Franz Ferdinand have announced plans to release a new single this summer.The Glaswegian four-piece have been busy in the studio recording a “pop” version of ‘Eleanor Put Your Boots On’ at a studio in Benton Harbour, Michigan. The track will be the fourth and final single to be taken from their second album ‘You Could […]

Rock quartet the Damnwells will on Aug. 15 deliver “Air Stereo,” its first release under Zoe/Rounder. The album features guest appearances from vocalists Amy Helm and Fiona McBain, cellist Garo Yellin, violinist Amy Kimball, pianist/keyboardist Bill Jay Stein, saxophonist Dan Meyers and trombonist Evan Robinson.Here is the track list for “Air Stereo”:“I’ve Got You”“Accidental Man”“You […]

Zao have posted new song ‘American Sheets On The Deathbed‘ online. This comes from new album ‘The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here‘, due out next month on Ferret.

Wednesday 13‘s new album ‘Fang Bang’ is to be mixed by Bob Marlette. This is to be released at the end of August by Rykodisc/Restless Records.

Drowning Pool have left the Wind-Up label. The band, currently fronted by former Soil man Ryan McCombs, will spend this Summer touring in America, before seeking a new record company deal.

Twelve Tribes are to release their new, as yet untitled album through Ferret during the Autmun. This is being produced by Andreas Magnusson, and is to be mixed by Eric Rachel.

Liam Frost and the Slowdown family are amongst the latest acts to added to this year’s Somerset House bill.The Manchester based singer/songwriter and his band will support Elbow on July 13 during the annual summer series in London.Also joining the line up are Fat Freddy’s Drop who will play a show on July 8 joining […]

Splendour in the Grass (Belongil Fields, Byron Bay) has made it’s third and final line up announcement. Bands added for Saturday July 22nd are Mogwai, Dungen, Something For Kate, TZU, Mos Def, Tex Perkins, Lior, Bob Evans, The Predators, Angus and Julia Stone and Raz Bin Sam and the Lion I Band.Line up additions for […]

The last song ever written Johnny Cash will be included on the album ‘American V: A Hundred Highways’, to be released in July. In the months before his death on 12 September 2003, Cash teamed up with producer Rick Rubin to record new material. Cash reinterprets works as diverse as Hank Williams’ ‘On The Evening […]

The Cure are to re-master and re-release another three albums from their back catalogue in August. 1984s The Top will come in its original format plus an extra disc with 17 extra tracks. 1985s The Head on the Door and 1987s Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me will both come in their original formats and […]