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Franz Ferdinand, Allman Bros, Alien Ant Farm And More Hit DLC

Classic Southern rock. Newly classic Scottish pop. Vintage thrash metal. Two great female-fronted bands that don’t exist anymore And what's maybe the weirdest cover versions in Rock Band history. Just another week of DLC. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: alien-ant-farm, prong, franz-ferdinand, the-distillers, luscious-jackson, the-allman-brothers-band, southern-rock, alternative, punk, metal, rock, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, artist-pack / 34 comments

Free Music! “Oxytocin” Presents The Other Side Of Harmonix

by Brett Milano / April 23

If you’ve heard some of the Harmonix-associated bands who’ve made it into Rock Band, you might assume that we spend all our time playing guitars, pumping our fists. Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: oxytocin, caleb-epps, naoko-takamoto, arthur-insasi, kedaar-kumar, audio-interview / 14 comments

Green Day's Monolith Hits Rock Band: Three-Pack Brings Highlights From 21st Century Breakdown

by Brett Milano / July 7

Three tracks from Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown come to Rock Band as DLC. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: green-day, artist-pack, rock, 2000s / 27 comments

Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Hits Rock Band

by Brett Milano / April 14

It may have taken Axl Rose more a decade to create his rock’n’roll epic, but the complete album hits Rock Band in record time, just five months after its release. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: guns-n-roses, rock, 2000s, full-album-pack / 55 comments

HMX Community On The Road: E3 Booth Walk Through

by Sean Baptiste / June 2

Join the community team exclusive walk through of 10,000 square foot, Abbey Road recreation of The Beatles: Rock Band E3 booth. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: hmxsean, hmxhenry, the-beatles-rock-band, video, e3 / 12 comments

HMX Desks: A Collection Of Collections

by Christine Jandreau / July 30

Another behind the scenes look at life at Harmonix - check out Milo's desk featuring Bandmates, Rubik's Cubes, and lots of game controllers. Read full post »

Filed under: Behind the Scenes / 7 comments

HMX Desks: A Peaceful Garden

by Christine Jandreau / May 12

A beta fish named Buddy Holly, a bubbling water fountain and a collection of plants makes this the calmest office in the company. Read full post »

Filed under: Behind the Scenes / 3 comments

Harmonix Community Team On The Road At The MTV Movie Awards

by HMXPope / June 11

On Sunday, May 31, HMXSean, HMXSteph, HMXKat, and I headed out to the annual MTV Movie Awards at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: e3 / 1 comment

Harmonix Pepsi Videos

by John Drake / May 21

Create a music video and enter for a chance to win a moon man! Read full post »

Filed under: Behind the Scenes / 35 comments

Harrahs Finals

by Brett Milano / May 22

Revealing costumes! Tackiest puns in band names ever! And wall to wall rock attitude! All here in the last videos from our Rock Band competition. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: b-52s, contests, video / 5 comments

Hautewerk Three-Pack: Indie Pop With Added Jangle

by Brett Milano / April 21

Three tracks from jangly pop band Hautewerk hit the Rock Band Store. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: hautewerk, indie-rock, 2000s, artist-pack / 17 comments

Hope's P!nk Sweater E3 Recap

by HMXHenry / June 10

Hope’s P!nk Sweater, winners of the fast paced 24 hour Pepsi Rock Band Video Contest, bring you their star struck E3 recap, covering the airport, the HMX wrap party and everything in between. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: e3 / 0 comments

How To Win Fans And Influence People: Projecting “Rockability” Onstage

by The Hellion / May 25

A few years before I started working at Harmonix, I got into this big argument with my roommate at the time over who should be called the “greatest front man in history.” I said Iggy Pop; she said Jason Kendall of the Amazing Royal Crowns. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, be-a-rockstar, playing-live / 13 comments

I Got A Free Bird For Ya, Buddy: Dealing With Hecklers

by Brett Milano / April 27

If you’ve played a lot of Rock Band, you know what happens when the band screws up a song: the audience boos, the singer throws a little hissy-fit with the microphone, everybody gives the drummer a dirty look, and the band gets to try again. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxmusoman, playing-live / 14 comments

Iron Maiden DLC

by Brett Milano / June 9

We’ve kept you waiting so long for an Iron Maiden package that even a six-pack wouldn’t be enough. So prepare yourself for the Iron Maiden 12-pack, gathering metal landmarks from 1982’s “The Number of the Beast” to a quartet of scorching, brand-new live tracks. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / 79 comments

KISS DLC Three-Pack Featuring Live Tracks

by Brett Milano / July 28

Break out your black & white facepaint - three live KISS tracks from their Dressed to Kill tour in 1975 are now available for Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: kiss, artist-pack, 1970s, classic-rock / 13 comments

Kings Of Leon DLC Three-Pack

by Brett Milano / July 22

Three tracks from rockers Kings of Leon join the Rock Band Music Store. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: kings-of-leon, artist-pack, rock, 2000s / 5 comments

Lessons Learned From E3

by HMXthebeststeph / June 18

I had the surreal experience of attending my first E3 this year. Coworkers tried to prepare me for the flurry of activity and chaos that would occur, but I’m more of an experiential learner, so I ignored all of their advice. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: e3 / 2 comments

Live From Harmonix, It's Jimmy Eat World

by Brett Milano / April 10

Jimmy Eat World drops by the Harmonix offices to play some Rock Band and chat with us about unruly crowds. Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: jimmy-eat-world, audio-interview, zach-lind, rick-burch, jim-adkins, rock, pop-rock / 9 comments

Living Large When You're Not: How To Live Like A Rock Star On A Budget

by Maria O'Brien / July 13

You've finished your encore; underwear litters the stage and everyone's standing up screaming - on tables, on the bar, on their boyfriend's shoulders. You're ushered offstage where - what's this? - French 75 cocktails and Turkish cotton hand towels wait to quench the fevered sweat from your exhausted bodies. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / 3 comments

MTV Coast To Coast! Or, The Beatles: Rock Band Tour 2009

by HMXThrasher / June 18

It’s always nice to keep our loving, big brother (MTV Games) in the loop about what we’ve been up to here in the Harmonix floating sky fortress of doom and awesomeness. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: e3 / 2 comments

Metal, Mayhem And Rock Band: Eight Tracks Of Fearsome DLC

by Brett Milano / July 7

You know those nice little rock tours where you bring the whole family, picnic in the sun, and everyone has a nice wholesome little time? Well, the Mayhem Festival isn’t one of those. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: slayer, marilyn-manson, cannibal-corpse, behemoth, whitechapel, job-for-a-cowboy, god-forbid, pack, metal, glam, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 43 comments

Most Likely To Succeed: The Hellion's Tour Diaries, Part 3

by The Hellion / April 20

I know that lots of things have changed since I was in high school. Read full post »

Filed under: 52 Weeks to Rock / Tags: hmxhellion, playing-live, dealing-with-bandmates / 9 comments

Music & Youth Initiative Charity Auction – Bid On An Original Piece By Harmonix Artist John Dee

by Christine Jandreau / May 20

Bid on one-of-a-kind items in the Music & Youth Initiative online charity auction, including an original piece of artwork by Harmonix artist John Dee. Read full post »

Filed under: Announcements / Tags: john-dee, harmonix-news, charity / 0 comments

My First E3

by HMXKat / June 11

After weeks of practicing The Beatles: Rock Band harmonies, and booking travel for Community Team, I was more than relieved when the time finally came to board the plane at Logan Airport for LA and E3 2009. Read full post »

Filed under: Rock Band on the Road / Tags: e3 / 1 comment

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