The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the “Rock Band Network,” which was announced last year, has finally been launched. The program, which can be found on both the 360 and the PS3, grants little-known musicians (or anyone else with money to burn and time to spare) the ability to upload their own music to the Rock Band music store, where it can then be purchased and downloaded by anyone... more.

With the addition of two new Rock Band games to the franchise (Beatles and LEGO), MTV Games is apparently pretty desperate to keep hype about the original Rock Band, and its successor Rock Band 2 flowing. Via a specially made website, appropriately titled Rock Band 79, the company is now offering the complete Special Edition bundle of the original Rock Band and a copy of Rock Band 2 for $79, sh... more.

Today, Warner Bros. and MTV Games announced the complete track list for LEGO Rock Band. According to the game’s developers, the biggest draw of LEGO Rock Band is its family friendly nature, and as such, all of the songs available in the game are suitable for players of all ages: All American Rejects, “Swing, Swing” The Automatic, “Monster” Blink-182, “Aliens E... more.

As promised earlier in the week, yesterday EA Mobile announced a slew of details concerning Rock Band’s port to the iPhone / iPod Touch, including the game’s track list. All of the basic Rock Band elements look to be in place – either solo play or band play with 2-4 members via Bluetooth Multiplayer (both QuickPlay and Tour Mode are available), three difficulty settings (easy, medium, and... more.

Late last night, insiders at IGN broke the news that EA Mobile plans to bring Rock Band to the iPhone. As reported by Joystiq, we’ll be seeing “details, screens, gameplay impressions and more” sometime today from perhaps both IGN and the EA Mobile camp itself, which hinted at the news via its Twitter feed. Details at this point are slim at best, but I’m personally not getting my hope... more.

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games announced that David Bowie will be joining Iggy Pop as a playable minifigure in the upcoming Lego Rock Band. Bowie’s appearance in the game is accompanied by his song “Let’s Dance,” which will be included on the game’s set list. Hopefully, his appearance in the game triggers the release of another David Bowie downloadable ... more.

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced 11 new songs that will be hitting Rock Band next week. They are: 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 Be... more.

Harmonix announced today nine new tracks that would be hitting Rock Band next week: 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�... more.

It seems that for the most part, artists tend to support all of these music games being put out lately. But every once in a while, there's one who just isn't a fan, and thinks they distract kids from picking up a real instrument to play. Harmonix's John Drake spoke out on this subject saying that these artists just have "a narrow perspective of things." "I think they're missing the point. I... more.

Harmonix has announced 10 new songs you can expect to download next Tuesday and Thursday on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, respectively: Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country” The Jam – “A Town Called Malice” The Jam – “Going Underground” Oasis – “Supersonic” (Live) Rage Against the Machine – “Guerilla Radio” Talking Heads – “And She Was” Talking Hea... more.