Even more downloadable content for Rock Band is coming our way. Harmonix has announced that next week’s DLC is the full album “Dr. Feelgood” by Motley Crue.

The ten-song album will be put up October 14 on Xbox Live Marketplace and October 16 on PlayStation Network for 1280 Microsoft points ($16). Individual tracks can also be bought for 160 points ($2) each.

Hit the jump for the full list of songs – all master recordings.

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Nine new tracks for Rock Band will be available starting this week. Kicking off the setlist is The Offspring, offering three tracks available as a bundle for 440 Microsoft points ($5.50) or individually for 160 points ($2). They are “Gone Away”, “Pretty Fly” and “Self Esteem”.

The other six tracks are from various bands, which range from pop-rock to heavy metal. The following tracks are available for 160 points ($2) each: “Stop!” by Against Me, “All Right Now” by Free, “Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood, “Cream & Bastards Rise” by Harvey Danger, “Nearly Lost You” by Screaming Trees” and “Push It” by Static-X.

These songs will be available on Xbox Live starting Tuesday and PSN on Thursday.

The New York Times reports that MTV will later today announce AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack, the first spinoff title for the Rock Band platform, taking a cue from Activision’s Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

Set for release this November as a tool to promote the band’s upcoming album “Black Ice”, the game will feature all the tracks from their “AC/DC Live at Donnington” live album and cost less than $30.

A deal with Columbia Records and MTV with Wal-Mart will see the game being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores, as well as on the store’s website. Expecting it to sell big, the store is said to be considering specialized temporary stores in Manhattan and Los Angeles, where it has no locations, to sell the game and album.

The game will be released on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii.

Giving yet another incentive to buy into the Rock Band series, Harmonix has announced that gamers will be able to download “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” by Red Hot Chili Peppers next week on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Excluding one track - “Give it Away” – all songs from the album will be released for 1600 Microsoft points ($20), with individual tracks going for 160 Microsoft points ($2).

The songs will be available starting September 30 on XBLA, and October 2 on PSN.

• The Power of Equality
• If You Have to Ask
• Breaking the Girl
• Funky Monks
• Suck My Kiss
• I Could Have Lied
• Mellowship Slinky in B Major
• The Righteous & The Wicked
• Blood Sugar Sex Magik
• Under the Bridge
• Naked in the Rain
• Apache Rose Peacock
• The Greeting Song
• My Lovely Man
• Sir Psycho Sexy
• They’re Red Hot

This week’s batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band is on its way. We get six tracks this week, ranging from Bad Religion to The Cult. These songs will hit Xbox Live this Tuesday and PlayStation Network two days later.

• Bad Religion - Sorrow
• The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
• Hot Hot Heat - Bandages
• Kasabian - Shoot the Runner
• Sleater-Kinney - You’re No Rock N Roll Fun
• Stone Roses - Love Spreads

The above songs are all master tracks and will cost 160 Microsoft points ($2) each.

Originally scheduled for release last month, “Moving Pictures” by Rush will also be available this week for 880 Microsoft points ($11) for the whole album, or 160 points ($2) for individual tracks.

• Tom Sawyer (original version)
• Red Barchetta
• YYZ
• Limelight (original version)
• The Camera Eye
• Witch Hunt
• Vital Signs

In a totally kickass move, Harmonix has announced that it will release the entirety of Megadeth’s “Peace Sells - But Who’s Buying?” album as well as a 4-pack in honor of the concert tour promoting Rock Band 2.

The following tracks from the album will be available collectively for 880 Microsoft points ($11) or individually for 160 points ($2).

• Wake Up Dead
• The Conjuring
• Devil’s Island
• Good Mourning / Black Friday
• Bad Omen
• I Ain’t Superstitious
• My Last Words

The missing title track can be found on the Rock Band 2 disc which will be released tomorrow on Xbox 360.

The 4-pack features bands on the concert tour. The tracks can be bought collectively for 320 Microsoft points ($4) or individually for 80 points ($1).

• “One of Those Nights” by the Cab
• “Hands Down” by Dashboard Confessional
• “She’s a Handsome Woman” by Panic At the Disco
• “Natural Disaster” by Plain White T’s

These songs will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace starting Tuesday, September 16; PS3 users get them two days later.

In what can be considered a completely stupid move, MTV is planning to create a reality television show based off Rock Band, Harmonix’s popular music rhythm game. This comes from a Craigslist casting call found by Variety.

The show is reportedly being led by Mark Burnett, creator of successful reality shows like Survivor and The Apprentice. The program is being billed as the “first show based on the new video game Rock Band 2.”

According to the listing, MTV is looking for four people to form their own band and “show us their stuff live on stage for the chance to win the Ultimate Rock Band Experience,” whatever that is. The four should live in Southern California and be at least 18 years old; no musical experience is required.

Rock Band 2 was released this week on Xbox 360.

PS3 rockers take note: Harmonix has finally released an update for Rock Band that allows the PS3 version to be compatible with the guitar included with Guitar Hero 3.

The studio had previously tried to release the patch last December, but met resistance from Activision who claimed that it should be “compensated” for the use of its technology. Thankfully, that stance changed earlier this year, paving the way for upcoming music game controllers to be cross-compatible.

Harmonix, not staying idle, has also released a patch that adds the disc export feature, allowing Rock Band 2 gamers to move their original songs to the upcoming installment; it has also released a patch for the PAX Pack, which was broken on the PS3 only.

Developer Harmonix has revealed that next week’s downloadable songs for Rock Band will be a three song track pack from heavy metal band All That Remains.

