There’s no doubt Rock Band and Guitar Hero have changed the way videogames are played. The casual and hardcore gamer are paying big bucks for plastic guitars, drums, mics and downloadable content and both games have been hugely successful at retail since they were released late last year and the music industry has taken notice. Both Rock Band and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock were given rave reviews by game critics at the time they were launched to the masses, but how are they rated today? With the continued release of DLC and durability of the equipment, one question that comes to mind is which game reigns supreme now? In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino answers those questions and gives you his hands-on experience with both games…six months later.
As video streaming, file sharing, database delivery and business continuity solutions drive bandwidth demand, industry experts are increasingly looking toward 100 Gbps network upgrades. In late 2007, Verizon successfully completed the industry’s first successful field trial proving that the existing network can be upgraded to carry 100 Gbps ...
Electronic Arts plans to give Wii owners a chance to rock out. Rumors of a Wii version of EA/Harmonix’s popular video game Rock Band have been circulating for months. Now those rumors can be put to rest. The Orange Box is being split into ...
Know one of those guys who is always acting like he’s strumming the air guitar while listening to music? Well then this $29.99 toy is the perfect gift, the Guitar Hero Air Guitar Rocker.
Not only is George a sales guy working the CES floor, he’s also an accomplished ...
The Frag Dolls are showing off their gaming skills at
Bloghaus is the place to be for CES 2008 in Las Vegas, Nev. The blogger community was in full force at the opening night of the Seagate-sponsored spot for some of the best bandwidth at CES 2008. Some of the distinguished guests included: Tom Foremski, Warner Crocker, ...
Looking for the perfect video game to buy for Christmas? The Reboot’s got you covered. Last year, the big question was which video game console to buy, and gamers had to choose between the Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. This holiday season, it’s all ...
The Cripplers were one of the finest, trashiest garage/punk/rock’n'roll bands to ever come out of the Midwest. Originally from Columbia, Missouri, the band relocated to St. Louis in the late 1990s. Their debut LP “One More for the Bad Guys” was released on the popular garage/retro rock label Dionysus ...
This episode, I have something really special. It’s a performance from the Show-me Blowout by the 60’s garage rocker Craig Moore. Craig Moore was one of the original members of the 1960’s band Gonn from Keokuk, [tag]Iowa. Now I don’t really expect you to have heard of Gonn because ...
Victoria is a band that seems to have come out of nowhere–well for me anyway. They’re still pretty new but they really rocked Off Broadway about a week ago.
Also upcoming on LO-FI SAINT LOUIS, we have a video about the neo-burlesque scene that we’ve been working on for almost ...
One more from the Lot Fest in August …
Tenement Ruth describe themselves as a roots rock band with a twist of Americana. I really dig their two-part female vocal hamonies and the touch of twangy Americana in their music. Watch the video and see what you think. If you ...
Korean rock band inspires hearty crowd participation from the denizens of Union Square.
This truly is a legendary band with a legendary front man. J.D. Wilkes (also an acomplished comic artist) has been called by Jello Biafra as “…the last great rock’n'roll frontman”
Th’ Legendary Shack*Shakers play a white-hot version of the country blues that has to be seen live to ...
Rock Band, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Need for Speed ProStreet were just a few of the latest games being shown at the 4th annual Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Wash. Nearly 40,000 people attended this year’s festival, which features tabletop, PC and console games from over ...
The Help is a politically charged (yet fun) punk rock band. I think the singer Jason Toon kinda looks like Cory Doctorow. Enjoy!
It’s no secret in the valley that venture capitalist Roger McNamee is a rocker at heart. By day, he does deals from his Elevation Partners office on Sand Hill Road. But in his spare time, he writes songs and plays guitar for Moonalice (his “old” band was called ...
Thor Axe is the triumphant metal prog rock side project for an indie band called So Many Dynamos. If you dig bands like Yes, Thin Lizzy and Europe you might really dig this. Me? Prog rock is not my bag. Although I kinda dig So Many Dynamos, so hopefully ...
Roger McNamee, is Founding Partner of Elevation Partners and a business partner of U2 rock star, Bono. Around Silicon Valley, McNamee is known as an insightful dealmaker and the consummate power player, but after hours he plays in a rock band called Moon Alice. His band plays upwards of ...
Ok, I have another clip from the Southside Rock ‘n’ Roll Rave. This time, it’s a band called Bunnygrunt. They have a great power pop sound that’s pretty catchy. I also include here a clip of their performance with Bob Reuter playing one of his original songs. You ...
Today, we have a clip from the Southside Rock ‘n’ Roll rave that I told you about last week. The event was a big success and a lot of fun to boot. I’ll be bringing you some video from some of the performances there over the next couple of weeks. ...
The Shondes (shonde is a Yiddish term meaning disgrace) are from Brooklyn, they’re Mets fans, and they’re Jewish political activists who work for issues like Palestinian justice, Queer/transgender rights and other causes. They also rock — Hard.
Also here are the details about the two events (mentioned in the video) ...
Federation of Horsepower is a back-to-basics rock’n'roll band from Kansas City. And they rock hard. They’re one of those bands that isn’t out to save the world. They just want to make noise. Here is what the Kansas City Pitch said about them: “One of Kansas City’s more ferocious ...
If Rock’n'Roll were a town, this band would live in the same neighborhood as ZZ Top. But then again, they are from Texas, so for all I know they DO live in the same neighborhood as ZZ Top. Honky is J.D. Pinkus’ (formerly of the Butthole Surfers) band. But don’t ...
LoFi Saint Louis is an online video show hosted and produced by respected vlogger, Bill Streeter, winner of Favorite Non-Fiction Entertainment Vloggie 2006. Bill’s weekly programming brings band interviews, festivals, indie culture, and obscure rock n’ roll to a digital lifestyle demographic passionate about offbeat pop culture and willing ...
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