The story began a long time ago when Brad proclaimed amidst a fury of gaming that ‘All you need is Rock Band.’ Since that enlightening day he began to count down the days to the game’s release, eagerly lapping up every morsel of information the developers chose to throw his way. Suffering in PAL-land, he decided that his addiction could wait no longer. Spurred on by Wayne’s somewhat fortunate procurement of the game, he began to search earnestly for someone to lug the 7kg parcel from North American shores.

Now, although Wayne had secured a copy of the elusive Rock Band, it was still stuck across a vast ocean and so he sat for many months pining away in anticipation of the great day. Meanwhile, with the terms of the bribes finally agreed upon, Brad’s probe had returned successfully with his copy of the goods.

And so it was that we began our journey down Rock Band’s melodious path. Many evenings and mornings were spent rocking out to the many different tracks, including the somewhat controversial ‘Green Grass and High Tides.’ However, not all were as fortunate as us, many had just gazed in wide-eyed wonderment at pictures of the game and imagined how it would feel to sit behind the drums or simply rock in a band. We being the kind souls who we are decided to round up the troops and give others the chance to take Rock Band for a whirl. And so we arrived at the Rock Band Rendezvous.

Continue reading Lisa’s editorial on Rock Band.