Orla Gartland Gives Us “Lonely People”

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Orla Gartland is in country and will be touring through the month of March.  We get to watch and listen to her single “Lonely People”, which has a great Pop sound.  The single has a nice upbeat tempo and her voice fits the Pop genre very well.  It blends with the instrumentals, but isn’t overpowered by them.  This can be tricky for an artist, but Orla handles it well with “Lonely People”.  If you want to check her music out you can go to the following places to hear her live.  And be sure to check out the music video for “Lonely People” through her YouTube channel – Richard:

Orla Gartland’s 2015 Tour of North America

March 9: Toronto, ON @ The Drake Hotel

March 11: New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall

March 12: Boston, MA @ Cafe 939 @ Berklee

March 13: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live

March 14: Vienna, VA (near Washington, DC) @ Jammin’ Java

March 24: San Francisco, CA @ Brick and Mortar Music Hall

March 25: Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Cafe

Viz Picks up Two New Titles

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Viz has announced that they have acquired the rights to translate Bloody Mary, by Akaza Samamiya, and Honey So Sweet, by Amu Meguro.  These two titles will be published through Viz’ Shojo Beat imprint.  Of course both involve a romantic storyline.  Bloody Mary set in the world of Vampires and Vampire Hunters and Honey So Sweet is a high school story.  They are slated for release in December and January.

MIRK Decides to “Let it Go”

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MIRK releases their fourth single from their upcoming album Run, “Let it Go”.  This is definitely not Disney’s “Let it Go”, so don’t be fooled.  This single features a strong soulful female solo and then goes into MIRK’s upbeat feel.  Take a listen through SoundCloud – Richard:

Final Fantasy Teaser Trailer

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Square Enix has given everyone a true teaser trailer for the upcoming Mevius Final Fantasy game.  The trailer was released at the Game Developers Conference this week.  Yoshinori Kitas will produce the game and Kazushige Nojima will be writing the story for it.  Mevius in some way is to be related to the first Final Fantasy game, but is not a retelling of the game.  While this game is still being developed gamers are always interested in any Final Fantasy product.  Thanks to “SCRAWLfx” YouTube channel for this teaser, which is only seconds long:

Jukebox the Ghost Remix of Little Daylight’s “Postcard”

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Jukebox the Ghost gives us Little Daylight’s “Postcard” as a remix.  LIttle Daylight has a great easy listening synth sound that I enjoy.  This harkens back to the late 1980’s, early 1990’s in style.  “Postcard” reminds me a little of Ace of Base.  Check out the single through SoundCloud and if you are in the area of any of their performances stop in for a fun evening – Richard

3/5/2015 | Paradise | Boston, MA
3/6/2015 | The Haunt | Ithaca, NY
3/7/2015 | Virgin Mobile Mod Club | Toronto, ON
3/10/2015 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC

Possible SciFi Novels to Big Screen

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Two Studios are in discussions to acquire the rights to produce the above pictured classic Science Fiction novels.  20th Century Fox has reportedly acquired the rights to Robert A. Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and has Brian Singer attached as a possible director.  Paramount is in talks to acquire rights to Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination with Mary Parent as a possible producer for the film.  Will it happen?  All we can do is wait and see.

El Conjunto Nueva Ola’s Music Video of “El Jom Dipo”

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I love the Lucha Libre masks!  El Conjunto Nueva Ola seems to be a band that is a bunch of guys just wanting to have fun and it comes across in their single “El Jom Dipo”.  At times I think fun music gets a bad rap.  We need to have the fun stuff as well as other types of music.  Their rhythm of “El Jom Dipo” is infectious and will make your body move whether you want it to our not.  Great fun and I hope the band will keep the fun flowing.  Check out “El Jom Dipo’s” music video through thier YouTube channel – Richard

Escape Book Trailer

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David Baldacci’s latest, Escape.  Thanks to Grand Central Publishing’s YouTube channel for the following trailer:

Vuurwerk’s “Wakening” Music Video

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Vuurwerk comes to us by way of Brussels.  The band is an electronic trio and is making their way out into this wonderful world of music.  The specific music video single we have of theirs is “Wakening” which has a very atmospheric quality to it.  This will appeal to some, but not all.  For me it would depend on the mood I’m in for this one.  Check it out through the “Run Tell Secrecy” YouTube channel – Richard:

Third Target Book Trailer

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Check out the latest from author Joel C. Rosenberg, Third Target.  Thanks to Tyndale House Publishers YouTube channel for the book trailer: