Following a brief hiatus, Leeds post-rocksters iLiKETRAiNS return to the road, minus one member.

New early bird deposit scheme eases ticket pool chaos for Glastonbury 2009

New York City's finest rock and roll band return to the UK.

Nirvana?s former manager has pinpointed Courtney Love?s arrival in Kurt Cobain?s life as the moment the band changed forever

Sky Larkin have inked a deal with Wichita Recordings.

More acts have been confirmed to appear at this year?s inaugural Nail The Cross festival, brought to you by Domino, Adventures in the Beetroot Field and No Pain In Pop

If you're in London on Saturday September 13, and fancy seeing Deerhunter previewing songs from Microcastle, well, you're in luck

A whole host of rare rock memorabilia is going under the hammer at 5pm today as part of the The Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock And Roll

The Ben Folds Five are to reunite for the Myspace Front To Back series on September 18

Ace Leeds rockers Pulled Apart By Horses release their debut single next month on the Big Scary Monsters label

iForward, Russia! will play their "only gig for the foreseeable future" at the Brainwash Festival in their hometown of Leeds on Friday October 17.

Reformed nineties epic-rockers Smashing Pumpkins will debut their new single via a popular computer game

The people behind influential club The End, have announced that they'll be closing their doors on January 24th but that they plan to go out with a month long party.

Morrissey has parted ways with his management, but never fear Holy Moly have a rather good suggestion for Mozza

Texas?s resident proprietor of general folk wonderment Redding Hunter, a.k.a. Peter and the Wolf (not to be confused with the Liverpudlians of the same name), returns to these shores for the second time this year. Hunter will play a series of dates thi

Dis' favourite multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf reveals plans to release a double album.

Pretty pictures from the DrownedinSound-sponsored Future Of The Left show in Sheffield on Saturday

San Franciscan four-piece of utmost intensity Enablers bring their do-not-miss live show to the UK this week for four shows as part of a wider European tour

American Music Club return to the UK next week for a 13-date tour, with a couple of line up changes

With some commentators already calling it the best ATP of the past couple of years, this December's Nightmare Before Christmas has gone from great to greater with the addition of new acts

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Witchu tour. LL is scheduled to join up with the tour- that starts Sept. 10 in Vancouver- on Sept. 25 at the All State Arena in Chicago, Illinois. LLs thirteenth album, Exit 13, will be released Sept. 9. JANET JACKSON ROCK WITCHU TOUR DATES WITH SPECIAL

Oscar winner chosen to star in upcoming flick, The Book of Eli Itâ??s been years since Allen and Albert Hughes were the talk of Tinseltown. But thatâ??s all about to change. According to Reuters, the brothers are teaming up with Academy Award

Photo: Vasquez/Getty Jewelry owned by 50 Cent, Notorious B.I.G., Alicia Keys, Tupac Shakur, Diddy, Pharrell and many more will go to auction in whats being called Hip Hops Crown Jewels. The auction will feature over 70 pieces of custom-made bling, worth

Check out the Swedish metallers new video inside. In Flames have posted the video to their brand new video 'Alias' online for your viewing pleasure. In Flames will be hitting the road with Gojira and Sonic Syndicate for a full UK tour. Dates are as

Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein claims a reunion and record has been on the cards. Ex-Misfit Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein has claimed that The Misfits were due to reunite for a record and tour complete with original vocalist Glenn Danzig but the

Axl's not going to be happy. Warrior Soul will not be added to Axl Rose's Christmas card list anytime soon after news broke that Kory Clarke's rockers will be titling their new album 'Chinese Democracy'. Warrior Soul plan to sell 'Chinese Democracy' at

Check out your weekly audio and video blast of 'Hammer! The Metal Hammer Podcast is live right now for your viewing and listening pleasure. This week Gill and Beez discuss the new albums from Bring Me The Horizon, Amon Amarth, All That Remains and

There's been arguments aplenty at 'Hammer HQ! The staff at Metal Hammer have been beavering away on our new issue but it still didn't get in the way of us delivering our very first top 10 chart for you all. This week we've concentrated on bringing you

[ tickets ], who wrap up their summer outing this weekend, have rolled out a full slate of new shows that will see the industrial rockers canvas North America this fall. Saturday (9/6) on-sales are set for Orlando and Jacksonville, FL.

