Rock Band 3 - ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!

And yes, I would buy a guitar for this - I'd probably need to buy a console.

The Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster is a fully functional, full-sized, six-string electric guitar that also functions as a game controller that Fender and Harmonix have teamed up to develop.

Heh, I'd get to Rock out on CRAZY TRAIN!



*EDIT* IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WII! I OWN THAT ONE!
*EDIT 2* A real keyboard with a MIDI attachment! OMG! I now know what I can do with my life if I won the lottery!

Ringtone - Weird Al Yankovic

Farewell Les Paul

He was age 94 and his solid-body electric guitar and his multitrack recorder helped redefine music in the 20th century.

CNR!

In the style of the band "White Stripes" - CNR!



Don't mess with Charles Nelson Riley!

Skipper Dan - "Weird Al" Yankovic

Sounds kinda "Jonathan Coulter"-ish. More poignant than funny...

Craigslist

I know I promised a post about Firefox/Chrome/Safari, but I've not been able to get to it...

So here is Weird Al's new video!

BUSY MUSIC SUMMER!!!

Just saw this year's KGSR Blues on the Green Schedule. It looks like The Trophy Fiancee and I have plans every other Wednesday starting on the 3rd of June! See the lineup HERE!

On Wednesday, I'll try to post about this past weekend's events....

One other thing - HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!!!

So much for Hermes

I've finished moving all my stuffs over to the new home and I've set up the desktops. Sadly, the computer I use for Instant Messaging and iTunes didn't survive the move. While it's only a dead hard drive, it is where the iTunes data lived. I knew the drive was going bad as it failed when I last tried to perform a backup, but I was really hoping to not have to do the hard data recovery.

Oh Well.

Next step will be to try to get the data off of it, so I can get my data off of it. I think I may see about using Virtual box to create a "virtual Hermes" to run on. It will be a move toward my "single computer solution" that I want.

Ready for the Weekend!

The funniest musician you aren't listening to...

Jonathan Coulton is living my dream - a computer programmer turned musician.

Check him out, his music is available for purchase from iTunes and from his website.

Here are a few choice pieces:

Re: Your Brains


Skullcrusher Mountain


Code Monkey


Baby Got Back


Anyway, enjoy this while I'm in Portland this week. I'll try to post while I'm away.

And here is hoping I have better news on my return from Portland than I did last year....

Disney Star Guitarist

You may remember when I previously posted about "Guitar Rising". Sadly, this software has yet to materialize. My reading indicates that it has to do with problems in interference between strings.

Whatever....

So, it seems that Disney has picked up the guantlet with "Disney Star Guitarist". Yes, I'm worried. The thing I can say about Disney is I don't think they'd release an unpolished product.

Now, sadly because it's Disney with "High School Musical" and "Hanna Montana" links, I think I'd probably rather claw my eyes out than use this (maybe they'll cut a deal with Sony for rights to SRV songs or Elektra for some Metallica?). Hope springs eternal.

Here are some links...

• Finally, Guitar Hero for Actual Guitar
• Video: The Holy Grail of Music Gaming

A tribute to Rascal

People who know me know that I like
1. Old Blues Songs
2. Rascal, my Dachshund

Well, last night on SiriusXM radio, I heard an old blues song ABOUT a Dachshund! As any owner of such a dog knows, they LOVE to cuddle close and get under the blankets of the bed. So, here, we present a song by a Dachshund owner....


"Warm my Weiner"

NEW "Weird Al"!

As reported on Slashdot, Weird Al has decided to start releasing songs as he records them directly to iTunes. The first track has arrived, "Whatever You Like" a parody of TI's...."Whatever You Like".

It's only 99 miserable, lousy, stinking pennies.

That's less than a dollar...and considering how much THAT is worth right now, it's a bargain!

Quick Checkin!

Moving to busy time at work again, so posts will be few and far between until Sept.

So, enjoy a few bits from my favorite Japanese Girl Band until then....







If you like them, buy their albums at Amazon.com!

Carolyn Wonderland @ Blues on the Green - Last night

I saw Carolyn Wonderland with the Trophy Girlfriend @ Blues on the Green.

If you can, get out to see her and buy her CDs!

Marcia Ball

I went to Blues on the Green last night and saw Marcia Ball.



She rocked!