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Four Decades Of DLC: Guess Who To Dino Jr. To Tenacious D

by Brett Milano / September 15

Check out two tracks each from Dinosaur Jr., Tenacious D, and The Guess Who. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: dinosaur-jr, tenacious-d, the-guess-who, alternative, rock, classic-rock, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments

ABC, AFI, 3DD...and Audioslave!

by Brett Milano / September 8

The King of Pop meets kings of modern rock in DLC package. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: 3-doors-down, afi, audioslave, jackson-5, rock, alternative, pop-rock, 1970s, 2000s / 11 comments

Rock Band Starts Making Sense: The Name Of This Package Is Talking Heads

by Brett Milano / September 1

Five hit tracks from Talking Heads join "Psycho Killer" in the Rock Band catalogue. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: talking-heads, artist-pack, new-wave, 1970s, 1980s / 8 comments

We Say More, More, More: New Jet, Tom Petty's Debut, More Mac And Idol, And Our First Beatle!

by Brett Milano / August 25

Hits from Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, and Billy Idol, plus a new single from Jet land in the Rock Band music store today. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: tom-petty, fleetwood-mac, billy-idol, jet, alternative, classic-rock, rock, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s / 11 comments

It Was 40 Years Ago: A Mud-Free Woodstock Festival On Rock Band

by Brett Milano / August 11

So you always wished there was more ‘60s music in Rock Band? This week’s package features four '60s icons; three of which are making their Rock Band debut. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-who, janis-joplin, jefferson-airplane, the-band, 1960s, 1970s, classic-rock / 11 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

Foreigner DLC Three-Pack Comes To Rock Band

by Brett Milano / June 30

Juke box heroes and hot-blooded headknockers, rejoice! You asked for more Foreigner and you got it. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foreigner, artist-pack, classic-rock, 1970s / 10 comments

Social Distortion, Elvis Costello, Steely Dan And Disturbed DLC

by Brett Milano / May 12

A wide variety of DLC comes to Rock Band this week - Steely Dan, Disturbed, The Replacements, Elvis Costello and a three-pack from Social Distortion. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: social-distortion, steely-dan, elvis-costello, disturbed, punk, rock, classic-rock, nu-metal, 1970s, 2000s / 33 comments

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

by Brett Milano / May 5

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

Journey, Pat Benatar And SpongeBob DLC

by Brett Milano / March 31

Something old, something new and….something SpongeBob? Sure enough, it’s one of our amazingly diverse DLC packs this week—half classic rock, half brand-new rock, with a surprise third half thrown in. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: journey, pat-benatar, glasvegas, von-bondies, spongebob-squarepants, alternative, classic-rock, other, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s / 81 comments

Rock Band Gives Up The Funk (And Then Some)

by Brett Milano / March 17

You thought we already had every kind of music you loved in Rock Band? Not quite: We’re the first to admit we’ve been a little funk-impaired in the past, and we’ve remedied that with a killer three-pack this week. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: papa-roach, against-me, new-pornographers, earth-wind-and-fire, average-white-band, james-brown, indie-rock, funk, alternative, punk, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, pack / 50 comments

The Dead's Second Set: More Grateful Dead On Rock Band!

by Brett Milano / January 27

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

A Split Personality DLC Week: Nu-Metal And Steve Miller

by Brett Milano / January 20

Classic Steve Miller Band tracks and some crazy nu-metal make this week's DLC combinations one of our weirdest yet. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: steve-miller-band, godsmack, rob-zombie, mute-math, belly, alternative, nu-metal, classic-rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s / 28 comments

'70s Hard Rock DLC

by Brett Milano / January 5

Deep Purple, The James Gang and Jethro Tull bring more '70s hard rock to Rock Band while Snow Patrol satisfies modern music fans.  Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: deep-purple, james-gang, jethro-tull, 1970s, classic-rock, progressive / 53 comments

Offspring 3-Pack And More

by Sean Baptiste / October 3, 2008

More Offspring tracks come to Rock Band, plus Static-X, Screaming Trees, Harvey Danger and more. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-offspring, against-me, free, george-thorogood, harvey-danger, screaming-trees, static-x, artist-pack, classic-rock, rock, alternative, grunge, metal, punk, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments

A Crash Course In The Who

by Brett Milano / July 14, 2008

The Who package is the most DLC we've ever offered at one time. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-who, artist-pack, classic-rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s / 1 comment

Jimmy Buffett & Disturbed DLC

by Brett Milano / June 3, 2008

A DLC release that couldn't be more polarized - laid-back Jimmy Buffet and hard rock Disturbed Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: jimmy-buffet, disturbed, rock, nu-metal, 1970s, 2000s, artist-pack / 3 comments

Blondie, The Clash & Sonic Youth DLC

by Brett Milano / May 13, 2008

Each of this week’s three DLC songs marked the first time that a great punk-inspired band got a taste of mainstream success. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: blondie, the-clash, sonic-youth, pop-rock, punk, alternative, 1970s, 1990s / 1 comment

Classic Rock DLC

by Brett Milano / April 15, 2008

Three iconic tracks from The Police, Blondie and Lynyrd Skynyrd are now available for DLC. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: motley-crue, the-police, blondie, lynyrd-skynyrd, rock, pop-rock, southern-rock, 2000s, 1970s, 1980s / 2 comments

DLC Special: All The Dirt On Boston's First Album

by Brett Milano / March 25, 2008

Behind the scenes stories about Boston's first album, which will be available as Rock Band's first full-album DLC Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: boston, full-album-pack, classic-rock, 1970s / 1 comment

Grateful Dead DLC

by Brett Milano / March 4, 2008

Six Grateful Dead tracks available for Rock Band play Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: grateful-dead, classic-rock, 1970s, 1960s, artist-pack / 1 comment

The Police, Clash & Ramones DLC

by Brett Milano / February 12, 2008

Three punk rock tracks to rock your Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-police, the-clash, the-ramones, punk, rock, 1970s / 0 comments

B-52's, Kiss & Faith No More DLC

by Brett Milano / February 5, 2008

Three more songs to add to your Rock Band collection. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: b-52s, kiss, faith-no-more, pop-rock, rock, classic-rock, 1980s, 1970s / 6 comments

Smashing Pumpkins, Rush & Coheed & Cambria DLC

by Brett Milano / January 29, 2008

Encore! Three new tracks from bands already included in Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: smashing-pumpkins, rush, coheed-and-cambria, alternative, progressive, 1990s, 1970s, 2000s / 4 comments

The Monkees, Blink 182 & Sweet DLC

by Brett Milano / January 15, 2008

Three new songs available for download to play in Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-monkees, blink-182, sweet, pop-rock, punk, glam, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s / 11 comments

Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Black Crowes & Rush DLC

by Brett Milano / January 2, 2008

It’s all-Southern rock this week, featuring two classic Dixie bands and one from the Southern part of Canada. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: lynyrd-skynyrd, the-black-crowes, rush, 1970s, southern-rock, 1990s, rock, 1980s, progressive / 34 comments