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So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star?

PC World magazine called the release of Guitar Hero 2 one of the most anticipated products of the year — along with the iPhone, of course. We’ll talk with Joel Lawrence, who runs Guitar Hero night at the NYC club Piano’s, and Matt Miller of Game Informer magazine, about how the “Guitar Hero” franchise is helping gamers rock both inside, and outside, the living room.

Game Informer review of "Guitar Hero II"
Screenshots of forthcoming "Rock Band"
YouTube clip of "Guitar Hero" competition

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Think Denk

Classical pianist Jeremy Denk is a true musician’s musician who when not traveled the globe, as both a soloist and as a recital partner to violinist Joshua Bell, writes a popular music blog called Think Denk. He joins us to perform live in studio.

Think Denk:The Glamorous Lfe and Thoughts of a Concert Pianist

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Bon Jovi goes Country

Bon Jovi's latest country music album "Lost Highway" has landed at the top of The Billboard 200 chart. It's their first No. 1 album since 1988’s "New Jersey." Today Billboard editor Bill Werde explains how this transformation from blue collar rock band to Nashville-styled country boys happened.

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