Limited Edition Boxed Set Released June 10th by Capitol/EMI
Deluxe 16-CD & Digital Collection Gathers Iconic Band’s Earliest A & B-Sides, Plus Alternate Mixes and Live Versions

It’s very easy to forget just how many hits The Beach Boys actually had. Right from the first track of this amazing, comprehensive set, one is sent back in time to a lazy summer day. The mind is flooded with memories of laying on the beach with friends, the first summer girlfriend, beach bonfires, and yes, even an occasional drunken moment or two. It’s funny how just listening to some of these classics can bring the mind back to so many things.
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NEW YORK, July 31 /TMRZoo.com/ — Summer 2008 is turning into a banner season for pop music icon Billy Joel, who’s enjoying a run of high-profile sales and concert success.

With the artist making history for his pair of sold-out concerts at New York’s Shea Stadium on July 16 and 18, the newly compiled 30th Anniversary Legacy Edition of Billy Joel’s “The Stranger” (originally released in September 1977) entered the Billboard Top Pop Catalog chart at #1 shortly following its release on July 8. Read the rest of this entry »

Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Posted by Bruce Owens On July - 30 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

July 30th/ TMRZoo.com / ESPN will present live coverage of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008 induction ceremony Saturday, August 2, at 6 p.m. ET from Canton, Ohio. NFL Live’s Trey Wingo will host the three-hour primetime telecast with analyst Tom Jackson. ESPN’s Chris Berman, entering his 23rd year as host of Sunday NFL Countdown, will emcee the ceremony that honors the six members of this year’s class Read the rest of this entry »

Reacquisition of Rights Enables Ludlum Entertainment to Develop New Partnerships and Fully Exploit the Multi-Platform Potential of Robert Ludlum’s Works

NEW YORK, July 30 /TMRZoo.com/ — Ludlum Entertainment today announced that it has reacquired exclusive rights to develop, publish and distribute multi-platform games based on the literary works of late-author Robert Ludlum, the world-renown novelist whose works including the Bourne and Covert One series have sold more than 290 million copies worldwide and spawned the theatrical box office hits The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy. Read the rest of this entry »

Beer Is Again America’s Alcohol Beverage of Choice

Posted by Bruce Owens On July - 29 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

New Gallup Poll Shows Beer’s Lead Over Wine, Spirits is Back to Double-Digits; Shift Most Evident Among Adults Ages 30-49, Back to Beer After Trying Wine

ST. LOUIS, July 29 /TMRzoo.com/ — According to a new Gallup poll, beer’s lead over wine and spirits has returned to double-digits for the first time since 2002, particularly among adults between the ages of 30 and 49 who tried wine for a few years then shifted back to beer. Read the rest of this entry »

Giveaway: Hamlet 2 - Rock Your Sexy Jesus Prize Packs

Posted by Steve Tomassetti On July - 29 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

Shine a Light DVD coverTo celebrate the August 22nd theatrical release of Hamlet 2, The Zoo is giving away ONE Grand Prize Pack and FIVE runner-up Prize Packs, courtesy of Focus Features.

Movie Synopsis:
A world premiere at - and the comedy smash of - the 2008 Sundance Film Festival! In the irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama teacher (Steve Coogan) rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages a politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Read the rest of this entry »

NVIDIA Brings New World of Gaming to Notebook PCs

Posted by Jamie Millman On July - 29 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

Industry-Leading Performance and Robust PhysX Advances Notebook Visual Computing

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 29 /TMRZoo.com/ — NVIDIA Corporation has unveiled a new era of notebook PC gaming, featuring advanced rendering and physics effects that will transform gaming beyond what consumers know today. Enabling this evolution is a new generation of notebook PCs equipped with NVIDIA’s newest GeForce(R) 9800M and 9700M GPUs and featuring NVIDIA’s PhysX(TM) physics engine. Read the rest of this entry »

Game Based On Universal Pictures’ Upcoming Epic Adventure Makes Its Way To Wii, PlayStation(R)2 system and DS

LOS ANGELES, July 29 /TMRZoo.com/ — Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced that The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(TM) video game, based on Universal Pictures’ upcoming epic adventure directed by Rob Cohen — set to hit theatres August 1 — has shipped to retailers across North America. Developed by Eurocom Studios for Wii(TM) and PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, and by A2M for Nintendo DS(TM), the video game mirrors the fast-paced action and adventure found in the latest chapter in the hit Mummy series. Read the rest of this entry »

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 29 /TMRZoo.com/ — CBSSports.com today launched an all-new version of their College Fantasy Football game, continuing to be the only major fantasy sports service provider with a collegiate fantasy football game.

While CBSSports.com first launched College Fantasy Football in 2005, the 2008 version of the game marks an important point in the evolution of the product as for the first time individual player names will be used. Prior to this season, CBSSports.com Read the rest of this entry »

July 29, 2008 - TMRZoo.com - ESPN Lineup for 2008 Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown Pre-Game Shows Cris Carter Joins Sunday and Monday Countdown Shows; Emmitt Smith Featured on Expanded Sunday Morning SportsCenter

Former All Pro wide receiver Cris Carter has been named an analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown (11 a.m. ET) and Monday Night Countdown (7 p.m.), ESPN’s popular NFL pre-game studio shows. In addition, Emmitt Smith will move this fall from Sunday NFL Countdown to the new expanded Sunday morning editions of SportsCenter (8 a.m. and 10 a.m.) where he will offer insight and analysis during NFL segments. Smith will also continue to travel to the Monday Night Football game site each week for Monday Night Countdown. Read the rest of this entry »

New Craft beer brewed using 45 million year old yeast!

Posted by Frank Bennett On July - 29 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

BUFFALO BILLS OWNER RALPH WILSON: I had introduced the next gentleman a little while ago to the team, he’s your boss, my boss, everybody. The boss of everybody. The commissioner of the NFL has come in here. It’s an honor and a privilege for you to say hello to Commissioner Roger Goodell. Read the rest of this entry »

TMRZoo.com | 07/28/2008|First-Ever Widely Available Live Online NFL Game Broadcast in U.S. Features Multiple Camera Angles, Live Statistics & More

The 17-game Sunday Night Football schedule will be available to fans on NBC as well as streamed live on NFL.com and NBCSports.com, the NFL and NBC announced today. The new Sunday Night Football Extra marks the first time complete NFL games will be widely available in the U.S. via live online streaming. Read the rest of this entry »

Pong Toss - Frat Party Games Arrives on WiiWare

Posted by Jamie Millman On July - 28 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

LAS VEGAS, July 28, 2008 — JV Games Inc. is pleased to announce that Pong Toss - Frat Party Games(TM), rated “E” for everyone, is now available on WiiWare(TM). Based on a game born on college campuses in the early 80s and now a competitive sport played across the country, Pong Toss - Frat Party Games(TM) is the first slated game in the Frat Party Games(TM) series. Read the rest of this entry »