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Rock Band Weekly: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush

Comments (41) by Alexander Sliwinski Jul 3rd 2008 5:59PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360

With tomorrow being the day the US became independent from France ... what, England, really? Anyway, Harmonix announced its tracks for next week's Rock Band DLC a day early. We've got a couple songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rush. "Working Man" was actually released as DLC before, but this version is a master and features an alternate solo.

Individual songs (160 MS points/ $2)

• "Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Tell Me Baby" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• "Closer to the Heart" - Rush
• "Working Man" (Vault Edition) - Rush

Check out the videos for these songs after the break. The tracks will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

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Röck Band Weekly: Accrüe the awesöme Crüefest DLC

Comments (28) by Alexander Sliwinski Jun 27th 2008 5:45PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

Next week's selection of Rock Band DLC is brought to you by this summer's Crüefest, so tracks are all offered at a price of $1 a piece. There's also a song called "Promised Land," which will be free and comes from the upcoming movie The Rocker, starring Dwight from The Office. HMXSean also hints that there should be some "news-type-stuff" being announced on Monday -- what (or who) could it be?*

Crüefest Pack (240 MS points / $3)

• "Down At The Whisky" - Mötley Crüe (80 MS Points / $1)
• "Time is Running Out" - Papa Roach (80 MS Points / $1)
• "Who's Going Home With You Tonight" - Trapt (80 MS Points / $1)

• "Promised Land" - Vesuvius (Free)

Videos for these songs can be found after the break. The tracks will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

*Honestly, we have no idea what it is. We're just joshin' about the Who's Next thing because it's just gotten so ridiculous at this point.

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Rock Band Weekly: Weezer gets set to Doolittle

Comments (78) by Ross Miller Jun 20th 2008 3:30PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm

Last week's announcement of The Pixies' Doolittle was a bit premature, but the full album is definitely coming next week. Additionally, three Weezer tracks from the new Red Album (none of which are titled Pork and Beans) are also coming out next week. All songs are master tracks for pristine rocking ability.

Fun Fact: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo cites Pixies as a major influence. They recorded a cover of the song Velouria for the tribute album Where is My Mind?

Weezer Pack (440 MS points / $5.49) -- All songs are also sold individually (160 MS Points / $2)

• "Dreamin"
• "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived"
• "Troublemaker"

The Pixies' Doolittle (1520 MS points / $19) -- All songs are also sold individually (160 MS Points / $2)

• "Crackity Jones"
  
• "Dead"
  
• "Debaser"
  
• "Gouge Away"
  
• "Here Comes Your Man"
  
• "Hey"
  
• "I Bleed"
  
• "La la Love You"
  
• "Monkey Gone To Heaven"
  
• "Mr Grieves"
  
• "No 13 Baby"
  
• "Silver"
  
• "Tame"
  
• "There Goes My Gun"

Videos for Doolittle can be found here. After the break, peep the three Weezer tracks. The songs will be available next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: Avenged Sevenfold, Offspring and Crooked X

Comments (34) by Alexander Sliwinski Jun 13th 2008 5:00PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

There seems to have been a miscommunication regarding next week's Rock Band DLC between certain entities, but now here's what's actually being added next week. The Pixies' Doolittle will be available on the Rock Band music store the week of the 24th.

Individual song

• "Afterlife" - Avenged Sevenfold (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Critical Acclaim" - Avenged Sevenfold (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Hammerhead" - The Offspring (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Rock N Roll Dream" - Crooked X (80 MS Points / $1)

Videos for these songs can be found after the break. The tracks will be available to download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: The Pixies' Doolittle

Comments (48) by Alexander Sliwinski Jun 13th 2008 7:00AM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

The Pixies' 1989 album, Doolittle, joins The Cars and Screaming for Vengeance in the Rock Band music store's full album section next week the week after next according to IGN. The album features all master tracks for authentic audio pleasure.

The Pixies' Doolittle (1520 MS points / $19) -- All songs are also sold individually (160 MS Points / $2)

• "Crackity Jones"
  
• "Dead"
  
• "Debaser"
  
• "Gouge Away"
  
• "Here Comes Your Man"
  
• "Hey"
  
• "I Bleed"
  
• "La la Love You"
  
• "Monkey Gone To Heaven"
  
• "Mr Grieves"
  
• "No 13 Baby"
  
• "Silver"
  
• "Tame"
  
• "There Goes My Gun"

Videos for Doolittle's tracks can be found after the break. The album will be available next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 respectively.

