Franz Ferdinand have announced details of the release of a new double A sided single, The Fallen / L. Wells. Rousing new song L.Wells was recorded a mere couple of weeks ago in Melbourne Australia while the band were in the country as part of the Big Day Out Festival. Band and label were so […]

Iceland’s premier music festival returns in 2006 with the Kaiser Chiefs (pictured) announced as initial headliners. Check out the following full line-up SO FAR: Kaiser Chiefs, Wolf Parade, Brazilian Girls, Jenny Wilson, Alli is Love, Apparat Organ Quartet, Benni Hemm Hemm, Dr. Spock, Ghostigital, Hermigervill, HjГЎlmar, Jakobinarina, Kalli from Without Gravity, Leaves, MammГєt, Mr. Silla, […]

Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha (left), R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe (center) and Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner pose before taking stage at the March 20 Bring ‘Em Home Now concert in New York. The show, which took place on the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, also included performances by Rufus Wainwright, […]

Although the Foo Fighters are taking it easy until frontman Dave Grohl‘s first baby is born, the band is still planning to follow through on an acoustic tour. “We’re going to start rehearsing very soon,” drummer Taylor Hawkins says about the trek, which will focus on the less aggressive songs on the 2005 double album […]

Masterplan, the German/Norwegian band featuring ex-Helloween guitarist Roland Grapow, ex-Helloween drummer Uli Kusch and former Yngwie Malmsteen/Ark singer Jorn Lande, will enter the studio in September to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in March 2007 via AFM Records. The recordings are expected to last through October and will once again be overseen by […]

Electic Six‘s charismatic frontman Dick Valentine has announced a solo tour of the UK.Valentine has no plans to depart from his band – instead taking the opportunity to undertake a low-key tour performing hits from Electric Six‘s back catalogue, as well as new songs, rarities and covers.

Placebo‘s “Meds” (Virgin) withstands all competition to secure a second week at No. 1 on European Top 100 Albums. While the album falls away dramatically in the United Kingdom, dropping 7-35, it continues to top the charts in the Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallony. Falls of 1-2 in Austria and Switzerland, 1-3 in France, […]

Stone Sour are in the midst of recording the follow-up to their 2002 self-titled LP, but that hasn’t stopped them from making lineup changes. Last week drummer Joel Ekman was released from duty – a decision “we all discussed and feel is best for the five of us and for the future of Stone Sour,” […]

A copy of Slipknot‘s self-released 1996 demo album, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., has fetched more than $627 in an eBay auction. The demo is considered the rarest and most sought-after piece of ‘Knot memorabilia, as only 1,000 copies of the disc were ever pressed and released.

Daniel Powter‘s “Bad Day” climbs one rung to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, sending Sean Paul’s “Temperature” to No. 2 after only one week. This is Powter‘s first No. 1 hit in the United States