Stone Temple Pilots will enter the studio to record new material following their reunion tour, bassist Robert DeLeo has hinted. Speaking to Billboard, DeLeo said that the band’s priority was there tour, which will see them play across America for four months this summer. Read more >>
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner looks set to top the charts this weekend with his side project The Last Shadow Puppets. Turner's project, which also features The Rascals’ Miles Kane, was outselling nearest competitor The Kooks by two-to-one on the first day of sales yesterday (April 21st). Read more >>
The Music have announced a massive UK tour in support of their new album ‘Strength In Numbers’. The tour will begin in Cardiff on June 16th and includes shows in Liverpool (June 18th) and Wolverhampton (June 23rd). Read more >>
Dirty Pretty Things will headline the Red Stripe Music Awards at London’s Forum next month, it’s been announced. The band, who are due to release their second album ‘This Is Where The Truth Begins’ in June, will be joined by The Wallbirds and The Runners. Read more >>
New Order are to release a DVD of footage from their two night residency at the Glasgow Carling Academy in 2006. ‘New Order: Live In Glasgow’ features performances of classic New Order hits including, ‘Crystal’ and ‘Blue Monday’. Read more >>
Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith has admitted that he is having sleepless nights over the bands new demos. Speaking to the Daily Star, Smith said that band had given him three days worth of demos to work out lyrics for. Read more >>
The Pet Shop Boys will play an exclusive one off show in London next month in honour of their former assistant Dainton Connell, who died last year. The band’s show, at Heaven on May 2nd, will feature a collaboration with Suggs and Carl from Madness. Read more >>
Madonna’s upcoming court hearing regarding the adoption of David Banda has been delayed following a request from the singer. Lawyers for the pop star told Malawi's High Court that Madonna needed to travel to America on business. Read more >>
Guns N’ Roses have revealed that they are “in negotiations” to release their long-awaited new album, ‘Chinese Democracy’. Writing on their website, the band failed to specify anything about a deal for the album, which was last scheduled for release last year. Read more >>
Simple Plan have admitted that they are inspired by the ambitions of bands like Fall Out Boy, Green Day and My Chemical Romance. Speaking to Gigwise, the Canadian rockers say that although they are not directly influenced by such bands, the three bands’ latest records did help shape Simple Plan’s eponymous third album. Read more >>
Elvis Presley visited England in 1958 for a day of sightseeing, according to theatre producer Bill Kenwright. Until now, it had been thought Presley’s closest brush with the United Kingdom was a brief stop at Scotland’s Prestwick airport en route to America from a Germany army base. Read more >>
Radiohead will make an exclusive ‘green’ appearance on American talkshow Late Night with Conan O’Brien this Wednesday (April 23rd). The band will play ‘House Of Cards’ from their latest album ‘In Rainbows’ on the show but won’t travel to America for the performance. Read more >>
Editors and The Raconteurs will headline the new music stage at this years Radio 1 One Big Weekend in Kent, it’s been announced. The two day event, which runs from May 10th-11th, will be headlined by Madonna and The Kooks. Read more >>