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A new video game from Disney called Fantasia: Music Evolved puts the power of composing music into gamers' hands. Based off the 1940 animated film Fantasia and built by Harmonix for Xbox One and Kinect for Xbox 630, the game is powered by motion control, where different body movements allow users to interact with the music. The game hosts more than 30 artists including Avicii, Peter Gabriel, Lady Gaga, Gorillaz, Queen, Sting, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Drake, The White Stripes, Nicki Minaj, Drake, The Flaming Lips, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, and the Who as well as Beethoven, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and other classical composers. -
Michael Jackson Is Top-Earning Dead Celebrity of 2014, Tops List for Second Year in a Row
For the second year in a row, Michael Jackson tops Forbes's list of the Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. The King of Pop brought in $140 million in the past year, in no small part due to the release of his posthumous album "Xscape," which hit No. 2 on the Billboard charts. -
Alice Cooper Says Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie Are 'Derivative' And Credits Katy Perry For Keeping Rock Shows Alive
"Marilyn and I are good friends now; we've toured together," Alice Cooper said. "If you look at his show, it is nothing like my show. He has his own style of grotesque. Rob Zombie is probably closer to Alice Cooper because it is more of an extravaganza." -
7 Album Covers With Musicians Who Aren't On The Album
Putting yourself on your own album cover is a pretty simple concept: if people see you on the cover, they'll assume you're the person singing on the album. However, these seven artists included musicians on their album covers that didn't appear in the album at all. -
10 Album Titles That Incorporate The Artist's Name
When an artist has an iconic name, it's tempting to use that name wherever possible, especially within the title of an album. Here are 10 albums that incorporate the artist's name without being simply self-titled. -
Andre 3000 Talks Jimi Hendrix Biopic Role on 'Late Night with David Letterman' [WATCH]
Andre 3000 plays Jimi Hendrix in the recently released biopic "Jimi: All Is by My Side," which means he has been making the interview rounds. Earlier this week, he discussed everything from new Outkast material — do not expect any — to recording with Aretha Franklin. On Thursday night, Oct. 2, he focused on the new film with David Letterman. -
Andre 3000 Jokes About Outkast Biopic, Talks Jimi Hendrix Role
After a recent screening of Hendrix: All Is By My Side, star Andre Benjamin, aka Outkast's Andre 3000, talked about preparing to play the guitar god. -
9 Albums With More Than One Cover Design
Whether we like it or not, an album cover greatly influences the way we hear the music held inside of it (it's why the guitars on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless sound "pink" to me). However, there are some artists who have release albums with more than one cover design, either due to arguments with their label, legal troubles, or simply their own artistic vision. Here are nine albums with more than one cover design. -
Jimi Hendrix Posthumous, Out-Of-Print Albums To Be Reissued
Perhaps in anticipation of the upcoming Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side (starring OutKast's Andre Benjamin), two albums by the legendary guitarist are being reissued. The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge, which were originally released in 1971 following Hendrix's death at age 27, are being remastered and reissued on CD, LP, and digital download on Sept. 16. -
11 Cases of Left-Handed Musicians Making It: Kurt Cobain, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix and More
August 13 marks Left Handers Day, so Music Times is celebrating by highlighting the accomplishments of musical southpaws. -
Jack White Covered Jimi Hendrix, Performed Longest Show Of Career Last Night [LISTEN]
Just like the vinyl edition of his most recent album Lazaretto was gimmicky in an astonishing number of ways, Jack White's recent shows seem to be newsworthy for a number of reasons as well. In addition to pulling a fan on stage to play guitar with him on the White Stripes classic "Seven Nation Army," White's show at the Chicago Theatre last night was also the longest of his career, clocking in at a foot-blistering three hours with a 33-song set list, which you can read below. Among these songs were covers by Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix, and as Consequence of Sound points out, the show also marked White's first performance of the White Stripes' "Blue Orchid" in seven years. -
Jimi Hendrix's Curtis Knight and The Squires Recordings to Be Remastered
Few performers become a legend overnight and the same goes for Jimi Hendrix. Despite being titled the greatest guitarist of all time by many sources (starting with Rolling Stone), the legend began playing as a sideman for folks such as the Isley Brothers and Little Richard before launching his own act The Jimi Hendrix Experience. One such sideman act was Curtis Knight and The Squires, which Experience Hendrix LLC has just acquired the rights to, meaning 88 studio recordings may see a release soon. -
9 Album Titles That Reference Other Albums
If you want your album title to catch someone's attention, one surefire technique you can try is referencing the title of a classic album, which might trick people into thinking your album is just as good. Here are nine album titles that are references to other albums. -
11 Dead Musicians And What They Would Be Doing Today
There are a million "what-if" questions throughout rock history, but some of the biggest relate to musicians who have tragically passed away. What would they be doing if they were still alive today? Here's what I think eleven iconic musicians would be doing today if they were still alive. -
'All Is By My Side' Release Date Revealed
Jimi Hendrix biopic to be released in June and again in August.
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