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Rock Band Weekly: Social Distortion, Steely Dan, Disturbed, Elvis Costello, The Replacements
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Franz Ferdinand, AAF, Allman Bros., Distillers, Luscious Jackson, Prongs
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.[Image]
Rock Band Wiikly: Toby Keith, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Shins, Black Tide, Bullet for My Valentine
Toby Keith has an even stranger line dancing partner for Rock Band Wiikly than he did for the regular update a couple weeks back. Joining him for the Wii upload will be a Mr. Malmsteen, first name: Yngwie. Poor guitarists, prepare for blisters or lube those fingers up properly ... but not so much that the controller flies out of your hands and into the TV.Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece): "Beer for My Horses" -- Toby Keith "I Love This Bar" -- Toby Keith "She's a Hottie" -- Toby Keith "Should've Been a Cowboy" -- Toby Keith "Who's Your Daddy?" -- Toby Keith "How Do You Like Me Now" -- Toby Keith "Warriors of Time" -- Black Tide "Waking The Demon" -- Bullet For My Valentine "New Slang" -- The Shins "Caprici Di Diablo" -- Yngwie Malmsteen "Damnation Game" -- Yngwie Malmsteen "Red Devil" -- Yngwie Malmsteen All tracks are masters and will be available for download tomorrow, April 21. Videos are after the break.
Rock Band Weekly: Styx, REO Speedwagon, Hautewerk
If you're a fan of commercially successful rock groups, then you're in for a treat as Styx and REO Speedwagon are combined into a 7-pack next week for Rock Band Weekly. Joining them wil be Hautewerk, which ... what do you mean it doesn't have a Wikipedia page?! Is that possible? It has a MySpace page, though, if you'd like to know more about the band.REO Speedwagon/Styx Tour '09 pack (880 / $11) "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" -- Styx (160 / $2) "Renegade" -- Styx (160 / $2) "Too Much Time on My Hands" -- Styx (160 / $2) "Ridin' the Storm Out" -- REO Speedwagon (160 / $2) "Roll With the Changes" -- REO Speedwagon (160 / $2) "Take It On The Run'" -- REO Speedwagon (160 / $2) "Can't Stop Rockin'" -- Styx/REO Speedwagon (160 / $2) Hautewerk Pack 01 (440 / $5.50) "Stop Start Again" -- Hautewerk (160 / $2) "Alone in My Head" -- Hautewerk (160 / $2) "I Know Where You Came From" -- Hautewerk (160 / $2) All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
Rock Band Weekly: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy album
"Shackler's Revenge" was only seeking vengeance because it was lonely -- but, no longer. Next week's Rock Band Weekly will be Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy album, the groups first album in ... 15 years. The album has gone on to sell 3 million copies and is now ready to pick a couple more wallets in its Rock Band incarnation.Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy (1600 / $20 -- 200 Wii points apiece) "Chinese Democracy" (160 / $2) "Better" (160 / $2) "Street of Dreams" (160 / $2) "If the World" (160 / $2) "There Was a Time" (160 / $2) "Catcher in the Rye" (160 / $2) "Scraped" (160 / $2) "Riad N' the Bedouins" (160 / $2) "Sorry" (160 / $2) "I.R.S." (160 / $2) "Madagascar" (160 / $2) "This I Love" (160 / $2) "Prostitute" (160 / $2) All tracks are masters and will be available for Xbox 360 and Wii next Tuesday. PS3 owners can download the album on Thursday.
Rock Band Wiikly: Journey, Benatar, Foo Fighters, Spongebob and more
It appears Rock Band Wiikly is getting comfortable with its one week delay of Rock Band Weekly DLC, with this week seeing a rather eclectic collection of additions to the Wii's music store. Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece): "Don't Stop Believing" - Journey "Heartbreaker" - Pat Benatar "Geraldine" - Glasvegas "C'Mon C'Mon" - The Von Bondies "I Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You" - Spongebob Squarepants "The Best Day Ever" - Spongebob Squarepants "Where's Gary?" - Spongebob Squarepants "Rock 'n' Roll Star" - Oasis "DOA" - Foo Fighters "This is a Call" - Foo Fighters "Times Like These" - Foo Fighters The tracks will be available tomorrow, April 7, and videos for all of this week's tracks are after the break.
Rock Band Weekly reloaded: Toby Keith, Black Tide, Bullet For My Valentine, The Shins
There was some premature announculation with Rock Band Weekly this week. We received a release on Monday that Toby Keith was going solo with a six-pack for next week's DLC, but today we find out he'll be bringing some friends along. Well, we don't exactly see The Shins being BFF with Keith, but for the purposes of this post we imagine them all line dancing together.Toby Keith 6-Pack (800 / $10) "Beer for My Horses" (160 / $2) "I Love This Bar" (160 / $2) "She's a Hottie" (160 / $2) "Should've Been a Cowboy" (160 / $2) "Who's Your Daddy?" (160 / $2) "How Do You Like Me Now" (160 / $2) Individual Songs "Warriors of Time" -- Black Tide (160 / $2) "Waking The Demon" -- Bullet For My Valentine (160 / $2) "New Slang" -- The Shins (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: Pearl Jam, Devo, Faith No More, Fall Out Boy
Pearl Jam's album, Ten, is ready to get grungy this week on Rock Band for Wii. A few other tracks tag along to get the Wii music store up to spec with other consoles.Pearl Jam's Ten (200 Wii points apiece) "Once" "Even Flow" "Why Go" "Black" "Jeremy" "Oceans" "Porch" "Garden" "Deep" "Release" "Master/Slave" Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece): "Through Being Cool" - Devo "We Care A Lot" - Faith No More "I Don't Care" - Fall Out Boy The tracks will be available today, March 31, and videos for all of this week's tracks are after the break.
