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Rush over for Rock Band's Moving Pictures DLC
Harmonix announced via the first issue of their e-mail Rock Band Community Zine that next week's DLC will consists of the entire Moving Pictures album by Rush. All seven songs will be master tracks and they are as follows: "Tom Sawyer" (Original Version) "Red Barchett" "YYZ" "Limelight" (Original Version) "The Camera Eye" "Witch Hunt" "Vital Signs" Each song will be priced individually at $2 while the entire album will cost $11. Look for them next week on Thursday, August 28th on the PlayStation Store.
Rock Band Weekly: Rush's Moving Pictures album
Harmonix has sent out the first Rock Band Community Zine, which revealed (rather earlier than usual) that Rush's Moving Pictures album will be available to download and play next week. Hopefully the band has been practicing. Rush - Moving Pictures (880 / $11) Tom Sawyer (Original) (160 / $2) Red Barchetta (160 / $2) YYZ (160 / $2) Limelight (Original) (160 / $2) The Camera Eye (160 / $2) Witch Hunt (160 / $2) Vital Signs (160 / $2) Videos for the tracks can be found after the break. The songs will be available for download next Tuesday and Thursday for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively.
Rush fails own song on Colbert Report
Ever since music games became popular, the musician trolls have frequented forums and comment threads everywhere. Typically, these trolls are known for comments like "Yeah, I'd rather play a real guitar, thanks." Imagine then, how strange it must be for real musicians to play fake versions of their own songs. Enter Rush performing the Rock Band version of "Tom Sawyer" backstage at the Colbert Report. To make a long story short, they fail at 36% completion. They don't seem to broken up about it though. Fabulous success can give you that kind of confidence, we suppose.[Via Joystiq]
Rush talks Rock Band, humble beginnings
Rock legends, and Canadian Gods, Rush set a really good example for other rock icons -- they fully embrace gaming. While no one in the band is copping to late night sessions of Halo 3, they do discuss the process of getting their music into Rock Band, specifically tracking down a lost cut of "Working Man" to be released exclusively as downloadable content. Unfortunately, there is still no word if the rumor that the 1978 classic track The Trees is included in Rock Band 2 is true or not.In an interview with Rock Band's Brett Milano, band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson talk about bringing their music to a new generation via gaming, the beginnings of Rush and name drop a few cities and spots in and around Ontario. Sure, Canada might be responsible for Celine Dion but Rush makes up for that travesty in spades. [via Rush is a Band - Blog]
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush tracks hit XBLM
It's Tuesday and you know what that means. Rock Band Weekly! Available now on the Xbox Live Markeplace are four new tracks to help you rock out in style. "Snow ((Hey Oh))" and "Tell Me Baby" from Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as "Working Man (Vault Edition)" and "Closer to the Heart" from Rush dropped this morning for 160MS Points a piece ($2 in real money if your a currency snob) and are worth every penny. Unless RHCP and Rush aren't your thing that is. If free is more your style then may we recommend "Promised Land" from Vesuvius, which has been on the Marketplace for a little while but is still worth a look for the price. That price, if you missed it, is free. Happy rocking!
Rush to some Red Hot Rock Band DLC this week
There will be no track pack released from Rock Band this week, rather, you can download two songs each from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rush. Each will be $1.99: "Snow (Hey Oh)" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers "Tell Me Baby" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers "Closer to the Heart" -- Rush "Working Man (Vault Edition)" -- Rush Though the cover version of Working Man has already been released, this is the original master track and a never-before-released alternate take from a recording session that produced the 1974 original. Grab them off the PlayStation Store on July 10th.
Rock Band Weekly: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush
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.
