The Hollywood Byte #26: The Rockstar

The rock band Seether burst onto the American music scene in 2002 thanks in large part to its song, "Fine Again," being featured on the soundtrack of Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 2003. The band is keeping its gaming audience satiated with a collection of free music videos, performance footage, and interviews downloadable to PSP at its official site.

The collection includes a special performance of "Remedy" from the their most recent CD/DVD release, One Cold Night, as well as the music videos "The Gift" and "Truth" from the gold-certified Karma & Effect CD.

A special behind-the-scenes video showcasing some of the highlights from the One Cold Night release is also available. To promote the new content, Wind-Up Records is holding a sweepstakes with prizes that include PSPs and autographed Seether CD/DVDs.

Seether Shaun Morgan

"All of my friends have PSPs," said Shaun Morgan, lead singer and guitarist for Seether. "We can sit around and play games on them. Those are powerful little machines. There are so many out there. If you provide downloadable content that's free, people will probably find it sooner or later."

Morgan loves the portable nature of the PSP, which he said does everything that an iPod does, only with the bonus of gaming. He said the band plays the PSP game, Infected, a lot on tour.

"The concept is so cool," said Morgan. "The more you play, the more you can spread the violence around. What a great concept. We also play a lot of soccer. Grand Theft Auto Liberty City is another popular one. These are great when you're touring through Europe and it sucks outside because it's rainy and cold. You can sit on the bus and play PSP games."

Morgan is the gamer of the band. He owns a PS2, PSP, Xbox, and Xbox 360. He used to own a Game Boy Advance SP, but he lost it. He's ready to jump back into the Nintendo portable gaming scene.