Tours: Light This City

Prosthetic‘s Light This City has lined up a number of tour dates that will see them on the road in the U.S. for a good amount of time leading to October. First up is the Thrash and Burn Tour with Antagonist, which will feature support from Cerberus on the first leg and the Funeral Pyre on the second. After that wraps up, the band will hit the road with Into Eternity and the peculiarly named yet “legendary” German act Edguy.

The band will be out in support of 2006’s Facing the Thousand.
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved for Windows XP Debuts on Steam

Bizarre Creations today debuted the Windows XP version of
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
on Steam. The acclaimed multi-platform arcade shooter is available for the introductory price of $2.50. Starting Friday, June 22, the game will be priced at $3.95.

The debut of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved for Windows XP delivers a pixel-perfect recreation of the game that has captured the attention and acclaim of console gamers and critics alike. The game has received multiple awards for its old school shooter style remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Check out this very unique, very addictive game here.
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Source SDK Update Released

Updates to the Source SDK have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Source SDK

  • Added a Maya 7.0 SMD exporter
  • Added source code for the Antlion Guard as an example of a quadruped
  • Added HL Modelviewer and phonemeextractor source code
  • Developer console now bound to the F12 key as well as the ‘~’ key
  • Added response files to fix NPC’s not talking bug

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June 17, 2007

It’s Sunday June 17th, 2007. Now despite what I read when I was 11 I really don’t know much about palaeontology, and in particular the naming conventions used. However when we hear that the newly discovered five meter tall dino has been dubbed the Gigantoraptor, you suspect it’s based purely on what sounds the most bombastic. I suppose Incrediraptor and Amazoraptor were taken.

The people must have something good to read on a Sunday

It was World War Emo this week as the mainstream pop-punk / emo acts engaged in battle on multiple fronts. On the physical side of things Fall Out Boy mouthpiece Pete Wentz and team of security commandos clobbered a heckler at Chicago rock club Schuba’s. Meanwhile there was some heat between My Chemical Romance and shock rocker Marilyn Manson as the latter accused the former of encroaching on his creepy pale guy racket. The New York Post took a step back and did an exposé on the management company behind bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and Gym Class Heroes (oh, and the Bronx, weirdly enough), which prompted MTV to turn on their darlings and ask if emo is the new incarnation of 80’s hair metal.

So members of the Dead Kennedys looked at all the white belts and eyeliner flying and thought “let’s show these kids how you really feud” and launched another volley in their long standing fight. Bassist Klaus Flouride accused Biafra of banning him from a Dirk Dirksen tribute, to which Jello countered it was an insulted promoter’s doing, not his.

However it wasn’t all conflict this week. Against Me! continued their New Wave push with a “making of” video. The Germs film was completed and the first screenings were announced. Strung Out appeased their rabid fans with a video for “Calling” and Guff announced a surprising collaboration with Steve Perry of Journey. Rancid is set to record in January of next year, but before that we’ll see another of the Hellcat showcasing Give ‘Em The Boot compilations. Finally the World/Inferno Friendship Society are working on a punk-rock opera following Peter Lorre’s life.

This week also saw the passing of Kawakami, long time vocalist and guitarist for the Japanese band Disclose.

Our Video Of The Week was a two-parter, featuring a video interview and performance from Philadelphia’s Loved Ones. We interviewed Epitaph hip-hop act Sage Francis (interview and UK based The Automatic Automatic (interview).

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Go-Kart relaunches website with new Guff songs streaming

Go-Kart Records have relaunched their website, and along with new features like a message board and Murray the Go-Kat the label has launched a stream featuring five new songs from Guff.

Not included in the list however is the band’s collaboration with Journey frontman Steve Perry. You’ll find that track on the Guff’s upcoming record Symphony Of Voices, due out on June 26, 2007.

To check out the stream head to gokartrecords.com.
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Tours: Giving Chase

Giving Chase have departed for their summer tour in support of A Cheap Print of a Masterpiece, which hits stores on June 19th. The band will travel through the US east coast and parts of the midwest, then on July 18th head north for a set of Canadian dates with Punknews Records‘ act Ryan’s Hope.

A Cheap Print Of A Masterpiece was recorded by Nick Rotundo (Boy Sets Fire, None More Black) at Clay Creek Studios. It follows up 2003’s Nothing Ever Changes.
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Giving Chase

Giving Chase have departed for their summer tour in support of A Cheap Print of a Masterpiece, which hits stores on June 19th. The band will travel through the US east coast and parts of the midwest, then on July 18th head north for a set of Canadian dates with Punknews Records‘ act Ryan’s Hope.

A Cheap Print Of A Masterpiece was recorded by Nick Rotundo (Boy Sets Fire, None More Black) at Clay Creek Studios. It follows up 2003’s Nothing Ever Changes.
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The Effigies return with first album in 20 years this Tuesday

The Effigies will release their first new full length in over 20 years this coming Tuesday on Criminal IQ records. Reside is the band's fourth album and features 10 new songs. You can preview the track "Coldplate" now via MySpace.

The Effigies formed in 1980 and helped establish the Chicago punk rock sound. The band's current line up features original members John Kezdy (vocals), Paul Zamost (bass), and Steve Economou (drums), along with new guitarist Robert McNaughton.
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