Filed under: Classic Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, Pop, Rock | Tags: guitar hero, metallica, rock band, the beatles, video games
Source: Billboard.com
Once again Rock Band makes Guitar Hero look second-rate . Rock Band‘s answer to one of the worst video game ideas ever (Guitar Hero: Metallica) will be released on 9/9/09 and will feature none other than the Fab Four: The Beatles! This also marks the first time The Beatles’ music will be available in the digital realm.
What better way for Rock Band to give a big ol’ middle finger to Guitar Hero than to get a band for their game that:
a. Metallica couldn’t compete with if they tried
b. Has never made their music available digitally before
And check out the icing on the cake:
Giles Martin, son of longtime Beatles producer George Martin and co-producer of the Grammy Award-winning “LOVE” project with Cirque du Soleil, is serving as music producer for the Rock Band game
If you haven’t heard the “LOVE” record, I highly suggest going out and buying it. If none of this means anything to you, you’re hopeless. Burn all of your albums and never listen to music ever again.
Filed under: Pop, Rock | Tags: grammys, paris hilton, paul mccartney, the beatles
According to a story from Spin.com, Paris Hilton was “in hot pursuit” of Paul McCartney backstage at the Grammys on Sunday night. Why the hell she was even AT the Grammys is anyone’s guess. Paris Hilton and music go together about as well as spaghetti and milk.
It seems Hilton was in hot pursuit of McCartney backstage at this year’s Grammys — she reportedly asked him to consider recording a duet with her [via The Sun], explaining “I’m a singer too and have had an album out.” His response? “I’ll have to check my schedule.”
Undaunted, Hilton allegedly proceeded to compliment McCartney on his “cute” hair: “It’s just like in the Beatles.” But unlike on Hilton’s reality show, compliments on coiffure don’t necessarily lead to everlasting friendship when talking to Macca.
Wow. Paris Hilton approached one of the greatest musicians of all time in the hopes of doing a music collaboration. Let me, help you out here Paris, I think by “I’ll have to check my schedule” Paul meant “I wouldn’t work with you if you were the last human being on the planet”.
Filed under: Alternative Rock, Pop Punk, Rock | Tags: angels & airwaves, blink-182, dave grohl, david kennedy, grammys, mark hoppus, modlife, radiohead, reunion, the beatles, tom delonge, travis barker
Photo by Brian Appio
So it appears as though all 3 members of blink-182 are going to be on-stage together for the first time since 2005 as Grammy presenters on Sunday. It sure as hell isn’t as good as them playing, but hopefully this is a first step to an eventual reunion. I gotta say, the people in charge of organizing the Grammy Awards show are making it increasingly difficult for me to not want to watch it. I was originally planning on not watching it, then I see a commercial Radiohead performing and Dave Grohl performing Beatles songs and now THIS? Touche’ Grammys. Touche’.
HOLY HELL! in the middle of writing this entry I came across this screenshot of a Modlife conversation between someone and Angels & Airwaves‘ David Kennedy. Looks like blink’s getting back together after all and even putting out a record! Hopefully this is legit.
Modlife Conversation confirming blink-182's return
Filed under: Dance Punk, Emo, Indie Rock, Pop, Pop Punk, Rock | Tags: panic at the disco, pretty. odd., the beatles
Panic! Panic at the Disco are writing for their next record.
Hey, I have a suggestion guys. How about THIS time we don’t try to sound EXACTLY like The Beatles?
Good God. Was anybody able to make it all the way through Pretty. Odd. without wanting to strangle these make-up wearing, boy-kissing fairies for blatantly ripping off one of the greatest bands of all time? Don’t get me wrong. I really dug Panic at the Disco’s first effort. At the time it was actually quite original sounding music….until every indie/pop punk band on the fucking planet starting sounding just like them. So I guess the logical next step was to release an album with an opening song that they may as well have titled “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”
