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Rock Band Weekly: Pearl Jam's 'Backspacer' album
Anyone see Kanye in the house? Phew. Moving on: This week's -- uninterrupted -- Rock Band Weekly announcement is headlined by Pearl Jam's Backspacer album. The new tracks will appear on Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 on September 20, 22 and 24, respectively. Also, a special edition of the Backspacer album at Target stores, which releases September 20, will have a code to download the album onto Xbox 360 and PS3. (Remember, it's only the "special edition" that'll have the code.)Check out the track list, along with the update for Rock Band Unplugged, after the break. Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Rock Band Weekly: Tenacious D, Anvil, Dinosaur Jr., The Guess Who
Rock Band Weekly heads up to Canadia next week for a three pack from heavy metal band Anvil. There are also tracks from Brütal Legend "star" Jack Black's band Tenacious D. It'll actually be pretty quiet week, as the Wii doesn't add its usual mega-list of back catalog tracks and is in sync with the Xbox and PS3 versions. Check it all out after the break. Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Rock Band Weekly: Talking Heads, The Jam, Oasis, Rage
Why, hello! Next week's Rock Band Weekly brings a heaping serving of Talking Heads. No, no, not television talk show guests and nightly news anchors ... the band, you know? You ... you don't know? This is awkward. Best educate yourself before we have to silently crack some skulls. The Wii will get another massive injection of tracks from the back catalog, including a whole slew of Judas Priest. Hold up, you don't know who Judas Priest is? Seriously, why are you even reading this? Go check out all the track coming to the various forms of Rock Band after the break. Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
The Beatles: Rock Band album DLC priced, dated, detailed
Harmonix has revealed approximate release dates, pricing, and track listings for the first three downloadable albums to hit The Beatles: Rock Band's Music Store. Abbey Road will arrive first on October 20 at a price of $16.98 (1360 ), with individual tracks for $1.99 (160). Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will follow in November, and Rubber Soul will arrive in December. Full track listings are after the break, in case you aren't intimately familiar with Beatles albums.If you purchase the full Abbey Road album, you'll have the option to play the B-side medley (from "You Never Give Me Your Money" through "The End") as one continuous track. Along with this news, Harmonix confirmed that the "All You Need is Love" DLC track (160) will be available as a timed-exclusive for Xbox 360 on the game's September 9 launch date.
Rock Band Weekly: Foo Fighters, Blur, Dropkick Murphys, Blind Melon
So, are we all getting used to Rock Band Weekly across the various platforms being combined in one serving every Friday? No ... um, tough noogies. This is the way it's going to be for the time being. Next week brings a new Foo Fighters pack to the PS3 and Xbox 360, while the Wii gets a whole mess of Red Hot Chili Peppers songs. Meanwhile, Ms. Benatar and Coheed and Cambria make their way to Unplugged. Check it all out after the break.. Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Rock Band Weekly: Gorillaz, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, The Who
Oh my, too many good tracks in next week's Rock Band Weekly to play off of for the basis of this post. Do we ask about breaking off a piece of our heart because of the Janis Joplin track, or do we go ask Alice when she's 10 feet tall? Ask her what? Exactly! A perfect psychedelic question. Now, feed your head by checking out the full list of tracks for all of the various Rock Band games after the break -- oh yeah, there's also the Gorillaz next week. Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Rock Band Weekly: Spinal Tap, Black Sabbath, Foo Fighters
It appears that Rock Band Weekly and Rock Band Wiikly will be combined into one post every Friday, along with Rock Band Unplugged's DLC, for the foreseeable future. We certainly appreciate being aware of future DLC in one concentrated dose that -- if injectable or smokeable -- would have us waking up on the bathroom floor of our hotel room in a puddle of our own sick. Rock on! Check out the full details after the break. Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:
Rock Band Weekly: Judas Priest, The Dead Weather, Big Dipper
Rock Band Weekly drops three packs of three on thee next week. The "treat" in there -- depending on how snobby the music aficionados are feeling today -- is the three tracks from The Dead Winter. A "new" band, whose debut album Horehound drops next week, is comprised of several known artists from alternative rock bands, they just come from known bands. How about that?! Check it out.Judas Priest Pack (440 / $5.50) "Dissident Aggressor" (Live) (160 / $2) "Eat Me Alive" (Live) (160 / $2) "Prophecy" (Live) (160 / $2) Big Dipper Pack (440 / $5.50) "All Going Out Together" (160 / $2) "She's Fetching" (160 / $2) "Younger Bums" (160 / $2) The Dead Weather Pack 01 (440 / $5.50) "Hang You From the Heavens" (160 / $2) "No Hassle Night" (160 / $2) "Treat Me Like Your Mother" (160 / $2) All tracks are original masters and are available for download next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
Rock Band Wiikly: Green Day, Mayhem tracks, many others
This week's Rock Band Wiikly was already partially announced with last week's Rock Band Weekly. Green Day and the Mayhem track pack (not in pack form) will be available tomorrow on the Wii's Rock Band Music Store, along with The Presidents of the USA and a bunch of other artists from the back catalog. Check out the full list after the break.
Rock Band Wiikly: Pearl Jam, Mission of Burma, Offspring and more
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Foreigner and more Warped Tour
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.
Rock Band Wiikly: NIN, Weezer, Dead Kennedys, more
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Warped Tour, Maroon 5
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.
Rock Band Wiikly: Bonnaroo, many other artists
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Spinal Tap, Evanescence
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.
Rock Band Wiikly: Iron Maiden and friends
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Bonnaroo Pack includes various artists
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Ministry, The Zombies, The Cranberries
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.
Rock Band Wiikly: Franz Ferdinand, Grateful Dead and more
This week's Wii Rock Band DLC offering delivers a stack of new tunes for the popular music game that spans multiple generations. Like last week, Haromix delivers 25 new tracks from the old school sounds of The Allman Brothers Band to the headbanging vibes of Disturbed. Regardless of your style, there is surely something for you then the tracks go live tomorrow (May 19). As usual, each track is priced at 200 Wii Points ($2). The full track list can be found after the break.
Rock Band Wiikly: Steely Dan, Disturbed, Costello, Replacements, more
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.