Rock Band Weekly: Coheed and Cambria, Rush and Smashing Pumpkins
Gasp at the ancient picture of The Smashing Pumpkins above. Go ahead, gasp already. This week the Rock Band downloadable content brings us the song Siva, which hails from way back when The Smashing Pumpkins actually looked like this. Don't you just want to pinch little Billy Corgan's cheeks? Along with the The Pumpkins we also get some more Rush and ride the Ten Speed.Individual songs Siva - Smashing Pumpkins (160 MS points/ $2) Working Man - Rush *Cover* (160 MS points/ $2) Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) - Coheed and Cambria *Cover* (160 MS Points / $2) Check out the videos after the break as we go back into the void of not knowing what Rock Band DLC will grace us next week -- if any. No, seriously, we're pretty sure there'll be more next week.
Xbox.com lists Rock Band DLC through January: Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins and more
Stealing the thunder out of Harmonix's weekly Rock Band downloadable content announcement, Xbox.com has listed the rest of the month's DLC. Week of Jan. 22: Oasis Pack (440 MS points/ $5.50) Don't Look Back in Anger (160 MS points/ $2) Live Forever (160 MS points/ $2) Wonderwall (160 MS Points / $2) Week of Jan. 29: Progressive Pack (440 MS points/ $5.50) Siva - Smashing Pumpkins (160 MS points/ $2) Working Man - Rush *Cover* (160 MS points/ $2) Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) - Coheed and Cambria *Cover* (160 MS Points / $2) Barring any unforeseen hiccups, we're assuming that the songs will be available on PSN as well. We'll be sure to remind you of the DLC with our Rock Band Weekly posts over the next couple Mondays.[Update: Looks like someone at Microsoft jumped the gun on the announcement a little bit and they've pulled everything that hadn't been announced already (they neglected to update their intro paragraph though). Never fear, former Joystiqer Jared Rea linked us to a screenshot on his blog to cast away any lingering doubts as to the one-time existence of the information. Behold!]
Rock Band Weekly: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Crowes and Rush
You gotta pay for old rock! Prices go back to 160 MS points ($2) this week as the rock is aged a little more finely compared to the modern selection from last week. The exploration of the RBDLC (Rock Band downloadable content) void continues as there's still no road map of Rock Band's DLC for the future. This week's tracks give us a little '70s with Lynyrd Skynyrd (Leh-Nerd Skin-nerd) and early '80s with Rush. The most iffy selection for nit-picky music geeks is probably the Black Crowes' version of you-know-it-when-you-hear-it song Hard to Handle. Some people prefer the Grateful Dead version, and for those who like letting their soul out when they sing, there's also the Otis Redding version. Songs below will also be part of a DLC double-dose this Thursday on the PlayStation Network, which includes last week's songs not added due to the holiday.Individual songs Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd (160 MS points/ $2) Hard to Handle - Black Crowes *Cover* (160 MS points/ $2) Limelight - Rush *Cover* (160 MS Points / $2)) Videos of the songs can be found after the break, we're going to keep trying to work on getting a Rock Band DLC road map for the future.
WoW Moviewatch: Zul'Aman First Look
There were a lot of Zul'Aman videos to choose from on YouTube for Patch 2.3. This one was the winner for today's Moviewatch for a few good reasons: it opens with a shot of the new Ritual of Refreshment spell graphic, it only shows part of the zone leaving some surprises for your adventuring and it features a Rush song.Though it shows a lot of trash mobs on the way to the Bear avatar, it superspeeds through them. I recommend you let it play and enjoy the music. Oh, and Rush haters can form a line to the left. What's that? There is no line to the left, only a drop off the edge of the Outlands? My bad.Previously on Moviewatch...
