http://ventvox.com Music. Art. Culture. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:43:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ventvox.com/2012/02/shins-snl-march-10th/ http://ventvox.com/2012/02/shins-snl-march-10th/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:43:16 +0000 greg http://ventvox.com/?p=24294 Excited for James Mercer's new vision of The Shins?  I'm kind of indifferent based on my listening experience with "Simple Song."  The video for "Simple Song" is posted below and I feel like I'm hearing late period Yes whenever this tune comes on the radio.  Maybe...I'm missing something. [youtube:youtube.com/watch?v=RoLTPcD1S4Q] ... 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Go download it now at www.converse.com/music. Today CONVERSE Inc. announces the release of the latest Three Artists. One Song collaboration featuring the world-famous musicians Gorillaz, one half of the award winning duo Outkast, Andre 3000, and... Read more..]]> http://ventvox.com/2012/02/doyathing-gorillaz-feat-james-murphy-andre-3000-released-today/feed/ 0 http://ventvox.com/2012/02/metric-announce-studio-album/ http://ventvox.com/2012/02/metric-announce-studio-album/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:39:15 +0000 greg http://ventvox.com/?p=24283 METRIC has confirmed June 12th, 2012 as the North American release date for their fifth, full-length studio album, Synthetica. Following the success of their last album Fantasies, which was self-released outside Canada and sold well over a million albums/singles worldwide, Synthetica will continue the trend and be released through the band's own label (wi... 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From visionary director Steve McQueen, one of the most talked about films of 2011 comes home to stunning Blu-ray from Fox Searchlight and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. A film festival powerhouse, SHAME has... Read more..]]> http://ventvox.com/2012/02/shame-arrives-exclusive-bluray-combo-pack-april-17/feed/ 0 http://ventvox.com/2012/02/jack-white-saturday-night-live-march-3/ http://ventvox.com/2012/02/jack-white-saturday-night-live-march-3/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:02:06 +0000 greg http://ventvox.com/?p=24263 As you take a peek at the newly released cover art for Jack White’s first solo album Blunderbuss, take note that he will be appearing on the illustrious SNL stage on March 3rd. Judging by said cover art, Blunderbuss looks to be a very cheery affair. Blunderbuss will be available April 24th on Third Man Records/Columbia and the track listi... 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