$10,000 iTunes Gift Card Issued as 10 Billionth Track is Sold

This week iTunes sold its 10 billionth track, and to celebrate the occasion the lucky downloader has been credited with a $10,000 iTunes gift card. The winner’s details have not been disclosed, whoever they are though they are sure to have a much larger music collection before long.

Apple will no doubt be impressed to have reached the 10 billion milestone, and Steve Jobs will perhaps now be planning what to do when the 100 billionth track is ultimately downloaded at some stage in the future.

Mudvayne ‘Beautiful and Strange’ Video Banned

Due to sexually explicit scenes taking place in a graveyard and others displaying acts of sadism, Mudvayne’s video for the ‘Beautiful and Strange’ single has been deemed too extreme to be shown in most places, and can in fact only be found at VampireFreaks.com.

The networks aren’t willing to touch it, with VampireFreaks it had found its home though and can currently be viewed on the website. The video is intended for mature audiences only.

Cyrus Bolooki Hits 30

New Found Glory drummer Cyrus Bolooki hits his 30th birthday today. Lead vocalist Jordan Pundik hit the big three-zero back in October, and it’s hard to believe that it’s now been over a decade since the release of the band’s debut album ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’.

Here’s to hoping that Cyrus Bolooki has a very happy 30th birthday, and Alt-UK wishes him all the best for 2010 and beyond.

Salvage Trailer

Directed by Lawrence Gough, Brit horror film Salvage is due for cinematic release on March 19th, with the DVD then due out on March 22nd.

Classed as “a seriously shocking chiller for our times” by Frightfest’s Alan Jones, Salvage is a film that fans of fine British horror should definitely seek to see, and if you’re interested in getting an idea of the film the take a look at the trailer below: