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Rock Band DLC – It’s About Damn Time Edition

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:58:27 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that they have finally come to their senses and decided to add Weezer’s My Name is Jonas to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content next week. Furthermore, we’ll also get Weezer’s Undone – The Sweater Song and their internet sensation filled with internet sensations, Pork and Beans.

Joining Weezer next week will be three songs from Blink-182, three more tracks from legendary rockers KISS, and a solitary track from Damone.

Here are the tracks:

Blink-182 – Down
Blink-182 – Feeling This
Blink-182 – The Rock Show

Damone – Out Here All Night

KISS – 100,000 Years (Live)
KISS – Deuce (Live)
KISS – Parasite (Live)

Weezer – My Name is Jonas
Weezer – Pork and Beans
Weezer – Undone – The Sweater Song

The tracks will be available on Tuesday, June 28, 2009 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Rock Band Wii store, and on Thursday, June 30, 2009 from the PlayStation Network Store.

Still playing catch up with the other consoles, the Wii gets another large dose of tracks next week, ranging from Lush to Mötley Crüe.

Here are next week’s Wii additions:

Kings of Leon – Crawl
Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chambers
Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire

Rancid – Last One to Die
Rancid – Ruby Soho
Rancid – Time Bomb

Rise Against – Prayer of the Refugee
Rise Against – Re-Education (Through Labor)
Rise Against – Savior

Lush – Sweetness & Light

Children of Bodom – Are You Dead Yet

Finley – Tutto è Possibile

Mötley Crüe – Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
Mötley Crüe – Dr. Feelgood
Mötley Crüe – Kickstart My Heart
Mötley Crüe – Rattlesnake Shake
Mötley Crüe – Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S)
Mötley Crüe – She Goes Down
Mötley Crüe – Slice Of Your Pie
Mötley Crüe – Sticky Sweet
Mötley Crüe – Time For Change
Mötley Crüe – Without You

Platero y Tú – Hay Poco Rock & Roll

Squeeze – Tempted

Tokio Hotel – Ready, Set, Go!

Rock Band DLC – Green Day and friends

Richard Mitchell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:30 +0000

After announcing that the band will soon have a presence in Rock Band, Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three songs from multi-platinum punk rockers Green Day will be available in the Rock Band Music Store next week, among others.

These Green Day tracks are the first in the announced partnership between MTV Games’ Harmonix and the Warner Music Group to bring Green Day’s music library to Rock Band as downloadable content. The first three tracks – all appearing on Green Day’s newest album, 21st Century Breakdown – are 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy, and East Jesus Nowhere.

The full list of available tracks is as follows:

Green Day – 21 Guns
Green Day – East Jesus Nowhere
Green Day – Know Your Enemy
Behemoth – Conquer All
Black Dahlia Murder – What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse
Cannibal Corpse – Hammer Smashed Face
God Forbid – Empire of the Gun
Job for a Cowboy – Embedded
Marilyn Manson – Disposable Teens
Slayer – Black Magic
Whitechapel – This Is Exile

The tracks will be available on Tuesday, July 7 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Rock Band Wii store, and on Thursday, July 9 from the PlayStation Network Store.

‘Rock Band’ Wii plays catch-up with Pearl Jam, Mission of Burma, The Offspring

Richard Mitchell — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:07:10 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that sixteen tracks from artists such as Pearl Jam, Mission of Burma, and The Offspring are coming to Rock Band Music Store this week for the Nintendo Wii. Additionally, songs from Harvey Danger, Panic at the Disco, and George Thorogood will help the Rock Band Wii music library catch up to its high-definition console competitors.

Here is a complete list of tracks:

Deep Purple – Space Truckin’
George Thorogood – Bad to the Bone
Harvey Danger – Cream and Bastards Rise
In This Moment – Forever
Lacuna Coil – Closer
Lacuna Coil – Swamped
Mission of Burma – Mica
Mission of Burma – That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate
Mission of Burma – That’s When I Reach for My Revolver
The Offspring – Gone Away
The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
Panic at the Disco – She’s a Handsome Woman
Pearl Jam – Brother
Pearl Jam – Alive (Live: Drop in the Park)
Pearl Jam – State of Love and Trust (Live: Drop in the Park)
Snow Patrol – Take Back the City

Each track will be available for 200 Wii Points on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, and just in time for Canada Day!

Rock Band DLC – This is Spinal Tap

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:44:50 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that four tracks from England’s loudest Heavy Metal band, Spinal Tap, will be coming to the Rock Band Music Store next week. Forever immortalized in the 1984 rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, which the band quickly labelled as a “hatchet job” and an “assassination of character,” Spinal Tap are known as the only band capable of turning it up to eleven. Joining Spinal Tap in the Rock Band Music Store next week will be Evanescence, with three of their greatest hits, including Bring Me To Life.

Here are tracks:

Evanescence – Bring Me to Life
Evanescence – Call Me When You’re Sober
Evanescence – Weight of the World
Spinal Tap – Back from the Dead
Spinal Tap – Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare
Spinal Tap – Saucy Jack
Spinal Tap – Warmer Than Hell

The tracks will be available on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Rock Band Wii store, and on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 from the PlayStation Network Store.

‘Rock Band’ to be the exclusive gig for Green Day

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:43:33 +0000

While the Guitar Hero franchise may have forever won my heart, MTV Games and Harmonix are doing their very best to win it back. The music game developing duo today announced that Grammy Award winning punk band Green Day will be bringing their library of awesome tunes exclusively to the Rock Band franchise. And no, this isn’t going to be a separate Rock Band game that’ll require you to swap discs every time you want to play their music, Green Day’s music will be delivered in the form of some sweet downloadable content.

