Play Rock Band with The Beatles!

Play Rock Band with The Beatles!

Gamespot gives a look at the new Beatles Rock band version.

6 people playing at once and 3 part vocal harmonies, HOW FUN!

Here comes the sun! Sun Sun Sun, Here is comes!

National Neil Diamond Day is June 2

I have never been wished a "Happy Neil Diamond Day" but if there ever was a day to do it today would be it. June 2 is officially "Happy Neil Diamond Day."

At 68 Neil is actively playing music, writing as well as touring extensively. A look at The Official Neil Diamond Website will also show that Neil is actively engaging audiences with social media. Neil Twitters and a teaser to his account as well as an invitation to follow are front and center on his website. Very Nice Neil!

If you haven't had a chance to wish someone a "Happy Neil Diamond Day" be sure to. Follow up Neil on Twitter.

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Shazam or Midomi, Your Choice

Midomi is the ultimate music search tool because it is powered by your voice. Sing, hum, or whistle to instantly find your favorite music and connect with a community that shares your musical interests.

At midomi you can create your own profile, sing your favorite songs and share them with your friends and get discovered by other midomi users. You can listen to and rate others' musical performances, see their pictures, send them messages, buy original music, and more.


Back in 2002, Shazam launched a unique technology, enabling music lovers to identify tunes anywhere - using just their mobile phone. Now six years on, Shazam has been used by more than 20 million people in over 60 countries deployed by leading industry handset manufacturers and more than 75 carriers. Earlier this year it passed a key milestone of over 100 million iDs and continues to go from strength to strength.

Both Shazam and Midomi offer features like tagging music with artist name and song title, linking to music videos on YouTube, and sharing your tagged music with a friend via email. However, this is where similarities end and Midomi takes it to the next level. With the additional methods of tagging (Say, Sing, and Type) and a database of music samples, Midomi is more feature-rich. If you own a iPhone, I strongly suggest downloading both of these applications. Shazam or Midomi, Your Choice!

Music From the South By SouthWest Festival

SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music

The annual festival held in Austin Texas, March 18-22, is known for is combination of both up-and-coming artists as well as those well-know acts. 'There are three torrents for the 23rd SXSW edition which contain a record breaking 1267 MP3s', found over at TorrentFreak

If you are a music fan of any kind, you will find something here and for free no one can complain. Even previous editions are still available if you were interested in previous years; again all for free.

Check the vid from last years SxSW & If you have already downloaded this stuff or as you go through it, I'd love to hear suggestions and promotions of music from the festival.

Get On Your Boots

This is the new single from Irish-rock band U2.  Off of the album to drop March 3rd, Get On Your Boots is the 1st single.  This highly anticipated record for 2009 was originally to come out in November of 08, before the band decided no songs from sessions with acclaimed producer Rick Rubin would make the cut.

Interestingly enough, this song was noted as being written lyrically about the need for women to take over power in the world, because men have completely messed things up as they stand now.

You can see this song performed at the Grammys on February 8th, or catch them live on a tour to be announced later this year.  Some have called u2 concerts a 'religious experience', and although I don't but into that, you are sure to see a great show.

To the music fans, what is your initial reaction to this 1st single- 'Get On Your Boots'?

Bruce Springsteen Free Download for Guitar Hero World Tour

Working on a Dream, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's new album, will debut today with an exclusive Guitar Hero World Tour free download for a limited time. The two downloads that will be available are "My Lucky Day" from the new album and classic hit "Born to Run."

I have been a devoted Bruce Springsteen fan since my teenage years. My favorite albums are "Greetings from Asbury Park" and "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle."

Listening to gritty tales of the mean streets of the Jersey shore while living in the pastoral setting of rural Vermont it took a few years to understand some of his references.

Bruce has always been a writer for the people and a great story teller.
Take a listen to his new album here at NPR.

And now for your musical treat ... straight from 1976



And just for the record Darin has promised to take me to a Springsteen concert.

Music is a Universal Language

Music is a universal language, it has no boundaries - no limits. When we find ourself in trouble or heartache the only thing that can make us happy is music. I live for music and my music lives through me, it is how I communicate with myself and others.

In the past the only way people could experience their music is with their ears, the only bands with music videos were big and commercialized. Digital Video Cameras and YouTube have allowed musicians to share their music across the spectrum. Everyone with a computer or an IPhone have the ability to watch and listen to your art. Flip cameras are a dream come true when it comes to sharing the experience of music. You can record a video and instantly upload it from your camera to a computer and spread it across the universe via YouTube and Google Video. The band that I am in has taken full advantage of Flip Cameras to help us share our music with the world. The image quality, as well as sound, is amazing!

Anybody who has a message, musical or not, has the ability to share it now. Flip cameras help musicians as well as businesses spread their word online like never before. Here are a couple examples of Flip videos:

Whiskey Change's "West Love Blues"

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