Red Hot Chili Peppers

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The bass player with Jane's Addiction has quit the band, and will reportedly be replaced by former Guns N' Roses rocker Duff McKagan.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Radiohead front man Thom Yorke on Thursday revealed the name of his new band -- Atoms for Peace -- and announced a series of U.S. tour dates.

O n Radio 92.9 it was the acoustic version of ``Plush.'' On WAAF it was ``Sex Type Thing.'' On WXRV ``The River'' it was ``Interstate Love Song.'' On WFNX it was ``Plush.'' I was in the car, flipping through the FM stations, and I heard all four of these Stone Temple Pilots songs. At the same time. This is not rare. A few weeks later it was Nirvana: ``Rape Me,'' a double dose of ``Smells Like Teen Spirit,'' and an acoustic take on ``About a Girl.'' Then there was a simultaneous Weezer outbreak, followed by a Smashing Pumpkins party, and a Green Day fiesta across the dials. These days the odds of stringing together more than a handful of songs from bands born in this millennium on commercial rock radio are longer than finding a Candlebox ``Greatest Hits'' album at a Tower Records. Each of Boston's commercial rock outlets brands itself with an identity. WAAF-FM (107.3/97.7) layers vintage, hard-edged rock from Guns N' Roses and Van Halen along with tracks from newer bands like Shinedown.

A militant animal rights group locked in a bitter high seas battle with Japanese whalers have the support and funding of a Hollywood A-list including Sean Penn and French screen siren Brigitte Bardot.

A militant animal rights group locked in a bitter high seas battle with Japanese whalers have the support and funding of a Hollywood A-list including Sean Penn and French screen siren Brigitte Bardot.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has confirmed he quit the chart-topping funk-rock band for a second time, claiming that "my musical interests have led me in a different direction."

NEW YORK (Reuters) - YouTube is considering offering users the option to pay for subscriptions in a bid to encourage more media companies to license premium TV shows and movies to the popular online video site, a senior executive said.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - They came, they conquered ... they were never heard from again. After reaching the Hot 100's Top 10 with their very first singles, none of these acts managed to crack the Top 25 for the rest of the decade. But hey, four minutes of fame is better than nothing.

Kobe Bryant scores 28 as Lakers roll to 5th straight win, beating Hornets 104-88. Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Punk rocker Iggy Pop won the living legend award late on Monday at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards.

Today in History - Nov. 1. Today is Sunday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2009. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day.

Today in History - Oct. 25. Today is Sunday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2009. There are 67 days left in the year.

Today in History - Oct. 16. Today is Friday, Oct. 16th, the 289th day of 2009. There are 76 days left in the year.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hip hop artist and fashion mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has signed with Universal Music Group's Interscope Geffen A&M label in a deal which includes his future albums and creates a new joint venture with Combs' Bad Boy label.

YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service.

YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service.

YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service.

YouTube and Warner Music Group were back in harmony on Tuesday with a deal to put the studio's songs back on the world's most popular online video-sharing service.

YouTube on Tuesday announced a deal to bring Warner Music Group songs back to the world's most popular online video sharing service.

DETROIT (Billboard) - KISS, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, the Hollies, LL Cool J and Jimmy Cliff are first-time contenders for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, organizers said Wednesday.