Update: Harmonix states that the album will actually release the week of June 24, IGN has ninja changed its piece.

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Rock Band Weekly: The Material, The Myriad, Them Terribles and Maxïmo Park

Comments (37) by Alexander Sliwinski Jun 6th 2008 5:15PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

Many folks may not recognize the bands in this week's Rock Band Weekly. That's okay, though, since we've placed some handy-dandy videos after the break to keep you informed. In fact, we're going to watch them right now. Who are these people?

MTV2 pack (240 Microsoft Points / $3)

• "Moving to Seattle" - The Material (80 MS Points / $1)
• "A Clean Shot" - The Myriad (80 MS Points / $1)
• "Bullets & Guns" - Them Terribles (80 MS Points / $1)

Individual song

• "Girls Who Play Guitars" - Maxïmo Park (80 MS Points / $1)

The tracks will be available to download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: Jimmy Buffet and Disturbed

Comments (72) by Alexander Sliwinski May 30th 2008 3:00PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

This, this may actually be the weirdest Rock Band Weekly ever. This week we get a combo platter of Jimmy Buffet and Disturbed. Our brain actually gave up for the rest of the week on this news, so we've really got nothing else left to add. But, we have pulled out the crushed ice and lime juice and are ready to waste away the weekend. This gives us hope that one day we'll get Abba Gold as a DLC album. Harmonix, make it so!

Two packs: Buffet (440 Microsoft Points / $5.50) and Disturbed (240 MS points / $3)

• "Margaritaville" - Jimmy Buffett (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Cheeseburger in Paradise" - Jimmy Buffett (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Volcano" - Jimmy Buffett (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Indestructible" - Disturbed (80 MS Points / $1)
• "Inside the Fire" - Disturbed (80 MS Points / $1)
• "Perfect Insanity" - Disturbed (80 MS Points / $1)

Videos for these tracks can be found after the break (one Disturbed video may be NSFW). DLC will be available next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: The Cars' self-titled debut album

Comments (42) by Alexander Sliwinski May 26th 2008 11:30AM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

This week The Cars' 1978 self-titled debut record becomes the latest full album available from Rock Band's music store. Currently, it's keeping Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance company. Who's Next? Yeah, we're wondering that too.

The Cars album (1200 MS points / $15) -- All songs are also sold individually (160 MS Points / $2)

• "Good Times Roll"
• "My Best Friend's Girl"
• "Just What I Needed"
• "I'm in Touch with Your World"
• "Don't Cha Stop"
• "You're All I've Got Tonight"
• "Bye Bye Love"
• "Moving in Stereo"
• "All Mixed Up"

Videos for all this week's songs (the second week in a row of large Rock Band Weekly post video hunts) can be found after the break. The Cars will be available tomorrow on Xbox 360 and Thursday on PlayStation 3.

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Rock Band Weekly: European release tracks

Comments (34) by Alexander Sliwinski May 16th 2008 3:30PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

Hopefully, people have been brushing up on their non-English. This week's Rock Band Weekly brings us the songs packaged with the European release of Rock Band. We've known for a while these tracks were coming as DLC, and Harmonix has seen fit to do it the week of Rock Band's European release. Also, all DLC available in North America should be available in Europe beginning May 20.

Individual songs

• "Beetlebum" - Blur (Cover, 160 MS Points / $2)
• "Hier Kommt Alex" - Die Toten Hosen (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Countdown to Insanity" - H-BlockX (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Perfekte Welle" - Juli (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Manu Chao" - Les Wampas (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Hysteria" - Muse (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Rock N Roll Star" - Oasis (160 MS Points / $2)
• "New Wave" - Pleymo (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Monsoon" - Tokio Hotel (160 MS Points / $2)

Le sigh, videos for all of next week's tracks can be found after the break. The DLC will be available next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: Sonic Youth, The Clash and Blondie

Comments (87) by Alexander Sliwinski May 9th 2008 4:00PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

Bring out the haters for this week's Rock Band Weekly update post. The songs are perfectly fine, but considering the amount of hate there is in any given week for really good tracks, we can only imagine what it'll be like for these songs. Come on, "Random Song Lover Defense Force," where are you?

