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Old 04-13-09 | 01:07 AM
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Hmm, how are people sending screen shots via PM? Where are people hosting their pics?

EDIT: nm, I forgot I had a photobucket account

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Old 04-13-09 | 11:23 AM
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I've got scores for this contest, but I forgot to submit them last night. They are pitiful and my calf hurts from trying to learn how to drum.
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Old 04-13-09 | 11:24 AM
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RB DVDChallenge #6 is in the books, but I'm blocked from seeing all the pictures here at work so I can't tally the scores until I get home around 6pm CST.

Thanks to all who played though.
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Old 04-13-09 | 01:06 PM
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In case you aren't able to decipher the PR with all the "rock", "band", and "rockband" bleeps, here's this:

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MTV Games and Paramount Pictures Take STAR TREK and Rock Band(R) 'Where No Man Has Gone Before'

First-of-its-Kind Promotion to Rock Fans During Month Lead-Up to the Film's Release on May 8, 2009

NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band(R) are joining forces with Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment to celebrate the May 8th theatrical release of the film STAR TREK from director/producer J.J. Abrams. The first-of-its-kind collaboration will fuse together the massive cultural followings of both STAR TREK and the video game phenomenon Rock Band to engage fans with free music, an in-game battle of the bands, and futuristic avatar creation contest.

Beginning today, fans can register for a 15-day sweepstakes that will give away 500 free Rock Band Music Store downloads each day from April 7th through April 21st for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360(R) and PlayStation(R)Store for PlayStation3.

And if that's not enough - fans will want to fire up Rock Band 2's online Battle of the Bands mode to participate in the STAR TREK Ultimate Battle. Bands of three to four players can battle the Rock Band galaxy. The band with the highest score will win a STAR TREK hometown movie screening for their band and their friends. Additionally, twenty randomly selected players will win an awesome STAR TREK/Rock Band prize pack equipped with STAR TREK and Rock Band gear. The Battle of the Bands component will begin on April 20th and run through April 27th.

The Rock Band and STAR TREK promotion will culminate when the first-ever avatar creation contest launches on April 27th. Fans will be asked to create a futuristic avatar in-game and export it to RockBand.com for the community and Harmonix team to judge the winner. The Duke of Gravity will ultimately decide which avatar has what it takes to rock with the Enterprise crew. The winner will be chosen on May 11th and win "The Future is Now" prize pack including the top of the line Rock Band game accessories.

For more information on Rock Band and STAR TREK's collaboration, visit www.ROCKBAND.com\StarTrek.

STAR TREK opens in theatres worldwide on Friday, May 8th.

About STAR TREK

From director/producer J.J. Abrams ("MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III," "Fringe," "Lost" and "Alias"), producer Damon Lindelof and executive producers Bryan Burk and Jeffrey Chernov and screenwriters/executive producers Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman ("TRANSFORMERS," "MI: III"), comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, STAR TREK, featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no one has gone before. Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment Present a Bad Robot Production STAR TREK starring John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy, and based upon "Star Trek" created by Gene Roddenberry. The film's director of photography is Dan Mindel, ASC; the production designer is Scott Chambliss; the film is edited by Maryann Brandon, A.C.E. and Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E.; the costume designer is Michael Kaplan; the visual effects and animation are by Industrial Light & Magic; and the music is by Michael Giacchino. This film has not yet been rated.

About Rock Band

Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are available for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION(R)3 and PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment systems and Wii(TM) home videogame console from Nintendo. Rock Band continues to satisfy music fans' and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 620 songs available through the Rock Band Music Store and 40 million paid downloads since its launch on November 20, 2007. For more information on Rock Band 2 and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.
Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. I entered it when you did and just won a code for a free download. Sweet.
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Old 04-13-09 | 01:09 PM
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I just won one today too.
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Old 04-13-09 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mordred
I've got scores for this contest, but I forgot to submit them last night. They are pitiful and my calf hurts from trying to learn how to drum.
Do you keep the footpedal depressed when not hitting it? That's probably the best tip I ever got.
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Old 04-13-09 | 01:10 PM
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My pleasure. Hopefully you aren't the only one around here
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Old 04-13-09 | 03:02 PM
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Wasn't there a quote a few weeks back that we should be seeing Nothing's Shocking before April is out?

