Rock Band destroyed my ability to listen to rock.

I just finished listening to “Rose Colored Glasses” by Animal Logic — one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. And I didn’t enjoy it at all. See, that’s Stewart Copeland, of The Police, on drums. And his drums are so complicated and intricate that I only hear the drums… Stanley Clarke’s … Read more

Monster’s Den @ Kongregate

Monster’s Den is a nice enough little Flash game — you assemble a party, and go on to wtfpwn a randomly generated dungeon a la Rogue/Nethack/Moria and other similar games. Each room can contain nothing, treasure, a healing altar, or an encounter. One “boss” encounter per level can drop epic gear. The challenge to this … Read more

Rock Band: Drums R Hard

Yeah, i know the song isn’t THAT hard, and Stone Temple Pilots’ “Vasoline” in the same set was a lot harder, and this is mostly an endurance test with only a couple of “gotchas”, but still, this beats my previous solo score on this song by over a hundred thousand points and so… now that … Read more

EQ2, Rock Band, Goong, Xbox, PS3, PotBS, and stuff.

Huh. I wonder if I spend too much time gaming? Anyway. Some minor news from my various gaming related interests: EQ2: Finished Tier 2 last night (finally!) as the Overking went down quickly and painlessly. The raid leaders decided not to flag everyone who needed him in one go, instead some of us (including me!) … Read more

Buzzkillaz: Birth of a Legend

Once a month, the Buzzkillaz come together from their solo gigs to rock the world. And the world is rocked and it is rolled. Today they formed, for perhaps the last time, to do a benefit concert, one legendary evening, one endless setlist. 58 songs. No stopping. No intermissions. No replacements. Janet, lead guitar, played … Read more