The Who star Pete Townshend has revealed every show on the band’s forthcoming European tour will be bootlegged – by the band themselves.The guitar legend and singer Roger Daltrey have devised a plan to record the shows themselves – and all the proceeds from the resulting DVDs, CDs, podcasts and downloads will go to charity.

Larrikin Love have announced details of their next single. The band will release ‘Downing St. Kindling’ through Infectious Records on June 26. Available on three formats, the CD will feature ‘Dead Long Dead’ on the B-side while the 7″ vinyl will include ‘Is It December?’. A limited edition one sided 7″ will boast a remix […]

The Subways have been forced to cancel more tour dates. Singer Billy Lunn has been ordered by doctors to rest his voice for longer after he was diagnosed with nodules on his vocal chords in April. The band have now cancelled their upcoming shows throughout June.

Dirty Pretty Things, Editors and We Are Scientists are among the acts confirmed for this year’s Ibiza Rocks festival.The acts, along with The Streets Soundsystem and Boy Kill Boy, are all set to play in July at Manumission’s Bar M, which is based in the resort of San Antonio.

Will Haven have posted new track ‘Battleships‘ online. Have a listen here.

Scorpions and Whitesnake are to co-headline the Spanish edition of the Monsters Of Rock, which happens on June 18 in Zaragoza. Also on the bill are W.A.S.P., Saxon, Apocalyptica and Primal Fear.

Guttermouth have posted a new track online. It’s from the band’s upcoming album, ‘Shave The Planet’, due out later this year on Volcom Entertainment.

Former Machine Head/Testament drummer Chris Kontos has joined Spiralarms. The US metal band also includes ex-members of Forbidden and Systematic.

Californian extreme metalheads Wicked Wisdom and French metallers Gojira will both play at this year’s Download Festival on June 9.

Finnish goth metalheads To/Die/For are to call their new album ‘Wounds Wide Open‘. Expect a release in October.