Ron Asheton, the guitarist and bassist for The Stooges, was found dead Tuesday in his Ann Arbor home. He was 60 years old.

According to police, Asheton was found in his lying on the couch in home this morning, and appeared to have been dead for several days. A cause of death has not been determined, however initial reports suggested that he died of a heart attack. Foul play is not suspected. Autopsy and toxicology reports are still pending.

Asheton was a founding member of The Stooges, a group that also included his brother drummer Scott Asheton, bassist Dave Alexander, and frontman Iggy Pop. Asheton played lead guitar on the band's first two albums, and switched to bass guitar on their third.

Following The Stooges third album, "Raw Power", Asheton played in a series of bands including Destroy All Monsters and The New Order, which is not to be confused with the British band by the same name.

He later recorded tracks for the 1998 film, Velvet Goldmine, along with Mike Watt (The Minutemen), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), and Mark Arm (Mudhoney).

Check out these 2 “Making the Video” segments from Bring Me The Horizon’s shoots for “Chelsea Smiles.”– The full video will premiere on MySpace on Jan. 9.

Part 1:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=48522589

Part 2:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=49751383

You can also view them at www.tasteofchaos.com.

Be sure to check out Bring Me The Horizon on the 2009 Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour along with headliner Thursday, plus Four Year Strong, Pierce The Veil and Cancer Bats. RTOC 2009 kicks off Feb 14th in Los Angeles, CA.

RTOC 2009 Tour Dates:

SAT
2/14/09
Los Angeles, CA
Palladium

SUN
2/15/09
San Jose, CA
San Jose Civic Auditorium

MON
2/16/09
Chico, CA
Senator Theatre

TUE
2/17/09
OFF

WED
2/18/09
San Diego, CA
House of Blues

THU
2/19/09
Tucson, AZ
Rialto Theatre

FRI
2/20/09
Las Vegas, NV
House of Blues

SAT
2/21/09
Salt Lake City, UT
In the Venue

SUN
2/22/09
Denver, CO
Fillmore

MON
2/23/09
OFF

TUE
2/24/09
Milwaukee, WI
Eagles Ballroom

WED
2/25/09
Cincinnati , OH
Bogart's

THU
2/26/09
Rochester, NY
Armory

FRI
2/27/09

Heavy-hitting Christian rockers, RED has already garnered airplay across the country--weeks before its official release to radio--for their single "Death Of Me" from their INNOCENCE & INSTINCT album, due out on Feb. 10 .

The song--which combines a soulful urgency with crunchy guitars, gorgeous strings and a powerhouse chorus--debuts on the R&R Active Rock chart at #39 and has received early adds at stations including: KILO/Colorado Springs, WILL/Chicago, KHTQ/Spokane, WRUF/Gainesville, WXQR/Greenville, KBRE/Merced, KEYJ/Abilene, KFMX/Lubbock, KRQR/Chico, WPRX/Cape Cod, KUPD/Phoenix, WJJO/Madison, KXFX/Santa Rosa, WXRX/Rockford and KZZQ/Salt Lake City.

"The song is really a regretful introspective moment, where you realize that your own actions have led you down a path you never wanted to take," says guitarist Anthony Armstrong. "You're the one who keeps tearing yourself down in some kind of vicious cycle that never seems to end."

Jon Bon Jovi is helping out Hillary Clinton with a fundraising concert to help pay down some of the $6.3 Million her campaign still owes from her Presidential run. The New Jersey rock star will hold a concert on January 15th at Manhattan's Town Hall venue. Tickets for the event range from $75-$1,000.

After Dark Films and Primary Wave Special Markets are proud to announce the release of the first branded soundtracks in conjunction with Horrorfest III “Eight Films To Die For®” (www.horrorfestonline.com) on Jan. 5.

Debuting in 2006, After Dark Films’ Horrorfest “8 Films to Die For®”, is a one-week national film festival that celebrates all areas of the horror genre. In its first year, Horrorfest became the first film festival in history to break into the Top 10 at the national box office, grossing .nearly $2.5 million.

Based on the highly successful “Eight Films To Die For” series, Primary Wave will be releasing 8 Songs To Die For featuring songs inspired by the bloodcurdling movies that make up Horrorfest III - the biggest horror film festival in the U.S. The digital releases will include some of the best metal and hardcore bands such as Walls of Jericho ("The Prey"), Bleeding Thru ("Death Anxiety"), Ministry ("Let’s Go"), and Revolting Cocks ("Keys to the City"), among others.

