Wired.com is running an essay on the music industry’s beef with music simulation games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. In some ways, it’s like listening to a broken record: old business hasn’t anticipated how the times are a-changin’ and starts whining about not having a big enough cut of the proceeds.

They’ve done it with Apple and the ITMS, they’ ( Read more... )

Buddy! the Buddy Holly Story is an entertaining musical loosely based on the short (but influential) career of Buddy Holly, who is arguably one of the most influential performers in early rock ‘n roll (after Elvis Presley).

I’m no music historian, but Buddy! struck me as a very simplistic view at the life of any human being. The musical paints him ( Read more... )

Because I haven't done a quiz-thingy in a while, and this one's always fun...

RULES:

1. Put your iTunes / media player on shuffle.
2. With each given question, press next and that is your answer.
3. Write down the song name no matter HOW silly it sounds.
4. If you have any comments, write them in brackets below your answer.
5. THERE WILL BE NO TAGGING! DO IT YOURSELF!

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That is all for tonight. I plan to have a little writeup and photos tomorrow. But don't count on it.

Check out Ian Gillan, Bruce Dickinson, Paul Rodgers, Tony Iommy, Dave Gilmour, Brian May, Kieth Emerson, Crish Squaer & Ritchie Blackmore doing "Smoke on the Water"!!!

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Wow. Now I need to find a way to get it on to my hard drive.

Guess who's coming to town?

One of my mates is trying to get a group together to see it.

uberbitsch has pointed out that Iron Maiden will be headlining Wacken next year. And there are rumours they will do a Power Slave set.

And Sonata Arctica is on the bill as well.

How am I going to get enough time off to do all the things I want to do next year?

Nightwish have announced their new lead singer, Anette Olzon of Sweden. The website has photos and a bio, and an audio sample from a new song "Eva", which I presume will be on their new album, due in September ( Read more... )

Tenacious D was a great concert. I got in early enough to get a spot near the front. The D played most of their standard numbers, and did adaptations of their funnier skits, which was quite amusing ("You gave Lee a key to your back door?" "Well, he's always around"). They had the Antichrist, Col Sanders, and Charlie Chaplin playing with them as ( Read more... )