Around the Tube - 10/26/12

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Mockingbird Lane, Total Blackout, Dead Prez, Homeland, 60 Minutes Sports, Mannheim Streamroller, Outlaw Brothers, Randy Rhoads, Eric Burdon, Annoying Orange, House Hunters, and Supernatural.

- The Mockingbird Lane special airs tonight on NBC at 8:00 and you can take a sneak peak below:


- Total Blackout returns Tuesday at 10:00 on Syfy and here is a sneak peak of the season premiere:


- You may remember Dead Prez from their seminal rap song Hip-Hop (if you do not, look it up), and the duo is back with Information Age which they just released digitally. For those who still buy CD’s, it will be released in physical form January 23, 2013

- Fresh off its highest rated episode ever, Showtime has ordered up a third season of Homeland. In other Showtime news, Armen Keteyian has been named full-time correspondent for 60 Minutes Sports, the new shorts show which is coming sometime in 2013.

- The holidays are right around the corner so it is time for Mannheim Steamroller to awake from its yearly slumber (just what exactly do they do between January and November?). This year they will have some help spreading holiday cheer when Smash star Megan Hilty will join the band for NBC’s special Pandora Unforgettable Holiday Moments on Ice which will air Thanksgiving weekend on November 25 starting at 4:00.

- Out on DVD this week, Outlaw Brothers directed by Frankie Chan and featuring action direction from martial arts legend Jackie Chan this action-packed film follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the butt-kicking female police officer who is on their trail.


- For those wondering what to get the metal head on your Christmas list, the 400 page Randy Rhoads coffee table book is out now.

- Record Store Day is going to coincide with Black Friday this year and Eric Burdon will be contributing a four song EP on 180 gram vinyl. The album will be released digitally November 27 and you can stream it already on soundcloud.

- The Annoying Orange is getting into politics with Broccoli Obama and Pit Romney. No, seriously. Take a look below:


- House Hunting can be hard, but when you can get a vacation for doing it makes it easier. HGTV’s House Hunters just launched a Facebook page where fans can download the experience by “liking” HGTVHouseHunters Facebook page to earn coveted passport stamps and win great prizes, including the chance for one lucky viewer to win a global adventure – a 12-Day Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona to Venice with stops in some of the world’s greatest cities: Provence, France; Italy’s Rome, Florence and Pisa; Istanbul, Turkey; Athens and Mykonos, Greece.

- Just in time for Halloween, TNT will be airing 24 hours of Supernatural starting tomorrow at noon.