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Game music needs moderation

Recently I purchased Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and was pleasantly surprised to find that entire soundtrack has been taken from John Williams’ score for the movies. However, no matter how well written and performed the music is, there is one glaring issue with its translation to video game format.

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Another Album Review Request

Last week, I received a request to review a third album from an independent group. Chris Lehman from Street Level Doppler has requested that I review their new album and this is next in my queue.

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Starcaster by Fender review

Recently, as some of you may know, I was in the market for an electric guitar. My criterion were as such: inexpensive, reliable, and a good deal for the price. I specify the third criteria because many things that are inexpensive are still overpriced as they may be completely worthless.

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Getting more use from guitar tabs

Recently, I found a couple of items that may be useful to those who play – or would like to learn to play – guitar. The first is a program that extends the functionality of tabs that you download. While the second is a great online resource – not just for tabs, but also for lessons, reviews, and forums.

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Albums for review 2009-04-13

I have decided to take a month or two off of buying CD’s in an effort to review more albums that I already have in my queue. As I have several partially completed reviews that I just never seem to have time to finish, I am trying to get through those first.

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