BLUR are set to appear on the David Letterman Show on March 29th, the night before their new album, "13", is released in the U.S.

BELLE & SEBASTIAN will be rereleasing their debut album "Tigermilk" in May. The album, which has long since been out of print, will be remastered and will now be available on CD for the first time.

File this under funniest tale of the decade. We were wanting to post this over the weekend, but the news of the Boos split took precedence. BUT, it's now time for a good laugh, for THE FARM have sued LOS DEL RIO, claiming that the popular rendition of "Macarena" is a little too similar to The Farm's own "Higher and Higher." Two thoughts: (A) We've often heard tales of The Farm's massive Latin American fanbase (erm...), and (B) who on Earth would WANT to claim responsibility for the Macarena??? Regardless, the suit goes to High Court in the coming months...

A slight addendum to the BOO RADLEYS break-up. The following message was sent to the Boo Radleys Message Board (www.boardhost.com/boards/ workshy) today from Boo guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr:

Otherwise known as BLACK FRIDAY, with the news that THE BOO RADLEYS have split up. The following message, from Boo guitarist and songwriter Martin Carr, appeared on the band's message board earlier today:

The big news for this week is that the 1999 TIBET FREEDOM CONCERT will be not one, but four shows, taking place June 12th and 13th in Chicago, Amsterdam, Sydney, and Tokyo. No details regarding the lineup for the shows have surfaced yet.

THE CARDIGANS are in the news this week with word that bass player Magnus Sveningsson will not be with the band for their upcoming U.S. tour. It's unclear if he will be rejoining the band later in the year. The Cardigans also release a new single (at least in the U.K.) on February 22nd, when "Erase/Rewind" hits the shelves.

MOGWAI return with a new album in March, entitled "Come On, Die Young". When we have an exact release date, we'll let you know.

DOT ALLISON, the singer from long-ago one album wonders ONE DOVE is set to embark on a solo career in 1999. A mega-limited edition single, "Tomorrow Never Comes" is out now, with her first proper single, "Mo' Pop" planned for later in the year.

The CHEMICAL BROTHERS are set to release their new album with a little help from their friends. NOEL GALLAGHER, BERNARD SUMNER, and MERCURY REV have contributed to the new album which is set to be released in May of this year.