Pages tagged “rock band”

Jimi Hendrix to appear in Guitar Hero

By Henry Freedland on 11:27 AM on July 18, 2008

It's not like we're obsessed or anything. It's just, well, air-guitaring only goes so far, and we've got this personal connection to the whole thing, you know?... read more

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Rock Band 2 set for September release

By Veronica Sepe on 9:59 AM on July 3, 2008

Who hasn't gone to an awesome live show and thought, "I want that! I want to rock that hard!" only to quickly realize that the last instrument you attempted to master was the recorder in third grade. (We're shaking our fists at you, "Frere Jacques.")... read more

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SoCo Music Experience: Denver

By Heather Browne on 9:53 AM on June 30, 2008

[Above: headliners Gnarls Barkley]Under the July sunshine, the SoCo Music Experience took over an open-air lot outside Coors Field in Denver on Saturday. The free festival drew thousands of Denverites for sunshine, interactive games, booths, and, of course, the free music.... read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus

Guitar Hero: World Tour adds instruments, downloads, more

By Adina Fleming on 9:30 AM on May 28, 2008

Don’t expect the Guitar Hero franchise to stop growing any time soon. The latest news regarding the hugely popular game series confirms the earlier information Activision CEO Bobby Kotick discussed in an interview with Portfolio magazine regarding the increased instruments and selection of the new game. According to news confirmed by Activision, the upcoming installment of the game will feature vocals and drums instead of just a guitar, a newly redesigned guitar and wireless instruments. Differing slightly from Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour will have three instead of four drum pads and the addition of two cymbals. But wait,... read more

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SoCo Music Experience: Atlanta

By Paste News on 5:44 PM on May 19, 2008

The Southern Comfort Music Experience (SCMX) is making its way around the country and Paste is on board to provide a firsthand account of the goings on. Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta served as the kick-off venue for this year’s SCMX series. Other cities include: Denver, Colo., San Diego, Calif., Madison, Wis., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and Tempe, Ariz.First up for the afternoon was an interesting collective introduced as the ‘best rock band out of Boston” called Bang Camaro. Bringing back the glory days of Dokken and Winger, the band featured a chorus of seven singers and had a unique... read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus, Local:Atlanta

Rock Band coming to Nintendo Wii in June

By Meghan Jones on 2:56 PM on March 25, 2008

Hypothetical musicians, it may be time to get out your (fake) drum set and (real) drumsticks! It’s official: Rock Band, the video game that has already won awards for its PlayStation and XBox versions, will be released on June 22 for the Wii. Although at first it seemed that Nintendo was not quite interested in pairing up with Harmonix Music Systems, the geniuses also responsible for Guitar Hero, they gradually warmed up to the idea. Lots of speculation was involved, including a cross-platform mic coming out mistakenly labeled as Wii-compatible. The game will be released as a special edition package,... read more

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