December 2008
DecemberDec 31 Wednesday 08
First Guitar Hero, now DJ Hero
Activision, the people who brought us Guitar Hero, are currently working on the software for DJ Hero
New Zealand Ring First to ring in the New Year
While the majority of us ring in New Year down the local or in a mate's house, 20,000 lucky people in New Zealand have been living it up at the 6th annual Rhythm & Vines Festival.
DecemberDec 30 Tuesday 08
John Lennon appears in TV commercial
The advert which is for a charity is to be aired in the new year.
DecemberDec 29 Monday 08
London's Astoria to be Replaced
One of the most famous live venues in London, The Astoria, is said to be replaced by a new venue after it is demolished early next year.
DecemberDec 28 Sunday 08
The New Beatport
Beatport has steadily been the number one online resource for dance music in the last few years.
DecemberDec 23 Tuesday 08
The music industry changes its tune
The music industry has made the decision to no longer sue illegal downloaders.
Warner vs YouTube
Warner Brothers are to pull all their content from YouTube as talks between the two break down.
DecemberDec 19 Friday 08
Facebook Party Crashers
A group calling themselves the Facebook Republican Army are searching the internet for parties to crash.
Mark Pritchard's debut for early next year
Under the guise of Harmonic 313, Mark Pritchard will release his first full-length debut in 2009.
DecemberDec 18 Thursday 08
Wear Eminem's Shoes
Eminem has teamed up with Air Jordan to produce his own shoe range.
Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel's cover of Vampire Weekend
The cover version of Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa is now available online.
Sonar 09 Earlybird Tickets On Sale
Get youre pass for EUR125 if you buy before Feb 1st.
DecemberDec 17 Wednesday 08
Mr. Oizo discovers dubstep
The good people over at Datatransmission may have unearthed the godfather of Dubstep.
The Plymouth Two Lose Appeal
The owner of Plymouth nightclub, the Dance Academy, Manoucehr Bahmanzadeh and club DJ Tom Costello were arrested earlier this year after a police investigation claimed the pair allowed "the rampant sale of ecstasy" in their club. The pair were sentenced to five years in prison.
Bodytonic Poll of the Year results
From every corner of the globe you voted in your thousands, now lets see what the outcome was.
DecemberDec 16 Tuesday 08
Stone Roses reunion for 2009?
Every year the same Stone Roses reunion rumour gets trotted out, but this time, 20 years after their debut, could it actually be possible?
Club Orwell
New Orwellian club regulations in Britain could be the shape of things to come across the world.
Music Festival Payment Plan
With the credit crunch now in full swing worldwide, retail down and people losing their jobs left, right and centre, festival promoters in America have been looking to the summer and thinking of ways to keep their numbers up.
DecemberDec 15 Monday 08
Dizzee Rascal Arrested
Dizzee Rascal was arrested then released on bail after an incident involving a baseball bat this weekend.
Bodytonic Poll of the Year 2008
The end of the year. A time to pause for quiet reflection and consider the events of the past 12 months. And then start arguing over them.