As far as I recall, that, Snoop, and the PSP Unplugged Exclusives are the only things we know are coming. Is there anything I'm forgetting?
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Old 04-13-09 | 04:50 PM
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Do you keep the footpedal depressed when not hitting it? That's probably the best tip I ever got.
I've tried that but it doesn't seem to work well, especially for a song like Still Alive which has quick succession kick hits. I have to be "primed" to kick, I guess because I'm so bad at it. I also have trouble just leaving my heel on the ground and trying to rock my foot because I seem to register double hits or my foot moves on it's own. I basically have it suspended in the air for most of the song just having the tips of my toes on the pedal.

I have the RB:WT kit if that makes any difference.
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Old 04-13-09 | 05:11 PM
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The pedal for the World Tour set is already lower to the ground than the RB kit, IIRC, making it tougher to use in the manner everyone else is discussing.
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Old 04-13-09 | 05:49 PM
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mordred - check this dudes videos for a good foot style, this is pretty much what I try to do as well even though I use the stock pedal.
http://www.azuritereaction.com/

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Old 04-13-09 | 06:00 PM
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A little more on the "Anvil" songs.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/anvil...-kudlow,26572/

The A.V. Club: Were you in the studio before this interview?

Lips: I just got home now. We had to re-record a couple songs from the second album for Rock Band.

AVC: Oh really?

L: Yeah, because the original 24-tracks got destroyed. Or they’re lost, whatever. And we need the multi-tracks.

AVC: Have you played Rock Band?

L: No, haven’t gotten around to it.

AVC: When did that come together?

L: I don’t know. The last few weeks, I guess?

AVC: When is it going to be available?

L: We’re doing it now, so probably soon.

AVC: How was it re-recording those old songs?

L: Really easy. Shocking. [Laughs.] I mean, like, really shocking how quickly you can get through stuff when you know it that well. You know what you have to do instead of not knowing for sure.

AVC: Which songs were you re-recording?

L: “Metal On Metal,” “666.” And we also did a song for the soundtrack. We finally recorded “Thumb Hang.” That’s just for the soundtrack.
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Old 04-13-09 | 06:42 PM
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mordred - check this dudes videos for a good foot style, this is pretty much what I try to do as well even though I use the stock pedal.
http://www.azuritereaction.com/
Thanks, I'll give that a shot next time I bust out the kit.
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Old 04-13-09 | 07:25 PM
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Old 04-13-09 | 07:30 PM
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Dead last

3rd in guitar, though! Vocals killed me and my drums are still off
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All I have to say is; FARKING VOCALS!

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Old 04-13-09 | 09:52 PM
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A decent turnout on that challenge. Not as many as usual, but again, that's due to Headphones On. I'm sure if there was no prize involved, I'd probably be the only participant.
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Old 04-14-09 | 12:29 AM
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I couldnt even pass Still Alive on Hard. horrible.
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Old 04-14-09 | 07:16 AM
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Rumor about some upcoming DLC. As you can see, this is slated for today, but Microsoft Germany's PR probably screwed up and pulled an "Offspring". This should be coming at some point though.

14. April 2009
Rock Band

Franz Ferdinand – Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand – Do You Want To
Preis: jeweils 160 Microsoft Points
Source: http://www.areagames.de/artikel/deta...z-KW-16/100389

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Old 04-14-09 | 08:41 AM
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Franz Ferdinand!! Give it to me. Now.
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Man...listening to this new Silversun Pickups album...I really really really hope some of the tracks get over to RB as they did with GH last week.
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Finally we get some Franz.

And if I was Harmonix, I would keep pumping out GH1/80's material on DLC.
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Finally we get some Franz.

And if I was Harmonix, I would keep pumping out GH1/80's material on DLC.
Bark at the Moon?
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Old 04-14-09 | 11:22 AM
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Bark at the Moon?

Whatever...from a business standpoint...they have had a year and a half to make all these "Smash Hits" release pointless.
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Old 04-14-09 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Wasn't there a quote a few weeks back that we should be seeing Nothing's Shocking before April is out?
Yes, there's even a note on the Wikipedia page about it. I really want Nothing's Shocking.
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