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Rock falls under administration, now up for sale

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 by admin

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Hope you weren’t really counting on getting yourself one of those Pegasus 210s. In a sudden announcement made today, Dominic Wong and David Langton of Deloitte & Touche LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Rock Group Plc. In layman’s terms, that means those fellows will be attempting to achieve a sale of the now-defunct company. Reportedly, the failure of Rock is “partly attributed to the cash flow difficulties faced as a result of stock misappropriation by a former employee,” though further details were omitted. As it stands, the admins are currently negotiating with potential suitors in order to place the outfit in more capable hands, but there is still a possibility that no one will bite. For more information on how all of this could affect you (you know, things like warranties and whatnot), check out the full release in the read link below. ‘Tis a sad day folks — Rock is dead (at least for the moment).

[Thanks, Peter]

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I Like Food, Food Tastes Good, Cookbook of the Day

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 by admin

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If you think Les Savy Fav is the name of that hip new French clothing designer, or that Camera Obscura is just the name of an old camera, you’re probably not the demographic this book is aiming for.

Then again, people can always bond over their love of food, no matter what their musical preferences, right?

Pretty much the phattest, baddest cookbook in town, I Like Food, Food Tastes Good is a conglomeration of recipes sent in by indie rawkers.

As you’d imagine, the recipes are all over the board, from soups to entrees to drinks. Some notable mentions: Death Cab for Cutie’s Veggie Sausage and Peanut Butter Sandwich; They Might Be Giants’ pomegranate-infused cocktail; and Camera Obscura’s Vegetarian Paella.

Fair warning: some of the recipes’s aren’t exactly written by professional food writers: The infamous El Hefe from punk band NOFX writes, “make some mac and cheese, then mix in a can of nelly chilly…word.” Well, at least it’s to the point.

Bottom line: the book is kind of like an indie rock song. Even if the initial hook (in this case, the fact that musicians are featured) doesn’t pull you in, you can appreciate the fact that the song (er, recipes) were made with love. Or…something.

Rock Band wireless guitar for Wii hits the FCC

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 by admin

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The wireless Rock Band guitar’s in the FCC (again), this time supposedly for the Wii. Oddly, the images depict it running on a PS3 (which we’ve already seen). Bring it on, Harmonix, it’s hella difficult to do power slides when plugged in via USB.

source:engadget