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Now that hating on Kanye is the “cool” thing to do, following his disastrous and distasteful showing at the MTV VMAs, I’ve got to represent my Kanye hating pride before the hipsters make hating on Kanye just another slice of conformist culture.

The best way to rep your hate? I’d say this t-shirt is pretty damn close. Look, don’t get this shirt if you listened to 808s & Heartbreaks everyday for six months before the VMAs. Don’t lie to yourself. Only true Kanye haters can wear this shirt. You better scoop it up quick though, it’s only available one day through TeeFury.

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According to Billboard, the ever-popular Rock Band is due to get “as many as 5000″ new tracks this year via downloadable content. The report comes as I completed “…And Justice For All” on Expert at 100% last night. Harmonix has already released over 500 songs for the Rock Band series, putting it way above the number of tracks Guitar Hero: World Tour offers. But for Harmonix to meet the 5000 mark, it would need to release over 90 tracks each week for the rest of the year.

I don’t really see that happening, but hey, 2000 new songs is perfectly OK with me. Just stop charging $1.99 for a fuckin’ song!

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Originally people thought that the Beatles would make an appearance in the latest Rock Band game. It turns out that MTV Networks announced a deal with the Beatles’ record label, Apple Corps, to create a Beatles-branded music video game. The same developers behind Rock Band will be making the game, apart from its already successful Rock Band franchise.

“The project is a fun idea which broadens the appeal of The Beatles and their music. I like people having the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out,” Sir Paul McCartney said.

I’m thinking something like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, except without the suck. It’s even been approved by Yoko Ono Lennon, herself. So, you know it’s going to be good.
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BAD COMPANY THE SONG. THE BAND. THE ALBUM.

• Walk The Dinosaur!
• Sludge Factory
• Ramblin’ Man
• Hot For Teacher
• The Weight
• Too Dead For Me
• The Camera Eye
• Bittersweet Symphony
• Dancing With Myself
• It’s Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Door
• So Lonely

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