Pity the kids who find themselves going up against The Black Keys in laser tag. In the new clip for their single, “Strange Times” from Attack and Release (April 1st), Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney aren’t content with merely tagging - they attack…with real lasers! (”Mom! Call 9-1-1!!!”) If the new vid leaves you wanting to laser-kill some nerds, you can do it safely (aw, shucks) on the band’s website in a desktop version of the game.
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Ever wanted to play Tim Gunn with your favorite indie musician? Now’s your chance! Devendra Banhart has added a virtual paper doll version of himself to his website, which allows you to dress the singer up in a variety of freak folk fashion choices (including a rather frightening clown mask). Come to think of it - maybe Banhart is more Santino than Gunn. Either way - make it work.
On a recent episode of Late Night, Conan O’Brien put together a video depicting how he’d spent the days waiting to return to the air since the onset of the Writer’s Guild strike. It turns out The Cone Zone has been doing more than just nurturing his strike beard - Consie has also been sharpening his axe skills and busting in on his staffers’ Rock Band sessions to play along with Radiohead’s “Creep,” and covering Beastie Boys’ “Sabatoge” in the voice of Edith Bunker.
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Don’t feel like dancin’? Maybe you would prefer playing a game of “Whack-A-Sister,” recently released online to help promote the Scissor Sisters forthcoming Hurrah - A Year of Ta Dah DVD. Don’t be misled by the title of the familiar game - you do not get to go Tony Soprano on Jake Shears.
Because the release of Super Mario Galaxy