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REPOST: Axe Cop and MC Chris Coming To Rock Band?

Never drunk Twitter at 3 AM kids. Otherwise you'll accidentally create an absolutely terrible article that parodies modern gaming news because that shit'll make Fox News look decent.

Axe Cop: The Song you CAN listen to on top there, but I doubt MC Chris will be returning any of my e-mails.



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AXE COP AND MC CHRIS COMING TO ROCK BAND?
by Ben-Gaku Paddon-San



Recently, Rhythm Bastard tweeted on Twitter:

@_mcChris and @AXE_COP in #RockBand? Hmmm...
April 1st, 2011. 3:02 AM

Being that it is April 1st we were a little wary, but being that we're game journalists, that means it is absolutely true. Just take a look at the exceptional journalism at the political blog on our network, America USA Freedom Blog, with it's landmark piece "Is MC Chris A Communist Wizard?" by James O' Toole.

The Rhythm Bastard is authoring an MC Chris 3-pack of video game referencing songs (because we are a game journalism blog), including "FTW", "Nrrd Grrl" and "Japanese Maid", the latter of the three being video game related because it is about glorious Nippon.

This speculation absolutely has to be true, because he currently has Akira The Don and MC Lars ("Steven Wells (He Was The Greatest)" coming soon) in the Rock Band Network, who are also accompanying Chris on the Melanin Challenged Tour this May. Therefore, everything has to be taken to the most extreme conclusion.

After all, the title is a question so we're not really misleading people.

Josh Eppard, a.k.a. Weerd Science, is technically already in Rock Band, as the drummer for popular New Prog outfit The New Pornographers, but his music sounds like man exorcising his frustrations and past demons through razor sharp raps, and the guitar charts for those wouldn't even break devil tier.

However, most surprisingest is the "Axe Cop" announcement. Now, even though the Rhythm Bastard has a song about Axe Cop, the fact that only the one song is a little suspect. THat can only mean:

THE AXE COP CONCEPT ALBUM IS COMING TO THE ROCK BAND NETWORK!!!

All 15 songs from this album that may or may not exist will be playable:
"Axe Cop: The Song"
"CHOP!"
"Chicken Chicken Chicken Little"
"Ring of Axe fire"
"La la la goo!"
"hungry like a hungry vampire wolfer"
"the smart smart smart"
"I Wanted To Love You But Your A Dumb Girl So I Hit You With My Axe"
"Transcendental Chemistry Part 1: The Transcendentaling"
"Transcendental Chemistry Part 2: Soul of the Tomb Of The Mummy King"
"Transcendental Chemistry Part 3: Gay Bar (Electric Six cover)"
"Transcendental Chemistry Part 4A: M"
"Transcendental Chemistry Part 4B: DSDljksdf"
"Shake What Your Baby Gave Ya!"
"GHOOOOOST SOOOOOONG!!! (with the secret bonus track "Saturday" featuring Rebecca Black)"

Lots of stiff competition in the RBN, especially considering OzoneEntertainment's Crush 40 songs also coming to the Network.

We contacted the Rhythm Bastard for a response, and it is as follows:
"Fuck you"

More to come, like what I do into my Authentic Japanese Buku No- Den Bawashi Love Pillow.
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WHY WOULD HE MENTION THAT?

Night Of The Living Don

Yeah, you've all heard the news.

BUT HAVE YOU SEEN THE ALLOCADES?

"From what I've played so far, it's great!"- Richard From Illinois

"Ace sounds you got going there. Makes me want to go buy Rock Band just to play it"- Kyle

"I normally don't like fast-hand drum songs, but Steven Wells (He Was The Greatest) is one of the most fun drum charts I've ever played"- Arcanon

"wow people have SD tv's still? does xbox even work on that lol..."- bloodredtornado

That last guy can suck it.

Anyways, Audition Mode has been patched into Rock Band 3, meaning I can start testing "This Gigantic Robot Kills".

But wait a minute, what's this?
Akira The Don and MC Lars going on tour in the UK! With MC Chris!
2 out of those 3 I'm doing/did RBN tracks for. Hmm...

