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Guitar Hero teen drops out of school to play

Blake Peebles likes to play Guitar Hero, the video game that lets players pretend to be rock stars with a small plastic guitar. In fact, he likes to play it so much that the sixteen-year-old has dropped out of school to be able to play the game more. ...

Trash or treasure?

Stuff. Old stuff. Some people have a lot of it. Some have little. Some, like me, have no space in which to keep it, which keeps the limit down. We all, though, however small or large our dwellings, seem to have room in our lives for stuff that ...

Learning to play guitar online

It's a law of nature, it seems. Teenagers want to be rock stars. Heck, I want to be a rock star. A lot of teens, however, share my problem -- they want to play guitar, but don't know how. Meanwhile, mom and dad are insisting on violin lessons. So ...

Which instrument?

Jared has been quite clear as of late that we wants to learn to play the banjo. This is a change from previously when he had his heart set on the bass fiddle. The only thing stopping him at the moment is the high cost of banjos. Sara, however, has ...

Ultimate Canon Rock

When I was in high school, I remember hearing on the radio that Pachelbel's Canon in D was, by far, the most requested piece of music in their repertoire. It is often used in weddings, these days, and many kids, if they've never heard any other ...

VIDEO: Kid plays Simpsons theme on two guitars

Amidst all the chaos surrounding the release of the final book in the Harry Potter series, don't forget about the other big entertainment event of the summer: The Simpsons Movie. Just to get you pumped up, here's a disturbingly talented young ...

Teacher Talk: Mr. P

My niece had a wonderful third grade teacher. He really made a difference for her, especially in math, a subject with which she had always had difficulty. In his class, however, it was different. His name was something difficult to pronounce, so all ...

American International Toy Fair running now

The 2007 American International Toy Fair began on Sunday and runs until Wednesday, February 14th in New York City. Before you get too excited, it is unfortunately not open to the public. Luckily for us though, there have been some reports around the ...

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