Glass Casket are to release their new album through Abacus in mid-June. It’s to be called ‘A Desperate Man’s Diaries’.

Open Hand have posted a new track on their myspace page: www.myspace.com/openhand

Former Faith No More/Bad Brains frontman Chuck Mosley has a new band: Vandals Against Illiteracy. They’re currently working on a debut album, which will be called ‘Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food’.

Slayer are to release an EP on June 6. This will feature new song ‘Cult’. The band’s still untitled new album is due out at the end of July.

Green Day are keeping busy. Not only are they demoing songs for their next album, but also working up ideas for a movie based on the ‘American Idiot’ record. More news on both fronts soon.

System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian is to start work later this month on an album with RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. This should be released before the end of the year.

Pink Floyd (the sans Roger Waters version) are set to release a new live double DVD set from their 1994 tour, in which the band play ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ in its entirety.To be released on July 11, the DVD contains the first ever film of the band performing their seminal 1973 album. Filmed […]

Norwegian black metalheads Gorgoroth are to release new album ‘Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam’ through Regain on June 19. It features Satyricon drummer Frost.

The Zutons, The Divine Comedy, Morning Runner and Fightstar have been added to the bill for this year’s T In The Park.Further acts added to the line up include The Spinto Band Bell X1, Zero 7, Gomez, The Rifles, Captain, Orson, The Guillemots and The Levellers.T In The Park takes place on the weekend of […]

Beck has completed the recording of his next album. The follow up to 2005s Guero has been produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Travis) and is expected to hit the shops in the autumn. No title or track list has been confirmed but Playlouder reports that working titles include ‘Nausea’, ‘One Thousand Beats Per Minute’, ‘Elevator […]