jmunney’s Favorite Music Instrument Rhythm Video Games

May 23, 2022

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From approximately 2007-2012, I loved nothing more than music video games, specifically music rhythm games that involved plastic instruments. So I’ve decided to look back and rank all the ones I regularly played back in the day (Please inquire if you would like a further explanation of any of my placements)”

14. Rocksmith
13. DJ Hero
12. Green Day: Rock Band
11. Lego Rock Band
10. Guitar Hero 2
9. Guitar Hero: World Tour
8. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
7. Guitar Hero: Van Halen
6. Guitar Hero 5
5. Guitar Hero 3
4. Rock Band
3. Rock Band 3
2. The Beatles: Rock Band
1. Rock Band 2

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/29/22

April 29, 2022

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Holey Moley Fore-Ever (CREDIT: Christopher Willard/ABC)

Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Hatching (Theaters)
–Memory (Theaters) – This looks like any other Liam Neeson action of the past ten years, but Martin Campbell is directing, so…

TV
–Undone Season 2 (April 29 on Amazon Prime Video) – One of my favorite new shows of 2019 is finally back!
-White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner (April 30 on C-SPAN) – Trevor Noah hosts.
–Duncanville Season 3 Premiere (May 1 on FOX)
–Ziwe Season 2 Premiere (May 1 on Showtime)
–Holey Moley Season 4 Premiere (May 3 on ABC) – The Muppets join Joe and Rob.
–The Chase Season Premiere (May 3 on ABC) – Featuring three new Chasers this season!
–Girls5eva Season 2 (May 5 on Peacock)

Music
-Bloc Party, Alpha Games
-Miranda Lambert, Palomino
-Let’s Eat Grandma, Two Ribbons – I don’t think I’ve listened to this band before, but I pretty much have to now with a name like that.
-Willie Nelson, A Beautiful Time
-Rammstein, Zeit

Podcasts
–Marvel’s Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show – Milana Vayntrub finally joins my regular podcast rotation!

Video Games
–Rifftrax: The Game (May 5 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox One) – Now you can make monkeyshines at the picture show, too!