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Jon Gomm to release ‘Secrets Nobody Keeps’ Album on November 25th

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Jon Gomm Secrets Nobody Keeps Tour

Having fan funded the album via PledgeMusic in just 4 weeks, independent musician Jon Gomm has announced that his ‘Secrets Nobody Keeps‘ studio album is to be officially released on November 25th.

Currently halfway through a 30 date UK tour, Jon Gomm has built up an extremely loyal and dedicated following over the course of the past decade or so, demonstrating this fact superbly with the fantastic success of his PledgeMusic campaign earlier this year.

Gomm had the following to say on the success and support of his PledgeMusic campaign and the whirlwind 18 months he has just experienced:

The success of the PledgeMusic campaign has been so gratifying. People tell me I’m too open on social networks, but I lived through all these overwhelming life-changes online, taking support from my friends and fans.

The last 18 months have been a genuine headf**k. I’d gotten used to my life playing little DIY venues then ‘Passionflower’ went crazy and suddenly I’m on TV, or flying off all over the world, or playing at Union Chapel in London and it’s actually sold out.

Having worked on the album with the producer Whiskas, Jon Gomm will now be looking forward to getting his music out there, and fans of the man will no doubt be extremely excited to hear this new album when it lands at the end of November.

Mutant Football League attempting Kickstarter Comeback

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Mutant Football League Image

Twenty years on from the release of the original Mutant League Football game on the Sega Mega Drive, game creator Michael Mendheim is now seeking to reboot the franchise with a fresh release of the game for PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, iOS, and Android.

In order to fulfil the ambition of releasing a new version of the game complete with new storyline, characters and environments, Michael Mendheim is hoping to raise $750,000 via Kickstarter by October 16th 2013 so that the game can once again be enjoyed by the masses.

Due to its original popularity back in the early 1990s, Mutant League Football spwaned a spin-off in Mutant League Hockey, and there were also plans to release a third game in the franchise in Mutant League Basketball. Whilst Mutant League Basketball never came to fruition, Michael Mendheim is now hoping that Mutant Football League can raise the money required to continue the Mutant League legacy, and has already established a strong team of individuals ready and willing to get to work on the franchise reboot if/when the Kickstarter campaign hits the $750,000 target, with an expected turnaround time of 14 to 18 months once they get the ball rolling.

By contributing to the Mutant Football League Kickstarter campaign you can help make this happen, turning the hope and dream of seeing a new Mutant League game released a reality.

You can watch Michael Mendheim’s Mutant Football League Kickstarter pitch below:

FIFA 14 Soundtrack Announced

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FIFA 14

The official soundtrack for FIFA 14 has now been unveiled, comprising of 37 artists from 13 different countries throughout the world.

As well as featuring the likes of Nine Inch Nails, You Me At Six, Miles Kane, Vampire Weekend, and Bloc Party, the FIFA 14 soundtrack also includes more than 30 new and breakthrough artists including Disclosure, CHVRCHES, and Crystal Fighters.

Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA, had the following to say about the FIFA 14 soundtrack:

Every FIFA soundtrack represents our passion to bring fans together via new music, new genres and new artists. With FIFA 14, we’re excited that rock fans in Spain will discover South London rapper Amplify Dot and UK blues/folk singer Jamie N Commons. American fans of Nine Inch Nails or Grouplove will meet the Swedish electro-pop band The Royal Concept. Australian EDM fans of Empire Of The Sun will be introduced to Brazilian hip-hop via Marcelo D2 and Karol Conka. We’re not only defining the sound of the coming season, we’re creating a whole new world of musical discovery.

FIFA 14 will be released on September 27th in UK on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita, PS2, and PSP. The game will also be available with the launch of the Xbox One on November 21st, and PS4 on November 29th.

The full FIFA 14 in-game soundtrack is as follows:

ARTIST SONG TERRITORY
American Authors Hit It USA
Amplify Dot Get Down England
Bloc Party Ratchet England
Chinza Dopeness T.U.B.E. Japan
CHVRCHES We Sink Scotland
Crystal Fighters Love Natural Spain/England
Dan Croll Compliment Your Soul England
David Dallas Runnin New Zealand
De Staat Down Town Netherlands
Disclosure F For You England
Empire Of The Sun Alive Australia
Foals My Number (Trophy Wife Remix) England
Grouplove I’m With You USA
Guards I Know Its You USA
Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas Funky Futurista Argentina
Jamie N Commons Marathon England
John Newman Love Me Again England
Karol Conka Boa Noite Brazil
Los Rakas Hot Panama
Marcelo D2 Voce Diz Que O Amor Nao Doi Brazil
Miles Kane Don’t Forget Who You Are England
Nine Inch Nails Copy Of A USA
OK KID Am Ende Germany
Oliver Mechanical USA
Olympic Ayers Magic Australia
Portugal. The Man Purple Yellow Red And Blue USA
Robert DeLong Here USA
Rock Mafia feat. Wyclef Jean and David Correy I Am USA/Brazil
Smallpools Dreaming USA
The 1975 The City England
The Chain Gang Of 1974 Miko USA
The Colourist Little Games (St. Lucia Remix) USA
The Naked And Famous Hearts Like Ours New Zealand
The Royal Concept On Our Way Sweden
Vampire Weekend Worship You USA
Wretch 32 24 Hours England
You Me At Six Lived A Lie England

 

DuckTales Remastered Box Art Unveiled

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DuckTales Remastered

The game art for Capcom’s DuckTales Remastered has officially been unveiled, with the game all set for an official disc release on November 12th.

