Rock quartet the Panic Channel, which features former Jane’s Addiction members Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Chris Chaney, has signed to Capitol. A two-song digital release of “Why Cry” and “Tea House of the Spirits” will be available May 16, with a full-length album, “(ONe),” to follow on Sept. 12.The Panic Channel,В fronted by Steve Isaacs,В will […]

Rock act Seether has set a July 11 release date for the CD/DVD “One Cold Night,” which chronicles a February appearance at Philadelphia’s Grape Street. The venue was the sight of the first meeting between guitarist Pat Callahan and future bandmates Shaun Morgan and Dale Stewart.The 13-track Wind-Up CD has cuts from Seether‘s three studio […]

Originally scheduled for a June 6 release via Warp, Boards Of Canada’s new “Trans Canada Highway” EP has been bumped up a week to May 30. In addition to the studio version of “Dayvan Cowboy” from the group’s 2005 album “The Campfire Headphase,” the EP features an Odd Nosdam remix of that cut plus the […]

Okkervil River has signed a European deal with Virgin/EMI, which will on April 28 combine its album “Black Sheep Boy” and the EP “Black Sheep Boy Appendix” into a double-disc set. The releases were originally issued in North America by Jagjaguwar, to which Okkervil River remains signed. The European edition will feature the single “The […]

After a five-year hiatus, Korn has revived its Family Values tour for a summer run that will feature Deftones, Stone Stour, Flyleaf and Japanese upstarts Dir En Gray. The trek will begin July 27 in Virginia Beach, Va.

Velvet Revolver are to call their new album ‘Libertide’. Currently in production, the record should be released during the late Summer.

Scottish metalheads Mendeed are to headline Subverse 45, which happens in London at the Camden underworld on May 7. Also on the bill are Big Hand, A Day Called Desire, and The Red October. The fun starts at 2pm, running until 6pm.

Sikth are to release their second album in the UK on June 26. It’s called ‘Death Of A Dead Day’ and will be on the BielerBros label.

Athlete have begun work on their new album, according the a posting on their official site.The album will be the follow up to 2005’s ‘Tourist’. “It’s coming along soooooo well…Just can’t wait to get in now. It’s been a good week all round. Joel (Pott, singer/guitarist), Tim (Wanstall, keyboards) and I got together to play […]

Wolfmother have announced details of a secret show. The retro rockers are planning to play The Camden Crawl tomorrow (April 20). The gig will take place at 5pm at the G Lounge on 18 Kentish Town Road. The band are set to play a mini tour in support of their debut album Wolfmother:Wolfmother’, which is […]