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"Brash Entertainment has announced that this December will see the release of a new Alvin and the Chipmunks rhythm/music game, set to be released alongside the forthcoming film, featuring the Chipmunks playing Blink 182 and REM songs at venues from Burning Man to the ultimate 'Rockathonapalooza.' Brash says the game will follow Alvin, Simon, and Theodore as they work their way, Guitar Hero style, from smaller venues like school proms to Burning Man and forest arenas to Rockathonapalooza.The publisher says the rhythm game will feature some 40 cult and chart-topping songs from several decades like Blink 182's All The Small Things, Run DMC's It's Tricky and REM's Shiny Happy People all performed in Chipmunk style."


Curiously, this is generating no discussion, no controversy, anywhere.

Let's get this straight...

Burners are opposed to demonstrations of helpful, innovative "green" technologies on the playa by corporations that are not allowed to do any selling or branding, yet they're tolerant of what would seem to be the crass commercial exploitation of Burning Man for a mass-market product tied to a major Hollywood movie and major-label music releases?

Very strange.

I guess I'm starting to really get out of touch with the Burning Man community.