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Rock Band Presents: The Great Role Model Challenge - Ends 12/21/08 12AM ET
For our latest photo contest, we’re shooting the works: We invite you to pick any musician with a song on Rock Band and do your impression of that artist. Anyone is fair game as long as they have a song in the game, even one of those lesser-known DLC bands. Become your role model and you shall be rewarded! Read full post »
Filed under: Weekly Contest / 11 comments
RockBand.com 2008 Recap
Behind-the-scenes news, DLC releases and rock star interviews from 2008. Read full post »
Filed under: Announcements / Tags: website-news, no-doubt, foo-fighters, motley-crue, red-hot-chili-peppers, jimmy-buffett, disturbed, nine-inch-nails, the-offspring, yngwie-malmsteen, the-replacements, kansas, new-pornographers, dream-theater, rush, judas-priest, b-52s / 2 comments
Role Model Contest Winner
AND THE WINNER IS . . . Read full post »
Filed under: Weekly Contest / 3 comments
Roy Orbison DLC Pack
Rock Band players can now rock through six songs from legendary singer Roy Orbison. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: roy-orbison, artist-pack, pop-rock, 1980s / 81 comments
Rush's Moving Pictures Full Album DLC And More
The day has finally come - Rush's Moving Pictures album is now available as DLC. Also available this week are six individual tracks from bands like Bad Religion and The Cult. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: rush, bad-religion, the-cult, hot-hot-heat, kasabian, sleater-kinney, stone-roses, progressive, alternative, rock, punk, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, full-album-pack / 1 comment
Siouxsie And The Banshees DLC
Siouxsie and the Banshees three-pack, plus bonus tracks from Blink 182, Silversun Pickups and The Psychedelic Furs. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: siouxsie-and-the-banshees, blink-182, the-psychedelic-furs, silversun-pickups, artist-pack, punk, pop-rock, indie-rock, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 1 comment
Talk Is Cheap, But So Are You: Advice On Stage Patter
Okay. So you've got the band together through want ads or social networking websites or maybe just recruiting random interesting-looking people you saw on the subway. You've written some songs, maybe learned some covers. Read full post »
Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: be-a-rockstar, playing-live, promoting-your-band / 3 comments
Tanya Donelly Interview
This week we’re proud to welcome another of our hometown indie-rock legends to Rock Band. Just released as DLC, Belly’s “Feed the Tree” was a nationwide hit in 1993, capturing the imagination with its mix of mystery and energy. For leader Tanya Donelly it was just one stop in a long and fascinating career. Read full post »
Filed under: Interviews / Tags: tanya-donelly, belly, throwing-muses, breeders, audio-interview, alternative / 7 comments
The Dead's Second Set: More Grateful Dead On Rock Band!
A second six-song dose of the Grateful Dead comes to Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: grateful-dead, artist-pack, classic-rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s / 26 comments
The Gig From Hell: What Happens When Everything Goes Wrong
Often playing a gig is the most amazing experience or your life. Other times things go wrong. Sometimes things go very, very wrong. Read full post »
Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: playing-live, promoting-your-band, dealing-with-bandmates / 17 comments
The Killers, Yngwie Malmsteen And More DLC
Two 3-packs from The Killers and Yngwie Malmsteen, plus tracks from Soundgarden and Lamb of God. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-killers, yngwie-malmsteen, soundgarden, lamb-of-god, metal, grunge, alternative, artist-pack, 1990s, 2000s / 3 comments
The People's Artist
A hallmark of Rock Band is the visual authenticity for users playing at home (you’re on your own for accurate rock n’ roll smells). Read full post »
Filed under: Sketchbook / Tags: eliot-min, rock-band-art, publicity-artwork, abnormality / 13 comments
Thin Lizzy Three-Pack And More
A Thin Lizzy 3-pack, a double dose of Nikko, and some Pretenders and Pat Benatar hit Rock Band DLC this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: thin-lizzy, pat-benatar, pretenders, nikko, classic-rock, pop-rock, punk, 1980s, 2000s, artist-pack / 71 comments
Unleashing The Fury With Yngwie Malmsteen!
So you thought that “Caprici di Diablo” was impossible to play? Well, you’re right: Even the man who wrote the tune finds it a challenge to play on a real guitar. The king of the shredders gives us the lowdown on his three new DLC tracks and more in this exclusive interview. Read full post »
Filed under: Interviews / Tags: yngwie-malmsteen, audio-interview, metal / 12 comments
Alt Country & Jimmy Eat World DLC
Remember the “Rock band Goes Country” track that we unveiled last month? A lot of you were shocked and stunned at the idea, but wound up loving the stuff anyway. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: jimmy-eat-world, drive-by-truckers, lucinda-williams, neko-case, steve-earle, old-97s, 1990s, 2000s, country, pop-rock / 18 comments
Giving Props To Props
If you need proof that the right props and staging can make or break a show, consider a Yes concert I saw in 1985 (yes, I loved Yes in 1985 and proudly admit that I still do today). Read full post »
Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxmusoman, be-a-rockstar, playing-live / 14 comments
Just Lust: A Guide To Making Your Fans Want To French Kiss You Big Time
Like many of you (okay, ALL of you) I started a band in the hopes that it would ultimately lead to bath-time make-outs with ridiculously attractive people. Read full post »
Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, be-a-rockstar, joan-jett / 22 comments
Meet Your Rock Heroes! True Encounter Stories
As you move up in the rock ranks, you’re bound to run into some of your musical heroes. This is where you learn to keep your cool—After all, you’re now a peer of sorts, not just a fan. Read full post »
Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxmusoman, be-a-rockstar / 15 comments
Namm With The Community Team
I was honored and excited to be asked, along with HMXPardo, to help out the Community team at this year's NAMM Conference in lovely, mall-like Anaheim, CA. Read full post »
Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: hmxpope, hmxpardo, hmxkingkendall, hmxjohnd, namm / 4 comments
Rock Band 2 Art By John Dee
HMX artist John Dee created iconic artwork for Rock Band and painted a one-of-a-kind guitar case for the Child’s Play charity auction. Read full post »
Filed under: Sketchbook / Tags: john-dee, rock-band-art / 20 comments
Start A Band, Rock The World, Get Married! The True Love Story Of Ryan And Laura
We knew all along that Rock Band was about more than having fun thrashing around with plastic guitars. No, our game is all about passion, togetherness, and true love! Read full post »
Filed under: Interviews / Tags: die-in-a-fire, audio-interview, roy-orbison / 20 comments
Three Fratellis Hits Come To Rock Band
Three tracks from The Fratellis' Costello Music album are available for Rock Band DLC this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-fratellis, 2000s, alternative, artist-pack / 26 comments
Truckin' With Mike Cooley
Athens, GA’s Drive-By Truckers are one of America’s great, cult-hero rock’n’roll bands, with a string of epic albums to their credit. Read full post »
Filed under: Interviews / Tags: drive-by-truckers, mike-cooley, audio-interview, country / 8 comments
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