All master tracks, the songs are “This Calling”, “Chiron” and “Two Weeks”. The entire bundle will sell for 240 Microsoft points ($2.50) and individual tracks can be bought for 80 Microsoft points ($1).

Two of the songs are from their upcoming album, which hits stores September 16. They will be available exclusively via Rock Band until that date.

Celebrating PAX 2008, developer Harmonix released a bundle for Rock Band, offering tracks from Jonathan Coulton, MC Frontalot and Darkest of the Hillside Thickets, all favorites of the Penny Arcade crew.

“Skullcrusher Mountain”, “Livin’ on the Corner of Dude and Catastrophe” and “Shh…” are the songs by the respective artists.

The three-song bundle will sell for 240 Microsoft points ($3), with each track going individually for 80 Microsoft points ($1).

Interestingly, all proceeds from the PAX pack will be donated to the Child’s Play Charity until this holiday season.

Following word that the whole album DLC “Moving Pictures” by Rush was delayed due to technical difficulties, Harmonix has announced that they will release three songs from New-York based rock outfit Locksley.

The songs are “All Over Again”, “She Does” and “Don’t Make Me Wait” by the band, which has been claimed to be one of the best bands on MySpace by Rolling Stones.

The tracks are expected to be available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network later today.

With the release of Rock Band 2 looming, EW reveals that Harmonix has quite a few albums planned for release via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. In fact, the site notes that “Death Magnetic”, Metallica’s upcoming studio album, will be released for the game on September 14.

There is also the promise of 500 tracks by year’s end, with albums from Foo Fighters (The Color and the Shape), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik), Jane’s Addiction (Nothing’s Shocking), Megadeth (Peace Sells…) and Stevie Ray Vaughn (Texas Flood). A specially-compiled No Doubt collection is also promised.

It’s looking like a good time to be a Rock Band fan!

Breaking its tradition of releasing new downloadable content weekly, Harmonix sent out word that this week’s DLC for Rock Band - the entire album “Moving Pictures” by Rush - has been delayed due to an unspecified “technical difficulty.”

“There is a technical difficulty that is being worked out,” wrote community manager Sean Baptiste on the game’s forum. “I’ll alert you when it is all clear.”

No release date is being offered for the album, which will retail for $11 on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Releasing yet another full album for Rock Band, Harmonix announced that the next album would be “Moving Pictures” by Rush. Available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network next week, the album will cost 880 Microsoft points ($11) and will include the following tracks:

1. Tom Sawyer (Original Version)
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight (Original Version)
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs

More albums are slated to hit the game soon.

Posting on the PlayStation Blog, SCE PR director Michael Shorrock revealed that Sony has brokered an arrangement between the developers of Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Rock Revolution to ensure instrument interoperability on the PS3.

“We have been working closely with Neversoft and Activision, Harmonix and Konami to ensure that PlayStation 3 guitars and drum sets will all feature a basic level of gameplay compatibility,” he wrote.

He explained that both the drum kit and guitar from Guitar Hero 4 and Rock Band 2 will work with each other; drums and guitars from both titles will also be compatible with Rock Revolution, while that game’s drum kit will be compatible with the other titles.

Shorrock also noted that microphones from SingStar will be compatible with both Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero 4.

As for compatibility between the current games in the market, he wrote that the company is “working hard” and that they hope to have an announcement shortly.

Next week’s batch of downloadable content for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Rock Band has been revealed on Harmonix’s official forums.

Two songs by Devo – “Girl U Want” and “Through Being Cool” – two songs by Duran Duran – “Girls on Film” and “Rio” – and “Get Your Rock On” by The Janitors will be offered next week.

They are all master tracks priced at 160 Microsoft points ($1.99), with The Janitors track going for 80 Microsoft points. Expect the songs to hit Xbox Live on Tuesday, followed by a PS3 release on Thursday.

Next week’s batch of downloadable content for Rock Band have been revealed, and it appears Harmonix is going metal crazy.

Dubbed the “Roadrunner 6 Pack”, the songs are:

• Airbourne - “Runnin’ Wild”
• DevilDriver - “Clouds Over California”
• Dream Theater - “Constant Motion”
• Killswitch Engage - “My Curse”
• Machine Head - “Aesthetics Of Hate”
• Megadeth - “Sleepwalker”

They are all master tracks and can be bought individually for 80 Microsoft points ($0.99) for the first month after which the price will go up to 160 Microsoft points ($1.99). It can also be bought as a pack for 800 MS points ($9.99).

This week’s batch of downloadable content for Rock Band has been revealed via the game’s official forums. The lineup includes the second Cruefest pack, which includes “Rescue Me” by Buckcherry, “Face Down in the Dirty” by Motley Crue and “Life is Beautiful” by Sixx AM. Two new System of a Down tracks will also be offered – “B.Y.O.B.” and “Toxicity”.

The Cruefest pack tracks are priced at 80 Microsoft points ($.99) each, with the System of a Down songs going for 160 Microsoft points ($1.99) each. They will be available starting August 5 on Xbox Live, with PlayStation Store getting it two days later.

You may have heard of the Halo theme remix, available as Guitar Hero III download content. Rock Band, despite having new content made available regularly, still has no iconic game theme for players to purchase. Fortunately, that is going to change in the near future, and I don’t think they could have picked a better song. At some unknown point in the near future, the Portal credit theme, Still Alive will be made available for download. Not only that, but if you download “Still Alive” you will get a free cake. It’s true! In all seriousness though, I couldn’t imagine playing this song using any instrument other than the microphone.