Rick Perry, aspiring rock star? A Tumblr user posted a photo of the Texas Governor playing the popular Guitar Hero video game with a young girl, wh...
The Flobots drop a new video exclusive, "Circle In The Square," that is probably their biggest statement song yet. "The 'Circle In The Square' is a reference to many things," says Jonny 5 of Flobots.
How can I enjoy this movie -- when I have such disdain for so much of its music? And yet I did. I had a lot more fun watching Rock of Ages than I expected to; I also resented how much I enjoyed it, as a light, funny spoof of a bygone era.
In the past 15 years or so, you could say that there have been some interesting developments for the budding guitar players of the world. The rise of ...
Do you want to learn how to play an instrument but think that you "can't teach an old dog new tricks?" Then you'd be interested in what Gary Marcus has to say.
Scotty McCreery's new album Clear As Day just hit #1 in Billboard, and it features some very personal songs that seem to fit him perfectly. He tells me how he picked this batch.
"I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models. They were strong women, but their power was very much connected to their creativity and their voice."
Comedian Marc Maron is best known as the host of the hugely popular interview-series podcast WTF With Marc Maron, but he's just as passionate about gu...
Back in 1981, Marshall Crenshaw's single "Something's Gonna Happen" was released on Shake Records, initiating his string of critically acclaimed classic albums and 45s. Now Marshall, celebrating 30 years of music-making, sits down to talk.
NEW YORK — These days, guns are more popular than guitars, at least when it comes to video games. The company behind "Guitar Hero" said Wednesday th...
Who needs a hero when we've got a guitar army? Freddie Wong, a filmmaker and musician in Los Angeles, is known well amongst Youtube regulars as a gun...
When director Rob Letterman took certain liberties in updating the tale to click with a younger, modern audience, did he stray too far from the original Swift story?
Starting to panic because you've got so much Christmas shopping left to do? Don't sweat it! We'll do it for you. Well, give you suggestions for the mo...
Whatever he's like in person, the baggage associated with Baron Cohen as a performer primarily involves being a repulsive, sociopathic jerk. I never knew Freddie -- but that's simply not Freddie.
With regards to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is it easy or hard for Gene Simmons to transform himself from an everyday person into a savior of rock 'n' roll?
Victoria's Secret Angel Marisa Miller filmed a commercial for Guitar Hero some time ago...but we'd never seen it, until now. The lingerie-clad beauty ...
Earlier this month, 600 of the nation's best and brightest entrepreneurs gathered in Washington for the Summit Series DC10, an invite-only event that connects a new generation of leaders.
Can the music business take a page from the movie industry's playbook and figure out how to reconnect people to music in a more personal way?
We've all been air-guitar gods at some point in our lives. But now a band of boffins have proven that you don't need frets, a pick or even a controlle...
While No Doubt did grant Activision a license to use their likenesses in its game, Band Hero, the band is not happy that Gwen Stefani can be made to sing "Honky Tonk Woman" -- in a male voice.
*See video below* Looking for a way to jazz up your lawn with Christmas lights this year? Move over robotic reindeer and animated Santas: what about...
Since my first Allman Brothers concert almost two decades ago, I have paid retail to attend at least 50 sold-out rock concerts at the Beacon Theater o...
The Beatles were much more than a rock group that changed pop music. John, Paul, George and Ringo unknowingly set forces in motion that shaped an entire era.
Activision Blizzard, the video game company behind Guitar Hero and the Tony Hawk franchises announced it plans to donate $1 million on Tuesday to help...
Santa is lugging Sony Playstations. Traditions are toppling and mutating to the point where we can scarcely remember their original intent. Oy! Even the dreidel has gone millennial.
