Steven Wells at The Guardian Music Blog takes note the popularity of Guitar Hero/Rock Band type video games and is tired of hearing real guitarists (Chad Kroeger, John Mayer) whining about said games. Wells argues that the traditional electric guitar should be a thing of the past.
Why are they still making guitars with “real” strings [...]

Do we need this?
DJ Tiesto is among the headliners for the 2009 Ultra Music Festival, to be held March 27-29 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami, and has also confirmed his participation in Activision’s long-in-the-works “DJ Hero” videogame.
“I am very excited about this! I think this is a great way to introduce people into DJing,” [...]

There’s a lot of talk going around about how the “Guitar Hero” game has become a welcome, new revenue stream for what remains of the music industry. Edgar Bronfman, CEO of Warner Brothers, has a different view. He has recently complained that the licensing fees paid buy video game companies are too small. He has [...]