The folks at Harmonix are bringing two iconic giants from different ends of the music spectrum to meet in the throngs of Rock Band DLC next week. Gene and the boys from Kiss will meet up with The Big O Roy Orbison in what promises to be another output of MS Pts from my account. The DLC features three Roy Orbison classic songs in celebration of what would be his 75th birthday and two Live KISS tracks. Pricing will $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per song, $0.99/80 MS Pts/100 Wii Pts for the Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade or $5.49/440 MS Pts/550 Wii Pts for the Roy Orbison: 75th Birthday Pack. The full list of songs:

• Roy Orbison – “Blue Bayou”
• Roy Orbison – “Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)”
• Roy Orbison – “Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)” X
• KISS – “Rock and Roll All Nite (Live)” X
• KISS – “Strutter (Live)”

Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song. [READ MORE]

Don’t get me wrong, I love Tommy Tutone’s “867-5309/Jenny”, but the song seems to find a way to just stick in your head for hours if you hear it at the wrong point of your day. So maybe next week when it, along with songs from Anberlin, Ohio Players and Reliant K hits the Rock Band 3 DLC world we can become immune to its powers. Most of you will be familiar with the two Ohio Player songs, as “Fire” is the theme song to Hell’s Kitchen and “Love Rollercoaster” was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Stadium Arcadium. I’m not as familiar with the other three songs and artists, but they all sounded like catchy tunes (or hardcore with Blood and Thunder.)

As usual, pricing is $1.99/169 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per track with the $0.99/80 MS Pt/100 Wii Pt charge to upgrade to Pro Bass/Pro Guitar for the three tracks marked with an ‘X’. Here is the list, so break out your points and be ready to download them.

• Anberlin – “Breaking”
• Mastodon – “Blood and Thunder” X
• Ohio Players – “Fire”
• Ohio Players – “Love Rollercoaster” X
• Relient K – “Must Have Done Something Right”
• Tommy Tutone – “867-5309/Jenny” X

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Harmonix is debuting a couple of new artists (and adding to one’s catalog) next week for Rock Band DLC and they should be very familiar. The J. Geils Band (“Freeze-Frame” ) and Joy Division (“Love Will Tear Us Apart”) will each have a single and Grand Funk Railroad will have two very recognizable songs available when the DLC hits on April 5th. Thanks Harmonix, as I now have another reason to drop some points to add to my Rock Band DLC collection. Pricing will be the usual, with $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per track $0.99/80 MS Pts/100 Wii Pts for Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade on either “We’re an American Band” or “Freeze-Frame”. Here is the complete list of songs:

Grand Funk Railroad – “The Loco-Motion”
Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re an American Band” X
J. Geils Band – “Freeze-Frame” X
Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart” X

Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

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The most excellent folks at Rooster Teeth have put together this trailer for a fictional Angry Birds movie.  I know it seems a bit on the silly side but it would probably still be more entertaining than the Super Mario Brothers movie...

Looks like next week’s Rock Band DLC will cost me some more cash, as songs from Santana, Jefferson Airplane, DragonForce and Blood, Sweat & Tears will be available on March 29th. The Days of Peace Pack 01 features three artists that performed at the original Woodstock with some of their most recognizable work. The two DragonForce songs are off their Inhuman Rampage album, but I am curious why we didn’t get a third song to make a second pack.

We do get one bonus this week as we will actually get two songs fully upgradeable to Pro Bass/Guitar for $0.99 in Santana’s “Black Magic Woman” and DragonForce’s “Through the Fire and Flames”. I personally am looking forward to Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody to Love”, as I am a huge fan of classic rock. Pricing will be $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per song and $5.49/440 MS Pts/550 Wii Pts for the Days of Peace Pack 01 and $0.99 for the Pro Bass/Guitar upgrades. Here is the full list of songs for nest week:

Days of Peace Pack 01
Jefferson Airplane – “Somebody to Love”
Blood, Sweat & Tears – “Spinning Wheel”
Santana – “Black Magic Woman”X

Singles
DragonForce – “Through the Fire and Flames”X
DragonForce – “Operation Ground and Pound”

Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
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Harmonix brought us the first taste of Bill Joel for Rock Band 3 back in December 2010, and today, we found out that a fresh batch will be arriving next week. The Billy Joel Piano Challenge consist of six songs that bring the total Billy Joel collection to 18 in the Rock Band library. This will be a must buy, and I am glad to see a mic of classic hits and deeper cuts made this list. Pricing as usual will be $0.99 for the Pro Bass/Guitar upgrade on “Prelude/Angry Young Man”, $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per song and $9.99/800 MS Pts/1000 Wii Pts for the entire Billy Joel Piano Challenge.

• “I Go to Extremes”
• “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)”
• “My Life”
• “Prelude/Angry Young Man” X
• “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”
• “She’s Always a Woman”

Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.
 

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The Angry Birds invasion is everywhere, including the side of a 15-story building in Austin, Texas for the annual South by Southwest (SXSW). Apparently, the folks at TheHandheldBlog.com were attending the Nokia Connects party when the massive Angry Birds video was played vertically on the side of the building. The video was recorded on the Nokia N8 (check out TheHandheldBlog.com story) I am pretty sure that the camera, as good as it is, doesn’t do it justice, as the video must have been pretty spectacular in person. Listen for the guy near the end yelling “Might Eagle!”

