A heavier take on their gothic moan-rock. Still bafflingly popular, they're this summer's busiest band with 24 festivals to play. Brian Molko will no doubt be singing through clenched teeth by year's end. more info

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Culture Bully — Placebo perform "For What It's Worth" on the June 8 episode of Le Grand Journal. more info

Totally Fuzzy — CATASTO ELETTRICO said...2009 kills! Soft Machine icon Hugh Hopper dies. After John Martyn and Ian Carr, 2009 is confirmed as a killer year...something unusual... Bone - Uses wrist grab (2003) Line-up: Nick Didkovsky / guitarHugh Hopper / bassJohn Ro... more info

Scotsman.com — PLACEBO Battle For The Sun *** Dreambrother Battle 09CD, £11.74 more info

The Red Radio — Placebo covering Nik Kershaw eh? Sounds bizarre, but it works. The Placebo threesome covered the Kershaw classic Wouldn't It Be Good as the b-side to their current single For What It's Worth. Click here to get all the info on... more info

HIP-HOP group return plus new LPs from Placebo, Gorillaz and Dave Matthews Band more info

Rock Sellout — With well over ten million album sales under their belts, Brian Molko & co. (aka Placebo) will release a new album titled Battle For The Sun on June 9, 2009 via Vagrant Records in the US and Canada. The band’s sixth full-length was recorded over th... more info

Following the success of their recent warm-up shows, Placebo have unveiled a number of UK and Irish arena dates for December. more info

Chorus.fm — You can stream *Placebo* (http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/battleforthesun/)'s new album here (http://www.placeboworld.co.uk/battleforthesun/). Submitted by Shanooty more info