Gears of War Music

With the next-gen console battle finally beginning with the launch of the Wii and PS3, XBox 360 released their killer game, Gears of War, to coincide. With their massive PR ad campaign, I came across an interesting read of about the music used in the commercial which nicely juxtaposes it with the gore of the game.

Haven't come across any comments by the singer about his song being used, but he is actually pretty good for those that like the mellow folk kinda thing (a la David Gray, Jude, or Howie Day). Check out his performance on KCRW last month.

Edmonton Radio Station

Ya know we Calgarians always bash everything we can about that city north of us... But I do have to give them one thing... They have a better Alternative Rock radio station, Sonic 102.9 FM. For those fortunate enough not to live there, we can still check them out online at http://www.radiosonic.fm/. Check out a sample playlist:

3:04 PM - The Adventure by Angels And Airwaves
3:00 PM - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) by Arcade Fire
2:56 PM - The Pot by Tool
2:52 PM - Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
2:40 PM - Resurrection by Moist
2:36 PM - Martyr by Depeche Mode
2:32 PM - Pain by Three Days Grace
2:28 PM - The Red by Chevelle
2:24 PM - Today I Hate Everyone by Killjoys
2:20 PM - Perfect Situation by Weezer
2:16 PM - Call Me When You're Sober by Evanescence
2:08 PM - Natural One by Folk Implosion
2:04 PM - Use It by New Pornographers

Update: Our city may finally have a new worthy challenger in the new year... Join the XArmy and be there for the start of something that will hopefully be great.