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Brian May, guitarist for rock band Queen, completes Ph.D. thesis following 30-year hiatus

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 0

Brian May, the guitarist and founding member of the legendary rock band Queen, earned his PhD in astronomy last year from Imperial College London. His PhD thesis A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud has ju ...


The Fab Four appear in "The Beatles: Rock Band", which is tipped to become one of the world's biggest selling games

Beatlemania back as albums, computer game go on sale

Technology / Software

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beatlemania is set to break out again on Wednesday when The Beatles' digitally remastered albums and a new computer game are released as the world's most famous pop group finally embraces the digital age.


Guitar Hero is demonstrated at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles

Bands catching rhythm of music videogames

Technology / Software

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Videogames are getting their groove on with a collection of new music titles, as bands including the legendary Beatles are won over to a new platform for selling their songs.


This image courtesy of MTV and Harmonix Music Systems shows a clip from The Beatles Rock Band videogame

The Beatles rock music invasion reborn in videogame

Technology / Software

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The Beatles rock-and-roll invasion that conquered the music scene in the 1960s has been reborn in a hotly-anticipated assault on the world of videogames.


Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games (AP)

Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games

Technology / Software

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.


Can the Fab Four reverse the slide in music games?

Technology / Business

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After a five-month decline in sales, the video game business is pinning its hope for recovery on a handful of rock bands, including one that hasn't put out a new record in nearly 40 years.


Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone (AP)

Metallica debuts finger-tapping app in iPhone

Technology / Software

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Headbangers will have a reason to steady their gaze a bit starting Tuesday, when rock band Metallica makes its way onto iPhones with a finger-tapping music app called "Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica."


Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock (AP)

Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake ...


Organizational psychologists use Rock Band to study how people achieve flow while at work

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

By playing the video game Rock Band for an hour, Kansas State University students were able to help a pair of psychology professors with their research to understand how people can achieve flow while at work or while performing ...