Jurassic 5 may get back together and reform one day, according to the Charli 2na from the recently demised hip-hop outfit. Gigwise caught up with the rapper – real name Charlie Stewart - when he was in the UK recently touring with New Orleans funk outfit Galactic, where he said he hoped something could happen in the future. Read more >>

The National will release a new DVD entitled ‘A Skin, a Night’ including a bonus CD ‘The Virginia EP’ on May 26. The DVD, produced by French producer and friend of the band Vincent Moon, will be a behind-the-scenes documentary featuring the band on tour and in the studio. Read more >>

Guns ‘n’ Roses fans get the oxygen masks ready, ‘Chinese Democracy’ has finally been finished! Although no official announcement has been made as yet reports from the US suggest the band’s label Geffen have finally been given the finished product. Read more >>

Hotly tipped Texan trio White Denim have announced details of their debut album which is set for release this summer. They will unleash the twelve track record entitled ‘Workout Holiday’ via Full Time Hobby on June 23. Read more >>

Luke Pritchard has revealed that the departure of bass player Max Rafferty from the Kooks was partly down to his drug addiction. As previously reported on Gigwise the band haven’t spoken to Rafferty since he left in January and had previously refused to speak about why he left. Read more >>

Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz is set to marry his girlfriend of two years Ashlee Simpson after they got engaged on a trip to Colorado. A friend of the couple told US magazine ‘Touch’ how the ground-breaking news came about. “He got down on one knee and she said yes. She has an amazing ring and they are so in love.” Read more >>

Pete Doherty will be working on Babyshambles’ new album from behind bars, his bandmates have confirmed. The band’s drummer Adam Ficek said that they were all flabbergasted by the decision to incarcerate Pete, but they were still going to go full steam ahead with working on the new album. Read more >>

Newly reformed rockers Stone Temple Pilots have turned their back on traditional record deals and are looking for a more creative approach to market their new album. The group split in 2002, but reunited earlier this year to embark on a US tour. They have also revealed plans to head back into the studio to record a new LP once their live shows are over. Read more >>

Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker will deliver a lecture on the importance of lyrics by musicians including Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse at an arts festival in May. The 44-year-old will talk about the "function of the lyric in popular song" at the Brighton festival in England on May 23. Read more >>

U2 have returned to the studio in Dublin to continue work on their new album which they hope to release in 2008. A post on the bands website gives fans hope and reads: “We hear that the recording sessions in Hanover Quay are going well - with everyone still hoping the new album will be out this year. Read more >>

50 Cent is reportedly set to star as a death row inmate in a movie from the director of The Blair Witch Project. The rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, is in talks to play a criminal who becomes something of a celebrity because of his impending execution according to Variety. Read more >>

Dance veteran Moby has jokingly said that he would marry Britney Spears “in a heartbeat.” The 42-year-old said - with his tongue firmly wedged in his cheek - that the “weirder” and “fatter” Britney is getting the more he is endearing towards the pop star. Read more >>