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Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer has replaced Jesse Sandoval in The Shins, as part of a shuffle in the lineup of the band. - Source

A PDF of Nick Cave's rejected script for 'Gladiator 2' has been leaked on the internet. - Source

Former Hope Of The States singer Sam Herlihy is set to launch his new band The Northwestern by releasing the band's debut single this June. - Source

Blur guitarist's seventh solo album enters 'concept' territory! - Source

Interpol frontman Paul Banks is readying a new solo album, which will be released under the moniker Julian Plenti. - Source

Join the band. Argue. Make up. Break up. The cycle used to end there, but former Wilco member Jay Bennett is adding a new phase -- the law suit. He's taking Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy to court to recoup money he claims he's owed from his years in the band. - Source

Last night's Shins show featured an interesting line-up: No Marty Crandall? Also no Jesse Sandovol on drums, although the keyboardist's absence is more likely to be the focus of internet conjecture. Rounding out the lineup were Eric Johnson on keys (Fruit Bats), Ron Lewis on bass (Fruit Bats, Ghost Stories, Grand Archives, etc.), and an unrecognized drummer. It was the second show on the Sub Pop-free band's May tour of the coasts, and our photographer Laura Musselman tells us the new crew sounded tight, if missing Marty's energy. No new tunes to speak of, but this setlist spanned the discog nicely: Continue reading The Shins @ Showbox, Seattle 5/4/09... - Source

The top jocks at the Pirate Bay could be facing more legal heat, this time in Italy.  According to a report published by news ... - Source

Radiohead's manager Brian Message says he advised the band to split during the recording of last album 'In Rainbows'. - Source

Fleet Foxes have announced the dates of a North American tour this summer. - Source