As I Lay Dying are to release an album of early recordings next month. It’s to be called ‘A Long March: The First Recordings’. This is also to feature new versions of old songs.

Robert Plant is to be the main attraction at the Cornbury Oxford Music Festival 2006, which happens on July 8/9.

The Doors will celebrate their 40th anniversary by releasing a 12-disc box set in the Autumn through Rhino. As yet untitled, this will include their first six studio albums – all remastered, with bonus tracks – plus six DVDs featuring 5.1 remixes of the studio albums and bonus material.

Former Helloween and current Masterplan drummer Uli Kusch has teamed up with Ronny Milianowicz (Dionysus) and Joacim Cans (Hammerfall) to write a song for the upcoming soccer world championship. Entitled “Glorious“, the song will feature Swedish singer Mikeyla as the main vocalist, with special guest appearances by Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Tobias Sammet (Edguy), Roland […]

The Raconteurs have been forced to change their name in Australia. Jack White‘s new band will be known as The Saboteurs down under to avoid conflict with a jazz band of the same name. A statement to the Australian press reads: “The Raconteurs name was already taken by a jazz band, to make things easier, […]

Birds of Prey – who include members of Alabama Thunderpussy, Burnt By The Sun, Municipal Waste and Baroness – have signed to Relapse. Expect an album, ‘Weight Of The Wound’, to be issued in July.

Morrissey’s new album Ringleader Of The Tormentors has entered the UK albums chart at number one, making it he’s first number one since 1994’s Vauxhall and I. The former Smiths singer held off new releases from Pink with I’m Not Dead (3), Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics (6) and Stereophonics – Live […]

Laugardalshollin, a one day festival which is held in Reykjavik, Iceland on May 6th, have turned to the North West of England for their line up. Badly Drawn Boy, who is in the process of recording a new album, will headline the event with support coming from Elbow, Andy Rourke (The Smiths) and Echo and […]

“Sing” is going to be the first release from the Dresden Dolls new album; ‘Yes, Virginia’, it will be in stores on April 18th. The Album is produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie (Radiohead, The Pixies, Hole) and recorded over several weeks at Allaire Studios.

The Ordinary Boys and Hard-Fi are set to play a unique gig on a beach. The bands have been signed up for T4 On The Beach on June 18 which will see the groups playing on the front at Weston-super-Mare. Boy Kill Boy, Frank, The Automatic, Basement Jaxx, Feeder and The Feeling have all also […]