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Archives: Nov 2009

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Episode 4 – Awkwardly Standing Around Microphones

by Tim Dwyer / November 20

The music and talking keep on playing as we stand around microphones in all our awkward awesomeness. Read full post »

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Our Pink Lips Are Independently Sealed! A Trio Of Female Pop Triumphs

by Brett Milano / November 20

A healthy dose of rockin' female pop songs to add to your Rock Band music collection. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: go-gos, pnk, kelly-clarkson / 3 comments

Jammin' You With Classic Live Petty! Six Tracks From The Live Anthology Hit Rock Band

by Brett Milano / November 20

Six live tracks from the new Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' Live Anthology come to Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: tom-petty, artist-pack / 3 comments

Got To Get You Into My Life: HMXers And The Beatles Before The Beatles: Rock Band

by Carolyn VanEseltine / November 17

Harmonix employees share their personal Beatles stories from before The Beatles: Rock Band to celebrate the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Read full post »

Filed under: Behind the Scenes / 3 comments

Lesson Six: “Blues Guitar: C Major Scale”

by Harmonix / November 13

Building on the scale you learned in Lesson Two, Mike Williams explains how to play blues in C major, and how a major scale relates to a pentatonic. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock School / 0 comments

Crashing Love, Blazing DLC: New And Old AFI Five-Pack

by Brett Milano / November 13

Five tracks from three different AFI albums come to Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: afi, artist-pack / 21 comments

That Straight-Ahead DLC: Homme, Grohl, & Jones Band Makes Rock Band Debut!

by Brett Milano / November 13

Them Crooked Vultures adds a track to the Rock Band catalog. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: them-crooked-vultures, dave-grohl, josh-homme, john-paul-jones, foo-fighters, queens-of-the-stone-age, led-zeppelin / 18 comments

Play Like A Bangle! We Interview Susanna Hoffs As "Walk Like An Egyptian" Hits DLC

by Brett Milano / November 13

Get the inside scoop on new DLC song "Walk Like an Egyptian" straight from The Bangles' singer Susanna Hoffs. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / 6 comments

SpongeBob Superstar! A Big Yellow Three-Pack Of DLC

by Brett Milano / November 10

So you’re one of those bands who does a heartfelt “Where’s Gary?” when it’s getting late and those game play sessions start turning emotional? Or maybe you just have a quirky sense of humor and a singer with a helium-high voice? Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / 10 comments

Super Collision On Central Square: Big Dipper Plays Big Dipper

by Brett Milano / November 9

It’s always been one of our Rock Band fantasies to videotape a band playing the game to its own songs - surely there has to be someone out there who can do a better job than Rush did in that Stephen Colbert video you’ve all seen. Read full post »

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Working At Harmonix Is Awesome

by HMXthebeststeph / November 9

I wanted to work for Harmonix. I used to email HMXHellion every few months, asking about open positions and including my resume, constantly trolling the job openings for something I could do. Read full post »

Filed under: Behind the Scenes / 7 comments

Crazy Little Thing Called LEGO: Queen Joins The LEGO Rock Band Kingdom

by Harmonix / November 6

Queen featured as LEGO minifigs and performing their classic hit "We Are the Champions" in LEGO Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: Announcements / Tags: queen, lego-rock-band, video / 1 comment

The Official Harmonix Rock Band Podcast Episode 3 - Triple Threat

by Sean Baptiste / November 6

Episode 3 with a special Desert Bus for Hope Interview, Social ep2, The GiggleB*s ep2, the DLC Roundtable and More! Read full post »

Filed under: Podcasts / 2 comments

Anarchy From The UK: Kasabian And Damned DLC Singles

by Brett Milano / November 6

Two new tracks from UK bands The Damned and Kasabian join the Rock Band Store this week. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: kasabian, the-damned / 5 comments

It Will Get Loud! The White Stripes Finally Hit Rock Band

by Brett Milano / November 6

The White Stripes come to Rock Band with a classic three-pack. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-white-stripes, artist-pack / 22 comments

Lesson Five: “Using Parametric EQ”

by Brett Milano / November 6

Maybe you don’t need to play guitar or sing; you’re a tech wizard and the home studio is your axe. This video offers some pointers for getting that pro-quality sound. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock School / 0 comments