- Global By John Ferguson, Auckland Two artists with debut solo albums lead the list of nominations for this year's New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA), popularly known as the Tuis and due to be handed on Oct. 8. Tiki Taane, the former frontman of NZ

Joining the previously announced stellar line up for this year's Voodoo Experience will be The Mars Volta, N.E.R.D, TV on The Radio, Fishbone and Butthole Surfers. New Orleans' tenth installment will take place October 24-26 in historic City Park. Visit

If you Catch the Flaming Lips in Christmas on Mars this upcoming September 12 at KGB in NYC, you too can see the band in costumes-something that's all too familiar, we know-yet this time they're in the theater, and instead of rocking and rolling, this

Chicago golden boy, Common, will hit the road this fall with the boys from N.E.R.D. The Invincible Sounds of Summer tour will launch September 9th in Houston. While Common's next album, Invincible Summer, was originally supposed to drop June 24, the

Hip-Hop saxophonist Mike Phillips is featured on Unwrapped 5: The Collipark Caf Seasons, a Hidden Beach release *Im from the streets Jazz saxophonist Mike Phillips said about his style. Hip-Hop comes from the streets (from) Miles Davis to A Tribe Called

Having already established himself as a touring artist to watch, Brett Dennen is hoping to take his recorded-music career to the next level with the Oct. 21 release of 'Hope for the Hopeless' (Dualtone/Downtown). First single 'Make You Crazy' features

Who is the biggest star at MTV's ? Before and after Sunday's show, it's the resurgent Hollywood night-life scene. After stops in New York, Miami and a critically maligned program last year inside the Palms casino in Las Vegas, the VMAs are back in Los

By Ismael AbduSalaam Ending months of legal wrangling, controversial politician Kwame Kilpatrick stepped down as mayor of Detroit yesterday (September 4) after pleading guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice. The plea ends Kilpatricks fight to

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The remake of the commercial, which was due to be premiered on British television on Friday night, shows the gorilla playing along to Welsh rocker Bonnie Tylers classic Total Eclipse of the Heart. The original Dairy Milk advert featuring the Phil Collins

Toby Keith says his new album, 'That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy,' will feature some 'very different' kinds of songs when it's released on Oct. 28.With the first single, 'She Never Cried in Front of Me,' already in the top 10 of Billboard's Hot Country

NEW YORK - Initially expected this fall as a fourth-quarter blockbuster, U2's next album has been pushed to early 2009 while the band continues to write and record material.'I thought a while back we might have the album wrapped by now, but why come up

The Daily Observer (Banjul) Jabel Sarr, is another young Gambian hip-hop singer currently based in Sweden. He is the latest Gambian hip-hop talent to be discovered in that part of the world. Jay T, as he is fondly called, is currently busy on his much

Slash is recording the 'cutting-edge' soundtrack to an upcoming film, he has confirmed. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist is understood to have put together the music for 'This Is Not A Movie', produced by Olallo Rubio. The English-language, Mexican

'On some level, yes, this is a political record,' Fall Out Boy singer/guitarist Patrick Stump tells Billboard of 'Folie A Deux,' due Nov. 4 via Island. 'But it's a political record only insofar as anyone making music and paying attention to what's

Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival Promises Musical, Actual Fireworks : STORES: Torben Waldorff Tanja Maritsa George Kahn Andreas Oberg Rob Mullins Project Grand Slam Here "Little Melonae" Rodney Jones X Field DVD

The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards last night (Sept. 4) in Los Angeles, but the King of Pop was an absentee. Janet Jackson presented her music-making brothers -- Michael, Tito, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine and Randy -- with the lifetime

Detroit's once-flashy 'Hip-Hop Mayor' Kwame Kilpatrick, seen here, will spend four months in jail after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice charges stemming from a torrid sex scandal case (AFP/) Detroit's once-flashy 'Hip-Hop Mayor' Kwame

Slash is recording the 'cutting-edge' soundtrack to an upcoming film, he has confirmed. The former The English-language, Mexican production is set in Las Vegas and features a 'very eclectic psychedelic score', according to the film-maker. Rubio

Pako & Frederik are at it again with a brand spanking new remix on their own label Sitrep. The duo has successfulle been remixing earlier TC Maniak in the past and gracefully do so again. Their rework of Lesser Issues has become anther captivating

Oasis songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher has picked his ?definitive? list of the and, no surprise, the Beatles are on top. Nos. 2 and 3 also aren?t exactly shockers: the Rolling Stones and the Who. No wonder New Musical Express called his picks

Music News: BMI hands out Urban Awards -- T-Pain received the songwriter of the year award and shared the title of producer of the year with Jonathan "J.R." Rotem and Kanye West at BMI's Urban Awards, handed out Thursday at the Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills.

Music News: Film is based on Glenn M. Stewart's 'City Club' -- Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed U.S. rights to Rachel Samuel's "Dark Streets," based on Glenn M. Stewart's stage musical "The City Club."

Music News: Beal, Newman hit winning notes with themes -- It was like giving a manager the boot -- or at least a gentle shove -- during a pennant-winning season. Jeff Beal's main title theme for "Monk" won an Emmy following the show's 2002 debut. Even so, for the second season, a Randy Newman tune replaced Beal's.

Music News: Scored 'Toto the Hero,' 'Eighth Day' -- Belgian jazz guitarist and composer Pierre Van Dormael died on Wednesday in Brussels. He was 56.

