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Zach De La Rocha is Back!
Earlier this week we got some long awaited new music from former ratm frontman zach de la rocha. The new project is called “one day as a lion” with the name being taken from the famous quote ‘It’s better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb.’
The band consists of de la rocha on vocals and keyboards and drummer jon Theodore on drums.
The bands self-titled EP will be out via “Anti” records this Tuesday July 22nd.
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Wii Music?
In an effort capture some of the popularity of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, Nintendo has announced the creation of "Wii Music" which will be showcased as the premier Wii game for the holiday season.
In a demonstration wii controllers were used to emulate drumsticks and bashed on virtual drums, the Wii Balance Board was used for a bass pedal. and a Wii remote, when held it close to the mouth essentially played a virtual saxophone. "Wii Music" was devloped at the same time as "Wii Sports," "Wii Play" and "Wii Fit."
The game will include about 50 instruments, including piano, violin and guitar — each of them played with the appropriate gestures. The game also includes lessons on how to play the drums and a music-video creation tool.
Look for Wii Music out this Holiday Season
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Rock Band 2
Within the last couple of days, details about “Rock Band” 2 have been announced. The sequel to the EXTREMELY popular video game will be released in September of this year as an Xbox 360 exclusive with the PlayStation3 and Wii coming online before the end of the year. More than 80 other songs will be included on the game disc, with 20 other bonus tracks available for download at the time of its release. The companies promise more than 500 downloadable songs available by the end of the year. Artists include Pearl Jam, Metallica, Motorhead, Devo, Jane's Addiction, Paramore and Modest Mouse and a brand new Guns N' Roses track "Shackler's Revenge" from the still-missing-in-action "Chinese Democracy" We’ll believe that when we see it.
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How Weezer Makes An Album
Weezer have posted a video on spinner.com documenting the making of their new album. The clip, cleverly titled The Making of the Red Album, runs eight minutes and gives fans a look into the writing, recording and production process. Rivers Cuomo and company also reveal some funny album titles that they considered, such as Britney Spears Versus the Lord.
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No Camera's For Radiohead Video
Radiohead's video for "House of Cards" will make even the most-informed tech wiz shake his head. The clip uses a state-of-the-art technology called Geometric Informatics to create images of the band. Not one camera was used in making the video. Instead, the video is made using lasers. Frontman Thom Yorke says, "I always like the idea of using technology in a way that it wasn't meant to be used. I liked the idea of making a video of human beings and real life without using any cameras.
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Written and Compiled by Kiera "The Traffic Chic"
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