San Francisco Regional champion Craig Hot Lixx Hulahan Billmeier became the 4th US Air Guitar National Champion June 22 at the 2006 Air Guitar Championships.
With near-perfect scores in the compulsory round, he defeated a formidable array of talent from across the country, including US Air Guitar’s first Collegiate and Online champions and defending National Champion [...]

A new study by global market research firm Ipsos indicates that as many as one in five Americans over the age of 12 now own portable MP3 Players and one in 20 own more than one. In addition, interest in viewing music videos, photos, TV shows and full-length movies from these devices is strong.
According to [...]

Pop heartbreaker Jessica Simpson is facing criticism for her new single, A Public Affair, which bears an unusual resemblance to Madonna’s dance hit Holiday.
DOSE asks, “Is it possible Jessica Simpson is so dumb she could actually rip off a Madonna song and not even realize it?”
“The single appears to bear a striking resemblance to Madonna’s [...]

In addition to problems related to Mac notebook computers overheating and even catching on fire, Apple may have a probem with its new Magsafe power connectors:
via bit-tech.net forums
Thought you guys should see this I was using my macbook pro in bed earlier and I started smelling a burning smell and look down at my laptop [...]

Virgin said Tuesday that it had been found guilty of downloading and reselling a Madonna hit without permission.The store’s online portal, virginmega.fr, was ordered by the Paris Tribunal de Commerce to pay €600,000, or $754,000, in damages for downloading the Madonna song Hung Up from a France Télécom Web site that had exclusive rights to [...]

Fatman, a tube-based music electronics, has announced plans for the Fatman iTube Valve Dock.
The £299 system puts the iPod’s music collection through its built-in valve amp to create a deeper, richer sound. The system is compatible with all iPods (except the shuffle) and ships with a remote control.
The iTube can also connect to a television [...]

According to reports from MI-6, glam electronica band Goldfrapp are close to being confirmed as the title song artists for the forthcoming James Bond film Casino Royale.
No singing “Goldfrapp” to the tune of Goldfinger, now.
Goldfrapp, a British electronica duo from Bath, Somerset, consists of Alison Goldfrapp (lead vocals. keyboards, synthesizer) and Will Gregory (keyboards, synthesizer).
The [...]

iZotope has released a set of 74 Free Beats
for iDrum and GarageBand on Mac OS X.
Here’s the info:
Who doesn’t want free beats and drum kits? Goldbaby, the makers of XRB, the massive collection of iDrum Kits and Apple Loops, have come up with a taste of what you will find in the full library. [...]