Four new tracks are coming for Rock Band DLC and they include two singles by The Police and one each from OK Go and War. The headliner will be full Pro Mode version of “Every Breath You Take” by the Police which I would imagine will garner a few downloads. However, “So Lonely”, “Spill the Wine” and “Shooting the Moon” should have quite a few fans too. “Shooting the Moon” was featured on “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack. Pricing will be a straight $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per song and $0.99/80 MS Pts/100 Wii Pts for Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade for “Every Breath You Take.”

• OK Go – “Shooting the Moon”
• The Police – “So Lonely”
• The Police – “Every Breath You Take” X
• War – “Spill the Wine”

Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

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Harmonix is bringing a couple of cool bands to Rock Band DLC this week with three tracks from Depeche Mode and one Grammy nominated track from Death Cab for Cutie. Both bands have dedicated followers and their fans should be pleased with the selection of songs. Pricing will be $0.99 for Pro Guitar and Pro Bass mode on “Personal Jesus”, $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts for each individual track and $5.49/440 MS Pts/550 Wii Pts for the Depeche Mode Pack 01.  Looks like a good week to stock up on some points.

• Depeche Mode – “Never Let Me Down Again”
• Depeche Mode – “Personal Jesus” X
• Depeche Mode – “Policy of Truth”
• Death Cab For Cutie – “I Will Possess Your Heart”

Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song. [READ MORE]

Last night while watching the Jackets take down the Penguins I noticed that there was a free update for Angry Birds Seasons on my iPad.  Firing up the game after it was updated revealed the Rovio has pushed out a full set of Valentine's day levels ahead of the holiday next week.  The levels are fairly slick and there's some nice new artwork and animation for the release (things explode in a poof of hearts).  Good stuff if you already own the game and a good incentive if you haven't bought it already (Android users get it for free so really what are you waiting for).

Starting over the last week and culminating on Feb 8th, the Rock Band Network will have had over 50 tracks added to it, including 46 for the Xbox 360 and five for the PS3. Some interesting titles in there including a couple that require 2x Bass pedals and tracks by Evanescence, MC Fontalot and Jonathan Coulton. Here's the track names:

Xbox 360 tracks Kid Liberty – “Coolguy Deluxe!” No Bragging Rights – “Ode to Logan” The Night Life – “Holiday” Amberian Dawn – “My Wings Are My Eyes” After the Burial – “Aspiration” Devin Townsend – “ZTO” Devin Townsend – “ZTO (2x Bass Pedal)” Emery – “Butcher’s Mouth” Lnk. Ken Kardashian – “The December Experience” BulletProof Messenger – “Arm Yourself” Chaotrope – “Pandemonium” Chaotrope – “Betrayed” New West – “Bend” These Three Poisons – “Light Up The Eyes” Akira the Don – “Steven Wells (He Was the Greatest)” Zakk Tremblay – “Plátanos Con Sangre” The Moth Complex – “You Don’t Know” Lettuce – “Last Suppit” Cauldron – “All or Nothing” Admiral of Black – “Bitten by the Rattlesnake” Sideburn – “Live To Rock” Big Light – “Triceratops” Common Anomaly – “Hate To Say” With Life in Mind – “King of Frauds” Felsen – “Radios Tweaking” Felsen – “Two Utensils in One” Arena – “Volver a Nacer” Rockapella – “Bang”

Xbox 360 Tracks Ctd. Kataklysm – “At the Edge of the World (2x Bass Pedal)” Lucid Grey – “Barricades” Robby Suavé – “Around the World” Kylie D. Hart – “Firehouse Bar” Sam Morrison Band – “I Gotta Ride 2010″ Rotary Downs – “Bullet on a String” Rotary Downs – “Promised Land” Studebakerbrown – “Couch Sitting Rattlesnake” MC Frontalot – “Hassle: The Dorkening” MC Frontalot – “Bizarro Genius Baby” Alternative Deficit Disorder – “Pylo the Pylon” Soulive – “Too Much” Cloudscape – “Mind Diary” Bluefusion – “Fighting Spirit” Kutless – “Strong Tower” Abraham Nixon – “Secondary Gain” Jacob Chaney – “Cluster #2 (RB2 Version) Jonathan Coulton – “Big Bad World One” Bright Midnight – “For the Strange” PS3 Tracks (Feb 8th) Amberian Dawn – “Kokko - Eagle of Fire” Terrorhorse - “Modern Mathematics” Marillion – “Whatever Is Wrong With You” Longwave – “No Direction” Evanescence – “Going Under”

Rovio previously stated that they had no plans to produce a sequel to the smash-hit mobile game Angry Birds... but were they being honest? During a story that aired on a German television network covering Rovio, screenshots were shown within the various footage that don’t match up with any Angry Birds game that we have seen thus far.

The news story, shown below, shows a wide variety of gameplay footage but a couple of shots visible at 01:55 and 04:16 depict stages that have not appeared in the original, Halloween, or Christmas editions of the game. It is known that Rovio is planning a Valentine’s Day edition of the game and that version is discussed in the story but the screens in question don’t match up with the descriptions offered for the Valentine’s Day level designs.

Could this be the first glimpse of a true sequel to Angry Birds? Maybe... maybe not... either way the story is still interesting to view if you are a fan of Angry Birds.

Source: G4TV