While us Americans are still waiting for the official release of Brett Anderson's debut solo album, fans in the UK are gearing up for a sophomore release from the ex-Suede vocalist. The forthcoming LP, titled Wilderness, will come out in the UK on September 1 - Source

After what seemed like forever, Kula Shaker returned earlier this year with Strangefolk. Instead of taking another hiatus, the band decided to get back in the studio and begin work on a new album - Source

BBC reports: *The gravestone of former Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis has been stolen from a Cheshire cemetery. Curtis was 23 when he hanged himself in the kitchen of his Macclesfield home in May 1980, shortly before the band was due to go on tour in the US. Cheshire Police said his memorial stone was taken from where he is buried in Macclesfield Cemetery. Officers are appealing for anyone with information on its whereabouts to contact them. Detectives said the stone, which has the inscription "Ian Curtis 18 - 5 - 80" and the words "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was taken sometime between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.*  - Source

All this week we've been celebrating independent record labels and ahead of tonight's look at Rough Trade Records The Strokes tell Xfm why they thought their signing call was a joke. - Source

Their latest effort, Med..., has sold 32K in 7 days.That tally places them at #15 on The Billboard 200.Further chart info can be found here.MP3: Sigur Ros - Von - Source

She offers some nebulous details in the short Q&A session below.  - Source

Following in the footsteps of his bandmate Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead's Thom Yorke is dipping his toes into the world of classical music. He is joining musicians Simon Tong from The Verve/Blur/Gorillaz, John Maclean from the defunct Beta Band - Source

It's been a while since UNKLE asked us to hold hands, but James Lavelle & Co. are back with "Chemical," a collaboration with Josh Homme, who you may last remember berating a pre-teen in Norway (and later reminding us he's not a homophobe, just a misunderstood macho guy with rage issues). The song Uncle Josh did with UNKLE is called "Chemical," and it appears on UNKLE's forthcoming fourth album End Titles... Stories For Film. - Source

TheVerve.co.uk is offering a "free mp3 of new Verve track 'Mover'." Too bad it's actually from 1994! [see performance above.] - Source

I don't give a shit about Jay-Z playing tone-deaf karaoke with "Wonderwall", so watch a ton of other sets from last weekend's Glastonbury festival: The Verve / main stage Editors / main stage Elbow / 2nd stage Hot Chip /... - Source