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Final names confirmed for Tony Wilson tribute

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 announce first proper gig for six years

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

Two Mercury Rev Albums Coming

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

Want Really Cheap Downloads? AmazonMP3 Is Calling...

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

Exclusive: Talking Stopped The Music From Splitting

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

Download new Primal Scream track for free

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

The Verve Drops Hints On New LP

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

Smiths Oddities Head To iTunes

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

Last.fm Licenses a Serious Music Video Catalog...

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

Sigur Ros Releases American Tour Blog

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