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September brings The Postal Service, Rihanna DLC to Lips
Fall is coming and Microsoft has revealed September's list of Lips DLC to keep gamers away from the upcoming cold front. This month brings new tracks from Rihanna, The Postal Service, The Bravery and Panic At the Disco, among others. If September's list of DLC isn't enough, October brings the release of the new retail title, Lips: Number One Hits. If you're looking for a new tune to belt out during those cold nights, the Lips franchise has you covered. Wait ... that sounds weird. Available on now: "We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Postal Service "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna September 11: "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service September 18: "Sometime Around Midnight" by The Airborne Toxic Event "Nine In The Afternoon" by Panic! At The Disco September 25: "An Honest Mistake" by The Bravery "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman Turner Overdrive
Sub Pop announces support for Rock Band Network starting this fall
Riding on the coattails of last Friday's Rock Band Network reveal, indie label Sub Pop is the first record company to officially pledge its support for the new DLC initiative. Rolling Stone spoke with Sub Pop A&R exec Tony Kiewel, who said, "This conceivably could be the opening of the floodgates." Sub Pop intends to convert its "entire catalog" -- which includes Sonic Youth, early Nirvana, and The Postal Service -- to playable tracks.Additionally, Kiewel notes that future artists' releases on his label will automatically get the Rock Band treatment. "This'll be another format alongside vinyl and CD." The only difference between buying the newest Shins album from the Rock Band Network versus at the record store? The disdainful look from the Paramore t-shirt-clad cashier on your way out of the record store.
Apple and the Postal Service: Same director
Since the debut of Apple's Intel ad at Macworld, people have noticed the resemblance it bears to a certain music video by the band The Postal Service. MacTV has a nice side by side video of the ad and the music video. They also note that both the commercial and music video were made by the same directors, Josh Melnick and Xander Charity. I agree with Leander at The Cult of Mac Blog when he says that the legal implications here are quite unclear. Are these images the property of the directors, the ad agency, the band, Apple? I'm not familiar with this type of thing, so if you've got a legal background, pipe up.
