October 31, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gaming Accessories
With two-fingered strumming
September 1, 2009 by Claude Strayer
Filed under Music Tech, Science and Technology, The Issue, The Magazine
It has everything you need for your next gig
August 25, 2009 by Claude Strayer
Filed under Music Tech, The Magazine
A worthwhile addition to your electric guitar’s gig bag
July 14, 2009 by Eddie Makuch
Filed under Gaming, Gaming News
Have a look inside at the first render of GH5’s new axe.
February 6, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Band Profiles, Entertainment, Music, The Magazine
Boston band Vivian Darkbloom looks like most other rock groups, but if you look closely, something might catch your eye: the Nintendo Wii controller attached to the guitar. [...]
November 25, 2008 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under Gaming News, Science and Technology
Monday we reported that Guitar Hero guitars worked in Rock Band 2 and that the Nyko FrontMan Guitar now needed to be set to “Guitar Hero” mode in order to work in Rock Band 2 — and indeed it does not work at all in “Rock Band” mode set on the guitar’s receiver.s
We brought this [...]
November 24, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gaming News, Science and Technology, The Magazine
I’ll tell you what’s up: the Guitar Hero guitars work with Rock Band 2 on PlayStation 3.
This was a big conundrum last year when we realized Activision and Harmonix weren’t going to play nice and let us use their guitars on the competing games.
We’re looking into what happened, but for sure we know that the [...]
February 18, 2008 by Joe Sinicki
Filed under Gaming News, Science and Technology
For those about to rock — we salute you. And for those who aren’t, Activision is cool with that too.
Tradmork reported that Activision, makers of the highly successful Guitar Hero series have recently filed a trademark for the term “DJ Hero.”
The official documents, filed February 8, state that Activision is looking to use the [...]
February 1, 2008 by Danielle Capalbo
Filed under Entertainment, Features, Music, The Blast Interview
Guitarist Joe Trohman doesn’t believe in idols.
“People always ask who mine are,” the 23-year-old said in a recent interview. “But that phrase, ‘I’m only human’ – it’s there for a reason.”
In the past seven years, Trohman’s band — Fall Out Boy — has exploded from an underground sensation to an internationally recognized pop-punk powerhouse, hitting [...]
November 26, 2007 by Richard E. Fisk
Filed under PlayStation 3, Reviews, Science and Technology, Wii, Xbox 360
Guitar Hero III came into the world with a large reputation to live up to. For months, gamers have been waiting to get their hands on the newest hit in the Guitar Hero franchise. It represents one of the best party games around and with new multiplayer modes, and it’s better than ever.
Guitar Hero III [...]


