Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez guests on the song ‘Especially In Michigan’, which is on the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album ‘Stadium Arcadium’. Produced by Rick Rubin, this is a double CD; the first one is called ‘Jupiter’ and the second has been named ‘Mars’.

Canadian crew Saga play the London Highbury Garage on May 24. Get tickets via the ticket link at www.totalrock.com

Warrior Soul are to have their back catalogue re-issued by Escapi Music on May 26. All the records have been re-mastered. These are ‘Last Decade, Dead Century’, ‘Drugs, God And The New Republic’, ‘Salutations From The Ghetto Nation’, ‘Chill Pill’ and ‘Space Age Cowboys’.

Alice In Chains will be fronted by William DuVall, when they tour Europe in the Summer. A one-time member of AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell‘s own band, DuVall has most recently been with Comes With The Fall.

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd performs April 4 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where David Crosby and Graham Nash were guest performers. Gilmour‘s third solo album (his first in 22 years), “On an Island,” is a collection of songs and instrumentals that had its origins in Gilmour‘s 2002 London Festival Hall concerts.

For the second time in a year, R.E.M. reunited with original drummer Bill Berry on stage in the group’s Athens, Ga., home base. The action took place Saturday (April 5) at the end of a performance by the Minus 5, which features R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Berry eschewed drums to play bass on a version […]

On April 4, 2006, Queensryche – singer and chief songwriter, Geoff Tate; guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone; bassist, Eddie Jackson and drummer, Scott Rockenfield – will release the much-anticipated sequel, Operation: Mindcrime II. Set 20 years after the original, the 15-song story arc continues the story of Nikki, Dr. X and Sister Mary.

The Cure took part in an one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Sat) which marked the grand finale to the week-long Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) series, also featuring Goldfrapp, Bloc Party and Razorlight. The veteran goth rockers took a break from working on the new material, to play an epic three-hour set […]

Franz Ferdinand have announced details of the release of a new double A sided single, The Fallen / L. Wells. Rousing new song L.Wells was recorded a mere couple of weeks ago in Melbourne Australia while the band were in the country as part of the Big Day Out Festival. Band and label were so […]

Iceland’s premier music festival returns in 2006 with the Kaiser Chiefs (pictured) announced as initial headliners. Check out the following full line-up SO FAR: Kaiser Chiefs, Wolf Parade, Brazilian Girls, Jenny Wilson, Alli is Love, Apparat Organ Quartet, Benni Hemm Hemm, Dr. Spock, Ghostigital, Hermigervill, HjГЎlmar, Jakobinarina, Kalli from Without Gravity, Leaves, MammГєt, Mr. Silla, […]