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{ Jul 2nd 2009 at 3:15PM }

Next week's Rock Band Weekly brings the announced three-pack from Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown album. The tracks are apparently the first offerings from an "exclusive partnership" between Harmonix and Warner Music to bring the band's songs to the platform. Green Day isn't even the angriest band this week ...

Green Day Pack (440

/ $5.50/ 200 Wii Points apiece)

"21 Guns" (160 / $2)
"East Jesus Nowhere" (160 / $2)
"Know Your Enemy" (160 / $2)

Mayhem Pack (1080

/ $13.50/ 200 Wii Points apiece)

"Conquer All" -- Behemoth (160 / $2)
"What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse" -- Black Dahlia Murder (160 / $2)
"Hammer Smashed Face" -- Cannibal Corpse (160 / $2)
"Empire of the Gun" -- God Forbid (160 / $2)
"Embedded" -- Job for a Cowboy (160 / $2)
"Disposable Teens" -- Marilyn Manson (160 / $2)
"Black Magic" -- Slayer (160 / $2)
"This Is Exile" -- Whitechapel (160 / $2)

All tracks are original masters and are available for download next Tuesday on Xbox 360 and Wii. They make their way over to PS3 on Thursday.

{ Jun 29th 2009 at 7:45PM }

Rock Band Wiikly's tap has flowed with massive quantities of tracks for weeks now. Sure, the releases aren't exactly synced with Rock Band Weekly, but the back catalog of Rock Band DLC is certainly being filled in. Our concern that it would take until mid-2010 for the full catalog sync is slowly dissipating. This week's update of 16 tracks to the Wii music store includes the Pearl Jam tracks from a couple weeks back, along with a whole mess of other stuff. Find the full list after the break.

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{ Jun 25th 2009 at 7:30PM }

Next week's Rock Band Weekly has been revealed through Harmonix's Rock Band "community zine," sent through the intertubes by email. The great thing about the zine is that it gives an idea of what tracks to expect next week. The problem is that it doesn't give prices for tracks or packs. We'd guess standard rates apply, but we can't say for sure right now. We'll update when the "official" announcement is made tomorrow and add prices.

Vans Warped Tour 3 Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Sweet Talk" -- Dear and the Headlights (160 / $2)
"Hey John, What's Your Name Again?" -- The Devil Wears Prada (160 / $2)
"Image of the Invisible" -- Thrice (160 / $2)

Foreigner Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Blue Morning, Blue Day" (160 / $2)
"Feels Like the First Time" (160 / $2)
"Headknocker" (160 / $2)

Individual songs

"Weapon of Choice" -- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (160 / $2)

All tracks are likely available for download next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

Update: Added prices, fixed Foreigner tracks.

{ Jun 22nd 2009 at 11:00PM }

Rock Band Wiikly's main attractions this week are the geeks who became chic and the manorexic musical visionary-turned-slice-of-beefcake. Weezer, Nine Inch Nails and many other bands are added in this week's update of 16 tracks to the Wii music store. Find the full list after the break.

Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece)

"One of THOSE Nights" -- The Cab
"Hands Down" -- Dashboard Confessional
"California Über Alles" -- Dead Kennedys
"Holiday in Cambodia" -- Dead Kennedys
"Police Truck" -- Dead Kennedys
"All Right Now" -- Free
"Burn" -- Nine Inch Nails
"Capital G" -- Nine Inch Nails
"Last" -- Nine Inch Nails
"They Say" -- Scars on Broadway
"This is it" -- Stained
"Electric Crown" -- Testament
"Yomp" -- thenewno2
"Dreamin'" -- Weezer
"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" -- Weezer
"Troublemaker" -- Weezer

All tracks are masters and will be downloadable tomorrow, June 23.

{ Jun 22nd 2009 at 10:30PM }

In addition to this week's Rock Band Weekly featuring Maroon 5 and artists from the Warped Tour, those pranksters at Harmonix snuck in some Pearl Jam tracks. The three tracks were bundled with the re-release of Pearl Jam's Ten album earlier this year.

