Australian indie legends The Go-Betweens‘ singer Grant McLennan has died suddenly aged 48.The star passed away in sleep at his Brisbane home on May 6th, his UK spokesperson has confirmed.The Go-Betweens were formed by McLennan and co-frontman Robert Forster while attending university in Brisbane during 1970s. They released six acclaimed albums in the Eighties, before […]

PJ Harvey, Bright Eyes and Elliott Smith are among the stars appearing on the latest Rough Trade Shops compilation.Released on July 3, ‘Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 01’ is the latest in the London shop’s series of collections. The 38-track double CD was chosen by the Rough Trade staff. The tracklisting is as follows: CD1:1. […]

Apart from looking for a new rhythm section, American Head Charge are putting together a DVD, which has the title of ‘Can’t Stop The Machine’. They’re also working on songs for their next album.

Aussie punks The Living End have signed a North American label deal with Adeline, which is partly owned by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. As a result, he band’s new album, ‘State Of Emergency’, is to be issued in the US and Canada in July.

Shadows Fall have uploaded a new track called ‘In Effigy’ onto their official website. This is taken from upcoming album ‘Fallout From The War’, due for release next month.

Former UFO guitarist Paul Chapman has teamed up with ex-MSG singer Robin McAuley and Doro drummer Johnny Dee in a new, as yet unnamed project. The trio have been recording new versions of classic UFO songs from Chapman’s time in the band.

German metalcore crew Heaven Shall Burn are currently finishing up their new, as yet untitled album. Expect a release later in the year.

The Russian Art Progressive Folk Metal band Tumulus are to have two concerts in Bulgaria. On May 9th (Tuesday) the band will play in Sofia at O!Shipka club. Support will come from the Bulgarian band Granulom. On May 11th (Thursday), Tumulus will have a gig in Varna, at Zone 51 club, where the bands Catalepsia, […]

‘Coachella: The Film’ is to be released on DVD on June 19. It features performances filmed at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival over the past six years. Included are the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pixies, The Mars Volta, plus Iggy & The Stooges. There’s also more than hour of bonus interview footage.

Ontario band Hostage Life have signed a deal with Household Name for the UK/Europe. Their first release will be the EP ‘Sing For The Enemy’, due out on May 22.