8 Themes To Die For will contain songs and scores from the feature films in Horrorfest III; this year’s lineup includes: THE BROKEN, AUTOPSY, DYING BREED, BUTTERFLY EFFECT 3, FROM WITHIN, SLAUGHTER, VOICES, and PERKINS’ 14.

Since the tragic murder of her mother, brother and nephew in Chicago in October 2008, actress and singer Jennifer Hudson has refused to make any public appearances. She may make her return to the spotlight on the national stage later this month, as it is said that Barack Obama wants her to perform the US national anthem at his Inauguration on January 20.

Hudson's publicist has thus far refused to comment.

Both Barack and Michelle Obama are said to be fans of the 27-year-old singer, who comes from a working class area of Chicago near Michelle's childhood home. Hudson previously sang the anthem at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this past summer.

When her mother Darnell Donnerson, 57, brother Jason Hudson, 29, and nephew Julian King, 7, were found dead in late October, Jennifer cancelled all public appearances. William Balfour, 27, the husband of Jennifer's sister Julia, has been charged with all three murders.

Here's the video of Hudson's performance at the DNC:

The Los Angeles County coroner has revealed that Andre Young Jr, the son of rap superstar Dr. Dre, died of an overdose on morphine and heroin. The tests ruled that the 20 year olds death was accidental.

Andre Young Jr was found motionless by his mother motionless on August 23rd after Young had spent the night with his friends the previous night. His famous father has opted for privacy after the tragic loss of the son issuing a statement after the incident that read:

"Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son. Please respect his family's grief and privacy at this time," his publicist, Lori Earl stated at the time.

Fans of the Grateful Dead have waited 5 years for the surviving members of group to announce a new tour. The wait is is over starting in April when Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutmann, and Mickey Hart hit the road for a 19 day tour. The tours closest stop to Cleveland will be Buffalo when they play HSBC Arena on April 21st.

The band posted a message on their official website that read:

Happy New Year, everybody!! Hope and change are in the air! So what better way to kick off 2009 than to confirm what’s been buzzing in the rumor mill for some time: The Dead will be touring for the first time in more than four years, with nearly twenty shows spread across a month from mid-April through mid-May! Details will be announced here soon, so keep your eyes on dead.net!

Here is a complete listing of the tour dates:

Every Avenue will be kicking off 2009 with tour dates in The U.K. and will be going all around to packed houses. The group has been exploding for the past few months breaking back into the Billboard Heatseekers Chart after a year of hardwork. Two of their music videos are currently in rotation on mtvU and their music can be heard on several popular MTV reality shows.

Aside from their overseas adventures Every Avenue is stoked to be a part of this years annual "Take Action Tour!" The Take Action! Tour is sponsored by Hopeless Records through their non profit label; SubCity Records and benefits the charity organization DoSomething.org, a group dedicated to inspiring and helping youth to make changes in their communities. They will join on the Take Action! Tour Cute is What We Aim For, Meg & Dia, Breathe Carolina and Anarbor.

At the moment Every Avenue is hitting up as many east coast cities as they can possible cram into their final 2008 time-table. Fresh off the "Compromising of Integrity, Morality, & Principles in Exchange for Money Tour," with All Time Low, Mayday Parade, and The Maine, Every Avenue is rocking their way right into the New Year!

For more information please visit them at www.myspace.com/everyavenue

REPO! Road Tour 3 attendees, prepare for a surprise…In the spirit of the holidays, Lionsgate is gifting REPO! Road Tour attendees with great savings! Upon arrival to the theater the night of your local engagement, a coupon giving fans $2 off their purchase of the DVD and Blu-Ray versions of the movie . Pick up your coupon and your copy of REPO: The Genetic Opera in stores nationwide on Jan. 20.

For further information and links to buy tickets, check out www.reporoadtour.com.

REPO! ROAD TOUR 3 dates:

1/13 -TUESDAY -SALT LAKE CITY UTAH -The Tower Theatre

1/14 -WEDNESDAY- INDIANAPOLIS, IN -Indy Keystone

1/15 -THURSDAY- FOXBORO, MA -The Orpheum

1/16 -FRIDAY - NJ – The Williams Center For The Arts

1/17 -SATURDAY -GREENBELT, MD -The Greenbelt Theatre

1/18 -SUNDAY -CINCINNATI, OH -The Esquire Theatre

1/20 -TUESDAY- ST.LOUIS, MO- The Landmark Tivoli

1/21 -WEDNESDAY- DENVER, CO- The Landmark Mayan

1/22 -THURSDAY- JACKSON, MI- The Michigan Theatre

1/23 -FRIDAY – PHOENIX, AZ- The Chandler Cinema

1/24 -SATURDAY - LOS ANGELES, CA- Laemmle’s Royal Theatre