Mercury News, California — The English Beat has returned to the scene with Bay Area dates. more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: jezebelmusic.com New York is the world capitol for noise. The Vandelles have tried to capture something of the grind of the Big Apple within the space of the five tracks of their self-titled EP. Taking cues from Sonic Youth and The Jesus and ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Most tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com and www.aeglive.com On sale Saturday Frontiers: A tribute to Journey, 8 p.m. Feb. 20, the Magic Bag, $15. more info

Live Daily — Ska revivalists The English Beat [ tickets ] will join forces with Fishbone and Outlaw Nation for the "Spring Skaward" tour, a month-long trek of the US that kicks off in early 2010. The Birmingham, England-based English Beat will hit the road sta... more info

Altsounds — Reel Big Fish had a bang-up 2009 withnot ONE, but TWO releases: the studio album, Fame, Fortune, and Fornication and the Live! In Concert! DVD, as well as a U.S. tour with Two-Tone legends The English Beat. Now, the perennial Ska Masters will be ring... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Depending on his mood Jens Carelius (provenance Norway)  incorporates a singing style somewhere between Bert Jansch and secular-era Cat Stevens. His sophomore album, The Beat of The Travel, released earlier this year, wavers between pastoral folk ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Eyedea & Abilities - "This Story" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Freeway - The Beat Made Me Do It (Mediafire, Zipped MP3) Themselves are on the road with someone else, namely Rhymesayers duo Eyedea & Abilities. The pair are currently... more info

Chorus.fm — The 100 winning bands of Taco Bell's 2009 Feed The Bea (http://www.feedthebeat.com/)t program have been released. See what groups will be happily filling their touring tummies for free in the replies. more info

Culture Bully — As a precursor for their album—The Stimulus Package—Freeway & Jake One have released a mixtape with Don Cannon entitled The Beat Made Me Do It which features the Philly Freezer tearing apart 19 heatrocks... more info

Rock Sellout — If you haven’t heard of Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip yet then you really have missed something special. They are one of the finest groups to come out of England in a long time. The mixture of Dan le Sac’s beats along with Scroobius Pip’s spoke... more info