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Love And Rockets to play Coachella warm-up shows

Love And Rockets are set to play two Coachella warm-up shows in Southern California this week. - Source

Music industry deemed 'more untrustworthy'

New research has suggested that public trust of the music industry has fallen dramatically over the past year. - Source

Rock Band Broadens Into Album Downloads...

The game that is selling millions of downloads is now broadening into album sales.  Rock Band, the participatory game authored ... - Source

Morrissey Enthusiasts Embrace 'Vulgar Picture'

240 legendary Smiths images.  430 precious Moz portraits.  View the illustrated discography here. - Source

Cyndi Lauper Duets With Basement Jaxx On New LP

Bring Ya To The Brink is out in late May.Full track listing & collaborators below:

1. "High & Mighty" (Scumfrog)
2. "Into The Night Life" (Murlyn)
3. "Rocking Chair" (Basement Jaxx)
4. "Echo" (Peer Astrom)
5. "Lyfe"
6. "Same Old Story" (Rich Morel)
7. "Raging Storm" (Rich Morel)
8. "Lay Me Down" (Kleerup)
9. "Give It Up" (Digital Dog)
10. "Set Your Heart" (Rich Morel)
11. "Grab A Hold" (Dragonette)
12. "Rain On Me" (Axwell)

View all dates on 2008's True Colors Tour here. - Source

Cut Copy Stops By The Spinner's 'Interface'

The Aussie electro trio performed:

So Haunted
Lights & Music
Far Away
Hearts On Fire

Watch the full set here. - Source

Stereolab reveal new album details

Stereolab have revealed details of their forthcoming studio album. - Source

The Orb Send Youth-Boosted New Album Stateside

In the beginning (i.e., 1989) there was the Orb, and the Orb was more or less two people, Dr. Alex Paterson and Killing Joke bassist Martin "Youth" Glover. However, over the course of a discography pioneering ambient house, the Orb began to revolve around Paterson alone. Now, what was torn asunder has been mended on the Orb's new album, The Dream. - Source

Franz Ferdinand Tease Fans Ahead Of Third Album

As the band work on the follow up to 'You Could Have It So Much Better', a clip of new material has emerged on YouTube. - Source

Black Francis: SVN FNGRS

Frank Black returns again to his Pixies-era stage name and a change in direction, steering away from the rootsy rock of the Catholics and his sedate recordings with legendary session musicians and back toward surging, punk-inspired weird-rock on this new mini-LP. - Source