Rock outfit Cursive will on Aug. 22 deliver its sixth album “Happy Hollow” via Saddle Creek. Producer Mike Mogis, who has manned a number of Cursive titles, helmed the new offering.“Happy Hollow” is Cursive‘s first album since 2003’s “The Ugly Organ.” In between projects, frontman Tim Kasher has been touring and recording with his side-project […]

Archers Of Loaf founding member Eric Bachmann, better known as Crooked Fingers, will on Aug. 22 issue his solo debut “To The Races” via Saddle Creek. The self-produced effort features violinist Tom Hagerman (Devotchka) and vocalist Miranda Brown. The album was recorded over a week’s time in rural North Carolina.

Pearl Jam has unveiled its first music video since the 1998 clip for “Do the Evolution” in the form of “Life Wasted,” the first video directed by visual artist Fernando Apodaca. The clip is available from various sites through Wednesday (May 24) as a free download under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Drivers license. It premiered […]

Kaiser Chiefs and Snow Patrol are to headline a two-day festival in Belfast this summer.The bands play the Tennent’s Vital 06 bash, which takes place at the city’s Botanic Gardens.Kaiser Chiefs will headline on August 22, while local heroes Snow Patrol close proceedings the following day.

British Sea Power and Television frontman Tom Verlaine are among the acts which have joined the line-up for the new Latitude Festival.Giant Drag, Stephen Fretwell, and Guillemotts are among the other new names for the bash, which takes place in Southwold, Suffolk between July 14 and 16.Рўhe new festival features the likes of Snow Patrol, […]

Thom Yorke has confirmed the track listing for his new solo album.Рўhe Radiohead singer releases ‘The Eraser’ on July 10.The record will include the following tracks:‘The Eraser’‘Analyse’‘The Clock’‘Black Swan’‘Skip Divided’‘Atoms For Peace’‘And It Rained All Night’‘Harrowdown Hill’‘Cymbal Rush’

Chicago trio American Heritage have signed to Translation Loss. The band will issue their new album, ‘Millenarian‘, in September.

The Red Chord are to call their new album ‘Birdbath‘. No news yet on when it will be recorded, but it should include the songs ‘I Am Not A Lawnmower’, ‘The Robot From The Future’, ‘Skin Beef’, ‘The Brian Slagel Song’.

These Arms Are Snakes are to call their new album ‘Easter‘. This should be released in October.

Staind are to perform at this year’s Indianaopolis 500 event, which happens on May 28. It’s the 90th running of this famous motor race.