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Music EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Rock Band DLC: Tom Petty, Kelly freakin' Clarkson 29 I think what most pleases me about the release of the "family friendly" LEGO Rock Band, it's that it opens up the platform to all kinds of pop nonsense we might not have ordinarily seen. By "nons... Interview: Future talk with Freezepop 17 When it comes to synth-pop songs about girls who are smart, songs about guys preoccupied with your approval of their Wang, songs about theft, songs about tennis and songs about more rokk with les... Rock Band DLC: AFI and The Bangles (Update) 15 If you thought that The Beatles: Rock Band downloadable content that was announced earlier today was the only time I'd be writing about Rock Band DLC today, you're wrong. Thank god, because serio... Sgt. Pepper's to hit The Beatles: Rock Band next week 17 Next week, the second full album by The Beatles will be available for download for The Beatles: Rock Band, Harmonix/MTV Games/Apple Corp. announced today.  The Beatles' 1967 record, Sgt. Pep... Here, have some random Spongebob Rock Band DLC 38 Last Friday, we passed along information about this week's Rock Band Music Store update, which included The White Stripes, Kasabian, and The Damned. Well, surprise -- there's more.  Today, t... Boston-based Main Drag bringing two albums to Rock Band 4 Boston-based The Main Drag -- whose song "Jagged Gorgeous Winter" appeared in Rock Band 2 -- has announced its intentions to make nearly every song they've ever recorded playable in Ro... Auditorium headed to XBLA, PSN, and PSP Minis 11 Cipher Prime's Auditorium is a relatively simple, very self-explanatory game that's presented brilliantly. Rather than listen to me elaborate further, you can hear Samit discuss it or even try a ... REO Speedwagon: The Game (we're not sh*tting you!) 32 REO Speedwagon is getting its very own videogame, heading to the PC and Mac. I know you don't believe it, or at the very least think we're talking about a funny Flash game. We sh*t you not, howev... Activision responds to No Doubt lawsuit 41 Yesterday we learned that No Doubt was suing Activision over its appearance in Band Hero, seemingly encouraged by the Kurt Cobain situation and claiming that they never agreed to be used as in-ga... No Doubt suing Activision over appearance in Band Hero 41 Just as happened with Kurt Cobain's appearance in Guitar Hero 5 and the screams from the bloated, sucking mass which rallied to his defense, Activision is taking some heat for the use of likeness... Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack is huge, awesome 20 You might have heard about the massive Final Fantasy XIII Original Sound Track packaging, but now we have a better look at it here. In my near-infinite geekery, I used to have the limited edition... A closer look at Scratch: The Ultimate DJ's turntable 27 Although all eyes are currently on Activision's DJ Hero, let's not forget about the other DJ/music contender, Scratch: The Ultimate DJ. We had a chance to check out the game and the turntable pe... Japanese Final Fantasy Tactics concert will have 61 songs 16 Remember the first time you booted up Square's PlayStation strategy RPG Final Fantasy Tactics? If you're like me, one of the most memorable things was the opening song. Hell, all the music was fa... Assassin's Creed 2 will have music, buy it in November 7 Assassin’s Creed II will have music; confirmed. Composer Jesper Kyd will be once again be composing the soundtrack to an Assassin’s Creed videogame. According to official release blas... Chiptune micro tour bringing the lovin' to the West Coast 13 The chiptune scene is flourishing over in New York. A number of the big-name chiptune performers are situated on the East Coast, probably largely to do with Blipfest happening in New York each ye... dTunes Editor's Week Day 10: Ashley Davis 46 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... Silent Hill composer doesn't consider game score 'music' 49 If videogame music isn't 'music,' then what is it? Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka said something that may not go over well with game music fans: I don't consider video game music, including ... Rock Band DLC: Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett 18 Dave Grohl fans have something to both cheer and complain about today. Next week's Rock Band Store update will feature a Foo Fighters four pack. On the other hand, there will also be a Nirvana th... Gamertag launches new 'pirate radio' for GTA: Gay Tony 4 We have little doubt that Rockstar has provided some quality radio listening for Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, which was just made available today for Xbox 360. But if you're looking ... DJ Hero gets its first DLC: Gorillaz, Queen, and more 13 DJ Hero may have a high amount of mixes on the disc -- 93, to be exact -- but there's always room for more. Especially if you find yourself getting tired of the same songs appearing in multiple m... dTunes editor's week, day 9: Joseph Leray 29 [dTunes is a community-organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furt... dTunes Editor's Week Day 8: Ben PerLee 28 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... Exclusive: Unearth rocks music games in new music video 34 On November 10, metalcore band Unearth will release a special edition set of its 2008 record, The March. Distributed by Metal Blade, the set comes with bonus tracks as well as a DVD of music vide... dTunes Editor's Week: Anthony Burch 37 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... Monday Mind Teasers: Bloody Fun Day 6 Did everyone escape the clutches of last week's locked room game? Great! This week we face a whole different type of mind teaser game, with both turn-based and path-based strategies to consider a... Soundtrack for Just Dance fails to live up to its name 16 Ubisoft has revealed the soundtrack to its upcoming dance/fitness game Just Dance for the Wii, and something is... missing. It features a bunch of top 40 dance hits like you'd expect, includ... Pato Pooh and his retro stylings 32 Normally we might skim over the music video above or save it for a Weekend Destructainment, but considering that just happened and we're all up in the listening to music anyway with dtunes, it's ... dtunes Editor's Week, day 5: Matthew Razak 19 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... Wu-Tang's RZA is a total nerd, a former videogame addict 46 Ever stay up for 24 hours just to finish one more level of your favorite game? Wu-Tang Clan's jack-of-all trades and self-professed nerd RZA understands -- he claims he used to be kind of addicte... Heavy metal band writing song for God of War III 52 We kind of had an idea that God of War III was going to rock, but now it's official -- it's actually going to rock.  In an interview today with Baltimore radio station 98 Rock, the lead sing... dTunes Editor's Week, day 2: Topher Cantler 66 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... Official BIT.TRIP Beat soundtrack ready for download 12 Ladies and Gents, I have a very special announcement to make for fans of the BIT.TRIP series. You see, while the games are oodles of fun, there's a special element of the whole series that just m... Gaijin Games: Moving to a Different Beat 4 Arguably, there are three major elements to a BIT.TRIP game: classical gameplay elements evoking an earlier era of games, retro-inspired graphics that embody and celebrate constraints, and the mu... The Beatles: Rock Band defeats Guitar Hero 5 33 Evil publisher Activision recently claimed that Guitar Hero 5 outsold MTV Games' The Beatles: Rock Band and maintained its dominance in the music game genre. However, it looks like Activision may... I played the Queen and Beatles RB DLC, and it was great 16 In case you weren’t aware, this is, unequivocally, the greatest week in the nearly two-year history of Rock Band downloadable content. Yes, I said it, and here’s why. Available today ... dTunes Editor's Week, Day 1: Conrad Zimmerman 16 [dTunes is a community organized blog showcasing the musical tastes of Destructoid's users. For two weeks, the editorial team is commandeering the series because, hey, we like music too. To furth... Best of Crush 40 (bad Sonic music) is coming! 76 Crush 40, known by the more familiar name of Those Wankers That Ruined Sonic The Hedgehog Soundtracks For Everybody, is coming out with a "best of" compilation CD, full of their signatu... Rockstar to host Beaterator music parties in PS Home 9 If you're looking for a place to showcase the hot beats you've been dropping using Rockstar's Beaterator, this one's for you. Beginning on October 16, Rockstar will be hosting Beaterator music pa... Family-friendly Rock Band DLC playable in LEGO Rock Band 10 You know what’s awesome about Harmonix? They’re truly committed to the idea of Rock Band as a music platform. (Of course, that doesn’t include The Beatles: Rock Band, but I thin... LEGO Rock Band export won't be as cheap as RB1 (Update) 19 As we reported earlier, owners of the PS3 or 360 versions of LEGO Rock Band will be able to export most all of the game’s forty-plus songs to their hard drives so the tracks can be played i... LEGO Rock Band 100% exportable, track list exposed 22 LEGO Rock Band (check out our comprehensive preview), due out this holiday season, will offer over 40 songs. In keeping with Harmonix’s music platform ethos (and confirming an earlier rumor... '300'-dude to make music for Army of Two: the 40th Day 6 Butt-slapping, blinged-out