SRV, Dixie Chicks, R.E.M. land on Rock Band Unplugged

News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor

Published on July 9, 2009

Harmonix and MTV announced today that R.E.M., Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dixie Chicks, and The Pixies have landed in the Rock Band Unplugged Music Store.

Here's the track list, with each one running you $1.99:

Dixie Chicks - Sin Wagon
GLaDOS and Jonathan Coulton - Still Alive (Free)
The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy

Just in case anybody is unaware, SRV did other songs besides Pride and Joy. Just sayin'.

Press release through the break.

Guildford, UK. – July 09, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced five new tracks available for download in the Rock Band Unplugged in-game music store for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. These additions bring the current total number of songs available in the Rock Band Unplugged music store to 19.

This latest update brings another wide variety of musical genres to the game, including country music trio The Dixie Chicks, electric blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and alternative rock groups R.E.M. and The Pixies.

Rock Band Unplugged features the first in-game store for downloadable content on the PSP system in the North American and European markets, leveraging the PSP system’s wireless capabilities. The in-game store is powered by the PlayStation®Network. Players can simply sign in to the in-game music store using their existing PlayStation Network account to purchase and download new tracks straight on their PSP system. PSP system owners can also purchase tracks via the PlayStation®Store on their PC and then download them to their device.

Tracks:

Dixie Chicks “Sin Wagon”
GLaDOS and Jonathan Coulton "Still Alive"
The Pixies "Here Comes Your Man"
R.E.M. “Losing My Religion”
Stevie Ray Vaughan “Pride and Joy”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

Location: In-game Rock Band Unplugged music store.