Rock Band Weekly for April 7: Toby Keith six-pack
The announcement for next week's Rock Band DLC, featuring Toby Keith, has arrived five days earlier than normal. Just to clear up any potential confusion: Journey, Benatar and a Mr. Squarepants are arriving this week, while Toby Keith is due in the week of April 7. We can't wait to see people line dancing (plastic peripherals in tow) to Keith's illustrious country career.Toby Keith 6-Pack (800 / $10) "Beer for My Horses" (160 / $2) "I Love This Bar" (160 / $2) "She's a Hottie" (160 / $2) "Should've Been a Cowboy" (160 / $2) "Who's Your Daddy?" (160 / $2) "How Do You Like Me Now" (160 / $2) All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
Rock Band Weekly: Pearl Jam's Ten album
Pearl Jam's breakthrough 1991 debut album, Ten, becomes Rock Band's latest piece of grungy DLC next week. The album features several tracks that owned the radio airwaves in the early '90s, along with the song that inspired one of the most iconic music videos of all time -- "Jeremy." Ironically, after the success of Ten, the band became known for refusing to make videos for its songs.Pearl Jam's Ten (1440 / $18) "Once" (160 / $2) "Even Flow" (160 / $2) "Why Go" (160 / $2) "Black" (160 / $2) "Jeremy" (160 / $2) "Oceans" (160 / $2) "Porch" (160 / $2) "Garden" (160 / $2) "Deep" (160 / $2) "Release" (160 / $2) "Master/Slave" (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 back to sync: Funk, New Pornographers, Papa Roach, The Who
The sync is back on between Rock Band Wiikly and Rock Band Weekly. There was a little hiccup last week, but it appears Wii rockers are ready to start receiving the "new" DLC again. The Wii's Rock Band Music Store also receives three tracks from The Who, which were previously released on the PS3 and Xbox 360.Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece): "Pick Up the Pieces" - Average White Band "Shining Star" - Earth Wind & Fire "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1" - James Brown "Thrash Unreal" - Against Me! "All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth" - The New Pornographers "Use It" - The New Pornographers "Last Resort" - Papa Roach "Lifeline" - Papa Roach "My Generation (LIVE)" - The Who "Summertime Blues (LIVE)" - The Who "Young Man Blues" - The Who The tracks became available yesterday, March 17. Videos can be found after the break.
Rock Band Weekly: A lot of funk n' rock
Get up, get on up, as next week's Rock Band DLC brings some funkified freak and alternative rock. The funk pack includes the legendary performer James Brown and is labeled "01," which we'll take as some small sign that more funk is on the way. There's also several individual tracks from modern bands.Get the Funk Out 01 3-pack (440 / $5.50) "Pick Up the Pieces" - Average White Band (160 / $2) "Shining Star" - Earth Wind & Fire (160 / $2) "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1" - James Brown (160 / $2) Individual songs: "Thrash Unreal" - Against Me! (160 / $2) "All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth" - The New Pornographers (160 / $2) "Use It" - The New Pornographers (160 / $2) "Last Resort" - Papa Roach (160 / $2) "Lifeline" - Papa Roach (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 outta sync: Alt. Country and more randomness
It seems that the sync achieved between Rock Band Wiikly and Rock Band Weekly last week may not be a standard occurrence as was once expected. This week's list of regurgitated tracks for the Wii's Rock Band Music Store features some relatively new DLC from a couple weeks ago, with others from the inaugural edition of Rock Band Weekly.Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece): "Blackened" - Metallica "Ride the Lightning" - Metallica "My Iron Lung" - Radiohead "Joker & the Thief" - Wolfmother "Calling Dr. Love" - KISS "Moonage Daydream" - David Bowie "Train in Vain" - The Clash "Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth "Why Do You Love Me" - Garbage "3 Dimes Down" - Drive By Truckers "Can't Let Go" - Lucinda Williams "People Got a Lotta Nerve" - Neko Case "Time Bomb" - Old 97s "Satellite Radio" - Steve Earle The tracks will be available tomorrow, March 10. We've contacted Harmonix to find out how it plans to do the syncing from here on out, as it was originally supposed to have the same new tracks across all platforms starting last week.
