Fall-Out Boy were unwittingly at the centre of a controversy, because of their song ‘Dance, Dance’. Plans were announced for this tРѕ be covered by a group of children, for the compilation album ‘Kidz Bop 10’. However, when it was pointed out that this featured overly sexual lyrics, the song was quickly dropped.

Brian Eno has re-united with his old band Roxy Music on their next album. Eno actually worked with the band last year writing two new tracks and playing keyboard on others for the follow up to 1982s Avalon. The as-yet-untitled album is being slated for an autumn release.

Rhino Records recently bought the rights to Queensryche‘s Q2K album from Atlantic Records for re-release. According to the band’s official website the track list is as follows: ‘Falling Down’, ‘Sacred Ground’, ‘One Life’, ‘When The Rain Comes…’, ‘How Could I?’, ‘Beside You’, ‘Liquid Sky’, ‘Breakdown’, ‘Burning Man’, ‘Wot Kinda Man’, ‘The Right Side Of My […]

Sick Of It All and Reel Big Fish have been announced as headliners at the Radio One Lock-Up stage at this year’s Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals.Hundred Reasons and Bouncing Souls also join the line up for the three-day event which takes place over the weekend of August 25-27.

Due Aug. 22 via Merge, “Post-War” is Рњ. Ward‘s first “full band” record. The artist recruited percussionists Rachel Blumberg (formerly of the Decemberists) and Jordan Hudson (formerly of the Thermals), who toured with him over the past year and a half, to fill out the record. Multi-instrumentalist Mike Coykendall, singer Neko Case and My Morning […]

Despite reports that he’d quit the band, it seems that guitarist Rob Patterson is now back as Korn‘s touring guitarist. His place was taken for three shows by Fear Factory‘s Christian Olde Wolbers.

Drowning Pool have left the Wind-Up label. The band, currently fronted by former Soil man Ryan McCombs, will spend this Summer touring in America, before seeking a new record company deal.

Zao have posted new song ‘American Sheets On The Deathbed‘ online. This comes from new album ‘The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here‘, due out next month on Ferret.

Twelve Tribes are to release their new, as yet untitled album through Ferret during the Autmun. This is being produced by Andreas Magnusson, and is to be mixed by Eric Rachel.

Liam Frost and the Slowdown family are amongst the latest acts to added to this year’s Somerset House bill.The Manchester based singer/songwriter and his band will support Elbow on July 13 during the annual summer series in London.Also joining the line up are Fat Freddy’s Drop who will play a show on July 8 joining […]