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• Geek Gear: Star Wars ‘Wookiee The Chew’ Shirt
• $3 MP3 Album Deal: Black Sabbath ‘Live Evil’
• Music Review: Slash ‘Apocalyptic Love’
• $3 MP3 Album Deal: Scorpions ‘Blackout’
• Book Review: 172 Hours on the Moon
• $3 MP3 Album Deal: Van Halen
• Comic Review: Ghostbusters #11
• $3 MP3 Album Deal: Foo Fighters ‘Wasting Light’
• Comic Review: The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1
• Deal: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics; Sonic the Hedgehog Wii Charger
• Listen Now: Hans Zimmer’s ‘Aurora’, Dedicated To The Aurora Shooting Victims
• Happy Birthday To Rush Frontman Geddy Lee

Geek Gear: Star Wars ‘Wookiee The Chew’ Shirt Posted: 30 Jul 2012 04:50 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Star Wars-themed shirt called "Wookiee The Chew" by jimjeroo. The sale began at Teefury today, Monday, July 30, 2012, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site for $10 anymore, though it might continue into the next day for $13 (look for the After Hours bar at the top) [...]

$3 MP3 Album Deal: Black Sabbath ‘Live Evil’ Posted: 29 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT This week, Live Evil by Black Sabbath is on sale in MP3 format for only $2.99. The CD is currently $19.58. Released in 1983, Live Evil is a live double album featuring the vocals of Ronnie James Dio, who had replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. The 15-track album features Dio-Sabbath tunes like "Heaven and Hell," "Neon Knights," "Mob Rules, and "Children of the Sea," as well as the Ozzy songs "Iron Man," "Paranoid," and "War Pigs." Three dollars. 15 Black Sabbath songs. Ronnie James Dio. That's all you need to know. Grab this now. Browse all 100 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 [...]

Music Review: Slash ‘Apocalyptic Love’ Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:30 PM PDT Apocalyptic Love Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators CD | Deluxe CD | MP3 | Vinyl* Label: Dik Hayd Release Date: May 22, 2012 The musicians that made up one of America's greatest rock bands of all time, Guns N' Roses, have had problems finding their way after that band fell apart. Each of them has tried solo acts with varying degrees of success. Axl Rose, maintaining ownership of the band's name, has even attempted a new album and tour with new musicians. The album that Rose crafted took many years to complete and it ended up being mediocre. Slash's first attempt at creating a new band with some of his GN'R band mates was Slash's Snakepit. The music featured Slash's razor-sharp riffs, but it lacked the heart of GN'R at their best. Slash's second attempt at building something with his GN'R buddies was a new band that featured Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots on vocals. While the lead singer of an alternative rock band doesn't seem to make sense fronting a classic hard rock band, it really worked for the debut album. The music was truly modernized hard rock. After that fantastic release the follow up, with a different singer, was weak [...]

$3 MP3 Album Deal: Scorpions ‘Blackout’ Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT This week, Blackout by Scorpions is on sale in MP3 format for only $2.99. The CD is currently only $5.99. Released in 1982, Blackout is one of the band's most popular albums with songs like "No One Like You," "Can't Live Without You," and the title track, which right there alone is enough to justify the tiny $3 price tag for this record. Browse all 100 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 [...]

Book Review: 172 Hours on the Moon Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:30 PM PDT 172 Hours on the Moon By Johan Harstad Little, Brown and Company Hardcover | Kindle Released April 17, 2012 Ah finally a creeptastic sci-fi space adventure! Johan Harstad's anxiety provoking 172 Minutes on the Moon will make you rethink NASA and all those mysterious moon missions. Did they really find only moon rocks and dusty desolation, or did they find something so incomprehensibly sinister up there that Buzz Aldrin had to chuck his moon boots at it just before closing the lunar module and hightailing it back to earth? NASA needs money. In order to get that money, they concoct a harebrained scheme to hold a worldwide lottery to select three lucky teenagers to go on the next moon mission. They figure if they hype it right, going to the moon will be bigger and better than going to Disneyland and, thus, be considered worthy of an ample share of government funds. Millions of teens around the world apply for a coveted spot, one of whom really didn't want to go, another who couldn't care less about the mission, and one who signed up with a certain reluctant enthusiasm. What these three winners have in common is that they all wanted to get away from home for a while. Some had plans never to return to their countries of origin. Ironically, none of them were the slightest bit Geek [...]

$3 MP3 Album Deal: Van Halen Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:00 PM PDT As part of Amazon's weekly MP3 deals, Van Halen's 1978 debut album Van Halen is on sale for only $2.99. If you'd like a physical copy of Van Halen, the CD version is available for only $6.99. The album is another one of those perfect albums from start to finish and contains some of the greatest and most memorable songs in hard rock history with "Running With the Devil," "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love," and "Jamie's Cryin'," as well as the band's cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and the Eddie Van Halen-guitar instrumental, "Eruption." This record put Van Halen on the map and propelled Eddie Van Halen to guitar god status. It's a must-own! Browse all 100 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 [...]

