It’s Presidents’ Day here in the U.S. (technically called Washington’s Birthday, did you know that?), so I’m going to be off doing presidential things. But I wanted to offer up some fun reading for those of you stuck at work today. So check this out: Co-Optimus has posted a well put-together rundown of possibilities for future single-band music games. It takes a look at some of the biggest-selling artists in rock and pop, and offers estimates as to the likelihood of any of those artists getting their own game.

Take this one, for example:

Rolling Stones – 200 million sales
The Rolling Stones are one of the few bands on the list to keep making new music for decades.  Vocalist Mick Jagger has enormous star power, with a steady solo career apart from the band.  The band has remained active, touring as recently as 2007.  They are the second highest ranked group on Billboard’s All-Time Hot 100 chart, topped only by The Beatles.  With one exception, all signs point to a Rolling Stones game.  That exception?  Ten Rolling Stones songs are already available in music games, including a sizable DLC pack for Guitar Hero 5.  Certainly, there are plenty more great tunes available, but it’s still worth mentioning.

The piece offers some food for thought regarding the viability of different artists in the format, so I strongly encourage you to check out the whole thing. And apparently, it’s the second part of a series looking at single-band games; you can see Part One here.

And hey, if that’s not enough to keep you distracted from the fact that you’re working and no one else is, Harmonix put up a new episode of the Rock Band Podcast on Friday.

Enjoy, and I’ll see you tomorrow.

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