Silent Uproar — Pearl Jam have announced an 11-date tour of the Midwest and East Coast in continued support of Backspacer. Band of Horses will open all shows, except for the May 20th in New York, where The Black Keys will perform. [pearljam.com] more info

MTV.com News — 'Thanks, MTV News, for giving our fans this platform,' Coheed say.By James Montgomery Coheed and Cambria Photo: Sony/Getty Images/MTV News We're just hours away from revealing the winner of MTV's Musical March Madness tournament, and while ... more info

Guardian Music — The general election will be on 6 May, the prime minister confirmed yesterday. In Downing Street, flanked by his cabinet, Gordon Brown promised that Labour would safeguard the economic recovery. David Cameron promised the Conservatives would fight fo... more info

Guardian Music — Florence and the Machine among British bands playing second fiddle to returning Guns N' Roses and Blink 182If dad rock reigned at last summer's pop festivals, 2010 looks set to be the year of the reunion. While Neil Young, 63, and Bruce Springsteen, ... more info

MTV.com News — After a hard-won victory over 30 Seconds to Mars, MCR face Muse in the Final Four.By James Montgomery My Chemical Romance Photo: Chapman Baehler/Getty Images/MTV News Who: The last band standing in the certifiably wild West region in MTV's ... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers PEARL JAM are attempting to offset the environmental damage caused by their 2009 tour by planting trees in their native Washington.The band is investing... more info

NME — The group are making up for the CO2 emissions caused by their 2009 US tour more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe Who's rock opera, Quadrophenia, has had a chequered live history. On the opening night of the US tour following the album's 1973 release, Keith Moon decided to try PCP before taking the stage: he was carried off, comatos... more info

Pitchfork — What: HopscotchWhen: September 9-11Where: Raleigh, NCWho: Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy, Fucked Up, No Age, Atlas Sound, Washed Out, Bear in Heaven, Best Coast, Marissa Nadler, Javelin, Active Child, Harvey Milk, Tortoise, and more. (... more info

Rolling Stone — Joe Jackson plans to file a wrongful dead suit against Dr. Conrad Murray, the man charged with Michael’s death, within the next 90 days, his attorney tells Reuters. “The continuous administration of drugs … that is Russian roulette, that is loa... more info