Wii Maintenance Mode: 'It's a secret to everybody'
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/nintendo_wii/Internet_sleuths_find_Maintenance_Mode_in_the_Wii_But_what_is_it_VIDEO'; Besides switching off the Message Board, we're not sure what exactly this newly uncovered Maintenance Mode accomplishes. Several people who've tried it out have reported a number of different effects -- disabled System Settings options and deleted notes on the Message Board -- but nothing of consequence yet. Could hackers eventually manipulate this strange function to run homebrew software and unauthorized code? Who knows!Provided that your firmware isn't old and busted, like your rhyme style, you can try out this Maintenance Mode yourself! Just follow these simple instructions: Turn on your Wii. Hold down the + and - buttons during the Health and Safety screen While holding down those buttons, hit A Pour yourself a glass of sweet tea Load up Rush's "Red Barchetta" Rock out Really, you could just skip the first three steps.[Via DCEmu]
The iPhone and vestigial Widgets
Yesterday, I posted about Widget.app, a utility to run OS X widgets on your iPhone. Widgets and the iPhone share a closer relationship than that post suggests. When you create a folder at the root of your tree called /Widgets and populate it, the widgets actually show up in Springboard--the iPhone home screen. When you tap widgets, the iPhone attempts (and fails) to run /System/Library/CoreServices/Dashboard.app. This application does not actually exist or, at least, did not ship with the iPhone. It's clear that Apple designed expandable Widget support for iPhone but cut it out at some stage of the design/delivery process. Thanks to BloomFilter
Geoffrey Rush fulfills obligation
The Google translation doesn't really help, but we've seen enough of these celebrity pressers to know what's going on. Pirates of the Caribbean costar Geoffrey Rush was presented with the Wii game based on his movie at a Japanese press event, and asked how he likes it. His badly mangled thoughts: "Present ......Don't you think? you do not play almost. The son who becomes 11 years old is in me, but it is as for my finger that way in order to be able to move quickly, because it is not developed, (laughing). As for I being able to play 'pack man' extent kana."We just wanted to share this in case you thought life would be amazing and glamorous if you had an Oscar. Right now, having never been asked to play the Pirates game, we're feeling pretty happy about our situation in comparison.
Sonic Rush Adventure preview
The now-classic Sonic Rush (not to be confused with SoniCrush, an aural rock-drilling system) is generally considered not only one of the finest outings on the Nintendo DS, but also the finest Sonic game in the past decade. And it had sweet music, too. Sega recently showed off the upcoming sequel, Sonic Rush Adventure (why were we not invited?), and several fellow bloggers around the web have chimed in with their thoughts.From what we can tell, the title is sticking to what made the first so successful. Blaze the Cat will be playable in addition to Sonic, but the game sticks to the trademark mechanic of blinding speed to entertain the player. There does appear to be some actual "adventure" portions of the game, but they merely consist of a (high-speed) boat ride across a three-dimensional ocean, a la Wind Waker. Also, the Sonic team has finally decided to give Sonic the gift of everlasting respiration, removing the classic "air bubble" gameplay found in underwater levels.With some snazzy 2-D to 3-D transitional effects and intriguing level design, we've no doubt that SRA will match, if not exceed, the original. Keep your eyes peeled for the azure blur this fall.
Limbaugh: Don't scapegoat games for VT massacre
Despite the mainstream media's tendency to scapegoat video games as a cause of senseless violence, we should remember that not all mainstream talking heads feel the same way about our hobby.Take Rush Limbaugh, who on his radio show yesterday took calls theorizing on the motivation behind the recent Virgina Tech killings. One caller, Mark from Centreville, Va., tried to lay the blame at gaming's doorstep. "I will guarantee you, I'll bet my last dollar in my pocket, that this shooter will be found to have been a compulsive video gamer," he said.Rush was quick to jump in, pointing out that even if the shooter played games, "not every video gamer goes out and murders 33 people on the college campus though. There's more to this than that." Limbaugh granted that playing games "may desensitize people, but it doesn't turn everybody into mass murderers."Limbaugh later went on to compare video game censorship to gun control. "How many millions of people play video games, and how many millions of people have guns? If you start blaming the video games, you may as well demand video game control because it's the same thing when you start trying to blame guns for this. You have here a sick individual, an evil individual who committed a random act. But if you want to start blaming the video games, this guy was this or that, well, then you've gotta maybe talk about banning them because that's the same tack that's taken with guns. You got one guy who used a gun, that's it."So remember, the next time you're griping about mainstream media coverage of games, that said coverage is not a monolithic force with only one point of view.[Thanks Jonathan]
