Year of the Dragon

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Little Dragon

There’s actually a couple of Little Dragon news. The band released Slipping into Color EP on Ninja Tune, and went on a world tour last year with April + Vista (who collaborated with the EP).

The Grammy-nominated Swedish band didn’t play Minneapolis last year, but we did see them in May 2015, and said, “I’m happy to report that Little Dragon is all grown up. Since we last saw the Swedish band in November 2009 (six years ago), the band has grown in terms of sound, stage, and fanbase. With the larger stage of First Avenue’s mainroom, the band had custom diamond light setup with a massive backdrop image. Musically, the band is doing more dance club, even tribal, sound. This music appeal to a new larger legion of club music … only a little more diverse with various ethnic groups.”

Also there is a new Little Dragon cover song “Constant Surprises” by London-based, mixed heritage singer, producer and rapper Miso Extra.

Speaking about “Constant Surprises”, Miso explains, “I adore the band Little Dragon and the lyrics in this song particularly resonate with me as I am often prone to daydreaming. To me this song serves as a beautiful reminder to count my blessings.”

Imagine Dragons

The Super Bowl is taking place this Sunday. This year, the National Football League of the United States will be in Las Vegas, and they’ve already scheduled Usher to play their much-watched halftime show… much to the disappointment of fans of Imagine Dragons, who actually is from Las Vegas.

That still didn’t stop the band from raffling off two tickets to Super Bowl 58. The grand prize winner (Rebekah M. from Sacramento) won a round trip travel and three nights at a hotel, plus a $500 gift card.

Rebekah wrote, “I donated because I love helping out organizations that have causes with PURPOSE, selfishness of donating towards something bigger than yourself is amazing and you could only hope to spread some love.”

Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Imagine Dragons’ Tyler Robinson Foundation, which supports pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Thanks to Imagine Dragons and Fandiem.com for organizing the raffle.

House of the Dragon

In many ways, House of the Dragon made me love George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones again. The last two seasons of the original television show was so awful, it really made people embarrassed for recommending the show to friends.

With HotD, it resets the board. We’re introduced to brand new characters, taking place 150 years before the first season of Game of Thrones. All of these characters in HotD are new to us, and the first season of House of the Dragon, sets up a great story.

If you didn’t know, it tells the story of a king’s children who ends up in a civil war to claim the throne. Each side of the family believes they are the true heir.

What sets HotD apart from Game of Thrones, is that in this timeline, dragons, although rare, exists and commanded by the Targaryens family. We know that after the civil war, that all the dragons died out.

Anyway, we’re excited about the upcoming new season. HotD will be back with Season 2, available sometime this Summer 2024.

According to winteriscoming.net, HBO is currently re-shooting scenes for HotD, mostly indoors filming. They did note, “That said, we’ve wondered if these reshoots in particular were complicated by the fact that most of the second season of House of the Dragon was filmed at a time when Hollywood writers (and then actors) were on strike. The strikes shut down productions all around the world, but the House of the Dragon shoot was allowed to continue, mainly because the bulk of it took place in England, which is governed by different, more anti-competitive labor laws than is the United States.”

Dungeons and Dragons

With the 50th Anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons (originally published in January 1974), there’ll be plenty of new 50th Anniversary D&D merch coming in 2024, as compiled by dexerto.com: “There’s plenty of merch coming to Dungeons & Dragons in 2024, from dice sets, trays, and so much more.”

Upcoming releases below:

Check out all the upcoming D&D merch items below: