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Sonicnet is reporting that THE BREEDERS are set to release their first new recording in several years. The song, entitled "Collage" will appear on the Mod Squad soundtrack, which is set to be released on March 23rd.

THE DANDY WARHOLS are set to return with their 3rd album, which is nearly completed, within the next few months. The Dandys were voted best North American band in the 1998 Excellent Poll.

BLUR are set to appear on the David Letterman Show on March 29th, the night before their new album, "13", is released in the U.S.

BELLE & SEBASTIAN will be rereleasing their debut album "Tigermilk" in May. The album, which has long since been out of print, will be remastered and will now be available on CD for the first time.

A slight addendum to the BOO RADLEYS break-up. The following message was sent to the Boo Radleys Message Board (www.boardhost.com/boards/ workshy) today from Boo guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr:

File this under funniest tale of the decade. We were wanting to post this over the weekend, but the news of the Boos split took precedence. BUT, it's now time for a good laugh, for THE FARM have sued LOS DEL RIO, claiming that the popular rendition of "Macarena" is a little too similar to The Farm's own "Higher and Higher." Two thoughts: (A) We've often heard tales of The Farm's massive Latin American fanbase (erm...), and (B) who on Earth would WANT to claim responsibility for the Macarena??? Regardless, the suit goes to High Court in the coming months...

Otherwise known as BLACK FRIDAY, with the news that THE BOO RADLEYS have split up. The following message, from Boo guitarist and songwriter Martin Carr, appeared on the band's message board earlier today:

The big news for this week is that the 1999 TIBET FREEDOM CONCERT will be not one, but four shows, taking place June 12th and 13th in Chicago, Amsterdam, Sydney, and Tokyo. No details regarding the lineup for the shows have surfaced yet.

THE CARDIGANS are in the news this week with word that bass player Magnus Sveningsson will not be with the band for their upcoming U.S. tour. It's unclear if he will be rejoining the band later in the year. The Cardigans also release a new single (at least in the U.K.) on February 22nd, when "Erase/Rewind" hits the shelves.

MOGWAI return with a new album in March, entitled "Come On, Die Young". When we have an exact release date, we'll let you know.