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So, my son got Guitar Hero II for Playstation 2 this past Christmas and it’s a BLAST, but it can be really tricky if your are actually a proficient guitar player because it requires that you 1) hit the notes as the guy plays them, not as you might 2) the way the track is played in the game is sort of subjective – not exactly as the song goes in some cases.

I just watched the hilarious video below of Anthrax guitar player Scott Ian getting his ass kicked playing his own song in Guitar Hero II. He gets PWNED and booed off the stage! His response is classic, “my monitors were terrible.. couldn’t hear myself…” LOL!

Watch video of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian SUCK at his own song playing Guitar Hero II.

GML makes some of the finest audio gear on earth and George Massenburg’s contribution to the art and science of audio recording and production are deservedly legendary. A buddy recently turned me onto a GREAT long-form DVD style movie featuring George demonstrating the GML 8900. The links are below and you simply need to watch it.BUT, I snipped out this quote because I thought it was funny as hell.[wp_youtube]oFXCr3_9R7Y[/wp_youtube] George Massenburg Labs Support Page has a great in-depth video “white paper” on using the GML 8900 compressor, but it’s really a great lesson in itself about compression in general.Here’s the direct links to the Quicktime movies:Hi Res – 87.3MBLo Res – 12.5MB

By now, you must have heard that Michael Dell has booted his company’s CEO and is taking the reigns back over himself. Given the great sucking chest wound the outgoing chief executive leaves behind, it’s probably a good idea.

The sweet poetic irony of this, however, is that Dell was such a collossal cock in the press about Steve Jobs and Apple Computer just a few short years ago. His smug prediction was that Apple would fall apart and be bought up by somebody in short order.

Now, Dell finds himself in the unenviable position of not only eating an enormous plate of crow about Apple’s fortunes in the ensuing years, but having to live up to the inevitable parallels the business world will draw between his return to Dell versus Steve Jobs’ return to Apple. Good luck with that, buddy…

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A DJ has mashed up Tom Petty’s Last Dance With Maryjane and the new Red Hot Chili Peppers single Dani California in his quest to prove that they plagiarized. It is pretty funny but plagiariazed is kind of a stretch…

Check it out:

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LOL – This clip demonstrates the factual proof that John Lennon actually invented the iPod. Absolutely brillliant, especially the accents and mannerisms of the Fabs.