Let me start by saying she was absolutely right to do this. Also, I would like to say that she’s only doing this because she knows me, knows that of which I am capable.

Having said that, Brandy has granted me a limited allowance for weekly spending … on downloadable songs for Rock Band.

One of the promises of developer Harmonix is that there will be weekly releases of new content for Rock Band consisting of sometimes single tracks and other times packs of three songs. For example, here’s what they’re planning to release between now and the end of this year (the following list was taken from Shacknews):

Week of November 20, 2007

Metallica Pack
- Ride the Lightning
- Blackened
- And Justice for All

The Police Pack
- Can’t Stand Losing You
- Synchronicity II
- Roxanne

Queens of the Stone Age Pack
- 3’s and 7’s
- Little Sister
- Sick Sick Sick

Individual Tracks
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Fortunate Son Revival” *
- Foreigner, “Juke Box Hero” *
- T-Rex, “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” *
- The Knack, “My Sharona” *
- The Runaways, “Cherry Bomb” *
- Wolfmother, “Joker & The Thief”

Week of November 27, 2007

David Bowie Pack
- Moonage Daydream
- Heroes *
- Queen Bitch *

Week of December 4, 2007

Black Sabbath Pack
- N.I.B. *
- Sweet Leaf *
- War Pigs *

Week of December 11, 2007

Punk Pack
- Ramones, “Rockaway Beach”
- The Clash, “I Fought the Law”
- Buzzcocks, “Ever Fallen In Love” *
Week of December 18, 2007

Individual Tracks
- Radiohead, “My Iron Lung”
- Weezer, “Buddy Holly”
- Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket” *
Confirmed Full Albums

The Who, “Who’s Next”
- Baba O’Riley
- Bargain
- Love Ain’t for Keeping
- My Wife
- The Song Is Over
- Getting in Tune
- Going Mobile
- Behind Blue Eyes
- Won’t Get Fooled Again (included with full game)
Nirvana, “Nevermind”
- Smells Like Teen Spirit
- In Bloom (included with full game)
- Come as You Are
- Breed
- Lithium
- Polly
- Territorial Pissings
- Drain You
- Lounge Act
- Stay Away
- On a Plain
- Something in the Way
Grateful Dead Collection
- Sugar Magnolia
- Truckin’
- Casey Jones
- Uncle John’s Band
- Touch Of Grey

Now, the prices for these things vary. Most songs are to be $1.99 each, some as low as $0.99 and some as high as $2.99. The 3 packs sell for $5.49. I hadn’t actually mentioned any of that before Brandy set my allowance - $10 per week. That should definitely be sufficient. At least, one would hope so since that translates to $520 a year. Jesus Christ.

Back when DDR Ultramix was still being supported with downloadable packs, I ended up purchasing 13 packs at a cost of $5 each. I am, apparently, the target market for downloadable content because I eat this shit up.

Except for that Grateful Dead collection. I think I’ll pass on that.

Whatever… Thanks go to my loving wife who understands both my desires and my limited self-control. Without her, I would be homeless, warming myself only with the heat generated by my consoles.