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Ethnography of Rock Band Bar Night

k8t — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:56:02 -0800

Ethnography of Rock Band Bar Night. The Rock Band video game (and the similar Guitar Hero) are more than video games where players try to earn points and some are exploring the deeper meaning of such games. In this ethnographic study of a Rock Band bar night, Kiri Miller, discovers that Rock Band bar night is, surprisingly, a friendly, accessible musical scene with a tight-knit group of friends at its core—more like an open Irish session than a karaoke night, and with fewer barriers to participation than either of those other typical bar events. Miller researches GH and RB and is currently collecting data from players, if you're interested in participating. She keeps a blog on her research as well. Read her (interesting) thoughts on being a researcher on this topic. She also provides some audio interviews with players. She argues that "[a]nyone who has played Guitar Hero or Rock Band for more than five minutes will tell you that it requires a deeper level of musical engagement than listening to an iPod—intellectually, emotionally, physically, and often socially" and "the games have substantially changed the way they listen to popular music when they’re not playing." She also asks if GH/RB playing "authentic"? It certainly is a performance.

But will they accept Songsmith songs?

minifigs — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:42:09 -0800

The Rock Band Network allows any band to make their songs playable in Rock Band, "set their own price (50 cents to $3 per song) and receive 30% of any resulting sales."

Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna

Toekneesan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:47:19 -0800

Passion Pictures has just released Pete Candeland’s gorgeous cinematic for the forthcoming game The Beatles: Rock Band. Candeland is probably best known for his work with Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Gorillaz, and their collaboration on the videos: Clint Eastwood Feel Good, Inc. Dirty Harry Rock the House El Mañana Dare and the BBC Sports Olympic short Monkey: Journey to the East He also does obvious commercials.

It's Like Playing Real Drums For Days Without Sleep, But Not

mediamelt — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:44:56 -0800

Remember the Mario Marathon? Child's play. These guys are playing through every song available for the game Rock Band, in a row, without sleep. That's 539 songs. 48 hours in and they are only 347 tunes down. This isn't just pushing buttons, this is taking sticks to drumpads rapidly for days straight. At what point is this no longer a game, but an obsession?

Two Huxleys, two Burroughs, two Plaths

shothotbot — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:02:03 -0800

Fine edition used book blog Bookride has a list of Literary Rock Band Names which make a pleasant diversion. A list which just may be expanded in the comments.

Improve your Rock Band drumming technique

nthdegx — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:41:26 -0800

Improve your Rock Band drumming technique. Rock Band as in the videogame, that is.

Rocking around the Christmas Tree

jacquilynne — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:05:34 -0800

If you couldn't Guitar Hero III or can't afford Rock Band, or even if you're just not into rocking out, there's still one thing available make your holiday bright.

Now if they would only put one of her damn songs in the game

Weebot — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:16:41 -0800

Carrie Brownstein's new band, a. Rock Band has been released, and has, unsurprisingly, the gaming press enamored. So how does it compare to, well, a real band? Guitarist Carrie Brownstein (formerly of Sleater - Kinney) takes it for a go-around and gives it a write up.