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Today’s Amazon Gold Box deal of the day is a Guitar Hero III wirless guitar for the PS3 for the low low price of $25.98!

Now that Rock Band can use the GHIII guitars, this is a great way to get a second wireless controller to add to your ever growing collection of plastic instruments. Also, if you have Amazon Prime, you can get free 2nd day shipping.

But you have to be fast, as these will go fast.

The web designers at Harmonix have taken the official Rock Band site in to have some reconstructive plastic surgery and soon will remove the bandages to unveil it to the world.

Some of the new features to be added to the site include some that were announced with the first version of Rock Band, like the ability to create t-shirts and stickers of your band and band logos, but will also include neeto features such an extensive database of all Rock Band songs and much much more… Read More…

Thanks to the eagle eye of Sayburr at the official Rock Band forums, it appears that Rock Band may be going country in the near future. Posted on the Rock Band website events section is a tour listing for country music artists Brooks & Dunn, it would seem as if some country DLC or expansion discs may be in Rock Bands future. Read More…

Things have been a little quiet on the RockBandMods.net front lately, and it has nothing to do with a lack of mods or Rock Band news to talk about, just life rearing its ugly head every now and then.

Things are starting to settle down now, so I’m now able to roll out some changes that have been in the planning stages for quite some time now, and just in time for the release of Rock Band 2!

In the meantime, I plan on getting caught up on the various Rock Band updates that have occurred in the last week or two, so keep coming back for those as well as to see what’s coming down the pipeline.

The ION Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set is now available to pre-order from Amazon.  Coming in at $299.00 and will be availabe on September 15th, just in time for Rock Band 2!

If the shipping charges from buying direct from Ion have turned you off from ordering this set, then Amazon’s cheap shipping should help quite abit, especially if you’re a Prime member as you get free 2nd day shipping. Read More…

The fine folks at Gameworld Network recently had the opportunity to visit Mtv’s Santa Monica offices for a preview of Rock Band 2.

The article has alot of information that’s been well known for some time now, but there are also new tidbits of information that can be picked up throughout the article, such as how much space the transferred songs from RB1 will take up on your hard drive (Hint: it might be time to start looking for a larger hard drive).

Speaking of Rock Band songs to be transferred, one item in their article that I almost didn’t pick up on right away has to do with what songs can’t be transferred and the reason why - “While not every song from RB1 will transfer over (some due to licensing issues, others because free downloadable master tracks will become available)”. So be on the lookout for some free downloads of songs from RB1 that were covers on the disc, but will now be masters.

Be sure to check out the article at Gameworld Network.

In this weeks Target ad, 1600 point Xbox Live cards are 25% off for the low price of $14.95.  This is a good way of saving money on Rock Band DLC songs and savy customers will take adavatange of price match offers at other stores to score an even better deal.

The last time that Target ran this ad, I picked up 4 cards, which was like a “BTGO” (Buy Three Get One), which I’ll probably do again.

Fans of Dashboard Confessional or Panic at the Disco! can get the chance to rock out on stage at the Rock Band Live Tour, kicking off this Fall.

The tour, sponsored by Rock Band, will run nationwide from October 5 to November 14, with virtual bands getting the opportunity to show off their mad Rock Band skills on stage, in between acts.

How do you get about getting on stage? According to the press release below, “Bands will be selected through local radio promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.”

So get your Emover perfect and grab your best pair of skinny jeans and get ready to become a local legend when the Rock Band Live tour comes to your area.

Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional to Co-Headline the First Ever ROCK BAND

New York, NY - July 30, 2008 - The musical video game phenomenon of Rock Band is coming to a city near you. This fall Rock Band Live will travel across the country with headline acts Panic At The Disco and Dashboard Confessional, together on stage, with very special guests Plain White T’s, The Cab, and possibly YOU!

The concert tour will let Rock Band bands rock their way onto the main stage with a truly interactive experience that allows fans to compete in head-to-head competitions for the chance to play on the main stage in-between the tour acts’ sets. Bands will be selected through local radio promotions, national contests and on-site at each show.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale to the public on Friday, August 8th at 10:00AM local time. The tour will kick off on October 5th in San Diego, CA and continue through November 14th ending in Houston, TX.

“Rock Band Live brings together a terrific combination of artists for a night of rock ‘n roll love,” said Paul DeGooyer, MTV’s Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. “The bands are fantastic, the timing dovetails perfectly with the release of Rock Band 2, and the events will be tons of interactive fun for families.”

“We’re huge fans of Rock Band and feel honored to join the Rock Band 2 game disc setlist with some of our favorite artists like The Who, Bob Dylan and Journey!” said Panic At The Disco’s Brendon Urie. “And what better way to celebrate our involvement with the game than joining the first Rock Band tour. We’re definitely excited to be a part of things”

“I’m practicing my Rock Band drumming,” deadpanned Dashboard Confessional singer Chris Carrabba, “With any luck I’ll win a spot on stage to show what I can REALLY do.”

Panic At The Disco will be featured on the Rock Band 2 game disc coming out this September. In addition, all Rock Band Live tour acts will be featured in a forthcoming downloadable content pack for the game.

Rock Band Live is an MTV event and sponsored by Hot Topic and Pepsi Stuff. Each will offer exclusive consumer promotions later this fall. For more information on the tour and ticket sales, please visit www.rockbandlivetour.com. Rock Band Live is being produced by MTV and AEG Live.

About the Artists

Panic At The Disco released their sophomore album, Pretty Odd, on March 25, 2008 through Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen. While the album is equally as catchy and infectious as their debut, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, the new album was created as an expansive pop album that channels the ghosts of Brian Wilson, The Beatles and The Zombies. The band’s previous album sold over 2.2 million copies, and their single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” became a #1 hit on MTV, snagging the Best Video award in 2006.

Dashboard Confessional, led by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba, has had three consecutive gold records - The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most (2001), A Mark A Mission A Brand A Scar (2003), and Dusk and Summer (2006). The band toured with U2 and wrapped up their last headline run in 2006 with a sold out Madison Square Garden show. They are putting the finishing touches on a new album, which was produced by Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger.

Joining Panic at the Disco and Dashboard Confessional are very special guests Plain White T’s and The Cab. Plain White T’s are about to release Big Bad World the highly anticipated follow-up to the band’s platinum-plus-selling breakthrough release Every Second Counts. On the strength of mega-hit single “Hey There Delilah,” which rocketed to No. 1 in 10 countries and was the fourth song in history to sell over 3 million digital downloads, Every Second Counts sold over a million and a half copies worldwide and earned the Chicago quintet not one, but two Grammy nominations. The Cab are the next up-and-coming band that will soon become a household name. They released their debut album, Whisper War, on April 29th through Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen.

Earlier today on the Today show, the hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, and Al Roker rocked out to Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” on Rock Band 2. While I was not able to catch the amazing performance this morning, as I’m sure most of you weren’t, thanks to the wonders of the internet, the video is available for posterity.

The video of their gut busting performance is below:

Harmonix is sending out press releases like their out of style.  The latest press release reveals the features that you’ll be seeing in Rock Band 2 starting in September for N. American Xbox 360 players.  Most of these features have been revealed over the last couple of days, but there are some confirmations to finally put some rumors to bed, such as the much talked about and very much anticipated transfer of Rock Band 1 songs to Rock Band 2 to prevent any disc swapping.

For the complete press release, be sure to hit the jump. Read More…