The Who will reportedly be the next band to receive their own branded Rock Band video game. Singer Roger Daltrey let the following tidbit slip in an interview with MassLive: “The game, yeah, yeah, they’re going to be doing a Who one next year. There is one planned. [The idea] is fabulous. Anything that gets non-musical people interested in music is wonderful.” So far, only the Beatles have their own Rock Band title; Guitar Hero has games pegged to acts including Aerosmith and Metallica.

Check out video game avatars of rock’s biggest names.

A Rock Band spokeperson told video game blog Kotaku, “We’re working closely with the Who on what’s next, but don’t have anything new to announce at this time.”

Given the cinematic and conceptual nature of the Who and Pete Townshend, Rock Band seems like a better fit for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band than Guitar Hero. Whereas GH has created lifelike avatars and restored famed venues for their artist-based games like GH: Metallica or GH: Van Halen, MTV Games upped the ante with The Beatles: Rock Band, crafting entire dreamscapes to accompany the music and offering replicas of the Fab Four’s instruments, an approach that would work well with the Who’s concept albums like Tommy and Quadrophenia.

Unlike the Beatles, however, the Who have already offered up a number of their songs for preexisting Rock Band games: RB featured “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” RB2 had “Pinball Wizard” and July 2008 saw the The Best of the Who bring a dozen of the band’s hits to Rock Band as downloadable content.

Related Stories:

• “The Beatles: Rock Band” Beats “Guitar Hero 5″ in September Sales
• Rock Star Avatars: Video Game Versions of Real-Life Music Heroes
• “Guitar Hero 5″ Giving Away Van Halen Game Free For Limited Time

Go to Source

Former Smiths singer Morrissey has been taken to hospital after collapsing on stage with breathing difficulties.
Go to Source

As evidenced by Rolling Stone’s trio of stories about Adam Lambert’s new song “Time for Miracles,” we spent a large amount of time listening to the Wild Idol’s single from 2012 this week. So we’re devoting this weekend’s Rock List to other songs about “time” that have withstood the test of time. Leave your favorites in our comments, and on Monday we’ll take count the votes. Our picks:

• Pink Floyd – “Time”
• Coldplay – “Clocks”
• Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are a-Changin’”
• The Human League – “Seconds”
• The Beastie Boys – “Time to Get Ill”

Go to Source

Pop memorabilia collector Mark Hayward has released footage showing the Beatles performing in Blackpool in 1963 as part of his forthcoming book and DVD, “The Beatles, On Camera, Off Guard 1963-1969″.
Go to Source

Boyzone member Ronan Keating has paid an emotional tribute to former bandmate Stephen Gately at his funeral in Dublin.
Go to Source