Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, the former Clash stars, have revived their punk partnership by recording together for the first time in almost 30 years. more info

Guardian Music — Former Clash stars Mick Jones and Paul Simonon have revived their punk partnership by recording together for the first time in almost 30 years.The pair reunited for a guest appearance on the new Gorillaz album after being approached by the band's cre... more info

Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Iron Man 2, The Karate Kid and a Meet the Fockers sequel are heading to theaters. more info

Live Daily — Gorillaz [ tickets ] have landed a headlining slot at this year's Coachella [ tickets ] Music and Arts Festival, which is scheduled to take place April 16-18 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. The animated band's appearance on the last night of... more info

Guardian Music — Plastic Beach, the third LP by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band, will feature Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, Mark E Smith, Lou Reed and Gruff RhysLike a cartoon sunrise over a cartoon landscape, with cartoon revellers firing celebratory cartoon fi... more info

Plastic Beach, the third LP by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's cartoon band, will feature Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, Mark E Smith, Lou Reed and Gruff RhysLike a cartoon sunrise over a cartoon landscape, with cartoon revellers firing celebratory cartoon fi... more info

Rollo & Grady — The new Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach, is set for a March 9th release. Guests include Lou Reed, Mark E. Smith, Snoop Dogg, De La Soul, Gruff Rhys, and Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of the Clash. You can stream the new single “Stylo” featuring Mos D... more info

Live Daily — Joe Henry, a singer/songwriter with country-rock roots and jazz aspirations, has become a go-to producer for like-minded acts from earlier eras. Allen Toussaint's traditional jazz album "Bright Mississippi," Bettye LaVette's soulful bar- burner "I'v... more info

All About Jazz — WE'LL LICK YOUR DECALS OFF ANYTIME! Yesterday was the 69th birthday of Don Van Vliet, better known to sonic freaks and general weirdos everywhere as Captain Beefheart, the leader of a Magic Band and carver of one of the most unusual musical mytholog... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being familiar with the work of Marcus Gray thanks to having bought and read his 1997 book It Crawled From The South : An R.E.M. Companion, I had an idea in advance that the 500+pages that comprised Route 19 Revisited : The Clash and London Calling w... more info