Pearl Jam Ten Bonus Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Brother" (160 / $2)
"Alive (Live: Drop in the Park)" (160 / $2)
"State of Love and Trust (Live: Drop in the Park)" (160 / $2)

These master recording will be available tomorrow and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

{ Jun 19th 2009 at 12:15PM }

Next week's Rock Band Weekly brings artists from the Warped Tour, an extreme-sports-meets-music thang. There are also three tracks from the Grammy Award-winning (2005 Best New Artist) Maroon 5. However, the tracks for next week are from the band's album It Won't Be Soon Before Long, which won a Grammy for "Makes Me Wonder."

Warped Tour Pack (680

/ $8.50)

"The Downfall of Us All" -- A Day to Remember (160 / $2)
"21st Century Digital Boy" -- Bad Religion (160 / $2)
"I Didn't Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard" -- Chiodos (160 / $2)
"The Flood" -- Escape the Fate (160 / $2)
"Reinventing Your Exit" -- Underoath (160 / $2)

Maroon 5 Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Little of Your Time" (160 / $2)
"Makes Me Wonder" (160 / $2)
"Wake Up Call" (160 / $2)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

{ Jun 15th 2009 at 11:15PM }

This week's Rock Band Wiikly brings tracks from a few artists who recently performed at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. Keeping up with the latest tradition for Rock Band tracks released on Wii, along with the Bonnaroo songs, there's 18 more tracks that were previously released on other consoles in the mix. If Harmonix keeps up this recent pace of Wii-lease, it might have full sync across consoles by the holidays.

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{ Jun 12th 2009 at 4:45PM }

Spinal Tap lands on Rock Band next week and will be ready to turn it up to 11. Just remember to keep an eye on your drummer -- Spinal Tap and drummers don't mix well. Next week's Rock Band Weekly also adds Evanescence. Male vocalists shouldn't even bother. Seriously, it's one thing to sing "Bring Me to Life" with the windows rolled up in your car, but it's a little different trying to do it with others around.

Spinal Tap Pack (560

/ $7)

"Back from the Dead" (160 / $2)
"Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare" (160 / $2)
"Saucy Jack" (160 / $2)
"Warmer Than Hell" (160 / $2)

Evanescence Pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Bring Me to Life" (160 / $2)
"Call Me When You're Sober" (160 / $2)
"Weight of the World" (160 / $2)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.

{ Jun 8th 2009 at 3:45PM }

With no real change to Rock Band Weekly since the Iron Maiden announcement a couple weeks ago, we gave the long-running feature a break last week during the E3 madness. However, the newbie, Rock Band Wiikly, still has to work it this week. Not only did it receive the aforementioned Iron Maiden content, but an additional 13 tracks previously released on the other consoles. Don't forget to download "Charlene" from Stephen and the Colberts for free. Check out the full list after the break.

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{ May 29th 2009 at 6:00PM }

Next week's Rock Band Weekly brings tracks from just a few artists performing at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in twangy Tennessee. Remember the following week's tracks have already been revealed as Iron Maiden, just in case you need to budget your DLC in these rough times.

Bonnaroo Pack (800

/ $10)

"Summer & Shine" -- Ben Harper and Relentless7 (160 / $2)
"A Favor House Atlantic" -- Coheed and Cambria (160 / $2)
"The Running Free" -- Coheed and Cambria (160 / $2)
"Wilson (live)" -- Phish (160 / $2)
"Steady at the Wheel" -- Shooter Jennings (160 / $2)
"Wolf Like Me" -- TV on the Radio (160 / $2)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. Rock Band Wiikly will wii-lease its plans on Monday.

{ May 22nd 2009 at 3:15PM }

Next week brings another eclectic selection for Rock Band Weekly, as metal meets rock with a dash of The Cranberries. For male vocalists, it'll be fun to warm up with some Zombies and then rip those vocal cords apart trying to sing Ministry tracks.

