Category Archives: Music

All things related to music: reviews, concerts, birthdays, etc.

Help actually Rock the Vote on the upcoming Rock Band game

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Steve

In less than a month, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s will be coming out and this will be Harmonix’s last version of their franchise since they’ve handed over GH3 to Neversoft. What’s coming out in July probably didn’t take much work … Continue reading →

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Hmm, how to use Logic 001 for humor

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Steve

I stumbled on this diagram from the Diesel Sweeties guy today. Thought it would go well with the current run of BS making the rounds about how the Golden Age of Pop Culture is when you’re 12. I immediately dismissed … Continue reading →

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Squeeze: Song by Song by Jim Drury

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Steve

Last Christmas, my friend Mark gave me this book. Unlike other band bios or tell-all books, author Jim Drury just concentrates on Chris and Glenn’s responses about the songs from their 14 albums. A much better approach than some narrative … Continue reading →

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Duncan Sheik wins a Tony!

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Steve

I’m sure Duncan Sheik isn’t the first Rock/Pop musician to win a Tony but it was exciting to hear the news this morning on NPR regarding the success of Spring Awakening. Two young ladies from Kenny’s (Gabby & Kirstin) had the … Continue reading →

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1997: CNN Entertainment declares Jeff Buckley’s demise

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Steve

A real shame when I stumbled upon the news on CNN of all channels that evening. This FAQ clarifies the events of his death. Seems the investigation ruled it an accident and there were no substances involved. This day was marked … Continue reading →

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Two new Guitar Hero games this year, yes!

Posted on June 2, 2007 by Steve

Good news everybody! The upcoming versions of my current favorite video game Guitar Hero finally has some tangible information! First the Eighties version is going to happen which was puzzling. Was the third release going to be this or GH3? … Continue reading →

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Happy 54th Birthday to Danny Elfman

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Steve

Most people know him as the guy who did the theme song to The Simpsons and the score to about every other comic book-cartoon movie made in the last 20 years. He’ll always be the lead singer of Oingo Boingo to … Continue reading →

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I do like the Van Halen modification on the controller

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Steve

We all knew this was bound to happen, the question was always…when? I was impressed since the Gibson replica for the game only has a limited number of combinations with the buttons and flipper, 360 according my math. A real guitar … Continue reading →

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A worthy rebuttal to the audiophiles’ complaining

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Steve

For the last year or so, there has been a slug of articles about how awful digital music, remastered CDs and currently manufactured CDs are. Personally, I think the authors are full of crap and are more likely whining, aging … Continue reading →

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Happy 60th Birthday to Iggy Pop

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Steve

Hard to believe the Godfather of Punk (and all that followed the genre) is now 60. There was a big to-do for him this Spring at SXSW because reunited with two of the Stooges. They’re supposed to have an album out … Continue reading →

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100 million iPods which is like over 100 billion songs

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Steve

Caught this little bit of news while killing time at Thunderbird Coffee as my VW Golf continued to spend my money. Pretty hard to believe that so many have been sold in about six years. I remember how skeptical I was too … Continue reading →

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Trivial enhancements when you play music on a computer

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Steve

So I’ve noticed that my brother is a big fan of this site called Last FM which bears some similarities to Mog. Both are probably part of that Web 2.0 nonsense the media is blathering about. I do admit to … Continue reading →

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iTunes Store offers two choices for MP3 formats

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Steve

Apple and EMI announced a new series of MP3 files that no longer have the DRM on them and are available at a higher data rate. This will only silence the Internet Punditocracy for about two minutes before they find … Continue reading →

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Southern Culture on the Skids rocks Austin again

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Steve

My favorite band from Chapel Hill, NC returned this week for another awesome five-night run at Austin’s Continental Club (which I will need to do an Austintatious story on, promised that last year). Admittedly, I attended the opening show on … Continue reading →

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KMAG passes 600,000 songs

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Steve

According to the log for my stream, as of 10:22 PM last night, KMAG played its 600,000th song! That one snuck up on me because I thought I had more time when I updated the stream for its new Top … Continue reading →

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