Individual songs

• "Hanging on the Telephone" - Blondie (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Train in Vain" - The Clash (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth (160 MS Points / $2)

Videos for next week's tracks are after the break for people to make informed decisions on whether they actually hate the songs.The DLC will be available next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: Fall Out Boy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Angels & Airwaves

Comments (104) by Alexander Sliwinski May 2nd 2008 2:15PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

This ain't a scene, it's a Rock Band Weekly update post. Next week the band that people argue whether it's emo or not, Fall Out Boy, adds its song "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" to the music store. Don't lie, when it's on the radio while you're driving you sing along. Actually, all the songs sound like fun if you're in a non-snob music mode.

Scene pack (440 Microsoft Points / $5.50)

• "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" - Fall Out Boy (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Date With The Night" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (160 MS Points / $2)
• "It Hurts" - Angels & Airwaves (160 MS Points / $2)

As usual, the tracks will be available next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively. Videos for the songs are after the break.

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Rock Band Weekly: The Mother Hips and Smashing Pumpkins

Comments (47) by Alexander Sliwinski Apr 25th 2008 2:30PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

Wanna go for a ride? Next week the Rock Band store updates with songs by The Mother Hips and one of the only songs you'll ever need to have by The Smashing Pumpkins.

Individual songs (No pack offering)

• "Red Tandy" - The Mother Hips (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear" - The Mother Hips (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Zero" - The Smashing Pumpkins (160 MS Points / $2)

Videos for this week's Rock Band DLC are after the break (currently having difficulty finding "Time Sick Son..."). As usual, the tracks will be available next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.

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Rock Band Weekly: Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance

Comments (24) by Alexander Sliwinski Apr 22nd 2008 4:00AM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

The Rock Band store gets its first full album this week with Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance. The Rock Band forums also mention that The Cars' The Cars and the Pixies' Doolittle are coming in the "near future." The Who's Who's Next is still on the docket, but apparently isn't what's next.

Screaming for Vengeance album (1200 MS points / $15) -- All songs are also sold individually (160 MS Points / $2), except "The Hellion" and "Electric Eye," which are bundled at the price of one track.

• "The Hellion"
• "Electric Eye"
• "Riding on the Wind"
• "Bloodstone"
• "(Take These) Chains"
• "Pain and Pleasure"
• "Screaming for Vengeance"
• "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
• "Fever"
• "Devil's Child"

The videos for this week's Rock Band DLC are after the break ... and sweet mercy, it'd better be appreciated this week. Screaming for Vengeance will be available today on Xbox 360 and Thursday for the PS3.

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Rock Band Weekly: Mötley Crüe stumbles in with 'Saints of Los Angeles'

Comments (18) by Alexander Sliwinski Apr 14th 2008 10:30PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

Coming out of nowhere, a single off of Mötley Crüe's new album will be available as Rock Band downloadable content this week. This marks the first time a brand-new song is released as a playable track in the game. Needless to say, it is a master track.

Individual song

• "Saints of Los Angeles" - Mötley Crüe (80 MS points/ $1)

We've placed what we believe is the song after the break -- we're not sure if there's an actual video yet. The rest of this week's Rock Band DLC was previously announced last Friday. The song releases tomorrow on Xbox 360 and this Thursday on the new PSN.

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Rock Band Weekly: Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Police

Comments (55) by Alexander Sliwinski Apr 11th 2008 3:30PM

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Rhythm

We're sending out an SOS to the world to try and stop us from downloading the tracks in next week's Rock Band update. We fear that $5.50 has already jumped out of our wallets, run over to the console and is attempting to push itself inside as a willing sacrifice for Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Police.

Classic Rock pack (440 Microsoft Points / $5.50)

• "Call Me" - Blondie (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Simple Man" - Lynyrd Skynyrd (160 MS Points / $2)
• "Message in Bottle" - The Police (160 MS Points / $2)

Videos for this week's Rock Band DLC are after the break per usual. The songs will be available next Tuesday on Xbox 360 and the last three weeks of songs featured on Rock Band Weekly will be available next Thursday with the new PSN store.

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