Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend

The writer’s strike is starting to seriously cramp our style. How many times can you watch the same reruns from Dave and Jay over and over? We love watching new acts make their late-night debuts, but now rockers are forced to book appearances on such fluff as The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. It’s a tough weekend for music on the ol’ boob tube, but we still managed to pick a few gems for ya…

Friday [all times Eastern]:

• Scotty Moore and his Rock and Roll Hall of Famer friends pay tribute to Elvis Presley [Rave HD 7:00 PM]
• VH-1 Classic runs a marathon of Heavy: The Story of Metal [8:00 PM – Midnight]
• Catch a rerun of Shiny Toy Guns’ appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien [NBC 12:35 AM]

Saturday:

• John Mayer returns for his second appearance on Austin City Limits [PBS check local listings]
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley features Paul McCartney’s hilarious appearance on Farley’s faux tv show [NBC 9:30 PM]
• Re-live Metallica’s glory days on When Metallica Ruled The World [VH-1 Classic 11:30 PM]

Sunday:

• HDNet’s concert series gives us an inside look at Bonnaroo 2004 [HDNet 4:30 PM]
• System of a Down’s Serj Tankian sounds off with Matt Pinfield [HDNet 8:00 PM]
• Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit gets the Videos That Rocked The World treatment [Fuse 10:00 PM]