White Stripes make Rock Band debut next week

Harmonix and MTV Games will release a three pack of tracks from The White Stripes and singles from The Damned and Kasabian will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

Tracks from No Doubt and Dropkick Murphys will be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP.

Sadly, no LEGO Rock Band content mentioned unless I am missing something here, which Is highly doubtful. Anyway, here’s the completel list:

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 10) and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 12):

- The Damned – “Smash It Up (Part II)” 

- Kasabian – “Club Foot”

- The White Stripes – “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”

- The White Stripes – “Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine”

- The White Stripes – “Icky Thump”

Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Nov. 12):

- No Doubt – “Excuse Me Mr.”

- Dropkick Murphys – “I’m Shipping Up to Boston”

Nirvana headlines next week’s Rock Band DLC

Harmonix and MTV Games will release a three pack of tracks from Nirvana, a four pack of tracks from Foo Fighters and a single from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts to the Rock Band Music Store and the LEGO Rock Band Music Store for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Tracks from Bullet for My Valentine and System of a Down will be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Nirvan’s Bleach album, Sub Pop will release a special edition of the album, featuring a complete and previously unreleased live concert recorded in 1990 in Portland, Oregon. The anniversary edition of Bleach will be released the same day and date as Nirvana Bleach Pack, which includes About a Girl, Blew and School.

Foo Fighters will release Greatest Hits Nov. 3, the same day the third DLC pack from the band will be available in the Rock Band Music Store. Greatest Hits will feature 14 of the band’s most-loved songs, as well as two new songs, Wheels and Word Forward, both of which are featured in Foo Fighters Pack 03, along with Best of You and The Pretender.

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts’ Fake Friends from the 1984 album, Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth, will also be added to the Rock Band Music Store and LEGO Rock Band Music Store Nov. 3. Full track listing after the break.

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Rob Zombie headlines next week’s Rock Band DLC

Harmonix and MTV Games will offer three tracks from Rob Zombie and five from Wolfmother, as well as tracks from Liz Phair and Morningwood, that will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

Tracks from Sonic Youth and Steely Dan will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP - though I know most of you don’t think of Steely Dan when you think about Halloween.

Former White Zombie frontman and part time movie maker Rob Zombie will see three of his tunes on Rock Band next week including “Dragula” and “Superbeast,” from his debut solo album, Hellbilly Deluxe, as well as “Burn,” from his new album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 (to be released Nov. 17). Zombie’s latest film Halloween 2, which he wrote, directed and produced, is in theaters now if you care. For the record, I don’t.

Australian rock trio Wolfmother have a five pack of songs being released next week including “Woman” and “White Unicorn,” from the band’s self-titled debut album. Also featured in the Wolfmother five pack are “Sundial” and “Pilgrim,” from the band’s new album, Cosmic Egg, which was released Oct. 23.

Liz Phair’s “Rock Me,” as well as Morningwood’s “Sugarbaby” and “Best of Me,” will also be added to the Rock Band Music Store Oct. 27.

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The Raconteurs tracks hit Rock Band next week

Harmonix and MTV Games announced that The Raconteurs will make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs available for download in the Rock Band Music Store. A three pack of songs from Electric Six and additional tracks from Alanis Morissette and The Flobots will also be added next week to the store for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Tracks from Green Day and Rush will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP .

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Breaking Benjamin headline Rock Band Store additions next week

Next week new tracks from Breaking Benjamin will make their Rock Band debut with a three pack of songs available for download in the Rock Band Music Store. A five pack of songs from Alice in Chains, as well as songs from Kula Shaker and Just Kait will also be added next week. Tracks from Foo Fighters will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP as well.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Sept. 29) and PlayStation 3 (Oct. 1):

- Alice in Chains – “A Looking in View”

- Alice in Chains – “Check My Brain”

- Alice in Chains – “No Excuses”

- Alice in Chains – “Rooster”

- Alice in Chains – “Would?”

- Breaking Benjamin – “I Will Not Bow”

- Breaking Benjamin – “So Cold”

- Breaking Benjamin – “The Diary of Jane”

- Just Kait – “U Suck” *

- Kula Shaker – “Hey Dude”

- Kula Shaker – “Knight on the Town”

Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Oct. 1):

- Foo Fighters – “Monkey Wrench”

- Foo Fighters – “Lonely As You”

Anvil headlines Rock Band Store next week

Anvil, Dinosaur Jr., The Guess Who and Tenacious D will have new tracks in the Rock Band Music Store next for Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 according to Harmonix. Rock Band Unplugged will get Bring me to Life from Evanescense and Back from the Dead from Spinal Tap as well.

Tracks available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Sept. 15) and PS3 (Sept. 17):

- Anvil – “666″

- Anvil – “Metal on Metal”

- Anvil – “This is Thirteen”

- Dinosaur Jr. – “Pick Me Up”

- Dinosaur Jr. – “The Wagon”

- The Guess Who – “Hand Me Down World”

- The Guess Who – “No Time”

- Tenacious D – “Rock Your Socks”

- Tenacious D – “Tribute”

Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track; $5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for Anvil Pack 01; $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per track

Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Sept. 17):

- Evanescense – “Bring Me To Life”

- Spinal Tap – “Back From the Dead”

Price: $1.99, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU per track on the PSP

PAX performer tracks on Rock Band next week

The two three-packs of songs from bands appearing at the Penny Arcade Expo this weekend will be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii. The packs feature Jonathan Coulton, MC Frontalot, Paul & Storm and Freezepop. Additional tracks from Avenged Sevenfold, The Jam, Oasis and Rage Against the Machine will be available in the Wii Rock Band Music Store, and tracks from Stone Roses and Godsmack will be available for download for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP. Full list after the jump:

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