The song that has been on my brain the most this week:

- “Here Comes the Sun,” The Beatles, from the 1969 album “Abbey Road.”

“Here Comes the Sun” has long been among my favorite Fab Four songs, and the Beatles have been on all music lovers’ minds frequently this week. Remastered versions of the band’s entire catalog were released Wednesday, the same day the anticipated game “The Beatles: Rock Band” made its debut.

But this hopeful song also has been on brain since today is the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11,…

Fab Four fans rejoice: The hotly anticipated video game “The Beatles: Rock Band” reaches stores today.

The game is available on Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3.

Gamers can buy just the software or invest in the “The Beatles: Rock Band” limited edition premium bundle, which along with the game itself includes the controller version of Paul McCartney’s Höfner bass, The Beatles branded “Rock Band” drums, microphone, microphone stand and special content.

The game itself includes 40 of the legendary band’s hits, as well as additional downloadable content to be released in…

Brooks & Dunn (Associated Press photo)

Hitmaking country duo Brooks & Dunn, which includes Kix Brooks and former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn, will release the final album of their musical partnership today. The greatest hits compilation is titled “#1s… And Then Some.”

Brooks & Dunn announced Aug, 10 that they would be parting ways after 20 years of making music together. They will make their break after “The Last Rodeo Tour” in 2010.

In other music news, remastered versions of the entire Beatles catalog are due out Wednesday.

The special re-release of all the Fab…

Well, BAM’s been wanting me to post again because I haven’t for a while, so here I am again.  Since she’s been a little busy with other things lately, I thought I’d pick up the slack for the boys over at Rooster Teeth.  If you are a Red vs. Blue fan (and you should be!), then you will be excited by the arrival of the trailer for the new series “Recreation.” 

Also, the boys are branching out from machinima projects (those made with game engines) and into live action.  They’ve done several live…

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at E3 video game conference Monday. (Associated Press photo)

Surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appeared Monday during the Microsoft presentation at the E3 video game conference in Los Angeles to promote the upcoming game “The Beatles: Rock Band”

They were joined by Yoko Ono, John Lennon’s widow, and Olivia Harrison, George Harrison’s widow, according to the Associated Press.

The game will include 45 Beatles songs. Another hit, “All You Need Is Love,” will be released on the Xbox 360 for download, with proceeds going to Doctors…

Former “Donkey Kong” world champ Steve Wiebe is trying to take back his title at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Wiebe’s successful quest to break the “Donkey Kong” record was featured in one of my all-time favorite documentaries, 2007’s “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.”

Hot-sauce mogul Billy Mitchell eventually regained the world title from Wiebe and is the current record-holder.

My colleague Matt Price over at Nerdage has the “Wiebecam” embedded and is following the progress of Wiebe’s new quest to become the “King of Kong.” Check it out by clicking here.

-BAM

Toby Keith performs "She's a Hottie" at the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. (Associated Press photo)

The mega-popular Rock Band video game is going country this week, according to CMT.com.  Six of Oklahoma star Toby Keith’s songs go on sale this week in the Rock Band Music Store.

The Keith hits available for download are Beer for My Horses, I Love This Bar, She’s a Hottie, Should’ve Been a Cowboy, Who’s Your Daddy? and How Do You Like Me Now?! All the tracks are original master recordings.

The tracks are $1.99…

The song that has been on my brain the most this week:

- “E-Pro,” Beck, from his 2005 album “Guero.”

Not only is this rock/rap/pop fusion song incredibly infectious, it’s also one of my favorites to play on “Rock Band 2.” “E-Pro” taught me a valuable lesson about my musical skills: I couldn’t effectively rap if a gangsta held a gun to my head, but I can nah-nah-nah with the best pop princesses out there.

Credited to Beck, the Beastie Boys and the Dust Brothers,…

Shapescapes at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s Museum Store (Photo by David McDaniel/The Oklahoman)

These finger puppets are some of the kids items offered at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman. (Photo by Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman)

From Sunday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Give gifts kids will love
Present possibilities run from high-tech to handmade items 

It’s a Christmas scenario all parents dread: After the effort and expense of shopping, their child gets more excited about the crumpled wrapping paper and empty box than the actual present.

From high-tech stuffed animals…

Between the 84 new songs to the wireless peripherals, “Rock Band 2″ improves on the already outstanding concept of creating a cohesive band experience through a video game.

My family first played “Rock Band” last summer at my husband’s cousins’ house in Florida, and we really got into fun of playing rock star together.

So, for my older son’s combined Christmas and birthday gift (that’s the upside of a late-year birthday, you can combine to get bigger, better presents), we picked up the new “Rock Band 2 Special Edition,” which includes the…