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Displaying all articles tagged:
Guitar Hero
guitar hero
Aug. 18, 2023
Jon Batiste Got Lil Wayne to Pick Up His Guitar Again
And that may not even be the most chaotic thing on his new album,
World Music Radio.
By
Justin Curto
guitar hero
Oct. 7, 2020
The Genius of Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Heroics in 6 Solos
There are the parts Eddie played in the studio, and then there’s the way those parts metamorphosed in concert.
By
Annie Zaleski
superlatives
Sept. 24, 2020
Lars Ulrich on Metallica’s Most Underrated and What Makes a Great Drummer
The legend on
S&M2
, the best drummers of all time, and
Guitar Hero: Metallica
.
By
Brady Gerber
axl
Nov. 24, 2010
Axl Rose Files Lawsuit Because He Hates Slash So Much
He’s suing the makers of Guitar Hero for $20 million for using Slash’s image.
By
Willa Paskin
honky tonk blues
Nov. 4, 2009
Band Hero’s Gwen Stefani Sings Covers, Real Gwen Stefani Sues
The creators of the video game Band Hero are being sued by the members of No Doubt because the band didn’t realize it was being made into a “virtual karaoke circus act.”
By
Zeke Turner
avatar
Sept. 10, 2009
Surviving Nirvana Members Request ‘Re-Locking’ of Kurt’s Guitar Hero Avatar
“We urge Activision to do the right thing in ‘re-locking’ Kurt’s character.”
By
Lane Brown
Sept. 9, 2009
Courtney Love, Too, Creeped Out by Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hero Avatar
“i may have been forced by some lying lawyers to sell some publishing, but i never signed off on this guitar hero thing. breach of contract!”
By
Lane Brown
the horror the horror
Sept. 2, 2009
Courtney Love Gives Kurt Cobain a Bad Name in Guitar Hero 5
We hope that Courtney Love uses the proceeds from this digital atrocity to send Frances Bean to the college of her choosing!
By
Mark Graham
tributes
Aug. 28, 2009
Kurt Cobain, From the Muddy Banks of Uncanny Valley
This is the most we’ve been creeped out by a video game since the original Resident Evil.
By
Lane Brown
video games
Mar. 9, 2009
Look Out, Here Comes Guitar Hero: Van Halen
But can it be more fun than the David Lee Roth soundboard?
By
Mark Graham
guitar hero
Feb. 13, 2009
Guitar Hero’s Tragic Fall
Wow, that was fast.
By
Hugo Lindgren
the industry
Aug. 29, 2008
Brett Ratner Wants to Make a Guitar Hero Movie
Plus: They’ve found the perfect director for ‘Voltron’! It’s some dude who directed ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’!
By
Nick Confalone
tube junkie
Aug. 11, 2008
How Good Is the World’s Greatest Guitar Hero Player Anyway?
Better than you are at anything.
apropos of nothing
June 26, 2008
New York ‘Times’ Editorial Board Weighs In on Rumored Beatles Video Game
Possible proof that all the world’s newsmakers are on vacation this week.
the take
June 13, 2008
Music Festival to Feature … Dudes Playing Guitar Hero
For your ticket price of £130, you get to watch pasty-faced dudes play video games on stage.
apropos of nothing
Apr. 17, 2008
Warning: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith May Be Hazardous to Your iPod
We just played it, and we’re already looking for ‘Get a Grip’ on Soulseek.
beef
Apr. 7, 2008
Charlie Daniels vs. Guitar Hero
The country-music star takes issue with GHIII’s use of his “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (with semi-hilarious results).
beef
Mar. 24, 2008
Gibson Guitars vs. Guitar Hero
Can you patent the concept of air guitar?
agenda
Oct. 24, 2007
Latest Guitar Hero game to occupy real bands for months.
Could Guitar Hero get any geekier—or more world-changingly awesome? It could and will.
quote machine
Aug. 31, 2007
John Cusack’s Lost That Loving Feeling
Ryan Phillipe, Tom Morello, and more!