Swatch has done it again. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, they’re rolling out a new design suitable for the Year of the Dragon… and it’s quite affordable!

“The Year of the Dragon watch features an intricate and graceful Chinese dragon, drawn in blue on the white ground of the silicone strap, taking inspiration from classic Chinese-style blue and white porcelain. The dial complements the dragon with a delicate ornamental blue grid drawn on a white background. A blue dragon appears on the special packaging, too, ready to bring good fortune to everyone in the year ahead.”

These are available now on their site for $65.00.

A few days ago, a little video was put out for Trent Reznor and Karen O’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”. The video features a collage that was created by David Fincher for the title sequence of the upcoming The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remake.

The movie’s full soundtrack is available digitally now on iTunes. As for physical copies, the album will ship out on Tuesday, December 27th (2011) with the Deluxe version shipping out on Monday, February 6th (2012). Both will include an immediate digital download as well.

To download a FREE 6-track sampler of the album, click here.

I’m not sure how long this promotion lasts, but you can currently get 20% all art gifts on deviantART.

To my surprise, one of my waterscape postcards is currently featured on this:

To see other great art gifts from various artists, click here.

To check out my postcard that’s highlighted specifically, click here.

So over the weekend Hutch tipped me off to the AirMusic app that allows you to stream music from your iOS to your Xbox360 (and I do believe it also works for PS3). It’s become my new obsession to blare music while I’m shooting people in the face in Modern Warfare 3.

You can purchase the app from the App Store here. It’s only a few bucks.

And in case some of you are wondering what I’ve been blaring in my ears while gaming lately:

• Hanna score by The Chemical Brothers (specifically “Hanna’s Theme”, “Escape 700″, “The Devil is in the Details”, “The Forest”, “Quayside Synthesis”, “The Sandman”, “Marissa Flashback”, “Bahnhof Rumble”, “The Devil is in the Beats”, “Escape Wavefold”, and “Container Park”)
• The entire TRON: Legacy score by Daft Punk
• Electrolightz (“The Weekend”, “Round and Round”, “Miss Outta Control”, “Difficult (ft. Uffie)”, and “Stuck in a Lie”)
• Five Finger Death Punch (the entire American Capitalist album)
• G Tom Mac’s “Cry Little Sister (Cave Club Mix)”
• Great Northern (“Telling Lies”, “Low is a Height”, and “A Sun a Sound”)
• Hans Zimmer (The entire Crysis 2 and Inception scores)
• Honor Society’s “Over You (Going Out/Electrolightz Remix)”
• Last Night’s Vice (“Dance While You Still Have Time” and “Lock and Key”)
• The entire Madden Brothers “Before” Volume 1 mixtape
• Melotia (“We are the Chosen”, “No Regrets”, “One More Time”, and “Live Again”)
• Rikets (“Designer Drug Hell” and “Sold Me Out”)
• ROMS (“Can’t Stop The Sound” and “Great Machine”)
• Steve Aoki’s “I’m in the House (f. Zuper Blahq)”
• The Social Network score (specifically “Pieces Form the Whole”, “Eventually We Find Our Way”, “On We March”, “The Gentle Hum of Anxiety”, and “Soft Trees Break the Fall”)
• Two Steps From Hell’s “Heart of Courage”
• 30 Seconds to Mars (“Night of the Hunter”, “This is War”, and “Closer to the Edge”)

Swatch has released a new collection of touch-screen watches, Swatch Touch 2011. I imagine that these were the types of watches they had in mind for Back to the Future. (Now if only someone would perfect the hoverboards already….)

“Swiss fashion brand Swatch presents Swatch Touch 2011, a colorful new collection of trend-setting timekeepers with big-screen LCD dials and a touch-sensitive zone in place of pushbuttons.

Swatch Touch 2011 models give touch-screen access to six digital functions: time (2 zones, t1 & t2), date, chrono, alarm, timer and beep. Users sweep through the functions with ease using finger-taps and sideways scrolls—no pushbuttons—and can activate the screen’s built-in backlight to assure readability under all conditions. Revealing Swiss-made quality throughout, Swatch Touch’s 2011 curved plastic glass display and coloured LCD present Arabic numerals in a big, stylish font designed to fit the shape of the watch. Ergonomic in every detail, the smooth integration of the watch head and strap makes Swatch Touch 2011 a real pleasure to wear.

By far the biggest numerals on the Swatch Touch 2011 screen are the seconds: animated like the seconds hand on an analog watch. They are constantly changing, alive, giving rhythm and a pulse to life in the digital age. They are, in fact, the “heart” of the watch—Swatch on the move.

Swatch Touch Black, Swatch Touch Camouflage, Swatch Touch Pink, Swatch Touch Blue, Swatch Touch Purple and Swatch Touch White are all $140 each.

