Charlie Daniels vs. Guitar Hero
Charlie Daniels has a bone to pick with the makers of Guitar Hero after he got word that The Devil Went Down To Georgia had been included in the third installment of the game. Check out this posting from his blog…
I had a rude awakening recently when I looked at a video game.It was called Guitar Hero and is wildly popular with the younger set. I heard they had used one of my songs but I hadn’t seen it until recently and when I did I was in for some unpleasant surprises.
The game features a rock band playing heavy metal covers of different songs and enables the player to become part of the band, pushing colored buttons on a faux guitar neck which correspond with colors going by on the screen as the song plays.
Actually the game really has a dark side complete with grotesque monsters on stage with the band, strange, eerie lighting effects and all manner of weird things popping up on the stage.
Read for more of Mr. Daniels’ ramblings…
Forever Young: Storytime with Uncle Zimmy
Does Bob Dylan actually sleep? Somehow between relentless touring, playing DJ on XM and winning a Pulitzer the legendary singer/songwriter managed to find some time to crank out a children’s book based on the lyrics to his classic song from Planet Waves, Forever Young. Here’s some info (via Uncut)… Bob Dylan‘s song lyrics for 1974 […]
Gov’t Mule: Holy Haunted House
While the Allman Brothers are out of commission for a little bit, the hardest working man in jam’s other band is currently on a month long tour leading up to the fourth annual Mountain Jam – which is set to take place from May 30th – June 1st. Gov’t Mule has also announced the release […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Norwegian Prog Rock
Last week we brought you that zany video from Galactic, but this week we have one that may top that. This one is from Norwegian prog-rockers Ungdomskulen with their mesmerizing, acid drenched clip for Modern Drummer – which looks like it belongs on a some cheap cable public access show circa 1995. I know nothing […]
Allmans Take One Way Out of Bonnaroo
More unfortunate news came out of the Allman Brothers Band camp yesterday, as the band decided to pull out of their scheduled performance at Bonnaroo. Unfortunately, Gregg Allman needs more time to continue recovering from treatment for Hepatitis C. As we previously reported, the band also postponed their annual Beacon run for the same reason. […]
New Book: Do You Remember Rock Radio?
We’re ardent supporters of the theory that mega-corp Clear Channel unleashed a systematic deconstruction of radio stations around the country. For everyone out there looking for some summer reading on the subject, there’s a new book hitting shelves this week entitled Right Of The Dial: The Rise Of Clear Channel & The Fall Of Commercial […]
Grace Potter: Hail To The Red, White & Blue
We’re feeling all patriotic today thanks to these jaw dropping Grace Potter photos:
Read on for one more…
Tour Dates: It’s Business Time
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, better known as Flight of the Conchords, will release their full length debut on April 22. And come this May the Aucklanders will hit the theater circuit bringing New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo to select cities. I have a feeling they probably won’t have to […]
Bloggy Goodness: Rock And Hard Place
Maybe because we’ve been reporting about the endless stream of festival announcements we let this slip by, but I was totally unaware that their was even such a thing as Hard Rock Park – located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The world’s first Rock & Roll Theme Park features attractions with names like Led Zeppelin […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Land Of The Lost
I’m trying to find the best way to ease into this one, but I barely have words to describe Galactic’s video for Hustle Up. It’s one of the most frighteningly bizarre things I’ve seen in awhile. Even more bizarre than the Chinese MC Hammer. The clip features a breaking dancing pterodactyl in a kitchen cooking […]