Thirteen new songs this week for Rock Band

Rock Band owners in the mood for some new songs can’t believe their luck this week: 13 new songs are coming out as downloadable content for the game!

Rush – Moving Pictures (880 MS)

* “Tom Sawyer” (Original) (160 MS)
* “Red Barchetta” (160 MS)
* “YYZ” (160 MS)
* “Limelight” (Original) (160 MS)
* “The Camera Eye” (160 MS)
* “Witch Hunt” (160 MS)
* “Vital Signs” (160 MS)

Individual numbers

* “Sorrow” – Bad Religion (160 MS)
* “She Sells Sanctuary” – The Cult (160 MS)
* “Bandages” – Hot Hot Heat (160 MS)
* “Shoot the Runner” – Kasabian (160 MS)
* “You’re No Rock N Roll Fun” – Sleater-Kinney (160 MS)
* “Love Spreads” – Stone Roses (160 MS)

Rock Band is a game that has to transfer the musical childhood dream in a virtual form to the next-gen consoles. Rock Band is being developed by Harmonix, a developer who was partly responsible for the Guitar Hero series. The game can be played with four people who use controllers in the form of instruments (microphone, two guitars and a drum kit) to play music from big rock stars. The vast majority of the songs contain heavy rock, of course, but genres such as classic and country are also included.

Rock Band has been released for the Xbox 360. Versions for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Wii will follow later this year.