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Red Hot Chili Peppers Sitcom- Elton John and Billy Joel Tour II- Metal Unhealthy- 'N Shrink- Oasis Air?- Weiland TV- Jamie Ewing RIP and more


11/13/2008
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(antiMusic) Here are today's quick rock news stories! Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis' 2004 autobiography, 'Scar Tissue', is set to be adapted for a new TV show on US network HBO. The show, produced by Marc Abrams and Michael Benson, is set to be an offbeat comedy, reports the Guardian. more

Billy Joel and Elton John will reprise their wildly successful co-headlining concerts beginning in March of next year.more

Ever wonder why college tuition is so ridiculously high? Aside from dead wood tenured professors, these esteemed indoctrinational institutions like to waste good money on pointless studies. One such pointless study by the University of Maryland Medical Centre found that genres like heavy metal narrowed arteries and made people more anxious, where as "joyful" music improved blood flow. John Denver-style country music was found to be the most uplifting. Amazing what conclusions you can draw from studying under a dozen people! more

Remember that rumored Guns N' Roses charity show in Vegas? According to the rumor Gilby Clarke was the man instrumental in setting it up. The problem is he told BW&BK that he has heard anything about it. read the story

Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver will perform on the November 21st episode of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Weiland will also guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on November 26th.more

Hellyeah/former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul will be guest on the nationally syndicated radio show Rockline, with host Bob Coburn, on November 17th at 8:30 PM (PT) / 11:30 PM (ET). more

AC/DC's latest effort continues to sizzle on the Canadian album charts. "Black Ice" was locked in at No. 1 for a third straight week, selling 27,000 copies. more

Jamie Ewing of Bent Outta Shape passed away last week at his apartment in Brooklyn. He was 25more

The first date of Exodus and The Haunted co-headlining Mexican mini-tour, which was scheduled to take place on November 20 in Monterrey, Mexico at Caf� Iguana. has been postponed until February 2009 more

Oasis are planning on buying a private jet. The band are looking into how much a Gallagher-owned plane would cost, and have even thought of a name for it. more

Gwen Stacy, Vanna, and In Fear And Faith will team up with Our Last Night for a three-week tour in early-2009.dates

At 90, Bebo Valdes is still unstoppable. The legendary jazz musician, who just landed one more Latin Grammy nomination, is celebrating his nine decades with a music tour along his son and fellow jazz star, Chucho Valdes, in Spain. more

'N Sync singer Lance Bass has revealed that following cosmonaut training he received in Russia in 2002 he was two inches shorter than he was before he started.more

Depswa has revealed the track list for their upcoming new 7-song EP titled "Distorted American Dream". The band also announced that they have 14 new songs finished for a full-length album to be released in the near future. more details

Iced Earth and Scrape Records will be conducting an autograph signing at Scrape Records in Vancouver to commemorate the store's 11th Anniversary on Wednesday, November 19. more

A documentary tracing the life of Grace Jones over the past "four or five" years is set to be released, the singer/actress has revealed. The star, who released her latest album 'Hurricane' on November 3, told BBC 6music that British filmmaker Sophie Fiennes was behind the project. more

Joe Bonamassa has announced that he will be playing a one time only show at London, England's prestigious Royal Albert Hall on Monday, May 4th, 2009.more

Wednesday 13 and Rayen Belchere will return to the studio this December to record the sophomore release for Bourbon Crow.more

Revelation has set a release date for the forthcoming discography release from New Jersey's Mouthpiece. The early 90s hardcore act existed from 1991 through 1996 and the disc compiles the entirety of their output during their time together.more

Fascism starts with smoking bans! Bosses at The Cliffs Pavilion venue in Southend have been issued with a warning after Paul Weller flouted the smoking ban during a gig there on Saturday (November 8).more

American Idol has allocated more than $64 million in grants to six U.S. and international charities from contributions to its "Idol Gives Back" fundraising event. more

Talking Metal has posted a photo gallery on Fuse's "Big Blog Thing" from Ace Frehley's appearance with Gibson Musical Instruments Chariman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The November 11th event honoring legendary guitarist, Les Paul, was an in depth look at the history of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. The gallery is available at this - location



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