BAND BOOK PRESENTED BY ROCKBAND 2
Practice Space- Spirtualized- Checking levels with J. Spaceman and co.
 INTRODUCTION
There are so many bands these days releasing MP3s and even a few CDs that it's hard to keep up. So we've prepared this handy beacon to help you circumnavigate the world of music ensembles without even repositioning yourself in your beanbag chair. From wedding ...READ MORE |
 WEDDING BAND
Being a wedding singer isn't nearly as turbulent as Adam Sandler would have you think. You get to pick the order of the songs you play, you generally perform "Rapper's Delight" yourself, and only rarely do you need to threaten to strangle a guest with a microp...READ MORE |
 MARIACHI BAND
Mariachi has been the definitive representation of the revolutionary spirit and history of Mexico since its inception in the 18th Century. Originating in Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico, hundreds of years ago, mariachi's popularity continues to spread across the world...READ MORE |
 MASTODON
Metal band Mastodon mastered proggy riffs and thundering drums to on their latest, Blood Mountain (Reprise). That album's "Colony of Birchmen," which features Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, appears on the set list in Rock Band 2....READ MORE |
 IMAGINARY BAND
Everybody has a friend who is in a band—or at least a friend who claims to be in a band. Check out the following accounts of people who claim to be in totally real, serious bands....READ MORE |
 ONE-MAN BAND
Much like carny folk and other street performers, there is a good bit of mystery surrounding one-man bands. What happened to these walking spectacles of sound that they perform alone? "Many people don't know that a lot of us chose to be street performers becau...READ MORE |
 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAND
When it comes to rock groups, it usually begins in school, whether on the playground, "smoking area" behind the gym or in the band practice room. In fact we can probably place direct blame on a zealous school flute teacher for the oeuvre of Jethro Tull. Nevert...READ MORE |
 BIG BAND
We bet you didn't know that big band conductors like their players arranged in a very specific order. In fact, we bet you don't know the first thing about big band music so you'll just have to believe whatever we say. That's where this little seating chart com...READ MORE |
 SILVERSUN PICKUPS
L.A. indie rockers Silversun Pickups play simmering, guitar-driven confessionals. “Lazy Eye,” off their debut, Carnavas, appears on the soundtrack of Rock Band 2....READ MORE |
 TRIBUTE BANDS
Since Rock Band allows friends to form their own living-room tribute bands, we thought we'd pay tribute to some of the originals… or, rather, some of the best who pay tribute to the originals. ...READ MORE |
 PRESSED FROM TIME
Many magazines offer pictures of musicians before they were stars. We prefer to remember them when they were stars. While not as embarrassing as Gary Busey's mug shot, here is a collection of press photos from the '80s and '90s not on the Smoking Gun....READ MORE |
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