Oh, right, I promised a lesson today.
Gather 'round children, let me tell you 'bout a man called...

STEVEN WELLS (HE WAS THE GREATEST)

It was a simple song to author, and the stems came in two parts: Lead and Rhythm, but all that means is which part of the barre chord is being played. The song is based around 4 barre chords:
G, B, C, A, or:

E---3-----7------8-----5-----
B---3-----7------8-----5----
G---4-----8------9-----6----
D---5-----9------10----7----
A---5-----9------10----7----
E---3-----7-------8-----5----

For the lead part, that is, the intro, chorus and outro ("It's Out Teenage Terror Totty". It was never "Tits..." and we were always at war with Eurasia), play either the entire chord, or the bottom half, like so:

Riff A
E---3---7---8---5---
B---3---7---8---5---
G---4---8---9---6---

Then you can just pad the bottom two strings with your index finger, and hold down the 3rd string with your middle finger.

For the verses, simple palm mute the chords, or just the top half.

The strumming pattern is a constant 8th note pattern, in this

G
Steven Wells he
B
Was the greatest
C
Of all time
A
A force replaceless
G
Napalm Death
B
To their Oasis
C
Pissed Down Neck Of
A
Fool Or Racist
G
Steven Wells he
B
Was amazing
C
Caps Lock down and
A
All guns blazing
G
Wield typewriter
B
Like Berreta
C
No one ever did it
A
Better

Chris, Lars and Darklord In Brooklyn

Last week at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn MC Chris had a show, with Schafer the Darklord opening, and MC Lars (preview video coming tomorrow) and YTCracker doing a double set. I dragged a friend along with me into the middle of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, THE HIPSTER MECCA!!!

We came out unscathed, although now I have a better appreciation for music you've never heard of and I want to take up smoki- OH GOD. I am of course, saying that ironically.

And, unlike those mentioned in Daryl Hall's follow-up about nerdcore, everyone was actually talented.

First up was Schafer the Darklord. He dressed like he just got out of work from his job as an investment banker, but HOLY CRAP this guy got into it!

He has songs like "Boo! I'm A Ghost" (I'ma haunt your shit) and "Cat People" (meow meow). That's really all I have to say. I respect both his conviction and his ability to work with a backing track so well.

Funny stuff, will look up.

Next was the MC Lars/YTCracker set. It was more Lars than Cracker, but I didn't mind at all! One thing to note was that they're the only act that had a live band: a drummer and a guitarist who'd switch off guitar/bass. I thought the songs would sound weaker, but I didn't notice much of a drop off. It felt more, "loud", I guess.

They still had to sync themselves up with the videos playing in the background, though. I guess rap doesn't lend itself very well to messing around. MC Lars previewed a couple songs from his new album "Lars Attacks!", including a song about "Mad Men" and the title track. Also of note was the fact that this was the only venue where he played "Hipster Girl", so clearly he and my friend are on the same wavelength.

But seriously, people don't fucking lie about Williamsburg. SO MANY WOOL HATS!!!

The Lars took up the guitar and played "Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock".

At long last, MC Chris took the stage, and like he was last year, was funny, awesome, and some son of a bitch had to bring the show to a screeching halt.

If MC Chris every finds himself having to put away the laptop and give up music (which won't happen with a children's album coming out later this year, and his new album Race Wars coming out next year) the man can still make a killing with stand up. Long story short, I've avoided Fallout: New Vegas and found new sources of baking grease thanks to him.

"Fette's Vette" and "Wiid", the standbys were played, as well one that I can't seem to bring myself to enjoy, "Drunk Asshole Stops Show". There's always some guy who has way too much, and it gets on Chris's nerves a lot.

PROTIP: If you hang toward the back, you drink all you damn well please. It took ten minutes for Cracker and Schaffer to escort some people out.

As for my friend, who the most he's heard of "nerd influenced rap" was when I showed him "This Gigantic Robot Kills" on Rock Band Network?

"At first I was like, 'not bad', and then I was like 'This is awesome!'"

Yes it was, buddy. Yes it was.

In other news, BASTARD'S BRINGING BACK THE ADVENT CALENDAR! FIRST UPDATE TOMORROW!!!