Cult novelist Irvine Welsh, The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, and legendary punk poet John Cooper Clarke have all been confirmed in the final line-up for this weekend's (June 21/22) 'Reification' the Tony Wilson Experience' event in Manchester. - Source

Cornershop are to play their first gig proper for six years, when they perform at London's Amersham Arms on July 5. - Source

First up: Snowflake Midnight 9/29. Then the "subtler" Strange Attractor, which will be free! More info at MercuryRev.com. - Source

Amazon is now deep-discounting select MP3 downloads, part of an effort to drive more excitement from music fans.  - Source

In an exclusive interview, The Music have told Xfm how learning to talk with each other prevented The Music from splitting up. - Source

Ahead of the release of their new album 'Beautiful Future', Primal Scream have made a brand new track available to download for free. - Source

All we have thus far is the release date.And it's (officially) August 19th!More details to arrive shortly.Read my review of The Verve in NYC here.MP3: The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony - Source

Peel sessions, B-sides & more!Rare's unofficial release date is today.Learn more about the set here.  - Source

Last.fm has now licensed the video catalog of Universal Music Group, according to details bubbling Tuesday morning.  The videos... - Source

Read all about the beginning of their NA trek here.  They'll be playing 2 shows in NYC this week.  - Source