By: MrAndMrsSmith Bad Religion has stood the test of time over the span of nearly 4 decades! They deliver a high intensity show everytime. This particular show was a bit different because they were celebrating “Songs of the 21’st Century” I have to admit it was strange to go to a Bad Religion show and not hear “Do what you […]
By: MrAndMrsSmith Bad Religion is back out on tour! We had the chance to go see them at the Musink Festival in Costa Mesa Ca. As always they put on a great show! These guys are big contributors to the early punk rock scene of the 70’s and 80’s and still are a powerful force that second to none. […]
By Nolan P. Smith With The Order-1886 having hit the PS4 this past Friday (review coming soon!), the next big PS4 would be Bloodborne. Hitting in North America on March 24th, From Software’s Bloodborne looks to be yet another reason to jump into the world of Sony. Below we have a trailer for the game, which shows off the atmospheric […]
By Nolan P. Smith The battle royal for directors is on in this battle! Check out Spielberg, Hitchcock, as well as some other iconic directors lyrically duke it out in another installment of Epic Rap Battles of History! Check it out! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wYtG7aQTHA]
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 27,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Click […]
By Staff Reports REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– “The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses” concert series is back with a third installment of multimedia symphony to be toured worldwide, titled “Master Quest.” This latest edition of the “The Legend of Zelda” symphony will add new music and visuals from the latest games in the series and upcoming The Legend of […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Label: Shady/Interscope Release Date: 11/24/14 Format: Digital, 2 Disc CD set (Victor Valley)—Eminem is arguably one of the most well known rappers on the planet, and for good reason. The motor-mouthed MC from the Motor City has made an impact on the rap game that nobody can argue: whether you like him or not, the […]
By MrAndMrsSmith Body Count is back with their new release “Manslaughter”. Body Count came out strong in the early 90’s and made a lot of controversial noise with their track “cop killer” since then in my opinion “fell off the map” the band was ravaged with some untimely deaths and it just didn’t seem their heart was in it anymore. […]
By Staff Reports The Official Disney Fan Club Brings Roadshow Event to Burbank, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Orlando, and Washington, D.C. Guests Will Celebrate Favorite Disney Movies, Attractions, Music, Television Shows, Characters, and More. Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the D23 Disney Fanniversary Celebration presented by Walt […]
By Staff Reports rePLAY: Symphony of Heroes will take place on Sunday, July 6 at 2:30pm PDT, in Hall B of the Los Angeles Convention Center during Anime Expo. Featuring the music of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect, BioShock, Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, Halo and other award-winning games, played by a live 72-piece orchestra, and 24 voice choir, the […]
By Nolan P. Smith “Maybe we took this too far…” Those are the words from Headlights, the newest music video from Eminem and featuring Nate Ruess. The song is off of Em’s latest album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 and is a departure from what we usually hear about in regards to his mom, Debbie Mathers. We get to hear […]
Pastrami Nation is looking to feature an artist of the month! Please submit your band or groups info in the comments section. Please note we are looking for bands/groups that can submit a single, have pictures and are willing to do a Q and A sit down. Live performances are a plus!
By Staff Reports Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), a global leader in music rights management, along with White Bear PR, proudly return to WonderCon to present the “Game On! Music & Sound in Video Games” panel discussion. BMI Director Film/TV Relations Anne Cecere and motion-capture and voice-over actor Thomas Mikusz (Red Dead Redemption) will moderate this intriguing panel. In addition, there will be […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation “The clouds ran away, opened up the sky, and one by one, I watched every constellation die…” Atmosphere is one of the rap games most dynamic duos: the team of Slug and Ant have entertained the rap scene for years, so much that the 10-anniversary edition of the album, Seven’s Travels, is now upon us. […]
By Christopher Guzman- Pastrami Nation Created by : Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge Writer: Mathew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon Artist : Breno Tamura, Gus Storms Guest Illustrators: Tyler Crook, Toby Cypress and David Murdock Publisher: Black Mask Studio in association with Soul Temple Entertainment Black Mask and Soul Temples gangster horror story 12 Reasons is gangster, homie, and I do […]
