((The Advantage)) Band Profile and Upcoming New York City Concerts - Oh My Rockness

The Advantage

Holy shit, this band rules. Featuring members of Hella and Crime in Choir, The Advantage's goal is to record every Nintendo song before they die. Can you say cooler than cool? Their self-titled album completely shreds with heart-stopping tracks from Megaman, Super Mario Bros, Double Dragon 2 and many other games, classics and lesser-known gems alike.

But the ultimate highlight in the band's repertoire is their song from Goonies 2. It's so unbelievably EMO and, standing on its own, ranks right up there with the greatest instrumentals of all time (including works by Mozart).

I can't imagine a more fun live show to see this year. If you like Ninetendo you'll LOVE The Advantage. They're tightNews

Campaigners’ joy as Usk library gets reprieve

USK Library has been given a reprieve for a year after being under threat in the budget cuts.

Campaigners have been assured that the service will remain for the forthcoming financial year and that positive talks are being held with Monmouthshire council to secure its long-term future and ensure it is not threatened by future cuts.

The Save Usk Library Action Group feared it would lose the service after it was named as one of 37 ideas the council believes could go towards bridging the £9million financial gap in the 2014/15 budget , a move which could have saved £180,000.

Campaigners argued that the library is the only publicly-funded service in Usk and the most visited in the country, despite opening the least hours. For