FizzPow Games’s latest iPhone and iPod touch game release, PandaMania: Legend of the Fu Manchu, puts the power of the new “bow defense” genre into the palm of your hand with original arcade action that will have both casual and hardcore gamers hooked in no time! It’s available now for a special introductory price of $1.99.

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Ashlyne Huff’s promo disc from our friends at Cornerstone Promotion. The self-titled collection contains the first single, “Heart of Gold,” from Ashlyne’s upcoming album, along with four other tracks representative of the singer/songwriter’s vocal and writing skills.

Asheville, North Carolina will be the site of 2010 ActionFest — “The film festival with a body count,” as the festival’s Web site proclaims. ActionFest is the world’s first film festival devoted exclusively to action cinema as well as those individuals that make action films possible.

Boston area street tap group The Boston Tap Company is holding a special encore performance of its popular show, Rhythm in the Night, on April 2nd at 7:00pm at the Anthony D. Perkins Community Theater in Dorchester, MA.

This collection, like Bear McCreary’s other Battlestar Galactica soundtracks, is characterized by grand and emotionally driven arcs that expertly exemplify contemporary composition rather than the type of traditional orchestral pieces often used in modern horror/suspense thrillers.

Hard-rocking Finnish band HIM will take time out from preparing for their next U.S. tour to play Xbox LIVE Gold Members in Rock Band 2 on Thursday, March 25th. Band members will be available between 9:00-11:00pm EST (6:00-8:00pm PST) to rock out with Xbox LIVE Gold Members.

Although I haven’t played God of War III, the soundtrack pulled together for the game is sure to please fans of any of the previous God of War releases and metal fans alike. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of this EP — it’s well worth both your time and money.

The 2nd annual Get Out of the Garage Music Contest, sponsored by Journeys, Converse, and Guitar Center, will showcase its winners — Twank Star and Southern Backtones — at a concert in Austin, TX on March 18, 2010.

Green Day: Rock Band’s June 8, 2010 release date was announced last week, along with some great details about the standalone music video game that we wanted to share with our readers.

Boston-area rock ensemble The Hands Off Love Affair came together as a form of music therapy in the wake of a painful personal loss. Guitarist Ross Charpentier was nice enough to discuss with me the band’s unusual beginnings, recent successes, and future plans.