Ministry Pack 01 (440

/ $5.50 on PS3/ Only available individually on Wii)

"Cuz U R Next" (160 / $2)
"LiesLiesLies" (160 / $2)
"The Great Satan" (160 / $2)

Individual Songs (160

/ $2)

"She's Not There" -- The Zombies (160 / $2)
"Tell Her No" -- The Zombies (160 / $2)
"Linger" -- The Cranberries (160 / $2)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday on Xbox 360 and Wii. PS3 owners can jam with these tracks on Thursday.

{ May 14th 2009 at 10:45PM }

This week's Rock Band Weekly comes a day earlier than normal, courtesy of the Rock Band Community Zine, which has announced that next week will be an Alice-travaganza thanks to an Alice Cooper six pack. Not only that, but four of the six songs are live tracks and, if Alice Cooper isn't your thing, there's also a Taking Back Sunday three pack for the taking. Prices aren't revealed, but we don't expect them to deviate much from the norm. Come on, a live version of "School's Out" has got to be worth a punt, right?

Alice Cooper 6-pack (800

/ $10)

"Billion Dollar Babies (Live)" (160 / $2)
"I'm Eighteen (Live)" (160 / $2)
"School's Out (Live)" (160 / $2)
"Under My Wheels (Live)" (160 / $2)
"Poison" (160 / $2)
"Vengeance Is Mine" (160 / $2)

Taking Back Sunday 3-pack (440

/ $5.49)

"Liar (It Takes One To Know One)" (160 / $2)
"MakeDamnSure" (160 / $2)
"What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?" (160 / $2)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. Rock Band Wiikly will wii-lease its plans on Monday.

{ May 11th 2009 at 1:25PM }

This week's Wii Rock Band DLC offering not only delivers the eclectic mix from last week's Rock Band Weekly announcement, but also adds ample variety of its own. With 25 tracks available, across many different genres of music, there's likely something in the list to satiate the DLC track hunger. This is the dim sum of Rock Band Wiikly announcements. Check out the full list after the break.

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{ May 8th 2009 at 12:30PM }

Next week's Rock Band releases are a varied collection of rock tracks from the likes of Steely Dan, Disturbed and Elvis Costello. A reasonably eclectic mix, so there should be something for everyone here, unless you're a heavy metal or indie rock fanboy. If nothing here grabs your attention, just sit tight and see what'll be announced next week. Your wallet will probably enjoy the week off.

Individual Songs (160

/ $2 each)

"Bad Luck" -- Social Distortion
"Ring Of Fire" -- Social Distortion
"Story Of My Life" -- Social Distortion
"Black Friday" -- Steely Dan
"My Old School" -- Steely Dan
"Stricken" -- Disturbed
"Stupify" -- Disturbed
"Radio Radio" -- Elvis Costello
"Kids Don't Follow" -- The Replacements

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. Rock Band Wiikly will wii-lease its plans on Monday.

{ May 1st 2009 at 11:30AM }

It's a stew! Next week's Rock Band Weekly DLC is a mixture of artists from disparate genres of music. Actually, now that we said that, we're sure some Pandora nut will tell us the tonal harmonic frequencies of each band's base structure are similar -- but we digress. So, figure out if you want to -- do you, do you want to -- purchase some of these tracks next week?

Franz Ferdinand 3-pack (440

/ $5.50)

"Do You Want To" (160 / $2)
"Lucid Dreams" (160 / $2)
"Take Me Out" (160 / $2)

Individual Songs (160

/ $2)

"Smooth Criminal" -- Alien Ant Farm (160 / $2)
"Blue Sky" -- Allman Brothers (160 / $2)
"Midnight Rider" -- Allman Brothers (160 / $2)
"Drain the Blood" -- Distillers (160 / $2)
"Naked Eye" -- Luscious Jackson (160 / $2)
"Idealistic Types" -- Prong (160 / $2)
"The Banishment" -- Prong (160 / $2)

All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. Rock Band Wiikly will wii-lease its plans on Monday.

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