Review By Christopher Guzman- Pastrami Nation Created by : Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge Writer: Mathew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon Artist : Breno Tamura, Gus Storms Guest Illustrators: Kyle Strahm and Joe Infurnari Publisher: Black Mask Studio in association with Soul Temple Entertainment Black Mask and Soul Temples gangster horror story continues. In this issue, more light is shed on […]
New York, NY (July 15, 2013) – MTV2 today announced that Dillon Francis will headline the first-ever “MTV2 Party in the Park” at San Diego’s Petco Park during Comic-Con on Thursday, July 18, with New Politics also performing on the bill. Open to all Comic-Con badge holders, with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. PT, the “MTV2 Party in the Park” […]
Review by: Christopher Guzman- Pastrami Nation Created by: Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge Writer: Mathew Rosenberg and Patrick Kindlon Artist: Breno Tamura, Gus Storms Guest Illustrators: Kyle Strahm and Joe Infurnari Publisher: Black Mask Studio in association with Soul Temple Entertainment Website: http://blackmaskstudios.com/ Hot off of their inaugural release of Occupy Comics, Black Mask Studios released four titles to kick […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Get ready to geek out! MTV has announced their plans for the pop culture phenom known as the San Diego Comic Con, which takes place in July. From panels about Teen Wolf, to an MTV2 Party in the Park, to the release of the graphic novel The Gloom, it looks like MTV is bringing the […]
By Staff Reports (Milwaukie)—Ever since its announcement last fall, there has been buzz about THE FIFTH BEATLE. Written by multiple Tony Award–winning producer Vivek J. Tiwary (Green Day’s American Idiot, The Addams Family, Mel Brooks’s The Producers), The Fifth Beatle, chronicling the life of the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein, will officially be released on November 19. The Fifth Beatle, from […]
Pass the tea! The beats, the lyrics, and the energy: Hip-Hop is one of those art forms that instantly makes you want to tap your toe to the beat. What Hesperia native Poplock Holmes has in store for his first CD outing is a bit different: the Steampunk infused Chap-Hop. With your help, his Kickstarter project for his first EP, […]
By Jason T. Smith-Pastrami Nation (Anaheim) This weekend, superheroes, actors, comic book creators, and more invade Anaheim as WonderCon returns to the city once again. Held at the Anaheim Convention Center beginning March 29th and spanning over the entire Easter Weekend, WonderCon is a comic book/pop culture convention from Comic Con International, the same company that also hosts the San […]
(EXPLICIT SONG, if you don’t like hearing swear words and other vulgarities, then STEER CLEAR of this one!) The best Slaughterhouse song is on a mixtape. On the House, the ridiculously great mixtape by Slaughterhouse (Royce Da 5’9, Joe Budden, Crooked I and Joell Ortiz) is the home of Juggernauts, a high octane, fast paced romp from the rap vets. […]
The name of this one is judgement day… The M-E-T-H-O-D MAN is definitley one of the best to grasp the mic, and his Tical 2000 was no exception. The lead single was a grim ode to what many thought would happen when the clock struck midnight in the year 2000: judgement day. The Wu-Tang Clan veteran raps in and out […]
“Swore I was goin’ to be someone… And growing up everyone always does…” Everyone knows who Macklemore is these days: his Thrift Shop is the number one song on iTunes at the moment, it’s blowing up the airwaves, and the video is hilarious. So, get ready for the total opposite of Thrift Shop: Otherside. A brooding, deep look into the […]
Ok, here we are, back with one of my favorite things to post: Real Rap Song of the Week! I know, we haven’t posted up much in regards to music as of late, but that ends here! Look for a new rap song AT LEAST every Sunday! So, for the first time back is one song that repeatedly bumps on […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Don’t stop the beat. The music vibrates through your very being. The imaginative, layered sounds of jazz are something that has to be heard firsthand to understand. Considered the Great American Art Form, Jazz has brought amazement in many forms: one of those forms is known as Johnny “Hammond” Smith, and right now, you […]
The boys are back! Check out the latest single from The Lonely Island: YOLO! Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Adam Levine, the boys lampoon the overused acronym perfectly. Check out the video below, and buy it on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yolo-feat.-adam-levine-kendrick/id597081331. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Otla5157c&w=640&h=360]
The time is coming near! Since it was first announced, people have been anxiously awaiting the release of The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. Why? Gerard Way, that’s why. Anyone who has read Way’s Umbrella Academy knows exactly what I mean. The My Chemical Romance front man shocked the world when he penned The Umbrella Academy from Dark Horse […]
More musical, comic goodness from Dark Horse, right from the New York Comic Con! Dark Horse has had some major hits with musicians writing books (Umbrella Academy and Orchid, anybody?), so without knowing anything about this besides what’s below and the art shown, I’m on board! Check out the press release below! COREY TAYLOR TO PEN HOUSE OF GOLD & […]