guns, and music can mix. At least, that’s what EA Montreal is thinking. The studio announced earlier this afternoon that film and television composer Tyler Bates ... New Pop'n Music Portable screens hint at story mode 11 In case you haven't heard the good news, Pop'n Music Portable is on its way to the PSP, complete with 9-button mode and the classic art style fans have come to love. Now according to these screen... Top 40 Japanese game composers form an alliance 19 Video Game Sound Creator's Alliance is what the newly formed group of 40 Japanese composers call themselves. Several musical badasses are among the ranks, including Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill), Y... Sega accepting fan entries for Project Diva Arcade 10 Sega announced today that they will soon be bringing the Vocaloid-themed PSP rhythm game Project Diva to arcades. Not only that, but between October 15th and Halloween, they'll be accepting fan-c... Modal Kombat delivers instrument controlled fighting 13 Have you been looking for a far less efficient, but suitably awesome way to control your games? Let's say a guitar so you could jam out while performing a fatality? Yale School of Music graduat... 'Love Square Enix' soundtrack has pretty music on it 30 Do you love Square Enix? If you do, you may very well want to import a new soundtrack CD that's hitting Japan on November 25. Titled Love SQ, the soundtrack is a compilation of classic videogame ... Queen 10-pack coming to Rock Band this month 47 If you believed the rumors, congratulations! Harmonix has confirmed via its Rock Band 'zine that a Queen track pack -- ten damned songs! -- will be coming to Rock Band in the fourt... Exclusive: The sights & sounds of Retro Super Meat Boy 23 [Surprise, a Destructoid exclusive! You saw it here first!] How do you feel about this whole "retro-revival" thing? If you're going to play a retro game, do you want it to go whole hog ... Ski Beatz really excited about 'swing' in Beaterator 10 Alright, so now I'm convinced that the hip-hop game is for me. In this latest video leading up to tomorrow's launch of Rockstar's PlayStation Portable music-making title Beaterator, various hip-h... Two Chiptune shows coming up in New York 5 First up is a Chiptune show by artists Nullsleep, Bit Shifter, Minusbaby and No Carrier this Thursday night. The show is taking place at the No Malice Palace in New York and best of all, it's fre... Murs, RJD2, Whodini, and more join Scratch soundtrack 13 While all eyes may be on another DJ game coming this holiday, Scratch DJ LLC are still plugging away at getting Scratch: The Ultimate DJ for a 2010 release. Today, eight new tracks have been reve... BlipFest storming New York again this December 11 The annual festival of all things Chiptunes related returns once again! BlipFest will be taking place on December 17 through the 19 at the Bell House in Brooklyn. The show is open to all ages and... Video Games Live finally makes its way to Japan 4 We here at Destructoid love us some Video Games Live. However, so far our Japanese readers (could you raise your hands, we'd like to do a head count) haven't been able to experience the awesome a... Huge Bayonetta soundtrack on the way 17 The Bayonetta original soundtrack is set to be released November 4 in Japan and will run about $50. That sounds like a lot, but you’re getting your money’s worth as the OST will have ... ‘Chip Tuned Rockman’ coming to rock your face, mofos 8 “Chip Tuned Rockman” is an upcoming album full of chiptuned remixes of Mega Man from various Mega Man games. The album will contain 20 tracks and each track is arranged by different a... Upcoming Pearl Jam DLC for Rock Band priced 12 We already knew that Pearl Jam's upcoming album, Backspacer, is coming to rock band in its entirety. But Harmonix and MTV Games have officially announced it today, and after shouting "OLD!&q... Have you bought Chronotorious yet? 41 As I'm sure a lot of you know, my favorite game is Chrono Trigger. I play it through at least once a year (often more), constantly listen to the soundtrack, and pretty much exclusively use Chrono... Old rockers drop hate on music games 64 Do you like the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, or Led Zeppelin? Me? Sometimes, but new artists are making new music. Try that out. Wait, that's a whole different rant, and not at all related to vide... Halo 3: ODST two-disc soundtrack coming next week 18 Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori have teamed up to follow up on the notable scores of both Halo and Halo 2 in Halo 3: ODST. The official soundtrack will be available from Sumthing Else Musi... « NEXT « next - expanded blog view		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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