We're in Vegas at the MiX Conference, what a rush. Rock Band is Microsoft's latest addition to the Guitar Hero series. Now it's a complete band with a lead guitar, a bass, drums and of course a vocalist.

The game rules are simple. Guitar players hit the right buttons on the controller, there are 3-8 buttons used depending on the level of difficulty. The drummer hits the right drums with the sticks. The singer - well, he has to actually sing the songs in the right tonality. The screen shows you if you're singing off key. PRETTY AWESOME! I was getting close to 97% accuracy on all the songs. Here's the list of those we did:

• Enter Sandman by Metallica
• Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age
• Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi
• Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters
• Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden
• Dani California by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• When You Were Young by The Killers
• I'm So Sick by Flyleaf

Strangely enough at this conference guitars were the most popular choice followed by drums but no one really wanted to sing. That's great since I never pass a karaoke bar, no mater which country I'm in.

We rocked. The crowds cheered. I probably did about 10 songs in a row with different drummers and guitarists. Now I think I'm going to buy the set and do rock band parties in my apartment.

A word of advice to anyone who likes to sing: don't eat ice cream in between songs. Microsoft treated us with some tasty Häagen-Dazs, and for the rest of the day my voice sounded like a 1950s radio.