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Cartman Sings "Poker Face" (VIDEO)

Posted 10.30.2009 | Comedy

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If you watched last Wednesday's South Park you probably noticed Cartman's amazing performance of "Poker Face" in between all the dolphin and whale sla...

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Rock Band iPhone App: Be A Rock God On The Go (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Rock Band App, Rock Band iPhone App, iPhone App, Iphone, Rock Band, Rock Band Game, iPhone App Game, Technology News

*See photos and video below* Heads up, rockers: Your iPhone is about to get way more jamming than before. Rock Band's iPhone app is out and even wit...

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David Bowie Immortalized In Lego Rock Band Video Game

Telegraph | Alastair Jamieson | Posted 10.07.2009 | Technology

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The 62-year-old has joined his friend and punk rocker Iggy Pop as a plastic avatar in the game Lego Rock Band. ...

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U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fedex, Social Justice, Washington, Music, Campaign, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Power, Desmond Tutu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rock Band, President Bush, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Justice, Love, Human Rights, Democracy, Africa, Activism, Politics, Willie Williams, 360, Aung San Suu, Myanmar, Amazing Grace, Teenager, Burma, U2, U2 Tour, Beautiful Day, Singing, Partisan Politics, D.C., Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Jim Wallis

What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.

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AFI's Davey Havok Weighs In on Rock Band, Surviving Catholic School, and Crash Love

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Waters, Love Like Winter, Mustache, Afi, Twilight, Rock Band 2, Music, Davey Havok, Deathcab for Cutie, Rock Band, Catholic School, Music Industry, Radio, Guitar Hero, Album, Miss Murder, Decemberunderground, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Contrary to the guyliner and oft-black or goth-esque tight outfits, AFI shouldn't be restricted to the Hot Topic shelves and Twilight circuit.

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What Makes People Want to Play Rock Band and Guitar Hero?

Gary Marcus | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Guitar Hero, Psychology, Video Games, Rock Band, Metallica, Atlantic Monthly, Albums, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, New York Times, Steely Dan, Entertainment News
Gary Marcus

I suspect monkeys could be trained to play Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and yet the two games together have grossed over three billion dollars

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Why We Are Subjected to Beatlemania, Again

Tamara Conniff | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Publishing, John Lennon, Beatlemania, Beatles Rock Band, Copyright, Rock Band, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, European Union, United Kingdon, Shakespeare, Sony, Entertainment News
Tamara Conniff

I love the Beatles, don't get me wrong. Paul McCartney in concert is a religious experience. But I'm over Beatlemania. I want it to stop. Why now? A little thing called copyright.

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Roll Up for the Magical Beatles Marketing Tour

Shawn Amos | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul McCartney, The Beatles, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Rock Band, Brian Epstein, Yoko Ono, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

9-9-09 marks the start of Beatlemania 2009. The Fab Four has been reduced to the Fab Two but they are determined to make sure the mystery tour lasts another 40 years.

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DLC: The New Black! The Second Coming of Expansion Packs

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 10.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Digital Media, Apple, Beatles Rock Band, Videogames, Rock Band, Digital Downloads, Music Business, Entertainment Industry, Gamersgate, Business, Video Games, Downloading, DLC Video Games, Dlc, Media News
Theodore Bergquist

There's been a lot of talk about downloadable content for video games recently. There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a significant, fast growing trend here.

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While My Guitar (Hero) Gently Weeps

Jessica Rovello | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Activision, The Beatles, Arkadium, Rock Band, Ringo Starr, New York Times Magazine, Guitar Hero, Led Zeppelin, Mtv Games, Jessica Rovello, Motley Crue, Best Buy, Ea, Entertainment News
Jessica Rovello

Why on earth would the most successful band in history sell out to a video game?

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Interview: Davis Guggenheim Says It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Jack White, The White Stripes, U2, The Edge, Led Zeppelin, Davis Guggenheim Interview, Jimi Hendrix, Marshall Fine Interview, Jimmy Page, Electric-Guitar, Rock Band, Guitar, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

It Might Get Loud portrays three generations of guitarists: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of the White Stripes, all talking about their love of the electric guitar.

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HuffPost Premiere: Zero 7's "Medicine Man"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Hardaker, Joker & Ginz, Madonna, Henry Binns, Gold Panda, Martha Tilston, Eska Mtungwazi, Mock & Took, The Buchanan Brothers, Itunes, Amazon, Rowdy Superstar, Eric Clapton, Phillip Glass, Frank Loesser, The Maxes, Trevor Gureckis, Buddy Holly, A&M Records, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Edie Brickell, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Heavy Circles, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Harper Simon, Atlantic Records, Abby Payne, Willie Nelson, The Fireman, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Nancy Jeffries, Harold Arlen, Ruth Brown, Jerry Herman, Mark Knopfler, Dan Sokol, Virgin Records, Rock Band, Meredith Wilson, Entertainment News, Pokey La Farge, Robert De Niro, Mpl, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Huffington Post is premiering an audio clip of Zero 7's new single, "Medicine Man." Tell a friend.

