T.I. Vs T.I., Weiland Deluxe, Warrant for Mos Def, Rock Band Expands, Serj Down Under, Rolling Scorsese?, Clinton Gone Country and more was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (antiMusic) Here at today's quick stories: Rapper T.I. again succeeded himself at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, as "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna moved up one notch to trade places with "Whatever You Like." A month ago, "Life" replaced "Like," making T.I. the ninth artist in the rock era to do this. moreStone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland will issue a deluxe edition of his second solo album, "Happy In Galoshes", through Best Buy. The two-disc set will feature 19 songs and a total of 88 minutes of music, along with a 16-page color booklet, a redemption card for a free Scott Weiland T-shirt, and an immediate download of the first single, "Missing Cleveland". more
Authorities say rapper Mos Def is being sought on an arrest warrant in Las Vegas after allegedly scuffling with a photographer at a fashion trade show in August. more
Harmonix is releasing an expansion pack of new songs for the original game and the recently launched "Rock Band 2" in time for the holiday sales cycle. It includes 20 master track recordings from such acts as Blondie, Motley Crue, and Smashing Pumpkins more
Former System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian has been confirmed for Australia's Big Day Out festival which is set to begin January of next year.more
The Answer, who are currently on tour with AC/DC, have announced an in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square on Tuesday 11/11. Lucky 11/11 also happens to be the day their EP "Never Too Late" hits stores!! more on the band
Chat with People In Planes on MySpace this Friday, November 7th at 11:00 AM EST. Simply stop by People In Planes' MySpace page and join the band for a live video chat session. more
Pagan art for Christmas? Thanks Bill Gates! Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s end-to-end music and entertainment service, today added 46 new designs from leading artists to its customization Web site, http://www.ZuneOriginals.net, for the holiday season. For those looking to customize a Zune player for themselves or as a personalized gift this holiday season, the new Zune Originals designs include a Zodiac Series featuring exclusive artwork of Eastern and Western astrology from Catalina Estrada and Iosefatu Sua.
The latest video from Val Emmich for "Get on With It" shows off Val's supreme sense of humor and ability to laugh at himself as he battles and obstacle course of Ninja's, a slip n' slide, being mauled by dodge balls, running through tires as he tries to "Get on With It."
Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger are teaming up to produce a biopic. There's no word on whether the movie will focus on a music figure, but Jagger is said to be shopping for biographies to buy into right now. more
A police officer called by prosecutors to corroborate testimony of Phil Spector's ex-girlfriend Thursday wound up contradicting her account, saying he saw no injuries on her and never heard her say she was pistol-whipped by the music producer.more
CMT is bringing its singing competition series "Gone Country" back for a third season. Celebrities competing for country music stardom this time around include musicians George Clinton and Sheila E., former Miss USA Tara Conner, singer Taylor Dayne, Monkees lead vocalist/drummer Micky Dolenz, actor Richard Grieco and "American Idol" first-season runner-up Justin Guarini. more
Between tours in Australia and Europe, Bloc Party will be playing a handful of West Coast dates, starting Dec. 10th in Los Angeles.more
Swedish metallers Cult Of Luna has announced that they will be heading Down Under for a tour in February.more
Candlemass are the latest act to be confirmed for the 2009 edition of Britain's Bloodstock Open Air festival. The festival will be held from August 14th-16th next year at Catton Hall in Derbyshiremore
Taproot has announced several tour dates beginning at the end of the month.more
The Misfits have relaunched their beloved "Fiend Club" fan club. Originally founded in 1979 in the band's earlier period, the club was run by Glenn Danzig who ran the club and silk-screened t-shirts, assembled records, mailed out merchandise catalogs, booked gigs, and responded to fan mail.more
Apple's iPhone already had software to turn it into a synth, sequencer and drum machine – now Sonoma Wire Works has released a four-track audio recording application. Known, appropriately enough, as FourTrack, this lets you record tracks of unlimited length (the amount of memory you have left is the only restriction) and at 16-bit/44.1kHz quality. - more
