KFC and Guitar Hero
So would you like that Guitar Hero extra crispy or original recipe? KFC has signed on as a sponsor of the Guitar Hero World Tour, the latest installment of the wildly popular video game. As part of the...
View ArticleNeil Young does the Beatles
So there I was watching Farm Aid music on Sunday afternoon, ’cause I never miss a chance to see Neil Young do anything live on stage. And I was putting off painting the baseboards. Old Neil really...
View ArticleJackson 5 to reunite…
I love the Jackson 5, the memory of the Jackson 5, but I’m filled with trepidation about the prospect of the bloated, geriatric version that might be unveiled on the group’s newly announced reunion...
View ArticleBeatles tunes headed to new game from “Rock Band” creators
New generations likely will be introduced to the Beatles in yet a new way when the group’s music becomes the basis for a new interactive game from the makers of "Rock Band." “The project is a fun idea...
View ArticleColdplay has fun at Amway Arena
Despite its success, Coldplay is perhaps destined to remain the poor man’s U2. In a spirited performance on Friday at Amway Arena, however, the band enlivened its grand songs with an obvious sense of...
View ArticleVan Halen Guitar Hero on the way…
I know at least two Eddie Van Halen worshippers in my office (are you reading this, Bill and David?) that ought to be excited about this news: Activision has confirmed there's a Van Halen edition of...
View ArticleFull Sail offers new Online Graphics Degree
The new program, offered online beginning in June, will include courses that teach students industry-standard disciplines including Digital Art & Theory, Color Theory, and Digital Storytelling....
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No Doubt sues over video game Band Hero
When Gwen Stefani and her band mates signed off on the idea of being portrayed in the new Band Hero, they figured they would be doing their own songs. As it turns out, players can make Stefani sing...
View ArticleJudy Collins: Sweet and sassy at Plaza Theatre
Although a songwriter, folk icon Judy Collins is best known as an interpreter of material by the most revered stars of the 1960s folk movement. That description, however, doesn’t do justice to the way...
View ArticleAnti*Pop schedule update for BackBooth tonight
Just finished chatting with festival organizer John Youngman and he alerted me that The Tenant, Brad Register's new band, is no longer on the lineup at BackBooth tonight. "Brad moved to Austin, Texas,...
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