Pioneer releases new species...introducing the CDJ-2000

There's no doubt that Pioneer rules the roost when it comes to club DJ setups. The CDJ-1000 series is THE work horse deck of the industry. But the CDJ-1000MK3 has been out for quite some time now, and Pioneer is now ready to take the crown from themselves and some more of your money while they're at it. The CDJ-2000 is the beautiful new replacement to their flagship model. A few of it's new feature are a new 6.1" 480x234 LCD, USB/SD sources, "Needle Pad" touchstrip, and ability to link to up to four other CDJ-2000's to share music.



Pioneer also announced a new CDJ-900. Without the big color LCD it's definitely not as flashy, but it's still a wicked looking new player. MSRP on the CDJ-2000 is $2,150, and $1,600 on the CDJ-900.

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DJ Hero will Robot Rock you

Not much to say here, but my Daft Punk + DJ Hero giddyness forced me to post this new Daft Punk trailer for DJ Hero. Showing off some of DP's mashup of Robot Rock and Queen's "We Will Rock You".
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Daft Punk + DJ Hero = <3

Oh man, if there was any part of me that wasn't completely sold on DJ Hero, then consider that history. Rolling Stone has revealed that the upcoming beat game DJ Hero will include 11 unique mixes done by non other than Daft Punk. Most of the tracks they're contributing are mash-ups, and there will also be a couple 'megamixes' as well. 8 of the announced tracks are:

• Daft Punk "Around the World" vs Young MC "Bust a Move"
• Daft Punk "Da Funk" vs NASA "Strange Enough ft Karen O, ODB & Fatlip"
• Daft Punk "Da Funk" vs Queen "Another One Bites The Dust"
• Daft Punk "Robot Rock" vs Hashim "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)"
• Daft Punk "Robot Rock" vs Queen "We Will Rock You"
• Daft Punk "Short Circuit" vs Boogie Down Productions "Jack of Spades"
• Daft Punk "Technologic" vs Gary Numan "Cars"
• Daft Punk "Television Rules The Nation" vs No Doubt "Hella Good"

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Mad Catz $300 Rock Band Gee-Tahr

So, you love Rock Band. No, I mean you LOVE Rock Band. A simple liking or borderline crush isn't going to be enough if you're looking to wield the new Mad Catz Wireless Wooden Fender Stratocaster for Xbox 360. At $300 you could easily get a real guitar for less money, but that real guitar would be infinitely less usefull, as it wouldn't have the Xbox 360 guide button on it for some wireless Beatles action, right?

For what it's worth, this is a 1:1 replica, and apparently completely feels like the real deal. It includes a Fender guitar strap, headset socket for online play, and the option to give Mad Catz another $30 with their 'Rock Band Electro-Harmonix Overdrive Pedal'. Kids these days...

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