Guitar Hero 2 is going to be released for the XBOX 360 today, April 3, 2007. It's previously only been available for the Playstation 2, and I only own an XBOX 360 so I've been looking forward to Guitar Hero 2 being released for the XBOX platform. I haven't played Guitar Hero 2, but I played the original Guitar Hero on the Playstation 2, and it was a lot of fun. Guitar Hero 2 … [Read more...]

Amplifier company Laney is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. A friend had a Laney in the 90s, but I haven't heard much about them since and didn't realize how long they had been around. I was reminded of Laney the other day when I saw G3 in concert and noticed that Paul Gilbert uses Laney amplifiers. Tony Iommi and the guitarists from Dragonforce are also Laney … [Read more...]

Technical/Computer news site Ars Technica is reporting that EMI will announce on Monday, April 2, plans to remove DRM from their online music catalog. If this news is true, this could be the catalyst that forces other music labels to remove DRM from their music. I'm a big believer in the fact that adding DRM to music does not help reduce piracy. It is speculated that DRM-free … [Read more...]

Favored Nations artists Eric Johnson, Johnny Hiland and Andy Timmons will be performing at this year's Dallas International Guitar Festival. The event will be held on April 20-22. Other guitarists performing at the festival include Phil Keaggy, Joe Bonamassa, George Lynch, Johnny A, Gary Hoey, and many more. There will be concerts and contests throughout the weekend. If you're … [Read more...]

Gibson has recently added a wiki to their Web site. If you don't know, a wiki is a collaborative Web site where users can add and edit content. Wikipedia is perhaps the most famous wiki implementation. Gibson's stated goal for their wiki is to "amass the definitive body of knowledge on the products in the Gibson Family of Brands." This is an interesting approach for a guitar … [Read more...]