Back in December of '06, I reviewed Riceboy Sleeps.  Brits - here's your chance to see the collection in person:  April 10th - 17th @ Agency Gallery

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Ray Davies-- you know, from the Kinks-- has lined up a handful of North American tour dates in support of his second-ever solo LP, Working Man's Cafamp;eacute;, out now on V2 in the UK and New West Records in the U.S. - Source

As previously reported, Ladytron's Velocifero is getting a release date of June 3 via Nettwerk. For the release they worked with Vicarious Bliss of Ed Banger Records fame. The guys are also planning on hitting up our shores - Source

Has the 42-year old friend of advertisers the world over made a mid-life crisis album? - Source

With the news of The Verve reuniting and finally coming over to our shores for a few shows, it was only a matter of time before somebody decided it was a good idea to capture the whole thing for everyone. We're glad they did too - Source

A 15-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Sophie Lancaster, 20, reportedly killed because she was a goth. - Source

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has contributed a remix to a new classical music project. - Source

Black Kids have revealed that their debut album will not be living up to the hype and is in fact going to be terrible. - Source

You've argued about the four-minute instrumental intro and weighed in on the rectangularly collagist cover, but here's something that should bring Death Cab fans together: a new tune, about a girl, performed solo acoustic by Ben Gibbard. It may waft by without much impact at first, but give "Cath" a second and third glance and it will possess your heart. If it feels too slight for you, though, remember it's just a live session for BBC 6; the studio version may feature rampant jams and bass vamps yet.

Have a listen at Hard To Find A Friend. - Source

So, who's second-place behind iTunes, at least when if comes to paid downloads?  Perhaps the discussion is academic outside of ... - Source