Every time I post a story about some new DLC coming to the Rock Band Network, I think "This is the last time I do this,"  but then Harmonix announces another awesome song for download. Next week's tune: Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."  It's time to Rick Roll folks like it's 2007.

Astley joins Heary, Mr. Big and Poison in the Rock Band store. Here's what's coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii on February 14:

• Heart - "Alone" O
• Mr. Big - "To Be With You" X
• Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" O X
• Rick Astley - "Never Gonna Give You Up" O

What do you think? Is Astley enough to blow the dust off your fake plastic instruments and give it a go?

If you follow Awards Season, then you know the Grammys are this weekend. Just about a year ago, The Feed featured my thoughts on why video game music deserves a dedicated Grammy Award. In the intervening year, the Grammys have gone through a major overhaul, reducing the total number of categories from 109 down to 78. While this may sound like a bad thing for video game music, it really isn’t. In truth, both original and compilation game soundtrack albums (and individual songs) have been eligible to win a Grammy award, just not in a dedicated category. Be that as it may, if we as game music fans had any say in the nominations or categories, things might be different.

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The makeup-sporting rockers in Kiss may seem like 70s throwbacks, but frontman Gene Simmons is totally modern. In a recent interview, the singer said he's in talks with various companies about creating a Kiss video games. He says he's in discussions with Sony and that we might expect an Angry Birds meets Kiss game. Oh, great.

I love Gene Simmons for his unabashed marketing and devout capitalism. When asked about the possibilities of a Kiss game in a recent interview, Simmons responded with the following epic collection of tie-in ideas, marketing synergy and branded product-information. The heart of rock and roll is still beating, folks. Read it below:

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One of the most brilliant things about The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is its insanely amazing soundtrack. A group of Skyrim fans have taken Jeremy Soule's Dragonborn theme and created a rock remix that sounds incredible. I really love video game remixes and this is one of my favorites so far. Check it out below.

What's your favorite video game related remix? Does this one come near the top of your list?

Tonight on Attack of the Show, Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey bring you Jim Parsons from The Big Bang Theory! Kim Beckett also shares even more cool music gear from the 2012 NAMM Show, like a drum machine dock for the iPad. Our Viewer Army heads across the Pacific to check out the Tokyo Auto Salon and Sara Underwood brings the day's top headlines on The Feed. See you at 7PM!

The Pioneer Elite Music Tap sound dock allows you to hear and watch your music through Airplay, meaning you won’t have to connect your iPod or iPhone. Candace Bailey and Kevin Pereira take a look at the sound dock for its official Gadget Pr0n review.

Find the full review from Gadget Pron on Attack of the Show after the cut.

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Tonight on Attack of the Show with Candace Bailey and Kevin Pereira, Ben Schwartz from House of Lies and Parks & Recreation will be in studio and we check out the coolest music gear from the 2012 NAMM show, like a portal studio for your iPhone ! Chris Gore returns for this week's DVDuesday and whether we should buy, rent or pass on films like 50/50 and Real Steel. Plus, a new smartphone gets reviewed on Gadget Pr0n. Tune in tonight at 7PM EST!

Surprise! Someone has found a way to take geekiness to the next level , a thing that doesn't happen in this e-peen centric world of ours a lot of the time. Oh wait. Anyways, Shapeways, a store that lets people create real objects out of just about anything your mind can think up, is now selling a custom Fisher-Price clockwork record player record that plays "Still Alive" from Portal. The model and tune were all generated in Processing and it's made for the old clockwork music box.

Did you have an old school clockwork music box like this one, and if you still had it today which videogame related tune would you want to play on it? As for me, I'll stick to my iPod.

 Source: Boing Boing

As nerds, we are constantly beset by an insatiable technolust; one that can be fed but never satisfied. There’s always a cooler TV, a better console, a crisper speaker; and then the next best thing hits a month later. Nowhere is this lust harder to subdue than on the floor of CES, where I was surrounded on all sides by an unimaginable collection of the coolest new technologies imaginable. So like any good nerd, I began fantasizing about which electronics I would put in my game room at home and before long I had built the perfect gaming room. You know, for a month or two.

Samsung UNES8000 – The Big Picture

I’ve long been a fan of Samsung TVs, and am grateful to see they are committed to constantly improving their design. Their newest TV revealed at CES 2012, the UNES8000 is as sleek and sexy as many of their current lineup but with some major changes. The TV comes with a standard LED screen that will support 3D viewing. The screen is gorgeous and comes almost all the way to the end—with only a paper thin border around the outside.

But by far the most promising feature is the Kinect-esque camera subtly placed on the top of the TV. I was told the camera reads faces and hand motions in order to carry out functions. Essentially it will be a Kinect for every moment you don’t have your Xbox on—and it will allow for one less controller cluttering up your coffee table. As the centerpiece of the perfect living room, the TV is obviously the one thing you can’t screw up. And Samsung apparently knows it.

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CES 2012 is moving right along this year and luckily Kevin Pereira is on hand to give us a look at some of the sleekest looking devices coming out of the show. In the video below, Kevin gets to check out the Sony Experia Ion, Sony's first 4G LTE Android smartphone, and the Samsung DA-E750 Audio Dock that brings analog and digital sound together in a way like never before.

Stay tuned to G4TV.com for everything from CES 2012 that you need to know about.

I stumbled across the above video on Engadget over the weekend as I was looking around for tech news. A chiptune composer who goes by the name cTrix put together a sweet-looking custom "guitar" of sorts to use during live performances.

An Atari 2600 console is at the heart of the creation, with the "fretboard" occupied by a series of effects pedals that are typically used by regular guitarists as footswitch controllers. The video also features cTrix's live performance at Japan's Blip Fest 2011, giving you a chance to check out the gATARI2600 in action!

Source: YouTube

I am contractually obligated to mention progressive rock trio Rush whenever there is any connection between it and video games. Seriously, my job is on the line here, people. So please know this: Next week, Rush's 20-minute opus 2112 will be available for download via the Rock Band Music Store.

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A group of some of today’s leading videogame music composers have teamed up to create a charity album of all-original music. Novum Initium features an unreal level of talent among its 18 tracks, including composers who’ve crafted sounds for games including Modern Warfare 3, Mass Effect, Star Wars: The Old Republic and more. The Feed has a preview of the music and info on how you can further support the charity.

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THQ and Relic Entertainment’s Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine features a fantastic soundtrack composed by game music veterans Cris Velasco and Sascha Dikiciyan. The Feed got to talk with Cris and Sascha about what went into composing the epic themes for the game and what it takes to craft an enjoyable listening experience for Space Marine’s soundtrack album.

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Tonight on Attack of the Show, Kevin Pereira and Candace Bailey welcome Tyrese Gibson to the studio for his new album, Open Invitation! Plus, we review the new Motorola DROID RAZR smartphone on Gadget Pr0n and Adam Sessler from X-Play shares his thoughts on Saints Row: The Third and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Tune in tonight at 7PM EST.