Former Blur bassist Alex James and drum'n'bass star Goldie are among the competitors in a new reality TV show, the winner of which will get to conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra. - Source

The wildly-successful Guitar Hero franchise is now spreading its musical tentacles. - Source

A few weeks after the July 1 release of their Hymn and Her LP (via Majordomo), Los Angeles pop-rockers Earlimart will take to the road for a tour of modest proportions. The band's little summer adventure kicks off July 17 in San Diego and has them hitting that other coast and quite a few spots in between before wrapping up August 5 in Austin. - Source

We've been talking about this upcoming Radiohead Best Of compilation for a while now, and it finally has an official US release date. On June 3, Radiohead: The Best Of will hit stores in North America via Capitol/EMI. Although we're waiting for confirmation on the release of the DVD portion - Source

Primal Scream are to release their new album 'Beautiful Future' in the summer. - Source

Enjoy last night's truncated rendition of 'I Will Possess...' below. MP3 at bottom. - Source

No, we didn't think Cease To Begin was the greatest album of all time, but it definitely has plenty of beauty tucked in that underwhelming shell, including the first single "Is There A Ghost" and the lovely, sentimental, emotionally drenched, Chuck-beloved "No One's Gonna Love You." We think you're gonna love this Jarrod Tallman-directed video, too, which finds the guys on the road, armed with close friendships, fine dance moves, wet suits, beards, and, of course, an army of stunt bottles. - Source

Having proven their re-formed worth at Coachella late last month, a recently reactivated Swervedriver will kick off their first proper North American tour in quite some time tonight in Omaha. The gas pedal-gazers will floor it across this fair continent of ours for the next three weeks or so before hitting the brakes June 14 in Chicago. - Source

Britpop fans around the world have been waiting and waiting and waiting for any confirmation in one direction or the other as to if Blur will ever reunite. This has been going back and forth for quite some time now, and a recent interview with bassist Alex James has just rekindled that fire that was - Source

Primal Scream, the keepers of the rock'n'roll flame, will be getting the first play of their new single, 'Can't Go Back', on Xfm today. All the details here... - Source