By Shawn Daley



This week gave us some excellent (partially unusual) renditions of music from the Legend Of Zelda series, legal issues with Kurt Cobain’s appearance in Guitar Hero 5, more 8 Bit covers and the launch of the anticipated Beatles: Rock Band.

Master Of Puppets – 8 Bit Cover

Bill Wyman Doesn’t Like Music Games

Bill Wyman, former bassist for The Rolling Stones, discusses his concern about the effects music games have on youth today:

“It makes less and less people dedicated to really get down and learn an instrument. I think is a pity so I’m not really keen on that kind of stuff.”



“It irritates me having watched my kids do it – if they spent as much time practising the guitar as learning how to press the buttons they’d be damn good by now.”

Check out the full article at BBC News.

Kurt Cobain In Guitar Hero 5

It seems Activision and Neversoft, the publishers behind Guitar Hero, are in hot water over Kurt Cobain’s appearance as a playable character in Guitar Hero 5. While the publishers claim they had legally acquired the rights to use Cobain’s likeness, Courtney Love denies the claims:




From Courtney Love’s Twitter Profile:

“activision is fulllof shit they have a a contcrct [contract] called a deal memo that said upon approvale they could use an avatar i approved,” she wrote. “and i never inteneded to aPPROVE this shit, they are doing a recall you can be sure o fthat [that]. waita ew [wait a few] hours maybe tomorrow press and etc.”

Check out more over at G4TV.

Beatles: Rock Band Features Special Background Sets

Beatles: Rock Band just keeps getting better and better. Certain songs will trigger different backgrounds, adding a much more unique feel to the game. Previous Rock Band games feature the same “concert stage setting” for each song. While it is still fun to look at, the Beatles: Rock Band backgrounds should add an extra edge to the title.

Legend Of Zelda: Interesting Music Renditions

Via Unreality Magazine

Boston Symphony Orchestra

iPhone Ocarina App

Check out Unreality Magazine for the rest!

The Trooper – 8 Bit Cover

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