Kung Fury Has Finally Arrived! by Kyle Johnstone

image courtesy of KungFury.com

Kung Fury is here! After months of patiently waiting, the successfully funded KickStarter project has made it to the States. The short film is just about 30 minutes, I was hoping for a feature length, but hopefully this will lead to one ( fingers crossed we'll get a theater version in the near future ).  Kung Fury is live in the US on YouTube starting today, as well as making it's television debut on the El Rey Network. Enjoy, the whole short film in HD is provided below!

KungFury.com  YouTube  @kungfuryfilm  @Elreynetwork  Instagram  Laser Unicorns l facebook

Don't forget to check out David Hasselhoff's True Survivor Single for the film. The music video is even more amazing! Music Video Link Here

Nintendo's Splatoon x Japan's King of Games by Kyle Johnstone

The Japanese clothing company King of Games, will be releasing a line of t-shirts and other accessories with direct styles from the game!

The line has a release date of June 13th in Japan, ¥4,259, which is about $35 here in the U.S.  There's no news on whether stores will sell them here, I'm hoping to see some imports!

Splatoon will be released on May 29, 2015 for the Wii U, I can't wait!

 

splatoon.nintendo.com   editmode.jp   @NintendoAmerica   @KOG_Worldwide

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser 2 by Kyle Johnstone

We've all tried to wait patiently since last November's teaser trailer for another look at 2015's, possibly this decade's most anticipated film! Star Wars: The Force Awakens official teaser trailer 2 is here!  We finally get to see Harrison Ford and Peter Mayhew reprise their roles as Han and Chewie. Check out the classic image and trailer below.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters December 18, 2015!

Introducing TIDAL "The Avengers of Music" by Kyle Johnstone

Image Courtesy of Tidal.com

TIDAL, the first "HIFI" (High Fidelity) lossless music streaming service to hit the market.  Any music lover should be ecstatic, but it comes at a premium price.  Apparently Jay Z acquired the company in a $56 million deal.  Jay Z reportedly offered millions of dollars and/or stock to Artists and Icons in the industry to join as co-owners.  Artist giants to all have input and say how music, including theirs is output, very cool idea!  The TIDAL Avengers include Jay Z & Beyonce, Chris Martin of Coldplay, Rihanna, Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Calvin Harris, Jack White, Madonna, Usher, Win Butler & Regine Chassagne of Arcade Fire, and lastly Joel Thomas Zimmerman aka Deadmau5.  The commotion started when the co-owners started changing their profile pictures on social medias to TIDAL blue and hash tag #TIDALforALL .

Their only competition I can clearly see is Spotify's streaming service.  Spotify is free to desktop users with ads or on mobile with in shuffle mode with ads as well. Spotify offers a premium service of $9.99 with no ads and free to play music on any platform.  But their only down fall is the quality of compressed audio, TIDAL is completely lossless and has speed.  Reminds me of the first version of Pied Piper from the HBO show Silicon Valley.  TIDAL's target audience is in the  premium marketplace, their press page states "The ideal music service for those who care about quality".  TIDAL's premium service comes with a price tag of $19.99 a month for HIFI sound.  They also provide HD music related video content, a library of 25 million tracks that's growing every week, 75,000 music videos, and curated music related editorials written by "experts".  Now they do offer a downgraded $9.99 a month service for Spotify quality sound along with the video and editorial perks.  That brings some competition for Spotify! Watch the extravagant launch video that they live streamed yesterday on their site!

TIDAL.com

@TIDALHiFi  @S_C_

Indiegogo: Super Troopers 2 hits goal in 1 day! by Kyle Johnstone

Image Courtesy of INDIEGOGO 

With the news first breaking over at Collider (Interview here), the Broken Lizard crew launched their INDIEGOGO page the following day.  With the thumbs up from 20th Century Fox to distribute and a well made promo video, it's no surprise these guys hit their goal of 2 million in one day.  After years of teasing and rumors of a sequel, anxious fans have something to look forward to, and even participate depending on how much cash you have to offer on the INDIEGOGO page.  The film is anticipated to start shooting this summer with projected release of early 2016.

Derek Zoolander & Hansel Return 2016 by Kyle Johnstone

Photo Courtesy of Hollywood Reporter 

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson's alter egos complete Valentino's Paris Fashion Week show today, followed by a tweet by Paramount Pictures with an official date. Derek Zoolander and Hansel return to the big screen February 12th, 2016. 

@MaisonValentino   @ParamountPics

Derek & Hansel blaze down the Maison Valentino runway, ‪Zoolander 2‬ announced. In theaters February 12, 2016.

Don Diablo's Newest Creation, Hexagon Radio by Kyle Johnstone

Photo Courtesy of dondiablo.com

If you're a lover of EDM, this is perfect outlet for new and current music! I just found out about this a week or two ago and I clicked subscribe before I even finished the first episode.  His little character & co-host Hexagon is a little cheezy, but it doesn't take away from the quality of material Don Diablo presents. My favorite part of the show is #DemoDay , where he present a new and up-and-comer DJ or producer.  The track listing are all provided by iTunesSoundCloud, and his own website, they're all streamable and of course the whole thing is totally free. 

iTunes Link  &  SoundCloud Link

@DonDiablo  YouTube  facebook  @officialdondiablo