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Google Interactive Logo Celebrates Les Paul’s 96th Birthday in Style
Happy birthday Les Paul – so say all of us – and Google, it seems.
Check out today’s cool interactive Google logo in honour of the late, great man himself. Have a strum using your mouse, or click the keyboard icon and use QWERTY… etc. Could do with a few pedals to mix things up though, right?Les Paul, who died in 2009, would have been 96 today! Check him out back in 1999 in New York:
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Gary Moore Dead at 58
Just heard of the death of Gary Moore… sad news indeed. No news yet on cause of death but if you’re interested, keep checking news sites for updates.
The former Thin Lizzy guitar player was and will continue to be a major influence in the lives and playing of countless guitar players.
Thanks to Tom Russell of Rock Radio for the news. Read more about the death of Gary Moore on the BBC news pages.
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Gibson Firebird X Launches in New York
So the Gibson Firebird X launch took place in New York City a few short days ago – here’s a vid of the guitar in action. Almost universally scathing comments from viewers, at least on the first couple of pages. I have to say, I wasn’t that impressed but I didn’t think it was that bad.
The guitar features an ash body, maple neck, three magnetic humbuckers with a piezo pickup at the bridge. The Firebird X has built in guitar effects processing and the Gibson Robot automatic tuning system.
It’s due for release on 11 December 2010 and, in the US at least, the suggested price tag is $5570. Ouch. Only 1800 units will be made – in the first run at least.
I think I’ll save my pennies for a Gibson Les Paul Standard or similar thanks all the same.
Read Music Radar’s story on the Gibson Firebird X here.
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Weekly Roundup – As I see it.
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So – weekly roundup. It’s nearly 2:30am, and I’m not feeling too compus. Is this really the best time to write this stuff? Here goes, anyway…
Guitar Hero
So Guitar Hero… the game…
The full track list of the latest incarnation of the divisive guitar game is kicking around. “Just cos you’re good at GH, doesn’t make you a guitar player,” some say… others say “GH introduces rock, hard rock and metal music to a bunch of kids who may have never experienced it before.” Anyhoo – I reckon I’m qualified enough to say GH has it’s place in the universe.
Guitar Hero track list is here.On the plus side, I heard that Soundgarden, newly reunited, will release a new album to some players via the game so wahaay! I consider myself a Soungarden fan but not really a GH fan. I’ll maybe wait for the general release.
Tony Iommi’s Gibson SG
OK – more last week’s news but Some scumbag nicked Tony Iommi’s Gibson SG at a concert by the surviving members of Heaven and Hell played in memory of Ronnie James Dio who died recently after a battle with cancer. Hope someone, somewhere will out the thieving detritus.
Joe Satriani – New Album Imminent
Joe “Satch” Satriani has a new album due out soon. Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards (!) – having some trouble unravelling that particular title choice. Maybe when I hear the songs… or maybe not.
Rock Birthdays
This week saw birthdays for Robert Plant (62) and the late Dimebag Darrell Abbot (44) – any others I missed with my radical apathy (cheers to old mate Pete Bates for that tagline) – sorry – please feel free to update in comments.
Steve Tyler is American Idol judge
Spare me. Nothing much to add. Joe Perry summed up my feelings on this when he helped Steve Tyler take a stage dive earlier this week. As much as I love Tyler, I’d have done the same. As long as he wasn’t hurt this time. I’d hate for Liv and me to fall out
Right I’m declining fast so best get back to this in the cold light of day. This was if I say so myself, one of the slackest, laziest blog posts, I’ve ever written – I fell asleep no less than 4 times during the writing of it. Feel free to abuse in comments. Peace out.
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Guitar Hero:Warriors of Rock Track list, according to someone else
Since I’m too tired and lazy to actually care too much… here’s the tracklist (allegedly – source here) of Guitar Hero:Warriors of Rock as provided originally by someone else. I should add, that although I feel that Guitar Hero games have their place in the grand scheme, I haven’t played them since GHII (yes, pre-Slash) – no sub for the real thing. If the guitar is a bit of a cock extension, then best be sure it’s a real one, eh? Got Wood?
