Elbow frontman Guy Garvey is calling on Radiohead to sign a deal with his record label.The singer, who runs Skinny Dog Records, home to the likes of I Am Kloot, has made a personal appeal through NME.COM for the Oxford quintet to join the artist label. Radiohead are currently out of contract and are still […]

Sumerian black metal thrashers Melechesh have delayed the release of new album ‘Emissaries‘ until September. According to the band’s label, Osmose Productions, this is because the record is going to be re-mixed by Dennis Koehne.

Peaches has confirmed full details of her eagerly awaited new album ‘Impeach My Bush’.Рўhe album features a host of special guests – Joan Jett provides vocals and guitar on ‘You Love It’, Josh Homme and Feist appear on ‘Give ‘Er’, while ex-Hole star Samantha Maloney provides live drums on ‘Give ‘Er’, ‘Do Ya’ and ‘You […]

Snow Patrol have recorded a cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Isolation’ for a new Amnesty online video campaign for justice in Sudan.In the online video, images and interviews from Darfur and a short message from Hollywood star Don Cheadle are played out over the song.

Dirty Pretty Things are to release a new single to coincide with their summer festival appearances.‘Dead Wood’, the follow-up to Top Five smash ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’, is the second track to be taken from the band’s debut album ‘Waterloo To Anywhere’. The new single is released on July 10. Extra tracks have yet to […]

KT Tunstall and Sparks are among the attractions announced for this year’s Isle Of Skye Music Festival. Both acts will play on the Main Stage of the second day of the two-day Scottish event on June 17 alongside Fun Lovin’ Criminals. The bash takes place at Ashaig Airstrip, Broadford.The full line-up so far is:DJ MesRalph […]

Self-styled conspiracy metal mavericks Ewigkeit are to offering an EP as a free download. Called ‘Return To The Land Of Fog‘, it features three songs from debut album ‘Land Of Fog’ re-worked and re-recorded.

Aerosmith are to work with producer Steve Lillywhite on their new, as yet untitled album. Work should start imminently.

Queensryche are to have the classic ‘Operation: Mindcrime’ album re-issued by EMI on June. This will be available as both a two-CD set (with the original album, plus a live, 1990 recording from the Hammersmith Odeon in London), or in a deluxe set, with the aforementioned CDs and a DVD, with the ‘Video: Mindcrime’ set.

Zao have posted new song ‘Physician Heal Thyself’ online. This comes from the album ‘The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here’, due out next month through Ferret.