Music Instructor feat. Dean & other: August 2008

Wednesday 27 August 2008

Blu-ray Sales Fly Into The Blue

After a rather slow start, gross revenue of Blu-ray high-definition titles are accelerating and are likely to take cancelled exponentially during the vacation season, according to a report by U.K.-based Futuresource. Blu-ray titles will account for around 12 pct of video sales by the end of the year, the research firm said, and will lift t 61 percent by 2012. In a statement Futuresource managing director Jim Bottoms said, "What has impressed me most is the way the retailers are supporting Blu-ray and how much space they are gift over to Blu-ray discs."

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Sunday 17 August 2008

Video game reviews: "Guitar Hero" and Aerosmith come together

This week's video games go on stage with old-school bikers, into a dreamy landscape and through a battle zone.

"Guitar Hero: Aerosmith"

"Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" is the up-to-the-minute title in the popular rhythm-game series, and its focus on the ex-serviceman rockers limits its appeal.

The bulk of the game's 40 or so songs are Aerosmith tunes. Factoring in several solo songs from Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, the band or its members hog the spotlight, leaving only a dozen or so spots for cuts from the likes of Joan Jett, the Clash, Ted Nugent and the Kinks.

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Thursday 7 August 2008

Annie Lennox urges women to invigorate AIDS fight

MEXICO CITY �

Annie Lennox says complacency threatens to obtuse the fight against AIDS.

The singer-songwriter is participating in the international AIDS league in Mexico City this week as an ambassador for Oxfam.

On Saturday, she urged artists, musicians, filmmakers and women to maintain the issue at the forefront. She says, "This dialogue must not go off the table."

Lennox has launched a campaign called "Sing", which includes a song she recorded with 23 distaff singers to raise money for AIDS. She as well is political campaign on behalf of South African women and children infected with HIV.