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Watch 'A Boy I Never Knew' below. Their new LP is due out sometime this summer. - Source

It is a known fact that we love the Wakefield trio The Cribs. But what happens when you take their rough around the edges pop and mix in the polished electro beats from Postal Service? Surprisingly, it works quite well, which you can hear in this great remix of "I'm A Realist." So go snag yourself some free music - Source

Smashing Pumpkins are suing their former record label, Virgin Records, claiming that the label used the band name in promotional activities when it had no right to do so. - Source

A computer game based on the court case involving the divorce settlement between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has been released online. - Source

The US Department of Justice has now approved a mergerbetween Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, according to an... - Source

Here are the deets courtesy of a recent MySpace bulletin: *Sub Pop Records in Seattle, WA is offering a grand total of $13,000 worth of college scholarship money to three eligible high school seniors. There are three scholarships - one for $6,000 and two for $3,500 each. To apply for these scholarships you must be a resident of Washington or Oregon, and a graduating senior on your way to full-time enrollment at an accredited university or college. We are looking for an applicant who is involved and/or interested in music and/or the creative arts in some way. To apply for these scholarships we would like you to submit an essay, no longer than one page...* - Source

A few weeks back, we told you about the closing of Sirkus.  - Source

The trio not only has a run of dates currently in progress warming up European crowds for Editors, but will follow that with a trek opening up for Black Kids and Cut Copy on their forthcoming North American tour. Mobius Band will even find a little room in their overstuffed Rolodex for the DFA's Tim Goldsworthy and Tim Sweeney, who'll join the ace openers in New York May 14. Who will Mobius Band open for next? Guess we'll know soon enough. [MORE...] - Source

Beck and Wilco have been added to the lineup of the new San Francisco festival, Outside Lands. - Source

The late Factory Records boss Tony Wilson will be honoured with a 24-hour party of creative discussion in his beloved Manchester on June 21. - Source