The latest video from Toronto’s The Meligrove Band is made to look like an “unboxing” video from a fictional superfan named Melidude_85. Super jazzed to watch it! Their new album Shimmering Lights is out now on Last Gang Records. Video directed by The Cobourg Boys.

TVOTR break out their VR helmets in this futuristic video directed by Dugan O’Neal. Apparently this is part of a short film that will go online next Tuesday, the same day that their new album Nine Types of Light hits stores.

Check out a trailer for the short on YouTube.

This has been floating around out there for a while now, but well worth reposting. It hits so close to the truth that I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry.

If January and February are any indication, I think 2011 is going to be another fantastic year for downloadable games. Last month Drinkbox Studios released their first ever title for the Playstation Network, Tales from Space: About a Blob, and I have a feeling that this is going to be one of the most overlooked and underrated games of the year (although maybe that’s not entirely fair since the reviews I’ve read have been mostly great). What may appear on the surface to be a cute, colourful and somewhat simple indie game quickly proves itself to be a clever and challenging puzzle-platformer with a quirky ’50s / ’60s sci-fi theme.

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As much as I enjoyed Julian Casablancas’ solo album, it’s about damn time we got a new Strokes album. Angles hits stores on March 18th, and this is the first single. Video directed by Warren Fu, who also did this video for “You Only Live Once”.

As most of the world probably knows by now, Apple unveiled their second generation iPad yesterday. It will start shipping on March 11th and includes the following new features:

• Two cameras including a front-facing one
• 1080p HDMI Output (with a $39 adapter)
• New slim design that is 33% thinner
• Faster processor
• Ability to stream wirelessly using AirPlay
• New Smart Covers that also work as stands (for $39)
• GarageBand and iMovie ($4.99 each)
• Same battery life and price point as the original iPad

I sense an iPad in my future… eventually.

I can’t say I know much about this game aside from the fact that it’s being developed by Toronto’s Capybara Games with music by Jim Guthrie, but this is definitely one of the more intriguing and experimental video game trailers I’ve ever seen. Is it a game or is it an interactive art piece? Can it be both? I’m interested to find out. Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP is due out for the iPad and iPhone sometime in the next few months.

Another amusing and charmingly goofy video from the Foo Fighters, this time starring Lemmy from Motorhead. Although I’m not crazy about the new song, it definitely hits harder than anything on their last few albums. Wasting Light hits stores on April 12th.