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| Search Games and TechnologyAdd to Google Toolbar | Add to Firefox | Add to My AOL Search Results:Research firm says music industry needs "radical overhaul" – October 01, 2009Forrester Research is saying that a "radical overhaul" is needed for the music industry to thrive. According to the report, as covered by…Gwar, Misfits coming to Rock Band for Halloween – September 29, 2009 The Misfits classic, "Astro Zombies," along with tracks from GWAR, Wolfmother and Queens Of The Stone Age are coming to Rock Band 2 this month. To celebrate Halloween,…Iggy Pop to be featured in Lego Rock Band (photos) – September 24, 2009 Iggy Pop is set to appear as a LEGO character in the forthcoming Lego Rock Band. The…Scientist pit vinyl against CD, digital formats – September 23, 2009 Scientist John Meyer of Newform Research has tried to settle the long-running debate about the fidelity and quality of CD and digital technologies and vinyl and analog tech. The result attempts to…TechCrunch critical of latest music industry royalty demand – September 22, 2009 Popular tech/online industry Tech Crunch has posted an editorial condemning the music industries attempt to gain royalties for the 30 second song samples found on services like iTunes. Of note is the tone of the…Muse singer wants data usage tax – September 21, 2009 Matt Bellamy of Muse is the latest musician to weigh in on the music downloading problem. His solution? A progressive tax on all downloads tied to the amount of data usage regardless of what that data actually is: Usage should…Live Nation selling "club passports" – September 17, 2009 Music promoter Live Nation has announced a $49 "passport" which will grant unlimited access to club shows over the next four months until the end of 2009. Essentially, any non-sold out show playing at a participating club will be…Krist and Dave of Nirvana angry about Kurt's character in Guitar Hero 5 – September 11, 2009 More backlash to Kurt Cobain's appearance in Guitar Hero 5 has surfaced. Now, Kurt's former bandmates from Nirvana have made a joint statement about it saying: We want people to know that we are dismayed and very…Courtney love to sue Guitar Hero 5 makers – September 10, 2009 Though it was originally said that Courtney Love was actively involved with the creation of the Kurt Cobain graphics in Activision's Guitar Hero 5, Love is apparently unhappy with the game and is…Apple unveils "iTunes LP" – September 09, 2009 In a event today, Apple unveiled their latest salvo against physical media with the iTunes LP. The product is designed to encourage more full album downloads from the store rather than the single song releases which largely dominate…Major labels preparing new album format – August 12, 2009 The four major labels have announced plans to unveil a new digital album format — tentatively titled CMX — that would…Guitar Hero: Van Halen to feature The Clash, blink-182, Yellowcard, Foo Fighters – August 06, 2009 The non-Van Halen tracks from the upcoming Guitar Hero: Van Halen game have been announced. The game will feature 28 Van Halen songs and 19 songs from the likes of Billy Idol, Foo Fighters,…EA Sports confirms music lineup for Fall – July 28, 2009 EA Games have announced the lineup of bands set to be featured in the company's upcoming lineup of sports games. Among the participating bands are Alexisonfire, Beastie…Weezer 8-bit tribute album released – July 21, 2009 A group of video game music artists have gotten together and released a…Rock Band to allow independent bands to submit music – July 17, 2009 Rock Band has announced a major new addition to their online track sales program. Later this year, the game will allow bands to upload their own music for the…Rancid, Rise Against, Kings of Leon, Lush in Rock Band – July 17, 2009 The latest batch of additions to Rock Band 2 have been announced. Set for release on July 21st will be three songs each from Rancid, Rise Against and Kings of Leon and one song from Lush. Rancid will…EMI abandons independent music stores – July 13, 2009 According to a recent report from music industry veteran Wayne Rosso, EMI Group has been contacting small accounts, mostly independent "mom & pop" record stores, to tell…Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor gives advice to unsigned artists – July 10, 2009 Nine Inch Nails frontman and digital distribution pioneer Trent Reznor recently gave some of his thoughts on how unsigned bands should proceed in the digital era. The post was sparked by his positive comments on the…Guitar Hero 5 to likely include Brand New, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Bronx, Face to Face – July 08, 2009 A Joystiq.com report has what is rumoured to be the official track listing for the inevitable Guitar Hero 5. Some of the participating bands include:…Red Scare, Asian Man, Chunksaah, Second Nature, others form Independent Label Collective – June 12, 2009 Asian Man Records, Red Scare, Chunksaah Records, Magic Bullet Records and several others have launched the…Blink 182, Nirvana, SDRE, Darkest Hour, Face to Face, AFI in Guitar Hero 5 – June 01, 2009 A full list of…Wolfmother, Brand New, Kaiser Chiefs, Beck confirmed for Guitar Hero 5 – May 29, 2009 The first eight bands have already been…The Offspring, Social Distortion, AFI, Dead Kennedys in Rock Band Unplugged – May 21, 2009 Rock Band Unplugged, the handheld version of the popular rhythm game, has announced the full track listing. The game will include music from AFI, All-American Rejects, Billy…Rock Band to add Social Distortion, Replacements, Elvis Costello – May 08, 2009 …The Offspring, Blink-182, Weezer in Guitar Hero: Van Halen – May 07, 2009 On the heels of the release of Guitar Hero: Metallica, Activision has confirmed the development of Guitar Hero: Van Halen which will focus on Van Halen but also "related" bands. In the case of…Devil Wears Prada, Angels & Airwaves, Unearth, In Flames added to Guitar Hero – May 01, 2009 Guitar Hero: World Tour has announced the downloadable content for May. The game will be adding a free pack from Metal Blade/Ferret Records featuring music from The Devil…Pirates buy ten times more music, says report – April 21, 2009 Ars Technica has posted about a new study from Norway found that those who said they…Four founders of Pirate Bay found guilty of promoting copyright infringement – April 20, 2009 Many of you wrote in with the news that the founders of popular…iTunes price increases decrease sales – April 13, 2009 Apple's recently introduced tiered pricing has had an immediate impact on sales through the iTunes music store. Until recently, all music through iTunes was solid for 99¢ but the major labels pressured Apple…Trent Reznor urges musicians to go independent – April 08, 2009 In a recent interview, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, the veteran musician commented a little on why he felt… |
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