Archive for January, 2009
Activision Confirms DJ Hero Release For 2009
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.30, 2009, under Uncategorized

This is not really a surprise to us, but it’s definitely a nifty announcement. Activison Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has confirmed Activision’s plans to release DJ Hero this year.
Heck yeah! I’m going to eat that game up when it comes out, can’t wait.
Kotick confirmed the news and gave us a little bit of an inside scoop on the game. He said, “We have a product called DJ Hero that’s coming out later this year which is a turntable that you can actually play competitively and mix songs.”
Will you play?
Image via Flickr – Creative Commons
‘Yo Stink’ By Hot Coco
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.30, 2009, under articles
This is the funniest crap ever done by Jennifer Coolidge (Stifler’s mom). She was guest starring on “Nip/Tuck” as a woman who wanted desperately to be a rapper.
Thus, she recorded, “Yo Stink” and it’s hilarious.
Check it out!
Rihanna Featuring The Dream – Hatin’ On The Club
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.29, 2009, under articles
Here’s Rihanna featuring The Dream, singing, “Hatin’ On The Club”. It’s a good song and doesn’t seem as digitized as her others. It’s a little slower than what we’ve previously heard from Rihanna, but it’s still a good song.
What do you think?
T.I. Rubs His Junk On A T-Shirt For A Fan
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.29, 2009, under articles
Yes, you can have “whatever you like”. And that includes T.I.’s t-shirt, but not without a “little extra something” first. (Editor’s note: I couldn’t use the actual pictures, so I used a Youtube video instead.) If you have the concert footage, though, please feel free to send it on.
T.I. was performing at a Vegas show when he rubbed his JUNK all over a t-shirt for a fan. GROSS. I can’t seem to say that enough. Ick. Gross, gross, gross.
Go here if you wanna see this nastiness for yourself. I promise you’ll need eye bleach afterwards.
What would you do with the t-shirt? Burn it? Ebay it? Give it back?
New Video: Kelly Clarkson – “My Life Would Suck Without You” (Updated AGAIN)
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles
Kelly Clarkson’s video for “My Life Would Suck Without You” might get pulled from Youtube as quickly as it’s been added, so watch it while you can. It’s supposed to be on tomorrow night’s American Idol during one of their commercials. But now you don’t have to wait to watch it.
Enjoy!
Update: They yanked the first video, but it’s been updated again with a working video.
Another Update: Had a BlipTV version, but it got yanked. Updated again with a Youtube vid.
Updated again with a Dailymotion video, these usually don’t get yanked, so enjoy!
New Music: Pink – ‘Please Don’t Leave Me’
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles

Pink’s new video for “Please Don’t Leave Me” has just been released via Youtube. I hadn’t heard this one before (I don’t have Funhouse), but I liked it a lot.
It sounds like her anthem for her ex-husband Carey Hart. I heard they got back together. I hope that’s true because they looked so cute and happy together. Word was that they had trouble because of their schedules.
Have a look:
Your thoughts on the song? The video?
Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin
Lil’ Mama’s Rumored First Single, ‘I’m A Diva’
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles
This is Lil’ Mama’s rumored first single off of her new album, called “I’m A Diva”. It sounds alright, but it’s a little bit slow for my liking. I like my dance music a little speedier and poppier. Just sayin’.
Are you a Lil’ Mama fan? I can’t say that I am, and considering the only real image I have of her is the one where she was at an awards show wearing lavender with a pacifier hanging out of her mouth, I don’t foresee becoming a fan anytime soon.
She sounds like she’s trying too hard to be Missy Elliott.
New Music: Scarlett Johansson Covers Jeff Buckley
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles
Scarlett Johansson covered Jeff Buckley’s song, “Last Goodbye” and it doesn’t totally suck. I’m amazed.
Unlike her Tom Waits covers which made me want to stab myself with a fork repeatedly, this isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard. Word is that she wants to make a followup album to that first monstrosity of hers, “Anywhere I Lay My Head”.
What do you think?
And for comparison purposes, here’s the original, live:
New Music: Cyndi Lauper – ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun / Set Your Heart’
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles
Yes! Cyndi Lauper is back!
She is looking good, too. You go girl! Don’t let Madonna have all of the fun. Cyndi Lauper worked with director Karl Giant to make this video and somewhat mashed up song. I’m digging it. It’s very poppy, and it reminds me of why I loved her music in the first place.
Go Cyndi! The 80′s are making a comeback! Be ready!
Paris Hilton Does Like Lady Gaga
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles
Heiress Paris Hilton met up with Lady Gaga to discuss music and fashion backstage at the Nokio 5800 at Punk in London. I was wrong, they DO like each other!
So much, in fact that Paris wants to infect Lady Gaga’s music with her herp. Run away Gaga, don’t do it. And Gaga knew the name of Paris’ craptastic song, too.
Let’s hope they really don’t collaborate musically. Seriously, worlds will collide and the music gods with frown on this nonsense.
The Top 8 Guitar Hero Games I’d Like To See
by Roberta Ferguson on Jan.28, 2009, under articles
The Guitar Hero franchise has become quite the staple of family gaming in my house. We love them, the kids love them, and seemingly, the rest of the music gamers out there do, too.

