On May 28, at the Kokaracha club, Stand Up Comedians will present their new single. Also to take part in the event will be Djamesbong and DJ Dontworrior. The vision will be taken care of by OPNN and Kemura. Start: 21:00h.

John Waite returns with a new album through Frontiers on July 7. Called ‘Downtown Journey Of A Heart’, it features re-recordings of some of the British singer’s best known songs, plus a new version of Bob Dylan‘s ‘Highway 61’.

Panic! At The Disco have posted their new video online. It’s for the song ‘But It’s Better If You Do’.

The Monsters are coming. The legendary Monsters Of Rock Festival returns on June 3, at the Milton Keynes Bowl. See Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Journey, Thunder, Queensryche and Ted Nugent.

Isis are to release a DVD called ‘Clearing The Eye’ in August, through Ipecac.

Influential US hardcore band Gorilla Biscuits are getting back together this Summer, to play 27 shows in America. This coincides with the re-release of their 1989 album ‘Start Today’.

Hollywood star Danny Devito, supermodel Rachel Hunter and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 all appear in the just filmed video for the song ‘Mojo’, from Peeping Tom. The band are, of course, one of Mike Patton‘s many projects.

An ummastered version of the title track from the new Meat Loaf album is now available for download via his official website. Called ‘The Monster Is Loose’, it’s the third part of the ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ saga, and was co-written by Nikki Sixx, John 5 and Desmond Child. The last named also produced it.

Halifax have posted the acoustic song ‘Such A Terrible Trend’ online. This comes from new album ‘The Inevitability Of A Strange World’.

Swedish death metalheads Visceral Bleeding have parted with guitarist Marcus Nilsson. The decision is said to be amicable. His replacement is Martin Germ Bermheden.