Purchase: http://bit.ly/SwatchTouchholiday“

Five Finger Death Punch’s new album American Capitalist is now available everywhere and I couldn’t be prouder of the reviews that I’ve been seeing. The guys have come a long way and they’ve put out another gem.

You can download the album from iTunes here if you don’t want to go out and find a physical copy.

Congrats, boys!

For the month of October 2011, you can get Five Finger Death Punch‘s debut album The Way of the Fist for only $5 through Amazon! I hear the photographer for the album is a pretty rad gal, if I may say so myself.

Click here to purchase it.

My friend Davey (Suicide) outdid himself with his Killers Never Die clothing brand again. The new fall line rolled out this morning and I find myself wanting one of every item on the list, specifically the Nightmare Before Christmas and vest items shown below.

Even though I typically hate clowns and IT is what made me creeped out by them in the first place, I wouldn’t even mind sporting the IT shirt.

Davey, I know you’re reading this… and want to hook a sista up.

For further details and to make a purchase or two, visit the KND store here.

Earlier today My Chemical Romance debuted the latest addition to their merch store, a limited edition Tokyoflash watch.

Custom made for Better Living Industries in association with Tokyoflash Japan, the limited edition Seikatsu Koujou Kyokusen wrist watch has a brushed stainless steel case, contrasting white leather strap and bright multi colored lights.

The name Seikatsu Koujou Kyokusen is a collaborative name. Seikatsu Koujou means Better Living and Kyokusen means curved line in Japanese – this name was inspired from the shape of the main display.

Easy to read at a glance, a single push of the lower button displays the time. Each lit segment of the orange curve indicates one hour. The circular array of red and green lights represents minutes; the outer circle showing time progression in groups of five minutes, the inner circle showing single minutes one to four.

Lights showing the current time will flash for a short time to direct you.

Seikatsu Koujou Kyokusen is a USB rechargeable watch. To recharge, just connect to your computer with the USB cable provided. One full charge will take 3.5 hours and each charge should last 1 month. There are 300 charges in one battery and the battery is replaceable.

An night time animation is programmed into Seikatsu Koujou Kyokusen. When activated, the minute lights will slowly rotate once every fifteen minutes between 18:00 and 24:00.

- Displays the time
- Features digital tube technology
- Mineral crystal lens, stainless steel case & genuine leather strap
- USB rechargeable: connect to your computer with cable provided
- LED animation option (can be turned off)
- Buckle: simple stainless steel belt style buckle
- Minimum wrist size: 160 mm (approx.)
- Maximum wrist size: 220 mm (approx.)
- Case dimensions: 34 mm x 34 mm 10 mm
- Weight: 60 grams
- Battery: LIR2032 rechargeable & replaceable watch battery
- Water resistant to 3ATM
- Japanese and English instructions
- One year manufacturers’ warranty
- Custom made BLI/Danger days box

This is a limited edition watch and only available through MyChemicalRomance.com.

Shocker Toys will once again be at Comic-Con and have announced their exclusives for this year’s convention, as well as their panel. See the press release below:

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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

Shocker Toys at San Diego Comic Con 2011 Booth #3351

Shocker Toys will be on hand at this year’s 2011 San Diego Comic-Con with various products and exclusives at Booth #3351. Please stop by and say hello and pick up one of our many products on hand such as Indie Spotlight series1 figures, DIY Mallows, SDCC exclusive mallows and Tick action figures.

Shocker Toys SDCC Exclusives:

Exclusive 1st edition artist signature Tick action figure:
Get this Limited 1st Edition SDCC Exclusive signature Tick from Shocker Toys Booth #3351. Each action figure comes provided with a hand written number on back and a foil signature seal on the front which can be signed by artist/creator Ben Edlund at the New England Comic’s booth #1807 on Sunday July 24th. Makes a great gift for any Tick Fan – again These are limited and you must check with the New England Comic’ s booth for the exact time and or confirmed date mentioned above that Ben Edlund will be appearing.

Price: $20.00
Production Run: 250

Shocker Toys 5th San Diego Comic Con panel:
6:30-7:30pm – Shocker Toys: The Real Scoop— Shocker Toys and crew discuss the past 10 years of accomplishments by Shocker Toys, going from a small block figure sold at local shows in New Jersey to five toylines and a worldwide fanbase with retail chain store support. They’ll talk of some of the pitfalls, bumps in the road, and challenges as well. They’ll announce future toylines and offer toy and comic book giveaways. You can expect guests from the comics, toy, and entertainment industries, answering your questions and listening to your suggestions. Room 24ABC

Also from Bill Plympton Studios Booth #1537:

Price: 25.00
Shocker Toys Bill Plympton “Mallow” figure with original art

It’s an extremely exciting year for Shocker Toys! We thank you for your continued support.

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