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Beatles Rock Band: first downloadable content revealed (Sgt. Pepper’s!)

Predictably enough, The Beatles: Rock Band will be supplemented by an avalanche of post-release downloable content. But hey, what to offer fans first? When you've got a back catalogue like The Beatles, these choices can be tricky. Fortunately, ... continue

Turn your humble Nintendo DS into a piano

Fine, you five-starred "Through the Fire and the Flames" in Guitar Hero III. But how about trying to learn an instrument your mother would approve of? Learning the piano is unrealistic for many, simply because of the ... continue

Lawyer says it’s stupid to expect DRM’d goods to work forever

In some ways you have to admire the audacity and amount of hot air that lawyers for the entertainment industry can expel. Nowhere though is this type of verbal buffoonery more apparent than the ... continue

LOGICAL: Bill O’Reilly on Guitar Hero ad’s “nudity”

Political commentator and beacon of fair, balanced journalism Bill O'Reilly has got his panties in a real bunch over a viral advert for Guitar Hero 5, which features what he terms "nudity." The O'Reilly Factor host described the ... continue

Yet another band says thank you for pirating our song

Just last week I posted about the second largest aquarium in the world and how cool it was. Well it turns out that the song by Barcelona used in the video had been pirated. ... continue

Bon Jovi, Counting Crows sign up for LEGO Rock Band

LEGO and Rock Band. It's just a natural fit, right? At least, it must seem that way to EA's accountants; both are franchises with multi-hojillion-selling videogames behind them. The crushingly inevitable result? LEGO Rock Band, due out ... continue

Jay-Z’s new single “Run This Town” dropped today

This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance! Jay-Z (Brooklyn, stand up!) dropped a new track at 9:11 AM today- titled Run This Town and featuring Hov's protege Rihanna and frequent Jay-Z collaborator Kanye West. Run This Town ... continue

Pointless, much? Drumming add-on unveiled for DS

Happily ignoring the fact that the Nintendo DS has a touchscreen RIGHT THERE, Activision plans to bundle a "drum grip" add-on alongside Band Hero DS when the game launches later this year. The silicon grip slips over ... continue

Is there finally light at the end of the dark music industry tunnel?

The music industry in general likes to paint all young music listeners as nothing more than downloading pirates out to destroy the music business as we know it. They have been labeled as the ... continue

Printing to the music

There are all kinds of interesting stuff being these days when it comes to advertising products, especially from recognizable brands like HP. All it takes is a bunch of people with some unique ideas ... continue

Video tributes to Michael Jackson

There is no denying, regardless of his recent hardships, that Michael Jackson was an incredible influence on music, musicians and dancers. Michael changed our concept of what music videos were and elevated them to ... continue

Michael Jackson finding new life on BitTorrent

While most of the world’s attention regarding Michael Jackson is now being centered around the cause of his death the online world is celebrating his music and life the one way they know how ... continue

Is U2 heralding in a new concert going experience?

There is no doubt that very few enjoyable experiences can equal the memories we might have of our first concert. Mine was Jethro Tull’s War Child Tour at Maple Leaf Garden back in the early ... continue

Aussie nightclubs and gyms get told to bend over

Ever wonder why people can like the musicians and their music but literally hate the music industry? Well if what is happening in Australia is any example it’s not all that hard to ... continue

I guess the fat lady sang as the founders left Last.fm

It’s not all that unusual to see happen in the tech world. Startups – well start up, they get some big buzz, end up getting bought by a company with big wallets (if they don’t ... continue

Music industry set to suck even more blood

Just as the newspaper industry is facing a collapse of their business model so to is the music industry. While it is the falling advertising spending on traditional print media that is severely hurting ... continue

Mininova helps musicians monetize their BitTorrent downloads

Everyone has pretty well heard of that other BitTorrent site but even though it might be one of the largest BitTorrent sites on the web Mininova is right up there with The Pirate Bay site. As ... continue

And we thought the RIAA was a horse’s ass

We all like to pick on the RIAA; quite rightfully, but it looks like they could take a few lessons on arsine behavior from their British counterpart - The Performing Rights Society; otherwise known as PRS ... continue

Uriel Jones, Motown Drummer, Dies

Uriel Jones, a Motown drummer made famous laying down the beats for such artists as the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, died following a heart attack on Tuesday. Jones was 74 years old. Uriel Jones: 1934 - 2009 Uriel Jones ... continue

Last.fm Radio to go subscription – sort of

It looks like the good times will be coming to a grinding halt for those of you that like listening to Last.fm Radio. In an announcement posted to the company blog Richard Jones lets the ... continue

Virgin Megastores Closing All U.S. Locations

Virgin Megastores will close all of its U.S. locations this summer. The music chain will remain in business in other parts of the world as well as online. Virgin Megastores Closing There are currently six Virgin Megastores locations still ... continue

String Cheese Incident Reuniting For Rothbury 2009 [Full Lineup Inside]

The String Cheese Incident, a jam-band from Colorado, is reuniting to play at the Rothbury 2009 festival in Rothbury, Michigan. The Dead and Bob Dylan are also set to headline the event. String Cheese Incident Reunited The String Cheese ... continue