TOMORROW ON OUTQ

Two weeks ago on OutQ, I planned on talking about some reunions to look forward to in 2009, but I didn't get to it. So, I'm making up for that this week. I'll be talking about as many reunions as I can get to, including The Kinks, The Faces, Mott The Hoople, The Specials, Faith No More, blur, Pavement, Phish and No Doubt (who never broke up, but lots of people probably thought Gwen Stefani wouldn't return to the band after her solo success). I don't know if I'll get to all of those bands though.

MOTT THE HOOPLE TO RIDE AGAIN

British rock band Mott The Hoople is going to reunite for a pair of shows in England in October. I don't know if they're going to do anything else, but frontman Ian Hunter confirmed the rumors on his website. I'm not a huge Mott fan -- I'm not too familiar with most of their music -- but I thought I'd pass the info on. This week on OutQ, I'll probably discuss this, since the theme of my segment will be reunions to look forward to in 2009. 

GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH - OPENING ACTS

Last month, I wrote about Aerosmith's special edition of the video game Guitar Hero. Now Aerosmith easily have enough of a catalog to fill up a game with just thier own songs. Add some of thier covers, you have about 100 great songs.

But it turns out that the band are using some other artists on the game. Some of thier influences, like The Kinks and Mott The Hoople will be included, as well as some bands who have opened for them, like Cheap Trick and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. This is according to Gaming Today.

To me, this brings up an interesting question: is curating a video game the new "guest DJing" for superstar acts? For sure, it's a good way to hook up bands you love, or bands you are friends with, with nice royalty checks.

I'm not a gamer, but I might check this one out.