The release of The Last Rockstar’s first single on Melodee Music, aptly titled “The Last Rockstars (Paris Mix),” is coming very soon!
The Last Rockstars, a newly formed outfit comprised of four of Japan’s biggest rock stars – YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO, and MIYAVI have announced the release of their first single on Melodee Music, aptly titled “The Last Rockstars (Paris Mix),” will be on Friday, December 23rd.
This single will be distributed globally by Ingrooves Music Group to music streaming services, and this service is part of Virgin Music Group, the newly formed global independent music division of Universal Music Group. On this website, Melodee is described to be a next-generation platform connecting artists and creators with their fans.
This release marks the first of what will be a big roll out of new music to come from the group throughout 2023.
Leonide the Vampyr is ready to haunt your dreams in book two, A Christmas for Crows.
Dark Horse Comics
Spoiler Alert
Comic book extraordinaire Mike Mignola has crafted a character which I believe will surpass even Wednesday Addams’ fame. There’s more than meets the eye to who Leonide the Vampyr is, and in book two, A Christmas for Crows, her backstory suggests her curse was preordained. I will not spoil too much of this beautiful story. All I can figure out so far, before she got turned, must have been very complex.
And throughout the years, she’s been selective in who was bled dry in order for her to go on. Those victim’s curse seems to differ from hers. One family might have metamorphosized into crows, hence this volume’s title and like the Wandering Jew, both are fated to chase the night. In this latest work, this murder visit Leonide, and as for what they do, well, that’d be revealing too much.
Here, we present a list of best Winter Solstice reads, viewing material and other goodness to keep to the spirit of the chilly season.
On the darkest night of the year on December 21, 2022, Winter Solstice is a good time to get cosy with a ghost story. Some people enjoy a tale of terror with a classic work, or might be watching HBO Max’s Yule Log, which is new for this year. Once upon a time, people were fearful at this coming of darkness and to acknowledge it is probably why the love persists to this day. That superstition was common amongst Northern Europe people in the old days, but these days, having something cheerier to enjoy makes more sense.
Ancient man did not necessarily fear death. It is part of the cycle of life. From that comes rebirth, and what’s celebrated is not limited to just a few cultures. How I acknowledge this occasion is to enjoy a wide range of media which recognises the transition in some way instead of being very specific to the lore. That would make for a very short list.
From horror to celebratory, I’m aiming to suggest something old and something new to read, hear or view. What I offer is something to enjoy reading, a theatrical presentation on television or a song to listen to. I’m trying very hard to not pick works that’s more about Christmas than Yule. These days, the two terms are synonymous with each other, and it makes knowing what fits into my tighter definition difficult. And thus, I begin with:
The Yule Cat (YouTube)
This live action horror film is perfect to kick off the longest night of terror. Although not set to debut until the 24th, this work makes my list since it’s Icelandic folk horror at its best, and the teaser is perfect to tense things up. This work, along with the aforementioned and coming picks for 2022.
Shunsuke Takeuchi voices most of the characters in Gudetama An Eggcellent Adventure, and to say the producers decided to put all their eggs in one basket by only having a single talent do the work is a huge gamble!
Gudetama An Eggcellent Adventure is very edgy. Yes, I could’ve used a pun here, but to say it’s edgy is giving it too much credit. The idea of making a lazy yolk co-star in this new Sanrio series with Shakipiyo, a chick, is more than odd. Instead, what they learn together includes more than understanding their meager existance. The end goal is to reunite with their mom with this latest interpretation.
But fans have followed these two clucks for almost a decade! A lot has developed in their past adventures which also includes dealing with the meaning of life and kawaii culture. That is, an examination of what defines cute. These two characters are from the same chickadee breed, but when it comes to figuring out who their mother is, that’s going to be tough! Those who have followed the earlier exploits are at an advantage. For western audiences, not everyone will know of their their early quests. I’m excited to start looking at what has been made prior after watching this new series.
Part of Goonya Monster’s odd ppeal includes making the player avatars frequently fall. This party video game is loose continuation of the Goonya Fighter franchise.
Goonya Monster is a party video game which is a loose continuation of the Goonya Fighter franchise. This series first debuted back in 2019 by Japanese developer Mutan, and I rather enjoyed that earlier release more. The mechanics are similar. And in what got me curious about this sequel is the paranormal theme. The idea of having to shoot possessed individuals to destroy in order to collect their spirit orbs to purify at what, I assume is the “Well of Souls,” seems like a good enough premise.
The co-op part means working with friends or the AI to continue gathering these balls, and beyond that, there are very little side scenarios to try out during my time with this product. Sadly, I got bored after a while. Also, players need to be subscribed to an online service on their respective console in order to participate. I suggest having the audio turned off, as portions of the dialogue get grating because of its repetitiveness. Goonyan is perhaps the most annoying because, well, he’s a cat who often finishes each line by saying, “Nyamo!”
There’s a decent enough story in Rumble to keep me interested, and at the same time, there’s another theme I wished could have been explored.
WWE Studios‘ doesn’t make a lot of animated films, and when they do, viewers recognise why it’s often about selling the parent’s company style of entertainment. Make it kitschy, and they will come.
The last work had their best known wrestlers teaming up with Scooby-Doo and the gang. They were decent enough such that two films (Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania MysteryandCurse of the Speed Demon) got made! But with their latest, Rumble, what’s presented isn’t anything I haven’t seen before.
Originally released to Paramount Plus last year, this CGI film wasn’t able receive the attention it so deserves. Now that it’s widely available (it arrived on home video in late October), and is streamable on services like Netflix (arriving in Canada Dec 15, 2022) and Amazon Prime USA, it’s possible to see what the fuss is about. I enjoyed it for the kaiju moments–which was sadly very brief–more so than its nod to the universal monsters of yore. Thankfully there are plenty of Easter eggs to laugh at. But not everyone will spot them all. For example, there’s a blink and you’ll miss “Mini Cthulhu” scrolling past.
The Last Rockstars, a newly formed outfit comprised of four of Japan’s biggest rock stars – YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO, and MIYAVI have announced the release of their first single on Melodee Music, aptly titled “The Last Rockstars (Paris Mix),” will be on Friday, December 23rd.
Dark Horse Comics
On the darkest night of the year on December 21, 2022, Winter Solstice is a good time to get cosy with a 
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