Rock Band Coming To A Bar Near You.

Rock Band Coming to a Bar Near You.

Harmonix and MTV Games to Offer Exclusive Five-Song Preview of The Beatles Rock Band to Participating Bars.

Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, today announced the launch of "Rock Band Bar Nights," an initiative providing tools for U.S. bar owners to host their own Rock Band Nights. The program gives bar goers the opportunity to take the stage in an authentic performance setting, with a live crowd cheering them on, providing for a true rock star experience.

To kick off the program, Harmonix and MTV Games are providing bars that sign up before September 8th with an exclusive five-song preview disc from The Beatles: Rock Band, allowing their customers to experience the highly anticipated game before it hits stores on September 9th.


To help venues host and promote their own Rock Band Bar Nights, the program offers support to registered bars with everything from exclusive Rock Band product offerings to multiplatform marketing support. Through an exclusive e-commerce store, the program will also provide bars with a full music solution to easily rock their bar with the extensive Rock Band catalogue featuring more than 800 tracks.


The Rock Band Bar Nights program extends online and gives members direct access to the Rock Band community, as well as the chance to stay connected on Rock Band's official Facebook http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=rock+band&init=quick#/RockBand?ref=search&sid=1475442740.1101051640..1 page. In the coming months, Rock Band fans will be able to find official Rock Band Bar Nights in their area through an online application searchable by zip code and a mobile version available for download as a free iPhone application.

Interested bar owners or fans can check out http://www.RockBand.com/BarNights for registration and more information.

Audio For News Reports For Week Of August 30th 2009

This week protests form outside a Marilyn Manson concert, Brandi Shearer goes on a record store tour, and Oasis is confused.

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 08/29/2009

1. LP - The Beatles "Please Please Me" Stereo Parlophone Gold UK First Press - $36,409.41

2. 45 - Sex Pistols "God Save The Queen" / "No Feeling" A&M AMS-7284 - $13,211.91

3. 45 - Narbay "Believe It Or Not" / "Believe It Or Not" Impact - $3050.00

4. LP - Stack "Above All" Charisma - $2,949.99

5. LP - Judge "Chung King Can Suck It Up" Revelation white vinyl - $2,905.55

Damn!!! $36k for a "Please Please Me"! Will have lots to say about that on our show Accidental Nostalgia this Thursday at 4PM PT / 7PM ET. Listen for a rundown of the Top 5 complete with trivia and tidbits.

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Accidental Nostalgia Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT

Jane and I will be on Radio Dentata at 7pm eastern tonight with our show Accidental Nostalgia.

Here is a vlog of stuff that had something to do with tonight's show:

Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs Interview

Susanna Hoffs & Matthew Sweet as Ming Tea - BBC

David Bowie - Cat people - live

Davie Allan & The Arrows Slipstream. He's still got it!

The Egyptian Thing - The Syndicate - 1964

My Baby's Barefoot - The Syndicate

And now.......Conway Twitty - Don't Cry Joni.

Accidental Nostalgia Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT

The week Jane & Norm return with an all new Accidental Nostalgia. We'll be playing sixties and seventies covers from Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoff's Under The Covers Vol 1 & 2. You'll also hear a song or two from Rainy Day, a covers record Hoff's participated in back in the day. And we won't be able to help but take one more look at music from Inglourious Basterds. Plus, our kick-ass garage find of the year from The Syndicate.

Audio For News Reports For Week Of August 23rd 2009

This week Robert Zemeckis flirts with Yellow Submarine, Warhol's Jackson sells at auction, and Alice Cooper is banned from Finland.

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 08/22/2009

1. LP - David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" Acetate alternate tracks - $4,772.00

2. LP - Velvet Underground & Nico self-titled Mono White Label Promo - $3,119.00

3. 45 - The Suedes "13 Stories High" / "My Girl" Psychedelic - $2,375.00

4. 78 - The New Yorkers "There's A Cradle In Caroline" / "I'm Living On Love" - $2,246.00

5. LP - The Beatles "A Hard Days Night" Record Club Issue - $2,226.99

Listen to our show Accidental Nostalgia this Thursday at 4PM PT / 7PM ET for a rundown of the Top 5 complete with trivia and tidbits.

Accidental Nostalgia Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT

Jane and I will be on Radio Dentata at 7pm eastern tonight with our show Accidental Nostalgia.

Here is a vlog of stuff that had something to do with tonight's show:

The Seeds then - 1966 appearance on Mother's In Law TV Show FAR OUT!