Rock Band Wiikly achieves sync: Stevie Ray Vaughan, No Doubt, Jimmy Eat World
It appears that Rock Band Wiikly and Rock Band Weekly have achieved sync, as Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood album and No Doubt will be available this week on all current-gen consoles. The Wii's Rock Band Music Store still has a lot of catching up to do, so it also receives a reconstituted serving of Jimmy Eat World.Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood (200 Wii points apiece): "Love Struck Baby" "Pride and Joy" "Texas Flood" "Tell Me" "Rude Mood" "Testify" "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Dirty Pool" "I'm Cryin" "Lenny" Individual songs (200 Wii points apiece): "New" - No Doubt "Futures" - Jimmy Eat World "Lucky Denver Mint" - Jimmy Eat World "Sweetness" - Jimmy Eat World The tracks will be available tomorrow, March 3, and videos for all of this week's tracks are after the break.
Rock Band Weekly: Stevie Ray Vaughan, a No Doubt cherry on top
It's the Flood! Except this one comes from Texas and not an ancient circular super-weapon floating in space. As we learned yesterday, Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood album will indeed be next week's Rock Band DLC. Tagging along for the ride will be No Doubt.Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas Flood (1280 / $16) "Love Struck Baby" (160 / $2) "Pride and Joy" (160 / $2) "Texas Flood" (160 / $2) "Tell Me" (160 / $2) "Rude Mood" (160 / $2) "Testify" (160 / $2) "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (160 / $2) "Dirty Pool" (160 / $2) "I'm Cryin" (160 / $2) "Lenny" (160 / $2) Individual song: "New" - No Doubt (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: The Cars album (tracks sold separately)
This week's Rock Band Wii music store update contains The Cars' 1978 self-titled debut record. Each track is sold separately, so it'll cost $3 more than if rockers had purchased the album on Xbox 360 or PS3.The Cars (200 Wii points apiece) "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" The tracks will be available tomorrow, February 24, and videos for all this week's songs are after the break. This is the last week in February and we've yet to see indication that the Wii's sync with "new" Rock Band Weekly tracks will still occur this month. Currently, the Harmonix press release notes it'll happen "soon." We're following up with the developer to see if there's a new sync window.
Rock Band Weekly: Alt Country and Jimmy Eat World
Some alternative-country (yes, that's actually a sub-genre of music) and three songs from Jimmy Eat World will be making their way to the Rock Band Music Store next week.As much as we'd love to discuss the music that's included in the Alt Country Pack, we decided to focus our attention on the Jimmy Eat World tracks since we already googled some interesting facts about the songs. Were you aware that "Lucky Denver Mint" was in the flick Never Been Kissed? Or that "Sweetness" was a song included in NHL 2003? We bet you didn't know that "Futures" was used in First Decent -- now you do.Alt Country Pack (680 / $8.49) "3 Dimes Down" by Drive By Truckers (160 / $2) "Can't Let Go" by Lucinda Williams (160 / $2) "People Got a Lot of Nerve" by Neko Case (160 / $2) "Time Bomb (LIVE)" by Old 97s (160 / $2) "Satellite Radio" by Steve Earle (160 / $2) Jimmy Eat World Pack (440 / $5.49) "Futures" by Jimmy Eat World (160 / $2) "Lucky Denver Mint" by Jimmy Eat World (160 / $2) "Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World (160 / $2)
Rock Band Wiikly: Nirvana (most of Nevermind)
Selections from Nirvana's breakthrough album, Nevermind, are offered up as this week's content for the Wii's Rock Band music store. As we pointed out last October, when these tracks released on XBM and PSN, notable songs from Nevermind that are unavailable to download are "Come as You Are" and "Smells like Teen Spirit." Both "In Bloom" and "Drain You" are available on Rock Band and its sequel, respectively. Nirvana (200 Wii points apiece) "Breed" "Lounge Act" "On a Plain" "Polly" "Something in the Way" "Stay Away" "Territorial Pissings" Videos for the tracks can be found after the break. No word yet if the Wii's sync with "new" Rock Band Weekly tracks will still occur this month, but the press release from Harmonix notes it'll happen "soon."
Rock Band Weekly: White Zombie, Turbonegro
It's time to get more human than human. Next week's Rock Band DLC announcement brings us the stunning revelation that we might actually learn the lyrics to White Zombie's "More Human Than Human." It's actually quite the stunning realization, as that song was inescapable when it released in the mid-'90s. Then again, most of the times we rocked to it, we were .... oh, hey, let's look at the tracks.Individual Songs "Wasted Again" - Turbonegro (160 / $2) "Black Sunshine" - White Zombie (160 / $2) "More Human than Human" - White Zombie (160 / $2) Videos for these songs can be found after the break. All tracks are masters and will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively. [Image]
Viacom: Rock Band 2 sales less than expected, but still solid
Viacom is content with the two million units sold of Rock Band 2 since launch, but expected more from the series. PaidContent reports that the media conglomerate sees the Rock Band franchise as a bright spot in what it otherwise expects to be a very difficult year, particularly with ad revenues getting "worse before it gets better."Harmonix may not have a new Rock Band this year, but it's certainly continuing its streak of DLC content for the platform and will release the The Beatles game (for the benefit of Mr. Kite) later this year. [Via Gamasutra]