The DuckTales video game was originally released in 1989 on the NES, and in addition to this it later became a GameBoy title in 1990. A remastered version of the game with high resolution graphics received a cross-platform digital release in August this year, and this is now being followed up with a physical release of the game.

You can view the DuckTales Remastered North American box art for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U consoles below:

DuckTales Remastered Xbox 360 DuckTales Remastered Wii U
DuckTales Remastered PS3

Football Manager 2014 Release Date Announced

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Football Manager 2014

Sports Interactive has officially announced that Football Manager 2014 is all set for release on October 31st.

Just like last year, a beta version of the game will be made available around 2 weeks prior to the release date for those that pre-order the game to receive early access. The beta will be close to the final release version, however, Sports Interactive will continue working on the game in the fortnight prior to the game’s release so that any bug reports generated during this period can be worked upon ready for the official release date. Any career started during the beta period will be transferable to the full game when it’s released on October 31st.

Having previously only been playable for those working within the Mac and Windows operating systems, Football Manager 2014 will mark the first game in the franchise to also be playable on Linux.

With cloud saving now available, this therefore means that if you have several laptops/computers that you use, you can save your game to the cloud and happily carry on playing the same save on another computer without having to worry about transferring the files from computer to computer every time you want to play your save game on another system. As long as you’re connected to the internet you’ll be able to save your game to the cloud, and this therefore makes things far more straightforward for those that enjoy the game on more than one system.

You can watch the latest official announcement video below to learn more about the new features and functions of Football Manager 2014:

Thor: The Dark World Extended Trailer Unveiled

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Thor: The Dark World

An extended trailer has now been unveiled for Thor: The Dark World, giving fans a taster of what’s to occur in this latest film in the Marvel franchise.

There’s not much material been added to this latest trailer, there’s new material nonetheless, however, reminding us that the film is all set to open little over a month away now.

Chris Hemsworth returns to reprise his role of Thor, Tom Hiddleston will once again fulfil the role of Loki, and Natalie Portman is also back as she continues to portray the part of Jane Foster.

Thor: The Dark World is officially due for release in the UK on October 30th 2013, and you can check out the extended trailer for the film below:

Listen to ‘Kill It Live’ version of New Found Glory’s ‘My Friends Over You’

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New Found Glory Kill It Live Gig Photo

New Found Glory will release live album ‘Kill It Live‘ on October 8th, and their live version of ‘My Friends Over You‘ has now been made available for streaming.

In addition to featuring 17 live tracks recorded over 2 nights at Southern California’s Chain Reaction, ‘Kill It Live‘ will also feature 3 new tracks from the band in the form of ‘I Want to Believe‘, ‘Connect the Dots‘, and ‘First Bite‘.

‘Kill It Live‘ is New Found Glory’s first ever live album, and the album’s release will be marked by a co-headlining tour with Alkaline Trio from October 23rd through November 25th.

You can stream the live version of New Found Glory’s ‘My Friends Over You‘ below:

Giants Release Weezer ‘Hashpipe’ Cover for Free Download

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Giants Hashpipe Weezer Cover

UK punk band Giants have recorded a cover of Weezer’s ‘Hashpipe‘, included on the ‘Nevermind The SOUNDLAB‘ covers compilation which is currently available for free download.

The band had the following to say about their decision to record a Weezer cover:

Weezer were always one of our favourite bands when we were growing up, mainly because they did whatever the hell they wanted with their music and their videos and they never took themselves too seriously, which is something we think there needs to be more of nowadays. We had a lot of fun re-working a classic into our own style by punking it up a bit. Hopefully we didn’t completely piss on it for any die hard Weezer heads out there!

Giants’ ‘Hashpipe‘ cover will also feature on the band’s Double A Side 7″ vinyl which is to be released on September 30th, with the 7″ available for pre-order right now from the Giants Bandcamp page.

You can stream Giants’ ‘Hashpipe‘ cover below:

Hot Damn currently touring Europe with Casually Dressed

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Hot Damn

South Wales pop-punk band Hot Damn are currently out on tour in Europe, joined by the German punk rock band Casually Dressed.

Hot Damn recently released a new two track via Victory Records/We Are Triumphant, and to go with the release the band also unveiled an official video for their track ‘Hollow‘.

The following is a full list of tour dates that Hot Damn and Casually Dressed still have left to play throughout September:

14.09.13 – Koblenz (GER), Apparat
15.09.13 – Mönchengladbach (GER), Blaues Haus
16.09.13 – Copenhagen (DEN), Underwerket
17.09.13 – Lund (SWE), Hemgarden
18.09.13 – Berlin (GER) Rauchhaus
19.09.13 – Zittau (Ger) Emil
20.09.13 – Regensburg (GER), Büro
21.09.13 – Nürnberg (GER), H&S HQ
22.09.13 – Wien (AUS), Venster99
23.09.13 – Zagreb (CRO) Spunk
24.09.13 – Castiglione delle Stiviere (IT), Arci Dalló
25.09.13 – Geneve (CH), L’Abarc
26.09.13 – Lyon (FR), Le Trokson
27.09.13 – Luzern (CH), Sedel
28.09.13 – Epinal (FR) Le Rasssue