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”)

Last night, a dear friend of mine G Tom Mac went on Variety Radio Online to chat about his songwriting and promote his new single. Some of you know him from writing the Lost Boys theme song, “Cry Little Sister.” What a lot of you may not realize is that you’re hearing his music in a lot of big-named shows and movies (and it’s not always his voice singing, either).

Check out the interview and new song “Groove at the End of the World” below:

Here’s what you might have missed last week:
• Conan: The Barbarian – The Musical
• Insane Clown Posse Learn How Magnets Work
• Really Cool Old Spice Ad
• Two Easy Steps to Covering “Cry Little Sister”

One of my all-time favorite songs to listen to is “Cry Little Sister” (the Lost Boys theme song by Gerard McMann/Gerard McMahon/G Tom Mac). When I was little, not only did I watch the movie a gajillion times (and still do), but I listened to this song on repeat so much that my mother is probably still sick of hearing it to this day, haha.

Anyway, with any great classic 80′s song, people who follow will cover it.

Bands… a little piece of advice… if you’re going to cover a classic, the FIRST step you might want to take is TO GET THE LYRICS RIGHT. That’s the very least you can do. PLEASE.

Then, of course, the second would be to make it sound GOOD, whatever twist you may add to it.

It makes me really sad when I hear people butcher this song… to the point where I start listening to the original on repeat for an hour straight to wash away the damage.

Have you heard a butchered cover of this song and need help washing away the damage, yet for whatever strange reason, don’t have the Lost Boys soundtrack? Well never fear… I’ve found this on YouTube for you:

And, of course, a great metal version I enjoy by my boys in RIKETS (also with Gerard):

Also enjoy rock/metal versions by Seasons After and my buddies in Ventana.

Here’s what you might have missed last week:
• Jake Gyllenhaal Explains How To Pronounce His Name
• Alan Wake: Bright Falls – Episode 5 “Off the Record”
• Alan Wake: Bright Falls – Episode 6 “Clearcut”
• One of these things is not like the other.
• G Tom Mac – “Soul I Bare” Video
• SPLIT/SECOND In Stores Now!
• Spider One Sits Down with George Romero
• Split/Second – Ten FTW: Top 10 Powerplays
• Google.com – May 21, 2010
• Blur Makes Fun of Mario Kart

So my buddy G, singer/songwriter of the Lost Boys theme song “Cry Little Sister,” has a NEW music video “SOUL I BARE” from the film EMERGING PAST that debuted today on the Famous Monsters website. Check it out here!

For those in Indianapolis, you can go see G at the Famous Monsters Convention July 9th to 11th.

My boys in RIKETS had a new album release today! Download it from iTunes here.

Track List:
01. It’s Only Gonna Get Worse
02. Program the Dead
03. Designer Drug Hell
04. Vicious
05. The Murder
06. Allison
07. House of Lies
08. End of Suffering
09. Cry Little Sister (f. Gerard McMann/G Tom Mac)
10. Sold Me Out
11. Sew Your Eyes

Oklahoma industrial/metal outfit RIKETS will release its sophomore effort, “All American Death Cult“, on April 20 via Burnhill Union Records. The band is comprised of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Scott Rose, guitarist and producer Provo, drummer Timmy Braun, Michael Reams on bass, and Nick Quijano (formerly of AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE) on second guitar.

Rose and company uprooted the original “All American Death Cult” recording session from where they began in Dallas, Texas and relocated them to Ben Schigel‘s (SWITCHED) Strongsville, Ohio studio. “Ben has been there since day ONE,” says Rose. ” He’s a motivator, a mentor, a vocal trainer and a great creative mind.

“I’ve been friends with Ben for years and SWITCHED was one of my favorite bands. Working with him over the years on RIKETS has been cool for both of us because we get to jam together.”

“All American Death Cult” features tracks such as “Program The Dead“, “Sold Me Out” and “Cry Little Sister“, a cover of a song made famous in “The Lost Boys” (a popular 1987 film). “I had called up Gerard McMann (original vocalist) who was an email buddy of mine and asked him if we could record his song for our new record,” Scott recounts. “I wanted him to sing the song. I didn’t want to fuck up the most perfect song ever, trying to re-interpret what this guy felt when he laid it down.”

McMann came out and recorded with RIKETS, creating a powerful new version of the acclaimed track.

McMann had this to say, “It was great to redo the song with RIKETS because I was able to try new approaches to singing it and experiment with the track.” He added, “What RIKETS have done with this track is massive. I’ve heard a lot of people cover the song and their version is just huge!”

On March 27, the band will shoot a video for the album’s first single, “Program The Dead“, with director David Brodsky (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, HATEBREED, FEAR FACTORY) in Oklahoma City. The video will feature leading lady Staci Flood who has worked with marquee names such as Busta Rhymes and Will Smith in addition to co-founding the BOMBSHELL BABIES and THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS burlesque cabaret revues featuring Carmen Electra.

“All American Death Cult” track listing:

01. It’s Only Gonna Get Worse (intro)
02. Program The Dead
03. Designer Drug Hell
04. Vicious
05. The Murder
06. Allison
07. House Of Lies
08. End Of My Suffering
09. Cry Little Sister
10. Sold Me Out
11. Sew Your Eyes

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/rikets.

(via Blabbermouth)

So one of my favorite photographers is hosting a photography event in Los Angeles this Saturday (November 14, 2009) that includes his own work, as well as the work of other amazing artists. If you are in town, I highly suggest you come out for this night to remember!

Here are the details…

Welcome to Figurative Theatre. A group art exhibit, that brings forth images from some of today’s top photo talents. Our diverse group of photographers credits cover many aspects of the modern photo industry.

Collectively we have shot such celebrities/bands as: Margaret Cho, Sybil Danning, Marilyn Manson, Tool, Lenny Kravitz, Chris Rock, Christina Aguilera, Moby, Flea, Static X, Fear Factory, G Tom Mac, Miss Katonic, and more.

Artists include:
Dean Karr: www.deankarr.com
Dale May: www.dalemayphotography.com
Dan Santoni: www.dansantoni.com
Chad Michael Ward: www.digitalapocalypse.com
Apollo Star: www.apollostaar.com
Saryn Angel: www.sarynchristina.com

Location:
Rebecca Molayem Gallery: www.rebeccamolayemarts.com
Rebecca Molayem Gallery
306 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollyood, CA 90048 US

Also presenting live models:
Miss Katonic: www.modelmayhem.com/42209
Lacy Valentine: www.modelmayhem.com/730453

Wearing designs by:
Eirik Aswang: www.modelmayhem.com/543552

Hair/makeup by: Christina Schock, and Anthony Cress

www.figurativetheatre.com

wine, cheese, hors devours.

Celebrity guests include:
Sybil Danning: www.imdb.com/name/nm0000356
G TOM MAC: www.imdb.com/name/nm0573021
Dylan Vox: www.imdb.com/name/nm1384079
Larry Bishop: www.imdb.com/name/nm0084114

From 6 PM to 10 PM. To view the Evite, click here.

See you this Saturday!

Last night, G Tom Mac (Gerard McMann) and a few of the Lost Boys went on Random Talk Radio. Unfortunately, I missed it from being caught up in work and halfway dying of the plague. When I got home last night, G texted me and let me know that he gave me a little shout out, and I found the clip online.

If you missed it as well last night, check it out here!