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The Beatles Remastered: The Last Hurrah For CDs?

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wii, Compact Discs, Kindle, Beatles Remasters, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Beatles Rock Band, The Beatles, Xbox, John Lennon, Revolver, Rock Band, Ringo Starr, Sgt. Pepper, Capitol Records, Emi, Playstation, William Shakespeare, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

How much of the remaining CD buying audience is going to pony up the cash for music they likely already own?

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Beatles Edition Of `Rock Band' Coming

AP | Posted 04.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beatles, John Lennon, Rock Band, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Music, Paul McCartney, Video Games, Technology, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Rock Band is getting the perhaps greatest rock group of all time: The Beatles. The Beatles' management said Thursday that a Beatles ...

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Rock Band, Guitar Hero: Murdering Musical Taste

Marshall Fine | Posted 03.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Allman Brothers, Beatles, Foreigner, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Journey, David Bowie, Asia, Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Berry, Lou Reed, Kansas, Rollingstones, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

It's bad enough that so-called classic-rock stations clog the airwaves with the worst of the 70s and 80s, but to have the videogame industry spoon-feeding it to a generation that doesn't know better is too much.

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Forget the Academy's Best Films, Netflix Should Reward the Worst

Jason Notte | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paris Hilton, Top Gun, Alone in the Dark, Michael Madsen, Rock Band 2, House of the Dead, C. Thomas Howell, Uwe Boll, The Oscars, Platoon, Dick Van Patten, Netflix Watch Instantly, Rock Band, Street Fighter, Double Dragon, Netflix, Toby Keith, Santa Clause Congquers the Martians, Super Mario Brothers, Bloodrayne, Entertainment News
Jason Notte

But wasn't the whole point of Netflix and every other me-based entertainment platform to help people avoid the snickering video store clerks? Hasn't bad taste become every American's basic human right?

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System of a Down and Eurovision: False Turkish Claim Exposed

Harut Sassounian | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Heavy Metal, Turkey, Misinformation, Turkish Parliament, Armenian Genocide, System of a Down, Turkish Media, Erdogan, Warner, Eurovision Song Contest, Armenia, Moscow, Serj Tankian, Turkish Claims, Finland, Rock Band, Soad, Entertainment News
Harut Sassounian

The Turkish media regularly reports false stories and makes exaggerated claims. The latest example of misinformation involves System of a Down's supposed appearance on Eurovision.

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An Evening for the Animals

Wendy Diamond | Posted 02.19.2009 | Style

Read More: Paris Hilton, GotMilk.Com, Sundance Film Festival, Norman Stewart, Beyonce, Sting, Brent Bolthouse, Courtney Semel, Donovan Leitch, Casey Johnson, Seraphina Affleck, Ben Affleck, Mary Kate Olsen, Eliza Dushku, Danny Masterson, Barack Obama, The Fantastic Four, Animal Fair, Ashley Olsen, Rock Band, Mariah Carey, Rin Tin Tin, Jennifer Garner, Bark City Utah, Trudie Styler, An Evening for the Animals, Grk, Animals, Style News
Wendy Diamond

We hear Myspace is doing very well for themselves in these troubled economic times. Less people working, more people on Myspace. And then there's me who can't even get onto Facebook.

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Obama Hits Primetime, Daily Show: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 30, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Tivo, Daily Show, Microsoft, Paul McCartney, Ad, Mediabytes, Jonh Lennon, Openid, Television, Commercial, Watch Instantly, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, Primetime, Dvr, Infomercial, The Beatles, Media News, Rock Band, Netflix, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox an...

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Beatles Video Game To Hit Market, Not Part Of "Rock Band" Franchise

AP | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media

Read More: The Beatles, Electronic Arts, Mtv, Rock Band, Beatles Rock Band, Media News

NEW YORK — The Beatles are coming to a game console near you. For the first time, the legendary group's music will be featured in the lucrative...

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Rock Band 2 Setlist Revealed

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.22.2008 | Entertainment

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Fans of the original Rock Band are in for a treat. The setlist for the sequel, Rock Band 2 has been kept under wraps until now, but Microsoft recentl...

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Beatles-Themed Video Game Talks Underway

Financial Times | Joshua Chaffin and Chris Nuttall | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Beatles Rock Band, Rock Band, Beatles Guitar Hero, Business News

Beatles representatives are in talks with two companies to create a Beatles-themed video game in a move that could pave the way for a broader licensin...

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DVDs, Video Games Boost Viacom Profits

AP | Seth Sutel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Viacom Profits, Viacom, Mtv, Philippe Dauman, Rock Band, Transformers, Business News

MTV owner Viacom Inc. reported a 16 percent gain in fourth quarter earnings Thursday and said its advertising business hadn't been hurt by the slowdow...

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