoustic version of one of those songs.
Enjoy!

More Bonnaroo Performances

THANKS TO THE HEADS UP FROM BUZZGRINDER

So Bonnaroo was last month, and we've seen a slew of different streamed performances on YouTube that were pretty sweet.

Well...
Buzzgrinder posted a link to some pretty cool bootlegs so you can listen over and over again.

Check it out...
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Haha, PWND

Sofa King

Rock Band 2: Details Finally Announced

So just a month or two after Activision dropped the bomb on us for GH4 World Tour, people were waiting around for Harmonix to rebuttal. Well they have, and they're keeping things hush hush in an interview with IGN.

While little details were given, based on a few, here are some conclusions I am theorizing...

- RB2 will put more emphasis on the peripherals. I'm assuming that controllers will be more customizable both in real world, and in game. Possibly choosing what drum pad represents what, What symbols you have, what kind of amp you're using, more effects, etc.

- Song list is being extremely hyped. They're promosing for a "who's who of music game song lists"

- Even more in depth tour modes. Including a single player tour mode im sure, as well as an online tour mode.

I think one of the coolest things is how the downloadable content is being carried over. Rock Band is my favorite music game, and has completely obliterated their competition in my book. While GH has some strengths over RB, Rock Band was the first to add multi peripherals, a solo section on their guitar, editable charachters, and in depth story type mode, and best of all, their DLC works the way it should. Instead, GH franchise gives us crap like GH: Aerosmith, where we have to pay $60 for an entire catalog of songs we could have gotten for $12 at Rock Band.



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Dark Knight Sneak Peak

Completely and utterly stoked on this.
The only reason i'm even looking forward to this movie is for Ledger's performance of what is one of the all time most complex characters.

Check out this exclusive footage.
(also the Batpod is kind of freaking amazing)