Around the Tubes: 4/3/15

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 American Odyssey, EPIX, Hubble's Cosmic Journey, Callaghan, Skee TV, and House of Lies.

- NBC and Google have teamed up to create an extended world for the show with an online companion site Explore American Odyssey, powered by Google Maps, that will focus on key cities and destinations from the show and allows fans to uncover hidden secrets, make new connections and view exclusive content. Fans can check back after new episodes have aired on NBC to view new content and discover the latest leaks and interceptions.

- EPIX brings you action, drama and inappropriate comedian Jim Norton this upcoming April! Watch SNL favorites Bill Hadar and Kristin Wiig in indie drama The Skeleton Twins next Friday, April 3rd at 8:00. Continue the weekend fun with Sylvester Stone in thrilling action film The Expendables 3 on Saturday, April 4th at 8:00. Jim Norton returns to EPIX for his third comedy special Jim Norton: Contextually Inadequate on April 24th at 10:00 and to end the month, Hercules with Dwayne Johnson is on April 25th, 8:00.

- Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of stunning images of space, revolutionized our understanding of the universe and become a global icon. To mark its 25th anniversary (#Hubble25), National Geographic Channel tells the definitive story of NASA’s most successful science project ever, in Hubble’s Cosmic Journey, premiering Monday, April 20, at 10:00.

- Nashville based singer/songwriter Callaghan has just released the video for “Crazy Beautiful Life, the first single from her second album, A History of Now. The video can be viewed here: Crazy Beautiful Life. Crazy Beautiful Life goes for adds at Triple A radio in the U.S. on April 6th. Her first U.K. single from the album, “Best Year 2015,” is currently in rotation on BBC Radio 2 there.

- Award-winning DJ, producer, digital media pioneer and entrepreneur Scott Keeney aka “DJ SKEE” will launch his new, hour-long television series, SKEE TV, on Fuse beginning Thursday, April 9th at 10:30. The premiere episode of SKEE TV will feature a live performance from rapper Machine Gun Kelly and an interview in the hot seat with DJ SKEE as well as original segments featuring indie artist Marina and The Diamonds, rapper Fashawn and DJ Alesso. All new line-ups will be featured each week. Hip hop artist Common, electronic music group Phantogram, rapper Action Bronson and R&B/country artist Sam Hunt have also been confirmed to appear on the first season of SKEE TV.

- Showtime has renewed House of Lies for a fifth season to air in 2016 with 10 episodes.