The Rolling Stones announced yesterday that they'll be playing four shows before the year is out:  Two in London on November 25 & 29, and then two in Newark, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center, on December 13 & 15.

Tickets for London go on sale on October 19 at 9am British time and the New Jersey tickets go on sale on October 26 at noon eastern (with pre-sales taking place on the 20th). Word is that the Stones will likely extend their "tour" into 2013, visiting the Far East and/or Australia early in the year before heading back to America and Europe. They are rehearsing in Paris, tuning up on classics like "Let It Bleed," "Lady Jane," "The Last Time," "I Wanna Be Your Man" and the Otis Redding nugget "Dock Of The Bay." They are working up two new numbers, "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot," which will appear on next month's greatest hits package, "Grrr!"

Me, I am loving "Doom and Gloom," check it out!

-Jessie Scott