Comic Review: Ghostbusters #11 Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT Ghostbusters #11 Written by Erik Burnham Art by Dan Schoening Colors by Luis Antonio Delgado Extra Story by Tristan Jones Letters by Neil Uyetake Edits by Tom Waltz Covers by Dan Schoening, Tristan Jones & Mike Henderson IDW Publishing Release Date: July 25, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 In Ghostbusters #11, the boys continue there cross country trek, this time stopping in Roswell, New Mexico. Hmmmmmm....strange things going on in Roswell? Who would've guessed that? Erik Burnham hasn't missed a beat in ten issues, and doesn't miss one now. The characers on all dead-on, and it's nice to see the boys in gray as fish out of water. These last couple issues have been killer with the guys going literally all over the country. While hometown heroes back in New York City, they don't really get the respect they deserve around the rest of the country, which takes them by surprise, but they all have different, and funny, ways of dealing with it. This issue is particularly interesting as they come face to face with an FBI team that's investigating aliens, and the old "they're ghosts!" "NO! They're aliens" debate comes into play. All in all, another excellent issue filled with classic Ghostbuster humor and heart [...]

$3 MP3 Album Deal: Foo Fighters ‘Wasting Light’ Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:45 AM PDT This week, Wasting Light, the latest album from Foo Fighters, is on sale in MP3 format for only $2.99 (but hurry, the sale is almost over!). Wasting Light has 11 songs and it's only 3 bucks! But, if you'd like the CD version, that's only $11.99. Browse all 100 albums on sale this month for only $5 each, as well as several albums on sale this week for only $2.99 [...]

Comic Review: The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1 Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:00 AM PDT The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1 Written by Chuck Dixon Art by Esteve Polls Colors by Marcelo Pinto Letters by Simon Bowland Cover by Dennis Calero Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: July 11, 2012 Cover Price: $3.99 As if the regular title wasn't enough, Dynamite this month gives us The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1, the start of a miniseries that is a fantastic Lone Ranger adventure that spans the almost the whole country and is full of mystery, action, and good old fashioned good guys vs bad guys. Sort of. Acclaimed writer Chuck Dixon takes on The Lone Ranger!!! This is an excellent first issue. It really reminds me of a classic episode of the TV series, but with a wider scope to it. For one, The Lone Ranger and Tonto are separated, and we follow each character on their adventures, which are VERY different from each other. While Tonto is stuck in a more "civilized" environment than he's used to, the Ranger is set off tracking the mythical "Spirit Horse" that has the Kaigwa Indian tribe VERY upset. While on his mission, the Ranger runs across a very cute, comic foil for him and he's forced to try and keep an eye on her while trying to keep peace with the Indian tribe. Tonto, unknown to him, is about to set off on the same mission, but he's halfway across the country [...]

Deal: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics; Sonic the Hedgehog Wii Charger Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:11 AM PDT Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics is on sale this week at Amazon for Nintendo Wii for only $34.88 (that's 30% off the list price of $49.95) and Nintendo 3DS for $29.99 (25% off the list price of $39.95). Also on sale this week is Sonic the Hedgehog Charger for Wii with Sonic figure (Mad Catz Sonic the Hedgehog "Limited Edition Individually Numbered" Figure 2X Inductive Charger for Wii) for $19.99 (that's 33% off the list price of $29.99). You can also get the Sonic the Hedgehog 2X Inductive Charger for Wii without the figure for the same price (it's a different, more compact design) [...]

Listen Now: Hans Zimmer’s ‘Aurora’, Dedicated To The Aurora Shooting Victims Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT In memory of the victims of last week's horrific shooting massacre in Aurora, CO, during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, the film's composer Hans Zimmer has released an original track online to benefit the Aurora Victim Relief Fund established by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Community First Foundation. Zimmer recorded the track in London in the days following the shooting and announced its availability on his Facebook page this week. The haunting, eight-minute-long track is called "Aurora" and you can preview it here below. "Aurora" is available to order internationally on iTunes for $1.29. Residents of the U.S. can also purchase the track by going to the WaterTower Music website and making a minimum donation of ten cents. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Aurora Victim Relief organization [...]

Happy Birthday To Rush Frontman Geddy Lee Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT Happy Birthday today to one of rock and roll's greatest bass players of all time, whose signature sound and sonic hyperbole on his instrument have been a key ingredient to the success and style of the Canadian power trio Rush for over 40 years now, one Geddy Lee. Lee, born Gary Lee Weinrib in 1953, was, along with guitarist Alex Lifeson, one of the founding members of Rush. He got his first name due to his mother's pronunciation of the name Gary in her thick accent, which came out aurally as "Geddy." Employing drummer Neil Peart in 1974 after their original drummer John Rutsey had left the band, that musical triumvirate has remained intact ever since, releasing over 20 records (studio and live recordings), of some of the most adventurous, progressively hyper arranged and tonally muscular music ever recorded. Each member tackles its respective instrument with stratosphere aplomb and the result makes Rush one of the all-time signature rock and roll bands [...]

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