The Faces are actually (probably) reuniting

If Ronnie Wood of Faces/Rolling Stones fame is to believed, it looks like the long rumored Faces reunion has finally come together. Speaking with Rolling Stone, Wood confirmed that the group was prepping for a new tour, which would be the band's first since 1974.

"We had a few fantastic rehearsals last week and we’re ready to go... We just have to sort out when and where and drop all of the management egos and just do what we can. We know we can do it. It’s just a matter of getting everyone’s availability sometime next year.”

Wood told Rolling Stone that the band is shooting for a tour sometime in 2009, and the early word is that Rod Stewart's bassist, Conrad Korsch, is set to replace Ronnie Lane who passed away in 1997.

Before we go any further, it's important to note that no dates have been set, no schedules have been made, and no ridiculous riders have been drawn up. There hasn't been a peep from Rod Stewart or any of the other band members, and we haven't even received the standard all-caps publicist e-mail that usually comes along with announcements like these. All we're going on is Ron Wood's word, and last we heard, Ronnie was entering rehab for the seventh (!) time. So we're going to stop short of going whole-hog and declaring this Faces reunion a done deal. Not to mention, we're still a little sore about the Jackson 5 reunion debacle.

But, um, stay with us. Wood dropped a couple other juicy details that we're obligated to mention. The band has a lot of bass players trying to swing a spot in band's lineup, including Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Wait, what? That means that there's a possibility that we might see Flea on stage with Rod Stewart (!!) in the near future. Wood also mentioned that Stewart was pushing him to write some new music for the reunion. While that's all well and good, we just want to hear the guys do their version of "Maybe I'm Amazed."