Viacom Sells Rock Band Creator Harmonix

The sale to the investment firm Columbus Nova earned Viacom an estimated $200 million and ended a failed foray into the video game business.

Viacom Sells Rock Band Creator Harmonix

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Judge doubles bail for band members who blocked freeway as a stunt

I'm obsessed with news about the The Imperial Stars, the self-described "hard core hip hop band" from Orange County who jammed the 101 freeway in Hollywood for hours to play a set of their songs atop a truck parked across three lanes. Their stunt wasted millions of dollars of people's time and money. (For a taste of these gentlemen's music, watch the video above. The fake adoring audience is a great touch!).

Judge doubles bail for band members who blocked freeway as a stunt

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Emeralds: minimalist synth drone band

Emeralds are a droney, minimalist, vintage synth band from Cleveland. The good people at San Francisco's Aquarius Records turned me on to them a month ago and I've been trancing out nonstop to their latest release, "Does It Look Like I'm Here?". It gives me that warm analog feeling that I get from greats like Neu!, Tangerine Dream, and and Terry Riley. Over the last 5 years, the trio has arpeggiated their way through a slew of CD-Rs and even cassettes on several small labels. Now I'm eager to hear them all. The video above for the track "Candy Shoppe" wasn't made by the band, but I think it's a nice visual if you must open your eyes while listening to the song....

Emeralds: minimalist synth drone band

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