Iron & Wine was the top band of our college years. The soothing vocals and dreamy instrumentals of Samuel Beam relived our anxious collegiate nerves. We owe a lot to the singer and songwriter. As we embark on our next journey, free of academic restraint, we are happy to announce that we have a new band to clear away the unnecessary worries. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., we are not letting go anytime soon. Detroit duo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. released their EP, ‘Horse Power’, on July 13th, 2010 via Quite Scientific Records. The four track EP showcases the band’s quirky charm that is laced with beautifully fragile vocals and simplistic…

Are you an “X-Men” fan who is waiting on pins and needles for the June 3 release of “X-Men: First Class”? Perhaps this news will satisfy your mutant craving. Junk Food, the original vintage t-shirt company, has tons of vintage “X-Men” t-shirts in stock. The shirts feature the characters in their different looks from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. And guess what? You can win a shirt from Shockya! Okay, here are the rules. You have to follow Shockya on Twitter. If you don’t already, follow @Shockya. Retweet the phrase “@Shockya thinks X-Men rocks!”. The deadline for retweeting is Saturday, June 15th, at 7 p.m. EST. The winner, which…

According to CinemaBlend, Warner Brothers is gearing up to make a sequel to the CGI-live action film “Yogi Bear”. According to the article, the studio has hired Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin to write the script for “Yogi Bear 2″. I’m sure a lot of you readers are probably shaking your head at this, sighing. I know what you’re going through. But, there’s a reason WB is making this movie, and it’s because the last “Yogi Bear” film did so well at the box office; “Yogi Bear” ended up grossing $100, 246,011 domestically and $101,338,130 internationally, even though the critics panned the film on Rotten Tomatoes and gave it a…

The Hollywood Reporter has recently published an interview with blockbuster directors Michael Bay and James Cameron on how to build a better blockbuster. According to the article, Bay decided to make the third “Transformers” film, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, a 3D film because of Cameron’s success with “Avatar”. According to Bay, who was initially on the fence about making the film 3D, Cameron convinced him by saying, “You gotta look at it as a toy. It’s another fine tool to help get emotion and character and create an experience.” Here’s more information on the article: Bay found his first shoot, a scene on the moon, using Cameron’s 3D technology…

Warning, only read this post if you can handle immensely exciting news without going into complete body shock. Are you ready for it? Well, here it goes whether you are prepared or not. The influential power we are speaking of is that of Jennifer Lopez and her recent album, ‘Love?’. Yes, it is true that we have an autographed booklet of ‘Love?’ and it can be all yours for free! We have to make a correction on that previous statement. Free in this context means if you enter and win our JLO inspired giveaway. The theme of this giveaway revolves around the word, diva, which is a term crafted by…

Actress Shannon Elizabeth, who played the former exchange student Nadia in American Pie, has officially signed on to return to her hot girl roots in the American Reunion sequel!  At first mention the thought of  a reunion seemed like a bad idea, but now that the entire cast has decided to  climb on board the comedy franchise, with a script from Harold and Kumar writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, things are looking up!  The duo will also be directing the 2012 release. Returning cast members include actor Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, How I Met Your Mother star Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, party girl Tara Reid,…

As music fanatics we like to think we have that golden ear similar to L.A. Reid’s that just knows when a band has got the goods. We take an approach like the one seen on the television show “The Voice.” We skim through the Sirius waves, browsing through the predominately, unknown artists. Once we click on a station, we sit with our hands in our laps and give the band a chance. If the artist is unable to keep our fingers from clicking next until the song’s completion, we know he or she deserves a closer look that might lead us to sign them to our “invisible” label. Trusting what…

Title: Hector – Badge of Carnage: We Negotiate with Terrorists Developer: Telltale Games Downloadable on Windows XP, Vista or 7 and Mac You are Inspector Detective Hector, a portly badass Brit with an attitude. You are the only one who can negotiate  with a terrorist in order to save the lives of the hostages and possibly save the dwindling numbers of the Clappers Wreake police force. The game itself is fairly simple, click and double click to interact with characters and objects in order to advance each scene. There are objects in the game that you need to collect and combine to complete tasks; choose the wrong ones, and you…

Title: Make Believe: The Battle to Become the World’s Best Teen Magician Director: J. Clay Tweel Featuring: Krysten Lambert, Bill Koch, Hiroki Hara, Derek McKee, Siphiwe Fangase, Skumbuzo Nkonyana For all their amazing feats, athletes, even those of ferocious competitiveness and incredible and finely honed individual skill, sometimes evince a lack of joy, perhaps because their profession is dictated to some degree by body shape and size, pedigree, or simply the fact that it was drummed into their head long ago that their self-worth was entirely tied to this game or that. For me, that’s why amateur sports — particularly something like college basketball, where rivalries often span generations — possess…

Title: We Are the Night Director: Dennis Gansel Starring: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer, Max Riemelt Base-line expectations, just as in real life, can sometimes be a powerful determinant when it comes to movies. Given that the Twilight craze has made all things vampire hot once more, one could certainly be forgiven for settling into We Are the Night with a sleepy yawn, thinking it no more than a hollow, hyped-up European genre exercise owing its entire existence merely to a recent trend. On the contrary, German filmmaker Dennis Gansel’s movie is an engaging, well sketched, punky romp that, in telling the story of a hedonistic all-female vampire clan whose delicate balance is…