Sorry Def Leppard, but it appears as though Mötley Crüe has become the first band to release a new single through a video game.
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that Mötley Crüe’s new single “Saints of Los Angeles”, from their upcoming album ‘The Dirt’, would be released through the video game Rock Band beginning April […]

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To head on over to the site, either click the picture above, or the link below.
Guitar Hero Forum

Update: EA has now withdrawn August 29th as an official release date.  They have not yet given a new date.  Let’s hope that they’re not pushing the date back, but merely not making it official so that gamers who might wait don’t know how long they have to wait, thus enticing them to purchase the […]

We love Guitar Hero, that much should be obvious, but when we’re not playing the game or writing about the game, we sometimes check out YTMND.  It’s hard to explain YTMND, but those who know appreciate.
When the two collide in such a way to bring pure awesome we have to share it with you
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Charles Huang, vice president and co-founder of Red Octane, sat down with the Sacramento Bee for an interview earlier this month.
We’re just going to cut to the chase here and highlight the most important part of the interview here;
Q: What is happening with “Guitar Hero IV”? Are you in the process of making that now?
A: […]

Well it must be Friday as the latest Rock Band DLC has been announced.  Next week’s DLC is the ‘Classic Rock’ pack, and the tracks are as follows;
Blondie - “Call Me” (Master)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Simple Man” (Master)
The Police - “Message in a Bottle” (Master)
As per usual, individual tracks can be purchased for $1.99 (or 160 […]

Kiri Miller, an ethnomusicologist and music professor at Brown University, is doing research on Guitar Hero/Rock Band.  Her studies tend to focus on approaches to new technological practices with respect to music and culture, and her Guitar Hero research blog is an interesting read. 
As part of Miller’s research, she is conducting a survey of Guitar Hero and Rock Band […]

Some of you might be familiar with the viral marketing campaign, ‘Will It Blend’, that blender manufacturer Blendtec has been doing.
The basic premise of the campaign is that they try to find out whether or not their blenders will ‘blend’ various items.
Given the popularity of Guitar Hero, it was only a matter of time before […]

Not only does it sound like it would be a good name for a Guitar Hero and Rock Band website, it is a Guitar Hero and Rock Band website.
Just like us they’ve got the latest news, but be sure to check them out - their tournament round-up’s are a fantastic read.
Just for reference, that’s
http://www.licksandclicks.com/

Thanks to our reader ‘Flying Pickle’ for pointing out these deals.
They’re also selling a GHIII Bundle for the 360 for 69.99USD, but it included the wired XPlorer Guitar Controller.
Both items ship for free.  These offers only available in the US.
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