If you’re on this site looking for info about these games, I hate to disappoint so here’s the list:
* A Perfect Circle – “The Outsider”
* Aerosmith – “Cryin’”
* AFI – “Dancing Through Sunday”
* Alice Cooper – “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
* Alter Bridge – “Ties That Bind”
* Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag”
* Anthrax – “Indians”
* Arch Enemy – “Nemesis”
* Atreyu – “Ravenous”
* Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
* Bad Brains – “Re-Ignition (Live)”
* Band Of Skulls – “I Know What I Am”
* Black Sabbath – “Children Of The Grave”
* Blind Melon – “Tones Of Home”
* Blue Öyster Cult – “Burnin’ For You”
* Bush – “Machinehead”
* Buzzcocks – “What Do I Get?”
* Children Of Bodom – “If You Want Peace… Prepare For War”
* Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”
* The Cure – “Fascination Street”
* Deep Purple – “Burn”
* Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)”
* Dethklok – “Bloodlines”
* The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants”
* Dire Straits – “Money For Nothing”
* DragonForce – “Fury of the Storm”
* Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
* Edgar Winter- “Free Ride”
* Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”
* Five Finger Death Punch – “Hard To See”
* Flyleaf – “Again”
* Foo Fighters – “No Way Back”
* Foreigner – “Feels Like The First Time”
* George Thorogood and The Destroyers – “Move It On Over (Live)”
* The Hives – “Tick Tick Boom”
* Interpol – “Slow Hands”
* Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
* Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”
* John 5 – “Black Widow Of La Porte”
* KISS – “Love Gun”
* Linkin Park – “Bleed It Out”
* Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Call Me The Breeze (Live)”
* Megadeth – “Sudden Death”
* Megadeth – “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
* Megadeth – “This Day We Fight!”
* Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – “Paranoid (Live)”
* Muse – “Uprising”
* My Chemical Romance – “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
* Neil Young – “Rockin’ In The Free World”
* Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”
* Night Ranger – “(You Can Still) Rock In America”
* Nine Inch Nails – “Wish”
* The Offspring – “Self Esteem”
* Orianthi – “Suffocated”
* Pantera – “I’m Broken”
* Phoenix – “Lasso”
* Poison – “Unskinny Bop”
* Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
* Queensrÿche – “Jet City Woman”
* Rammstein – “Waidmanns Heil”
* The Ramones – “Theme From Spiderman”
* Red Rider – “Lunatic Fringe”
* R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”
* Rise Against – “Savior”
* The Rolling Stones – “Stray Cat Blues”
* The Runaways – “Cherry Bomb”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”
* Rush – “2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”
* RX Bandits – “It’s Only Another Parsec…”
* Silversun Pickups – “There’s No Secrets This Year”
* Slash featuring Ian Astbury – “Ghost”
* Slayer – “Chemical Warfare”
* Slipknot – “Psychosocial”
* Snot – “Deadfall”
* Soundgarden – “Black Rain”
* Steve Vai – “Speeding” (Vault Version)
* Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song”
* Strung Out – “Calling”
* Styx – “Renegade”
* Sum 41 – “Motivation”
* Tesla – “Modern Day Cowboy”
* Them Crooked Vultures – “Scumbag Blues”
* Third Eye Blind – “Graduate”
* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Listen To Her Heart”
* Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
* The Vines – “Get Free”
* The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”
* ZZ Top – “Sharp Dressed Man (Live)”Quite a respectable list if you ask me. I especially approve of Alter Bridge “Ties That Bind”. Hmmm… The White Stripes on there… wonder if Jack White approves. My guess is…
Later folks. ZZZzzzzz
So where do you stand on the “great” Guitar Hero debate. Rockin or shockin?
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Gibson releases feature-packed Guitar App for iPhone and iPod Touch
Gibson have just announced the release of a new guitar app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The Gibson App is packed with great tools for guitarists including:- a metronome (allows tempo setting by choosing a specific beat per minute or even by simply tapping the screen three times at the desired tempo)
- a chromatic tuner (the iPhone version of the tuner can detect the notes played on your guitar whereas the iPod Touch simple guitar tuner version plays the notes specified allowing you to tune to match (because the iPod Touch lacks a mic)
- Guitar chord charts (over 30 chord charts with marked finger positions) for reference
- Video content with lessons – to teach new guitar riffs, guitar licks and chord arrangements (to be updated regularly)
- Headlines from Gibson.com about artists, new products, contests & special events, articles, news stories and factual information
Screenshot: The Gibson App Tuner
Now, I don’t have an iPhone, but if I did I’d be straight on to the iPhone App store to get my copy today. Did I mention that the Gibson App is FREE???
Head over to the iPhone App Store now or find out more at Gibson.com
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