The Music Fix — News: Strummercamp have announced the headliners for this year's festival: Billy Bragg, The Alarm and The Damned. The festival takes place on 22-24 May 2009 at Manchester Rugby Club. The Damned and The Alarm kick off their double headed UK tour at t... more info

Guardian Music — The once-flawless credentials of Detroit's late-60s garage-rock scene took a considerable dent recently thanks to Iggy Pop's badly timed car insurance advert. And let's not forget the readiness of MC5's surviving members to exchange their manifesto o... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Dutch doom band FAAL and the Belgian black metal act GORATH are among the confirmed performers for the second edition of the Night of the Damned festival, set to take place March 28 in the small room of de Kade in Zaandam, the Netherlands. more info

PopSugar UK — When I was at T4 On The Beach in the summer I had a quick chat with ex-Skins star Joe Dempsie, who played the much-loved Chris in the first two seasons of the show. With Dev Patel doing so well with Slumdog Millionaire, and a brand new cast having ta... more info

VH1 News — Rockstar Games' Vice President of Product Development, Jeronimo Barrera, talked to us about the newest "Grand Theft Auto" add-on, "The Lost and Damned." "We're rethinking how you play the game," he said. more info

JamBase — Nick Lowe to Release Career-Spanning set Quiet Please…The New Best of Nick Lowe Vintage Music Videos Unearthed for Deluxe Version Nick Lowe British songwriting icon Nick Lowe will release his definitive best of Quiet Please…Th... more info

New York Post — IF you've ever wondered how punk rock came alive, look no further than the pre-punk-band life of the Damned guitarist Captain Sensible. "I was living in squats," says Sensible, who brings his pioneering punk band to the Blender Theater on New... more info

The Music Fix — Gig Review: The Damned, 999, UK Subs and Penetration all under the same roof! Who said Punk was dead? ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — SEPULTURA's song "Desperate Cry" is included in the trailer for "Grand Theft Auto IV - The Lost And Damned", the first episodic pack which is being developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 and which is scheduled to be released on February 17, 2009. more info

Altsounds — *Catch the band at the following dates:* Fri 12th Corporation, Sheffield Sat 13th The Forum, London Sun 14th Academy, Bristol Tue 16th The Point, Cardiff Wed 17th Guild Gall, Gloucester Thu 18th Robin II, Bilston Fri19th Academy, Oxford Sat 2... more info