San Francisco band Every Move A Picture are to release their debut album in June.‘Heart = Weapon’ is released on June 5 through V2. It’s preceded by a single, ‘Signs Of Life’, on May 22.

The second single from Morrissey‘s number one album Ringleader of the Tormentors will be The Youngest Was The Most Loved.Track four on the album will be the follow up to the top ten hit You Have Killed Me and come out on 29 May, the day after his UK tour finishes.

King’s X guitarist Ty Tabor has posted two songs from his forthcoming solo album, Rock Garden, online at his official MySpace page. The songs on offer are entitled ‘Wading In’ and ‘Play‘.The album is due to be released later this year through InsideOut.

Guns n’ Roses are to play two shows in New York next month. These will be on May 15 and 17, at the Hammerstein Ballroom. They’ll be warm-up dates for the band’s UK/European commitments.

Rancid are to release a DVD in July. As yet untitled, this will feature 31 videos, shot between 1993 and 2003. The punk heroes won’t have a new album in the shops until next Spring.

The Lostprophets are to play the Newport Centre on April 27. They’ll also be on the bill for the Give It A Name Fetsival, which happens in Manchester and London on April 29/30.

Рўhe legendary New York-band Sick Of It All will play at Sofia’s Black Box on April 23rd (Sunday). (A year ago the same place saw a gig by another American legendary band – Agnostic Front.) Support will come from Bulgarian bands Not Broken In Spirit and Last Hope. The gig is set to start at […]

Ronnie James Dio is not re-joining Black Sabbath. The legendary singer is currently collaborating with guitarist Tony Iommi on a planned box set based on the band’s Dio era, and this will include new songs. But there will be no tour.

Thursday have been forced to cancel a number of shows in Canada. This is because vocalist Geoff Rickley is suffering from severe throat problems.

Sham 69‘s Jimmy Pursey has adapted the band’s hit song ‘Hurry Up Harry’ for the World Cup. He’s recorded a version called ‘Hurry Up England’. All proceeds from sales will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust.