Sky News — North Korea says it will attack US military bases in Japan in retaliation for the use of B-52s in joint exercises with the South. more info

Guardian Music — The dread cloud of 'zany' hangs over La Shark. But get past that and you'll find an agreeably off-kilter clatter, reminiscent of Talking Heads and the Ze labelReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Samuel Geronimo Deschamps (vocal... more info

Popdose — Kelly Stitzel returns from a month-long retreat with the Deadbeat Club in order to pull rank on the B-52's seven studio albums. more info

Guardian Music — Last week, we invited readers to put questions to the artist, musician, film-maker and activist. Here's what she had to sayLast week, we asked you to put your questions to Yoko Ono. Here are her exclusive answers, as part of her week-long Guardian di... more info

Detroit Free Press — Saginaw. 989-759-1330. Trace Adkins: 8 p.m. July 14. $32.50-$63. Grand Rapids. 888-957-1580. (Member ticket prices are $2 less.) The B-52s: 7 p.m. June 1. $48. Melissa Etheridge: 7 p.m. June 8. $80. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — A couple B-52's related items for your late Friday. First, Fred Schneider will be helping former Bongo Richard Barone celebrate the 25th anniversary of his 1987 solo debut Cool Blue Halo tonight (5/4) at City Winery. Tickets are still... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The most important thing to convey about Dave Phillips is that he fuses rawness and intensity with meticulous composition, rendered with an indelible form of scarcity. Whether it is short, sharp, and sparsely explosive tracks, or what Ron Lessard ca... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The B-52s As mentioned, Squeeze have some upcoming dates in April with The English Beat which include Bergen Performing Arts Center (4/23) in Englewood, NJ (tickets), Roseland Ballroom (4/28) in NYC (tickets), and they've since added another NJ show ... more info

Detroit Free Press — The three acts top the Grand Prix entertainment lineup booked on the MotorCity Casino Hotel stage, part of the free family zone on Belle Isle the weekend of June 1-3. more info

ContactMusic — The members of The B-52s have opened up about their worst concert experiences revealing theyre glad the days of performing for spitting punks and bottle-throwing rockers are over The Love Shack hitmakers had a series of awful concerts in the late 197... more info