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Rock Band (Video Game)

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Music Games Decline to Rage Against the Censorship Machine

    Censorship is one of music's longer running conflicts, a struggle where the desire for marketability often trumps creative freedom. That's been the case for every music video game in existence, titles that constantly walk the aforementioned tightrope. One of the more challenging songs to appear in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    The Glee Treatment: "Fuck That Shit" and Five Other Rejections From Bands

    Regardless of what anybody thinks about the actual program, there's no disputing that Glee has become an absolute juggernaut in the music industry. As of October 2011, songs from the show have been downloaded 36 million times. And during that same time period, 11 million physical albums that have be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Ten Music Game DLC Releases That Stirred Up Controversy

    It's not hyperbole to say that downloadable content sparked a huge revolution in console video gaming. Expansions prolonged replay value of many titles, especially music games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The Rock Band franchise in particular has produced an impressive amount of downloadable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Rock Band Blitz Takes Music Game Genre Back to Basics

    Recent music games have become opulent affairs, pulling out all the artistic stops to capture gamers' attention spans. The Beatles: Rock Band for instance was a beautiful visualization of the legendary group's music, complete with dazzling virtual representations of the Fab Four. And various iterati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Five Surprising Video Game Cameos by Musicians

    In this day and age, it's become almost commonplace for artists to plug songs into a video game. Heck, there's an entire freaking genre dedicated to translating music into video game form. While musicians and their labels frantically rush to get a song in the latest FIFA title, there's a small subs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    The Best of Covers of Mario Paint, Unlikely Video Game Composition Forefather

    Mario is a versatile video game character. In his long career in the digital world, Mario raced go-karts, fought adversaries in hand-to-hand combat and even got kidnapped to teach kids about geography. Yet Nintendo's plumber extraordinaire may have inadvertently been a trailblazer in the realm of v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Rock Band Delivers its Most Requested Song Ever: "Never Gonna Give You Up"! No, Seriously.

    Any DJ, cover band or organ grinder can attest to how touchy people can get when a requested song isn't played. The blowback can be even more harsh when the musical entity in question is Harmonix, the creator of the Rock Band video game franchise. Even though music gaming experienced some discerni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Donnie Darko Soundtrack Extends Reach into Rock Band Universe

    Donnie Darko is one of those films with much more staying power than anybody expected, especially to folks who are constantly followed around by giant rabbits. The movie isn't exactly everybody's cup of tea, but there's no question that the 2001 Jake Gyllenhaal vehicle managed to develop a cult fol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    10 Things to Do This Saturday if You Don't Celebrate Christmas

    RFT layout editor Kholood Eid contributed to this post. image via​In case you've been living under a rock, you probably know that this Saturday is Christmas Day, a time for joy and family and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. But what if you are joyless or family-less or see no reason to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    How Defunct Columbia Band Audio Ammunition Came to Appear on Rock Band

    In addition to being a blast to play at parties, music video games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero are a great marketing tool for bands. They allow artists to expose their work to new audiences -- and, in some cases, highlight the intricacies of their songs. And with the advent of the Rock Band Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Your 2010 RFT Music Showcase Schedule is Right Here

    ​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

  • Film

    April 22, 2009

    Behind the Metal: Revealed: Everything you wanted to know — or didn't — about Canuck headbangers Anvil

    ​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    St. Louis Video: The Beatles, 1966

    ​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    June 11, 2008

    Guitar Hero and Rock Band give new meaning to "rock and roll excess"

    ​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    May 28, 2008

    Nintendo's Wii Fit ignites yet another fitness fad

    ​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    March 12, 2008

    Patapon marches to the same damned drummer, over and over again

    ​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    December 19, 2007

    Xmas Present & Past

    How yesterday's games spawned today's best-sellers.

  • Home Entertainment

    December 12, 2007

    Almost Famous

    It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band.

  • Home Entertainment

    November 14, 2007

    Shred Cred

    You wanted the best — you got the best: Guitar Hero III.

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