Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, whose real name is Michael Balzary, told the Los Angeles Times by text message that his home had "burned to a crisp."

A New Jersey hot-sauce guru claims he's found a ground-breaking wrinkle remedy — the same ingredient that puts the scorch in his sauces, the New York Post reported.

Three Guitar Hero II song packs chalk full of rock have been released. With songs like Bark at the Moon from Ozzy Osbourne, Take it Off by the Donnas, and Higher Ground by the Chili Peppers now available at the Xbox Marketplace, at 500 points per song pack.

From the article: "Songs from the original Guitar Hero will be available on the Marketplace. We haven't learned the full list, but our reliable source (call him Lars Umlaut) tells us that Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon", Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground", and Incubus' "Stellar" will all come in the first wave roughly a week after the game launches."

"To be featured in a video game is probably the greatest way to reach a large audience right now," said Panic Channel guitarist Dave Navarro, formerly of alternative rock bands Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

A hot dog is a type of fully-cooked, cured and/or smoked moist sausage of soft, even, texture and flavor. It is usually placed hot in a soft, sliced bun of approximately the same length as the sausage, and optionally garnished with condiments and toppings.The flavor of hot dog sausages varies widely by region and by personal preference, as do the toppings on the sandwich. The flavor of the sausage can resemble a range of similar meat products from bologna on the bland side to the German bockwurst in the spicier varieties.Hot dogs are traditionally made from beef, pork, or a combination. Kosher hot dogs are also available, usually all-beef. Unlike many other sausages (which may be sold cooked or uncooked), hot dogs are always cooked before being offered commercially. Unless they have spoiled, hot dogs may be eaten safely without further cooking, although they are usually warmed before serving. Vegetarian hot dogs and sausages, made from meat analogue, are also widely available in most areas where hot dogs are popular.Hot dogs are also called frankfurters, or franks for short, named for the city of Frankfurt, Germany where sausages in a bun originated (these are similar to the hot dog, but made exclusively of pork). Another term for hot dogs is wieners or weenies, referring to the city of Vienna, Austria, whose German name is "Wien" (those are made of a mixture of pork and beef). Hot dogs are sometimes derisively called tube steaks. In Australia, the term frankfurt is used rather than frankfurter. Tiny frankfurts, called cocktail franks or cheerios, are sometimes served at parties on the end of a toothpick. In the German speaking countries, except Austria, hot dog sausages are generally called Wiener or Wiener Würstchen (Würstchen means "little sausage"). In Swiss German, it is called Wienerli, while in Austria the terms Frankfurter or Frankfurter Würstel are used.In the United Kingdom hot dogs are sometimes made with British sausages. Most of the time they are sold and marketed as German or American-style hot dogs. However, a hot dog sausage is always precooked at the factory before packaging, which is generally not true of regional British sausages.