Pitchfork - Tours — 07-12 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso07-13 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow07-17 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival07-18 Bristol, England - Thekla07-19 Manchester, England - Ruby Lounge07-20 London, England - Scala07-30 Woodford, Australia - Splen... more info

Pop Crunch — Ellen DeGeneres — who juggles fronting an Emmy-winning daytime talk show with her duty of helping the nation find the next star of tomorrow on American Idol — has inked a deal with Grand Central Publishing to pen her third book. DeGeneres’ late... more info

Perez Hilton — Why the hell not! Keep'em coming, we say! Ellen DeGeneres has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing to put out a third book. This latest addition to the DeGeneres library will feature a “a look at her life through her humor” and is schedule... more info

Mjsbigblog — Another Book on the Way From Ellen Degeneres The book publishing industry may be in a slump, but not when it comes to celebrity authors. The comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing, part of the Hac... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn Yu Get yr epilepsy on this summer as Crystal Castles bring their strobe light arsenal to your city. The noise-electro act just added a bunch of U.S. dates for September, expanding a schedule that'll see them hitting tons of European ... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — West Palm's indie-rock lovelies Surfer Blood, who need little introduction in these pages, are back from their European vacation. They've packed two fabulous bands in their suitcases that should make showing up early to the Poplife Anniversary party ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-11 Dores, Scotland - Rockness Festival06-23 Katowice, Poland - Szyb Wilsona 06-24 Warsaw, Poland - Proxima06-27 Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival07-08 Les Ardentes HF6 Festival, Belgium07-10 Trencin, Slovakia - Pohoda Festival07-11 Novi Sad, ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Usually we find the stuff from Improv Everywhere sort of obnoxious and annoying (especially when it gets co-opted by Fox Italy). The first Grand Central Freeze was cute, then it became that whole “flash mob” phenomena, and you know, who needs it?... more info

Pop Crunch — Groundbreaking cinema critic Roger Ebert will revisit his greatest trials and triumphs in a new –still-untitled — memoir expected to debut on the Grand Central Publishing imprint next year.Rog is expected to revisit the cancer death of friend and... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Mainstream appropriation of black culture isn't exactly a new phenomenon. Elvis Presley did it back in the day, and Justin Timberlake does it now. But Switch and Diplo's side project, Major Lazer, definitely hits a nerve in that department. Despite r... more info