Living Things are Zune's Artist of the Month

So I guess the title of today's post just sums it all up, but I guess we could go in to a smidge more detail.

To tie in with the release of the new Living Things album Habeas Corpus that came out this week, the fine folks with Zune have named the band their Artist of the Month. Hooray! What does that mean for you Zune users? There will be a set of exclusive features unleashed upon the Zune Marketplace, including track-by-track album commentary, exclusive playlists and starting this Monday, February 24th, a download of the non-album track "Hellfire Waltz".

Get all the Zune-related Living Things info you need right here.

Janelle Monae Behind the Scenes at Zune

A few weeks ago, Janelle Monae came to town for a gig at the Viper Room. First off, the Viper Room is a complete fucking dump, but for her entire set, Janelle Monae made me forget that. The room was packed, I was uncomfortable and the staff lacked manners, but as Moane tore through her recently released EP Metropolis: The Chase Suite (Special Edition), I saw an amazing musician that more people need to know about. If you could mix up Kelis, Kool Keith and Outkast's "Hey Ya!," this would be the spawn.

Zune Social: Janelle Monae

The Lost Ones Now Available

I’m not much of a comic book guy, at least I haven’t been for quite some time. But man, when those new Spider-Man and Batman and any other movie hits the big screen, I’m the first one in the door. But then there was this new graphic novel called The Lost Ones that actually piqued my interest. A first for a man who doesn’t like to read cartoons, but watches them on a daily basis.

So, what is The Lost Ones all about? No, it’s not a sequel to The Lost Boys -- that just came out on DVD. Lost tells the story of four friends who leave their beloved planet Earth and find themselves in the middle of one epic, intergalactic adventure. All they wanted to do was go out on the town for the day and hop, skip and jump from planet to planet. Instead, they find that if they don’t watch themselves, they might not even make it back home.

What makes The Lost Ones is that it doesn’t follow traditional ways of distribution. Sure, they’ve made it available in paperback in select stores, but the easiest way to get it is to download it as a PDF – for free mind you – from the Zune website. And if you’re too lazy, you don’t even have to download it, you can just read it on the website. That way you shouldn’t get lost trying to find it.

Here's the trailer:


Download: The Lost Ones [here]