Here's the next round of updates that I've written over the last couple of months but never got around to posting.  Enjoy!

Muse have revealed that they are around halfway finished writing their next album, and that it will feature collaborations with an orchestra. - Source

The video to 'Fury' from April's Teenage Cancer Trust show is now available for you to own - gratis and FOC. - Source

Yikes! Matt B. tells WENN: *"He's from Ireland and he keeps coming to where I live in Italy. And he keeps leaving bags full of crazy stuff, like loads of bottles with messages written on them. He's got loads of poetry that he has written, which is all about the end of the world. He's trying to create little bits of clues and puzzles that are all supposed to lead me to some kind of journey somewhere..."* - Source

With their heroic gestures and stadium bombast, Muse have quietly become one of the biggest bands in the world. Here they attempt to cram their reputation as a great live band onto a CD/DVD package. - Source

Muse have spoke exclusively to Xfm about their plans for next album and who's turning them on musically. - Source

Here's the 411, courtesy of Muse's official site: *Following Muse's 2 nights at the new Wembley Stadium last summer, the band is delighted to announce that they will be releasing a CD-DVD package documenting the weekend. Released on March 17th, it will contain an audio CD from Saturday night and a DVD with footage from Sunday night. More information will come very soon!* - Source

The Belgian duo (aka 2 Many DJs) collect their best remix work-- songs that reconfigure tracks from LCD Soundsystem, Kylie Minogue, Gorillaz, Klaxons, Muse, and more-- and add a second disc that mixes them together.  Source

Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes and Muse all feature on a new compilation culled from live performances on 'LaterÂ...With Jools Holland'.  Source

Muse
July 21, 2006
Soma, San Diego, CA

I've been looking forward to seeing Muse ever since they played Coachella a few years ago. They had two shows in the area, LA's Greek Theatre which is a nice assigned seated outdoor amphitheatre, or San Diego's Soma, a hot dank sweaty general admission venue. Since I've never been to Soma, I opted for the SD show. And as a rule of thumb, general admission is always better then assigned seating, IMO.