Farren Butcher Inc: The Chemistry is Undeniable
“Hold Me Back” opens the debut cd from the pairing of Charlie Farren with Jon Butcher, a modern day Hall & Oates or Chad & Jeremy, if you will, with some gusto and double guitar power. Now it isn’t a stretch to say they totally mopped the production of the Tremeloes great rendition of Cat Steven’s “Here Comes...
Xbox 360 Update Causing Disc Read Errors For Some
Looks like Sony isn’t the only one having an issue with a firmware update, as some Xbox 360′s are suffering disc read errors after the latested Dashboard update was implemented.
According to a statement, Microsoft Corporation (Public, NASDAQ:MSFT) has “become aware of an issue that is preventing a very small number of Xbox 360 owners from playing retail game discs,”...
PlayStation Network Outage Update: PSN Store Returning May 24?
A memo has reportedly been sent to publishers and developers from Sony Corporation (ADR) (Public, NYSE:SNE) stating the PlayStation Store will re-open on May 24. In the memo, obtained by Gamasutra, Sony unveils plans to do two content pushes per week for the next two weeks to catch up with the backlog of content.
PSN content manager Jack Osorno...
Atunga Reunites: Greg Cherone’s Classic Boston Band Gets Back Together
The Cherone, Farren and Munro families have created musical dynasties in Malden and along with the first ever album from Charlie Farren and Jon Butcher - FBI - Farren Butcher, Inc just released this month comes the reunion of Greg Cherone's band, Atunga. Hugh O'Neill's - at 45 Pleasant Street - added a Thursday night concert series...
Barbara Lee George Protected By Love
Barbara Lee George’s Protected by Love is a gorgeous collection of ten songs with sterling production by bassist Even Steven Levee (long-time member of Moogy Klingman’s Freak Parade). “Unexpected Clarity” has a modern pop elegance, something Sade’ might have wanted to bring into the new millennium in a parallel universe. Track 9 has got to...
PlayStation Network Outage Update (May 18): PSN Hacked…Again
How long can this continue? At some point, Sony will have to admit failure and just start over, it seems. The PlayStation Network has been hacked, again, and Sony is requiring users to change their password, again.
According to Kotaku, the good news is that if your account was compromised, Sony will send you an email stating as such, telling...
Howard Stern Show: Chiara Strzesiewski is Miss Howard TV for June 2011 (PICS)
This morning on his Sirius XM Satellite Radio Show Howard Stern introduced the Miss Howard TV spokesmodel for June of 2011. It sounded like he announced her name as Kiara, but we quickly learned that it was Chiara... as in Chiara Strzesiewski.
Chiarra is a "burlesque" dancer, not a stripper. When asked what the difference was...
Video Game Roundtable Episode 51: PSN Finally Returns
The Videogame Roundtable is finally back after two weeks of technical problems, just as PSN returns. Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund go over the long PlayStation Network outage while Paul S. Nowak snoozes.
In addition, they also discuss the April 11 NPDs, David Jones returning to APB, and Microsoft purchasing Skype, among other things.
Listen in on the player below, download...
Video Game Review: Brink (PC)
Brink is Splash Damage’s first full game; they had been responsible for the popular Enemy Territory games. Brink is best described as a class-based multiplayer shooter with multilevel missions and parkour movement. The game features some innovative technology, including its hyped “S.M.A.R.T.” (Smooth Movement Across Random Terrain) feature and its proprietary “Virtual Texturing” engine.
The S.M.A.R.T. button allows players to...
Brossard Guitar Picks Upgrade Your Playing, Technique And Your Tone
There are various tools you can use to change your guitar tone. None are more over looked than your guitar picks. I think since I started playing guitar I have used every type and style of pick imaginable. My early days I used a standard medium cellulose picks. I soon fell in love with the extra heavy cellulose picks...




