Guitar Hero Creators Ready Co-op RockBand

Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero, are now readying a co-op game for a Holiday 2007 release. Rockband takes the paradigm of Guitar Hero to the next level by adding drums and a singer to the mix. They have even licensed Fender’s famed Stratocaster for the guitar controller, although the spendy Guitar Hero 2 controller will work with Rockband. Harmonix set up a website for Rockband that allows for song suggestions, but it is...

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Starbucks Idol

Looks like Starbucks is going to enter the American Idol fray. The Starbucks Music Makers Competition is set to kick off with several partners in the near future and will focus on a search for unsigned, emerging artists who are well-suited for intimate cafe performances. In other words, folky, singer-songwriters… The competition will follow the American Idol format with preliminary judging by industry veterans, and final judging...

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