Guardian Music — Sega's Dreamcast graffiti sim is hitting modern consoles with with its brash attitude and crazed Tokyo style intactA decade ago, for a few fleeting moments, Sega had some of the most creative and boundary-pushing developers in the business. Its arcad... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — A new special 2011 mix of Yakuza from Vast Aire featuring Double AB, Access Immortal and the UK’s Melanin 9. This is the clean edit not available anywhere else in the world. Vast’s new album Ox 2010 A Street Odyssey is available now on Man Bites ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Stefan Raduta Swans Roadburn 2011's third and final night was Saturday (4/16) (day 1 pictures HERE and day 2 HERE) with a headlining set from Swans and sets from Candlemass, Ludicra, Weedeater, Ramesses, Shrinebuilder, Voivod (again), Yakuz... more info

Totally Fuzzy — a r n e l said... Spyro Gyra - 4 albums Madeleine Peyroux - 3 albums The Jacksons Joe Sample Tom Jones Supertramp - 4 albums XTC http://bestfbothworlds.blogspot.com Tongue said... JOWE HEAD - Strawberry Deutsche Mark SKULL SNAPS - Skull Snaps fu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Bruce Lamont with Yakuza at Gramercy Theater (more by BBG) Bruce Lamont of Yakuza/Bloodiest/Circle of Animals will perform a rare solo set on February 27th at Union Pool in Brooklyn, one-of-four solo performances scheduled for the artist who..... more info

Stereogum — Yakuza vocalist/saxophonist Bruce Lamont’s a master collaborator (see Nachtmystium, Locrian, Sigh, Minsk, Brutal Truth, etc.) and records regularly with a number of projects (Bloodiest, Circle Of Animals, Sick Gazelle, the Led Zeppelin cover band L... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Bruce Lamont - "2 Then The 3" (MP3) Bruce Lamont on stage with Yakuza at Gramercy (more) Cover bands aren't usually my scene, but it's definitely interesting when the "Robert Plant" also does time in a band... more info

Metal Injection — Metal Injection is constantly out and about at shows and we just posted a slew of new images from some recent ones we attended. We just added new photos of Triptycon, Nevermore, 1349, Warbringer, Yakuza, Hatesphere and Blackguard. Click on each band ... more info

Metalsucks — Photo by Chris Roo Back in August, I got a chance to talk with Yakuza front man Bruce Lamont about all things Yakuza, his band’s stellar new album, Of Seismic Consequence (which is a contender for this curmudgeon’s year-end “Best Of” list), ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words and photos by BBG "Very late in the evening of October 5, 2010, Triptykon arrived at John F. Kennedy airport in New York, flying in from London. The very next day, we played the group's first concert on North... more info