Photo credit: Riki FeldmannMatt Payne of The Glowing Stars uses a Rock Band 3 keyboard controller on stage in his band. Below, he tells us all about it and then talks to HMX Alum Sean Baptiste about the band and their history. Matt Payne breaks down how he started using a Rock Band keytar in The ... Read more

I've been waiting three years to write a My First PAX article. I've edited articles from Thrasher and thebeststeph and others, and always thought PAX sounded like the most fun event to go to. Watch people play Rock Band all day? That sounds awesome. Even though I knew people came home exhausted and ... Read more

Austin Lindstrom played bass guitar for Motion City Soundtrack, 1999 - 2002. He is the founder and organizer of the Maximum Donordrive, a charity music games party. The Rock Band band above is Maximum Bonerdrive - Austin, Eric, Jordana, & Dr. H. Austin notes that Dr. H has over 2,500 Rock Band DLC t... Read more

Here's another video in honor of Rock Band's 4th anniversary. In this one, we give you an inside look into what was involved in the mammoth task of building all of the hardware for Rock Band. Lots of great info here, some of it never heard before. Four years ago on November 20, 2007 Harmoni... Read more

Harmonix was at PAX East this year showing off Rock Band 3, the Fender Squier Pro Guitar Controller, and Dance Central. HMXPope put together a video giving you a taste of what it's like to be at PAX. For even more PAX fun, check out HMXdropslash's photos of all three days (plus a peek at pre-show setup!) on the official Harmonix Flickr page. You can also listen to the official Harmonix Community Team Reverse Q&A panel (be warned - it's not for the faint of heart). Read more

PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) is, without a doubt, the most supportive, friendliest and hospitable convention we have the good fortune to attend every year.  Top to bottom, from the folks running the show to the fans walking the floor, every person we run into is high five worthy.  PAX this year was absol... Read more

Last week your globe trotting friends on the Community Team packed our bags and headed off to the land of bier and schnitzel. Our destination? Cologne for the 2010 Gamescom conference.  For those of you not familiar with Gamescom, it’s one of the largest games fairs and promotional events in the wor... Read more

Trying to summarize our adventure to Comic-Con – which was Harmonix’s first time on the floor and my first Community trip – is one of the most daunting things I’ve done to date at this job.  In some ways, a string of words would almost work better: long lines, thick crowds, loud noises, super short ... Read more

I’ve been fortunate enough to attend every PAX at which Rock Band has been present. Explaining the joyful insanity that is PAX to someone who hasn’t attended is a challenge, but explaining the LUNACY that is the musical presence at this “gaming convention” is near impossible. Every year in Seattle,... Read more

For the inaugural PAX East at the Hynes Convention Center, we decided to forgo the show floor and went all dive-bar with the Rock Band Lounge. All weekend long we had a packed house of awesome fans coming in to rock out, chill on the couches, and meet HMX devs! Thanks to everyone who came and made t... Read more