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Virgin Records has announced the release of "Traffic and Weather," the long-awaited new album from Grammy-nominated pop maestros Fountains of Wayne, on April 3, 2007. The first single from the record, "Someone to Love," will hit radio in late February. The New York based quartet — songwriters Adam Schlesinger (bass) and Chris Collingwood (guitar and […]

Smashing Pumpkins have confirmed their first tour dates of 2007 with headlining performances at Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals in early June. According to the band’s website, the Pumpkins will perform at Rock Am Ring on June 2 and play Rock Im Park the following evening. Tickets will be available for […]

Pearl Jam will play 13 shows in Europe in June and will not, as has been claimed, appear at this summer’s Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. The band will play six headlining shows and appear at seven festivals, beginning June 8 in Lisbon. The trek runs through June 29 at Belgium’s Werchter Festival. According to […]

Coldplay has drafted Brian Eno to produce its fourth album, Eno revealed in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s "Front Row." A Coldplay spokesperson was unavailable for comment at deadline. Eno didn’t discuss the pairing in detail, but said he expected the as-yet-untitled album "will be very original and very different from what they’ve done […]

New Orleans funk band Galactic is working on the follow-up to their 2003 release, Ruckus. The band has been co-writing tracks with a variety of vocalists and MCs including Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Mr. Lif, Lyrics Born, The Coup’s Boots Riley, Lateef the Truthspeaker, Ladybug of Digable Planets, and others. […]

Anti- has announced the US release of the The Frames new album THECOST, on February 20, 2007. The sixth studio release from the Irish bandwas recorded at France’s Black Box studios with longtime producer DavidOdlum. To support THE COST, The Frames have just confirmed a month-longUS headlining tour, which kicks off April 6 in San […]

Legacy Recordings will release Page McConnell, the much anticipated debut solo album from the keyboardist/songwriter, on April 17. Page composed nine new pieces for this, his first solo album, which introduces fascinating new musical facets and lyrical concerns from an ever-evolving artist. Page McConnell combines the signature heartfelt vocals, memorable musical hooks, and complex animated […]

Evil Teen Records and Warren Haynes will release The Benefit Concert Vol. 2, Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Recorded live December 21, 2000, at Warren Haynes’ 12th Annual Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC, at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, The Benefit Concert Vol. 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed Wintertime Blues, the live recording from 1999’s […]

The Ataris will hit the road this February on a headline tour in supportof Welcome the Night, their first album released on Sanctuary/IsolaRecords in stores February 20th. The Ataris’ last CD, So Long Astoria, sold over 1 million copiesworldwide and spawned two top-ten hit singles. The band’s captivatingfirst single, "Not Capable of Love" is getting […]

Antibalas, the acclaimed, socially and politically-minded group will release its Anti- debut on March 6th. Titled Security, the collective – with an active lineup of about a dozen musicians – recently wrapped work in  Chicago with innovative producer John McEntire (Stereolab, Tom Ze) of Tortoise on the new disc. In conjunction with the disc’s release, […]

As posted on Billboard.com Sources tell Billboard.com a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by Van Halen this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years. As previously reported, guitarist Eddie Van […]

The Canadian quartet, Tokyo Police Club have announced the dates of their forthcoming US tour.  The Canadian quartet, recently named by NME as a band to soundtrack your year, will kick off their tour in Minneapolis on March 6, and wrap things up at the Coachella Festival in Indio, California on April 27.  They’ll play […]

Billboard.biz reports that EMI is merging its North American pop, rock and urban operations. The company today announced plans to combine its Capitol and Virgin labels into a single unit called The Capitol Music Group. The Capitol and Virgin Records imprints will survive, but the company is streamlining its executive and staffing ranks.

Reunited alt-rock trio Dinosaur Jr. has signed with Fat Possum, which will release in the spring unveil the band’s first album with its original lineup since 1989. The 11-track "Beyond" is due May 1; it was recorded at vocalist/guitarist J. Mascis’ home studio in Amherst, Mass. "Dinosaur is something where the sound just propels us," […]

Crowded House will reform after a 10-year-plus hiatus for a tour this year, including a stop at California’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in late April. The reunion, which was first reported by several Australian newspapers and confirmed by the webmaster of the Neil Finn site Frenz.com, will coincide with a new studio album. […]

The initial artist announcement for this summer’s Bonnaroo Music Festival will be on Wednesday, February 14th. This announcement will include an initial lineup of artists, as well as ticket on-sale information for the festival being held June 14-17, 2007. For more info see: http://www.bonnaroo.com

Everyone Orchestra will bring their infectiously entertaining brand of improvisational jams to the Southeast next month.  The shows will feature group founder and conductor Matt Butler, as well as  Steve Kimock,  Jeff Coffin, Jeff Sipe, and soulful chanteuse Tanya Shylock. The impetus for this tour evolved out of Everyone Orchestra’s performance at Smilefest XII in […]

As good years go, 2006 was a particularly good one forThe Decemberists. Their Capitol Records debut, The Crane Wife, arrivedto great acclaim, landing on numerous year-end "best of" lists including#1 slots at NPR, Paste and others; a U.S. tour went over likegangbusters from coast-to-coast; and a much-publicized guitar showdownwith Stephen Colbert resulted in Dr. Henry […]

Billboard.com has revealed a reunited Rage Against The Machine, Bjork and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will lead the lineup for the 2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held April 27-29 in Indio, Calif. The event will also feature a reunion gig from Crowded House as well as the Arcade Fire, Sonic […]

Bjork has worked with a typically eclectic crew of collaborators on her next album, due in late spring via Atlantic. According to a post on the artist’s Web site, the as-yet-untitled album features two tracks produced by Timbaland and another two featuring vocals by Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons. Additional guest appearances have […]