Kerrang! — Placebo have finished working on the follow-up to 2006's Meds with producer David Bottrill [Muse, Coheed And Cambria, Silverchair). The record, which will be titled battle For The Sun, will hit stores in the UK on June 8 through the [PIAS] Entertain... more info

JamBase — THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS, DEVENDRA BANHART, ETIENNE DE CRECY THE ORB, MURDER CITY DEVILS, BUSY P AND PLUMP DJs ADDED TO THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL 2009 APRIL 17, 18 AND 19 Coachella 2008 by Dave Vann The Chemical Brothers (DJ ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Brand new from Paul Smith and co. 'Wraithlike' was premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio1 show this evening (March 9th) and is not avalable to download for free.Maximo Park- 'Wraithlike' MP3var addthis_pub="boringbythesea"; more info

The Music Fix — News: Maccabees, Friendly Fires and The Joy Formidable join the likes of Zane Lowe, Shy FX, Andy C and Plan B for the two day event in April. Festival website more info

Abeano — Where to begin with the new Golden Silvers single, ‘True Romance’? One of my favourite songs of the moment equal parts The Clash, Malcolm McClaren’s Buffalo Girls and ‘I Should Coco’-era Supergrass. Produced by upcoming producer Lex, d... more info

I Like Music — 24-25th April. Check out the line up - The Maccabees, Friendly Fires, Zane Lowe more info

Idolator — The first single from PJ Harvey and John Parish's A Woman A Man Walked By, "Black Hearted Love," debuted yesterday on Zane Lowe's show, and it's available for download now via the online store 7digital (it's probably notable that I haven't found Rapi... more info

NME — The Noisettes, Kano, Tinchy Stryder and DJ Zane Lowe have signed up to play the first Turning Point Festival. more info

Thrash Hits — Enter Shikari have completed work on their second album, Common Dreads and are celebrating this by giving away a track, ‘Antwerpen’ as a free download single from their official website, www.EnterShikari.com. The track can first be heard on Zane ... more info

Altsounds — On Friday 24th and Saturday 25th April, a 1st class line-up of bands and DJ’s will descend on *Eastbourne’s Winter Garden* for the second year running. Following a hugely successful event in 2008 featuring Jack Penate, Pendulu... more info