Alas, this is the only Guitar Hero game we’ve yet to purchase, but never fear, we will soon. We’ll play it until the disc dies, I’m sure.
What if you could choose which rock gods came out with a Guitar Hero game? Who would you pick? Here’s my favorite top eight choices, in no particular order.
Can you imagine jamming out to Love Gun or Strutter? How about rocking out to Detroit Rock City or Rock N Roll All Nite? I can’t figure out why Gene Simmons hasn’t capitalized on this idea yet. He’s got the Kiss name on everything else under the sun. Why not a video game?
This one was just obvious for me. Who wouldn’t break out that Les Paul and wail along to some Led Zeppelin? I want to play Black Dog, Rock And Roll, Misty Mountain Hop, and some Kashmir. This band was a fixture in the 70′s, 80′s and they still are. I wish they would get back together already.
Jump, Why Can’t This Be Love, Hot For Teacher…I could go on. They could even add some of David Lee Roth’s solo stuff as an added bonus. I’d buy it. Van Halen rocks. Heck, they could probably throw in some Sammy Hagar for good measure, it’d still be alright.
There, I said it. Elvis Presley deserves a nod on this list, too. He was a great singer and did some guitar playing in his day. If the powers that be at Activision can add Cream into the mix, then why not some of the King? They could put in Don’t Be Cruel, All Shook Up, Heartbreak Hotel, and Blue Suede Shoes. If you haven’t heard of these, please consult the wonderful people at Wikipedia.
Nirvana also deserves a mention on the list of bands that I would love Guitar Hero to make into a new version of the game. Why? Because THEY’RE NIRVANA. Courtney Love can’t take away what they’ve already done for the music industry, but she could probably give this one the go-ahead. Maybe one day in one of her drunken/druggie rants on MySpace, she might have a moment of enlightenment and think of Kurt’s fans. They could include the entire Nevermind album, along with In Utero. I’d eat it up. I always wanted to play Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, Heart-Shaped Box, and Lithium, to name a few.
Enter in The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. I know that he wasn’t the guitarist on any of his albums, but how could you ignore the music that he made. Don’t you want to play Crazy Babies, Crazy Train, or any other “Crazy” stuff he can come up with? I do. He’s classic, for sure. I want to rock out to Mr. Crowley, Goodbye To Romance (even though that’s a slow one), Iron Man (this one would go without saying), and Suicide Solution. RIP Randy Rhoads.
A classic band if there ever was one. Even though the lead singer, Jerry Garcia has passed on, him and the Deadheads will always live on. I’d play Touch Of Grey, wouldn’t you? If you were born after 1980, then you’ve probably never heard of these guys. Truckin’ was also a good song to play the guitar to, along with Johnny B. Goode. I know it wasn’t there’s originally, but the Activision gods would probably get somebody to cover it anyways.
It was already rumored last October that Harmonix (which means it’s likely to go the route of Rock Band) was thinking about doing a video game for The Beatles catalog, so let’s hope that comes to fruition. I want to play Can’t Buy Me Love, Help, Let It Be, which is heavy on the piano playing, but would still make a good track to include. RIP George Harrison and John Lennon.
Who would you add?
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