And Now - c, 2005 live in Portland

Billy Preston 1975

DAVIE ALLAN & THE ARROWS - "FRANTIC"

Vampyros Lesbos (1971) - Linda meets Countess Nadine Carody

Riot On The Sunset Strip - The corruption begins.

Riot On Sunset Strip (1967) ~ Mimsy Farmer - This is what happens to nice girls at "those" parties!

Sitting There Standing-Chocolate Watchband Live

Modesty Blaise - Clip

Accidental Nostalgia Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT

This week's Accidental Nostalgia Radio Show will be a rebroadcast. Norm & Jane will revisit the subject of exploitation films. You'll hear lots of groovy cult film tracks taken straight from vinyl. We'll also be remembering Sky Saxon's passing, and honoring his memory by spinning a few Classic Garage Psych tunes from The Seeds, Ya Ho Wa & more! Norm & Jane will be back next week with an all new Accidental Nostalgia Show.

Tune in Thurs 4pm PT / 7pm ET on Radio Dentata. See our show page and click on the reminder link to be emailed before the show starts.

Audio For News Reports For Week Of August 16th 2009

This week we remember Les Paul, Yoko blows wind into Beatles Rock Band, and Bill Withers comes out of retirement

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 08/15/2009

1. LP - Dexter Grodon "Blows Hot And Cold" Dootone DL-207 red vinyl - $3,059.00

2. LP - Slayer "Nightmare On Elm St" - $2,999.99

3. LP - Jungle "self titled" Private Press - $2,900.00

4. LP - Hank Mobley-Lee Morgan "Pickin' Time" Blue Note 1574 - $2,605.00

5. LP - Lee Morgan "self titled" Blue Note 1557

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This week's Accidental Nostalgia Radio Show will be a re-broadcast of our popular Pussycat Song Show. Jane and I will be on Radio Dentata at 7pm eastern tonight.

Here is a vlog of stuff that had something to do with tonight's show:

Peter & Gordon World Without Love

Connie Vannett The Pussycat Song

Yardbirds Brothers:Eric Clapton,Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page-More than Words(ARMS)

Christine Perfect with her Chicken Shack -Mean Old World

BIRTHA -"FREE SPIRIT" (1972)

Joy of Cooking & Yazoo & Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks

Got My Mojo Working Muddy Waters full version newport jazz

Small Faces, Itchycoo Park

Audio For News Reports For Week Of August 9th 2009

This week we remember Willy DeVille, Michael Jackson's unreleased songs have gone missing, and Bob Dylan prepares a Christmas album.

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 08/08/2009

1. 45 - D. A. Hunt "Greyhound Blues" / "Lonesome Old Jail" Sun 183 - $10,323.00

2. LP - Johanna Martzy "Bach: The unaccompanied Violin Sonatas" Columbia Box set UK - $5,200.00

3. 45 - William Powell "Heartache Souvenirs" / "The Chicken Shack" Power-House 101 - $5,100.00

4. 12" - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” - $4,001.00

5. 45 - The Fix "Vengence" / "In This Town" - $3,500.00

Overdue Update to Rare Oldies Vinyl Vault

Ok, this might get confusing. Our weekly radio show is broadcast on Radio Dentata. They have gobs of listeners. But we also have our own little station on Live365 called Rare Oldies Vinyl Vault. And I hadn't updated it since February. Just reformatted the playlist with 6 hours of new music, including many of the songs that we've played on our Accidental Nostalgia Radio Show.

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Accidental Nostalgia Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT

THE WHO - summertime blues - Live - Woodstock 1969

Bananarama - Cruel Summer - Live

Luscious Jackson - Here - Live 1995

Cat Power - Hit The Road Jack - Live - Bonnaroo

The Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend - Live

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime - Live - 1984

Accidental Nostalgia Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT

On This week's Accidental Nostalgia Radio Show we'll be revelling in Songs Of Summer. From Classic Rock, Psych, New Wave & the Just plain weird. We also expect a visit from the King Of Fuh! Tune in and get your Summer on.

Audio For News Reports For Week Of August 2nd 2009

This week Procol Harum's keyboardist wins in the House Of Lords, Dan Fogelberg's posthumous release will be out on his birthday, and Bruce Springsteen to perform "Born To Run" in its entirety.

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 08/01/2009

1. 45 - The Beatles "Our First Four" Promotional Presentation (Plastic) - $13,058.88

2. 45 - Ellipsis "People" / "Gregory Moore" Briarmeade - $3,383.33

3. 45 - Al Williams "I Am Nothing" / "Brand New Love" Palmer - $2,650.00

4. LP - The Who "self titled" Italy Polydor (A Quick One) - $2,300.00

5. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 462/1000 Sub Pop - $2,224.99