The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ album Blood Sugar Sex Magik is coming to Rock Band as a full downloadable album next week, MTV Games and Harmonix announced on the Rockband.com forums today. The multi-platinum 1991 album was produced by Rick Rubin and features hits like “Give it Away” and “Suck My Kiss.” The full album will be $19.99 and will debut on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network next week, Tuesday and Thursday in order.

If you’re planning on getting the wii version of Rock Band, I’ve got some bad news. You won’t be gettung the uber-awesome DLC that the PS360 versions get. Before you run over to Harmonix to burn down their offices, hear them out.

Come on Nintendo, we need a hard drive. That’s what we want. The whole problem is there’s nowhere to store it. If the platform could do it, we’d jump on it. It’s something that we championed to Nintendo, that we’d like to do it.

See? It’s Nintendo’s fault. Why doesn’t Harmonix just include all the DLC on the disk? Did they not make them ahead of time?

Harmonix: Lack of Memory Means No DLC for Rock Band [mywiinews]

Do you have Rock Band? Does it lack the magic of the mushroom kingdom? Well, no longer. Jennifer and Vance created their very own, durable mushroom pads for the drum set. if only they could market this magic so we all can enjoy Mario while playing Rock Band. I know I’d buy it, and I can’t even afford to buy Rock Band!

Rock Band Mushroom Drum Pads: nearly too awesome to hit [Engadget]

Are you ready for more Rock Band magic? Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that it will be adding something special to its downloadable content: the legendary recording group Boston. Hell yeah it’s Boston! On March 25, 2008 six of the album’s classic tracks will be up for download in the Boston Pack, Featuring: “Hitch a Ride”, “More Than a Feeling” , “Peace of Mind”, “Rock and Roll Band”, “Smokin”, and “Something About You”. Good choice Harmonix. Boston’s self-titled debut has sold more than seventeen million copies.

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