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DLC Singles: Just Kait And Just Kula
DLC singles from Just Kait and Kula Shaker come to Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: just-kait, kula-shaker, alternative, rock, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments
Four Decades Of DLC: Guess Who To Dino Jr. To Tenacious D
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!
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
Alt Extravaganza: Jam To Oasis To Rage To Avenged
Two from The Jam and singles from Oasis, RATM, and Avenged Sevenfold make for one rockin' DLC release this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-jame, oasis, rage-against-the-machine, avenged-sevenfold, new-wave, rock, alternative, metal, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 11 comments
We Say More, More, More: New Jet, Tom Petty's Debut, More Mac And Idol, And Our First Beatle!
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
All Hits, All The Time: DLC Classics By Blur, Dropkicks, Eve 6, Blind Melon, Kaiser Chiefs
Hit singles from five great bands come to Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: dropkick-murphys, blind-melon, eve-6, blur, kaiser-chiefs, indie-rock, punk, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 5 comments
More Foo Fighters DLC
Want more Foo Fighters in Rock Band? Here's three more tracks to keep you rockin'. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foo-fighters, artist-pack, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 9 comments
Gorillaz Attack Rock Band: Virtual Hip-Hop Superstars Meet Virtual Music Game
Cartoon characters playing instruments in a make-believe band? Hey, wish we’d thought of that! Seriously, folks, we’re big fans of Gorillaz. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: gorillaz, artist-pack, 2000s, alternative / 10 comments
Second Weezer Three-Pack Comes To Rock Band
Weezer and Rock Band are old friends by now: Weezer’s hit “Buddy Holly” was one of the first songs we ever rolled out as DLC and we did a three-pack of tunes last summer. That still leaves a batch of essential Weezer tracks that we hadn’t gotten to yet, and we’re glad to be plugging three of those holes this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: weezer, artist-pack, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 10 comments
New Lush Single DLC
A single from Lush joins three three-packs to complete this week's DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: lush, alternative, 1990s / 8 comments
The Dead Weather Makes Their Rock Band Debut: Jack White's New Band Launches Tour With Three-Pack DLC
A three-pack of DLC from rock supergroup The Dead Weather, featuring members of the White Stripes, The Kills, QOTSA and The Raconteurs. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-dead-weather, pack, alternative, 2000s / 5 comments
Second Vans Warped Tour Pack Available For DLC
More Vans Warped Tour tracks, plus a single from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, arrive as DLC to keep you rocking through summer. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: black-rebel-motorcycle-club, thrice, dear-and-the-headlights, the-devil-wears-prada, pack, rock, indie-rock, alternative, metal, 2000s / 6 comments
Perverse Diversity: Ministry, Zombies, Cranberries DLC
We thought we were pushing the envelope last summer, when we introduced Jimmy Buffett and Disturbed DLC the same week. But this week’s DLC just might outdo it. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: ministry, the-zombies, the-cranberries, artist-pack, metal, 2000s, pop-rock, 1960s, alternative, 1990s / 29 comments
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
Nothing's Shocking: The Classic Jane's Addiction Album Hits DLC
There are at least two ways to immerse yourself in vintage Los Angeles decadence…But the safest is to spend a weekend playing Rock Band with the 1988 Jane’s Addiction classic, Nothing’s Shocking. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: janes-addiction, full-album-pack, 1980s, alternative / 48 comments
Journey, Pat Benatar And SpongeBob DLC
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)
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
REM, Offspring, And Richard Thompson DLC
We got punk, we got cult-hero folk-rock, and we got one of the biggest alternative hits ever. Just another incredibly diverse DLC week here at Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-offspring, richard-thompson, rem, punk, rock, alternative, 1990s / 28 comments
Mixing On Mardi Gras With Mutemath
They’re a New Orleans band, and they’re in the studio on Mardi Gras: That should tell you all you need to know about Mutemath’s work ethic. Read full post »
Filed under: Interviews / Tags: mute-math, audio-interview, paul-meany, alternative / 6 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
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
A Split Personality DLC Week: Nu-Metal And Steve Miller
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
Holiday Pack And Foo Fighters Pack
The holidays are here and so are the Foo Fighters. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foo-fighters, the-pretenders, billy-squier, barenaked-ladies, pack, artist-pack, rock, classic-rock, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 67 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
Foo Fighters' The Colour And The Shape Full Album DLC
The Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape is available as a full album download for Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foo-fighters, full-album-pack, alternative, 1990s / 1 comment
Offspring 3-Pack And More
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
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Chili Peppers History 101: The Lowdown on Blood Sugar Sex Magik Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: red-hot-chili-peppers, alternative, 1990s, full-album-pack / 11 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
Much Ado About "Doolittle"
Harmonix writer Brett Milano chats with Frank Black of The Pixies. Read full post »
Filed under: Interviews / Tags: pixies, frank-black, audio-interview, alternative / 1 comment
MTV2 DLC
MTV2 picks the new Rock Band DLC Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-myriad, them-terribles, the-material, alternative, 2000s, pack / 1 comment
Euro DLC
Tracks from the European version of Rock Band are now available as US DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: blur, x-blockx, die-toten-hosen, muse, las-wampas, tokio-hotel, pleymo, juli, oasis, alternative, rock, punk, glam, metal, 1990s, 2000s, 1980s / 0 comments
Blondie, The Clash & Sonic Youth DLC
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
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, FOB, Angels & Airwaves DLC
Three new awesome DLC tracks Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: fall-out-boy, angels-and-airwaves, yeah-yeah-yeahs, pop-rock, alternative, rock, 2000s / 0 comments
Weezer, Garbage & STP DLC
Get "El Scorcho," "Sex Type Thing" and "Why Do You Love Me" for Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: weezer, stone-temple-pilots, garbage, alternative, pop-rock, 1990s, 2000s / 1 comment
Smashing Pumpkins, Rush & Coheed & Cambria DLC
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
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