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Daily Style & Design News: October 20, 2009

intern — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:32:11 +0000

Altec Lansing Stage Gig blurs the line between guitar players and Guitar Hero players even further. The stage monitor-shaped speaker doesn’t come with a guitar (a real one) input but will enhance the sound of “You Give Love A Bad Name” the next time you rock out. [Gizmodo]

Check out Trek bikes designed by artists Marc Newson, Yoshitomo Nara, Kenny Scharf, KAWS, Damien Hirst and Shepard Fairey on display at The Armory in NYC. They were ridden by Lance Armstrong on this year’s Tour De France. [Slamxhype]

We profiled the NYC brand Amongst Friends a few weeks back, and here they are with a lookbook for their Spring 2010 collection. [Hypebeast]

Shep F. and the crew are getting down with Levi’s. Obey the Giant. [Freshness]

The Hundreds had a few additions to our Best T-Shirts of the 2000s list. Thanks guys, all valid, we definitely missed a couple. The Hundreds The Hundreds The Hundreds The Hundreds The Hundreds The Hundreds. [The Hundreds]

Maria Menounos: The Bold And The Beautiful

Joe — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:55:49 +0000

We feel like we’re the only ones who didn’t get to try the Blackberry Bold out yet. Here’s some flicks of Maria Menounos attending the launch party. [Bastardly]

Check out this compilation of the top 20 video game moments of the 2008 Presidential election. [Das Gamer]

A Sara Palin lookalike strip-show? Wow. [Asylum]

Drop the video already, JONES and co. offer up a second teaser to their Pop Champagne vid. [Nah Right]

How do your Guitar Hero skills match up to the best, and worst player of the game? [Double Viking]

Who’s The Biggest Loser In Guitar Hero’s Boy Band?

Joe — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:17:44 +0000

Wow. We haven't seen this many douche bags in one room since college frat parties. In attempt to promote Guitar Hero: World Tour, which hits stores on Sunday, director Brett Ratner got Alex Rodriguez, Michael Phelps, Tony Hawk and Kobe Bryant together for this Risky Business-style commercial. The promo features the rich-as-shit foursome playing music in pink button-ups and their underwear (except for vocalist Kobe, who was too shy and rocked some b-ball shorts instead).

The Pink Ladies, as we like to call them, will probably generate crazy buzz for the game, but really…could they have assembled more of an obnoxious cock-boy band? If you're like us, you probably hate each one for a different reason. Watch the video below, than vote in our poll to decide who’s the biggest douche of the bunch. Hating on a Friday, gotta love it…

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[via Just Jared]

Guitar Hero World Tour Rocks The Realest Drums

treats — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:54:26 +0000

With Guitar Hero and Rock Band becoming so ingrained in the new music business, expect the competition to get increasingly cut throat. After Rock Band added drums and vocals to GH’s blueprint, the original had no choice but to come back even stronger.

The new Guitar Hero World Tour trailer just premiered, and they reveal the new GH secret weapon: cymbals! That’s right, they’ve added everything that Rock Band has, but their drums also include two nice plastic plates and something that seems to work like a bass drum on the floor. It might seem minor, but it allows them to make the claim that they have “the most realistic drums.” We’re worried that if things start getting too realistic, we’ll be playing actual instruments. Which would be no fun. Watch the trailer after the jump.

Guitar Hero Shows Its True Colors

bfred — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:49:41 +0000

Yes, ColorWare will even make your guitar this ugly, if that’s what you’re into.

Already famous for their customizations of various electronics'Xbox’s, iPods, laptops, cell phones, etc'ColorWare has just added the Guitar Hero axe to their repertoire. Send in your own guitar and get it colorized to your specifications for $99, or get a new guitar in your desired colorway for $189. After the jump, learn how the ColorWare customization process works.

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