The first selection of Green Day songs to arrive will be a three-pack of songs from their latest release, 21st Century Breakdown. Arriving on July 7th, the pack will include the tracks 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy and East Jesus Nowhere. Additional Green Day tracks will be announced at a later date.

“Green Day not only rock hard, but are also epic storytellers,” said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks, Music, LOGO and Film. “Their message and their music have been the voice and sound of this generation. The addition of Green Day is a huge victory for MTV and our audience, and marks another landmark in our efforts to bring the best artists to Rock Band.”

I’m really going to have to start practicing my drums, because Tre Cool is tre good.

E3 2009 – All you need is love (and an Xbox 360)

Don Tam — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:30:59 +0000

Today at the Microsoft Press Conference, the remaining members of the Fab Four and Yoko were brought onto the stage to make a few announcements about the upcoming game that’s going to be bigger than that Jesus game: The Beatles: Rock Band. Of note, there is an exclusive track available through Xbox Live at launch, All You Need is Love, and the profit from this track will be donated to Doctors Without Borders. This charity was picked by the members of the band themselves, so get your points ready!

Forty-five songs will be packaged with the disc, and the first album that will be available for download is Abbey Road. The ten songs that have been revealed thus far are:

I Saw Her Standing There

I Want To Hold Your Hand

I Feel Fine

Taxman

Day Tripper

Back In The USSR

I Am The Walrus

Octopus’s Garden

Here Comes The Sun

Get Back

The Beatles live again on the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii across all regions on September 9th, 2009, so get your vocal chords ready to rock out like it’s 1969.

Click here to watch the video

Rock Band DLC – The Zombies Linger in the Ministry

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:46:15 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three tracks from industrial rock pioneers Ministry will be available for download from the Rock Band Music Store next week. Joining Ministry will be two tracks from 60s undead English rock band The Zombies, as well as Irish alternative rockers The Cranberries. Unfortunately, Harmonix and MTV Games missed a perfect opportunity to release The Cranberries’ popular single Zombie, opting for the much more subdued Linger instead.

Here are the tracks:

Ministry – Cuz U R Next
Ministry – LiesLiesLies
Ministry – The Great Satan
The Zombies – She’s Not There
The Zombies – Tell Her No
The Cranberries – Linger

The tracks will be available on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Rock Band Wii store, and on Thursday, May 28th, 2009 from the PlayStation Network Store.

Rock Band DLC – School’s Out Edition

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:36:03 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that six tracks from legendary rocker Alice Cooper will be available for download from the Rock Band Music Store next week. Futhermore, to commemorate this release, Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced the Live Chicken** peripheral for use with Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Made entirely of edible materials, the Live Chicken peripheral will enable enthusiastic players to activate their Overdrive by biting its head off.

**Live Chicken peripheral not actually announced.

Joining the Prince of Darkness next week will be three tracks from American rock band, Taking Back Sunday.

Here are the tracks:

Alice Cooper – Under My Wheels (Live)
Alice Cooper – I’m Eighteen (Live)
Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies (Live)
Alice Cooper – School’s Out (Live)
Alice Cooper – Poison
Alice Cooper – Vengeance is Mine
Taking Back Sunday – What’s It Feel Like to Be a Ghost?
Taking Back Sunday – Liar
Taking Back Sunday – MakeDamnSure

Tracks will be available on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Rock Band Wii store, and on Thursday, May 21st, 2009 from the Playstation Network Store.

Rock Band DLC – Social Distortion on the Radio Radio

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:53:23 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three tracks from American punk rockers, Social Distortion, will be coming to the Rock Band Music Store next week. Also coming next week are selected tracks from Steely Dan, Disturbed and Elvis Costello’s classic rock anthem, Radio Radio.

Here are the tracks:

Social Distortion – Bad Luck
Social Distortion – Ring of Fire
Social Distortion – Story of My Life
Steely Dan – Black Friday
Steely Dan – My Old School
Disturbed – Stricken
Disturbed – Stupify
Elvis Costello – Radio Radio
The Replacements – Kids Don’t Follow

Individual tracks will be available for 160 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360, 200 Wii Points on the Nintendo Wii, and for $1.99 on the Playstation 3. The Social Distortion Pack will also be available for 440 Microsoft Points, and will retail for $5.99 on the Playstation 3.

Tracks will be available on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Rock Band Wii store, and on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 for the Playstation Network Store.

Wonderful radio,
Marvelous radio,
Wonderful radio,
Radio, radio!

Rock Band DLC – Take Me Out like a Smooth Criminal

Richard Mitchell — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:26:02 +0000

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the addition of 10 songs from six popular rock bands to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content, including a three-pack from Franz Ferdinand and music from The Allman Brothers Band, Prong, The Distillers, Alien Ant Farm and Luscious Jackson.

Here are the tracks:

Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out”
Franz Ferdinand – “Do You Want To”
Franz Ferdinand – “Lucid Dreams”
Alien Ant Farm – “Smooth Criminal”
The Allman Brothers Band – “Blue Sky”
The Allman Brothers Band – “Midnight Rider”
The Distillers – “Drain the Blood”
Luscious Jackson – “Naked Eye”
Prong – “Idealistic Types”
Prong – “The Banishment”

The tracks will be available on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and Thursday, May 7th, 2009 for the Playstation Network Store.