At first glance, the marriage of Rockband and Lego sounds a little far fetched, but if you read the entire press release...

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Though I'm sure there's no way I'll be able to nail Jello Biafra's tight-throated warble, there still beats a sliver of my idealistic 15 year old heart that was born ready to snarl my way through Rock Band's just-released Dead Kennedy's pack ("California Über Alles," "Holiday in …

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Finally, it's VERY advisable to reinforce your drum pedal with THIS or something similar. Because apparently the drum pedal is quite fragile and if you're too rough with it, it WILL break into two sooner or later, like this:

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Release Date Roundup: Technology

It's September, which means that summer is long-gone and we can all start getting ready for strategic product releases to get us ready for the new school year Christmas.

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For the skilled, spandexed members of Hollywood hair-metal band Metal Skool, rock is not simply music -- it's a lifestyle, a killer strategy to nail chicks and party as if it's 1985 and, like, the Soviets might nuke us into microresidue at any moment.

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On the last Tuesday of last month, Jeff MacIsaac leaned out of the window of the DJ booth at River Gods in Cambridge and announced it was time to start another "Rock Band" video game night.

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Music games have grown from a niche to one of the most dominant genres in 2007. Rock Band and Guitar Hero III are fighting the most publicized battle of this holiday season.

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Harmonix Music Systems has a mission. Lots of videogame developers have them, but they are in most cases relatively non-specific intentions to make innovative, original and brilliant new videogames. Harmonix is rather more specific.

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Last February, an Activision conference call revealed the existence of the Wii edition of Guitar Hero. Though unsurprising, the announcement was welcomed by owners of the still-scarce console looking to embrace their inner Yngwie Malmsteen.

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Videogames are often put at odds with certain forms of productivity, such as learning a musical instrument. But performance simulators such as Guitar Hero have proven to be an entryway into real-world musicianship.

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Like many fellow drummers I was eagerly awaiting the release of Rock Band because it had a drum set. Less than a week after my prayers were answered I was plunged into the depths of hell after my guitarist decided to give the drums a whirl.

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