Music News: Online music site to produce show -- Beta Records, an online music site for unsigned bands that uses fans to drive its A&R activities, will produce 52 episodes of "Beta Records TV" that will begin airing Oct. 25 in 140 U.S. markets, including the top 15.

Music News: Rodgers and Hammerstein mum on rumors -- The Rodgers and Hammerstein Org is keeping mum on rumors and reports that its catalog of classic showtunes is up for grabs.

Music News: Music arm to release 104 albums online -- Universal Music France will release 104 albums of French chanson, the term for the country's particular style of lyric-driven songs, for sale exclusively online.

Music News: Diva returns to open MTV awards show -- It's Britney, baby, one more time. Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again.

Music News: 'Gone' edges out 'LAX' for top spot on charts -- After declaring the Game?s ?LAX? (Geffen) the week?s top-seller, Nielsen SoundScan went back to its data, recalculated the numbers and awarded the gold to Slipknot?s ?All Hope Is Gone? (Roadrunner).

Music News: Library of Congress honors music artist -- The Library of Congress will honor Stevie Wonder with its second Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Music News: Named senior VP at EMI unit -- Richard Nash has been appointed senior VP, Urban Promotion, EMI Music in North America.

Music News: Exec named chief financial office -- Jennifer Scher has been named chief financial officer of independent music publisher Spirit Music Group.

Music News: Singer-turned-actor was in 'Smokey,' 'Survivors' -- Guitarist, singer and songwriter Jerry Reed, who was among the first country musicians to make the leap to Hollywood, died Monday of complications from emphysema. He was 71.

Music News: Guitar guru given tribute on Nov. 15 -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will pay tribute to the "father of the electric guitar" this fall.

Music News: Games revenue falls -- French entertainment and telco giant Vivendi announced rising first-half revenues Monday, up 10.2% on last year to E11.27 billion ($16.43 billion).

Music News: Exec will assist the president of A&R Labels -- Jeff Kempler, who has held top level jobs within EMI's Capitol Music Group and Virgin Records, has been named Chief Operating Officer, A&R Labels - North America, U.K. and Ireland, at EMI Music.

Music News: Pop star says 'best is yet to come' -- Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone Friday: his 50th birthday. The 13-time Grammy winner, who has sold more than 750 million albums, told ABC News' "Good Morning America" that he's "looking forward to doing a lot of great things. ... I think the best is yet to come in my true humble opinion."

Music News: Exec was formerly at Capitol Music -- EMI Music has named Jeff Kempler, who has held top-level jobs within EMI's Capitol Music Group and Virgin Records, its chief operating officer, A&R labels -- North America, U.K. and Ireland.

Music News: Results boosted by Concord merger -- Strong perfs by Village Roadshow's exhibition, distribution and radio divisions plus a one-off windfall delivered a net profit of A$257 million ($223 million) for the financial year ended June 30, up from $39 million for the prior year.

Music News: Nine 'Democracy' songs appeared on blog -- Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses unreleased album, "Chinese Democracy,'' on his Web site.

Music Reviews: Hunched over a keyboard that is rarely audible, Bob Dylan has chosen to resume an aloof persona, crimping on artistry in the name of getting a performance over and done with.

Music Reviews: "Is it the good turtle soup," Michael Feinstein asks in the words of Cole Porter channeling Frank Sinatra, "or merely the mock?" Verdict: It's the real turtle soup laced with sherry, all right, as Feinstein celebrates Sinatra backed by an unprecedented 17 musicians at his eponymous nitery on Park Avenue.

Music Reviews: Twenty years ago, a team like S.M.V. would have been impossible. The role of the electric bass as a solo instrument still wasn't fully developed, let alone the task of finding room within a band for three star bassists with distinctive identities.

Music Reviews: One would be hard pressed to find a rock star in the last decade more uncomfortable with his fame than Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke. But even he had a laugh, toward the end of the British quintet's commanding perf Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl, as the band flubbed the start of "Street Spirit."

Music Reviews: For the second year in a row at the Hollywood Bowl, contempo Brit jazz hipster Jamie Cullum has been placed in a context in which he is not normally heard.

Music Reviews: Producers Julian Raymond and Howard Willing placed considerable confidence in the idea that Glen Campbell still had the ability to make a record the way he did in the 1960s. Campbell's return to Capitol Records after a nearly 30-year absence, "Meet Glen Campbell," which was released Tuesday, revisits his lush sound, pop appeal and boyishly exuberant vocals; backed by a good-sized ensemble at a packed Troubadour, Campbell was able to make everything from "Gentle on My Mind" to Tom Petty's "Walls" sound as sharp as his recordings.

Music Reviews: When Andrea McArdle sings "If He Walked Into My Life," Jerry Herman's ardent reflection from "Mame," it appears as if an imaginary proscenium arch surrounds the singer on the tiny stage of the intimate Metropolitan Room. It is a fervent musical statement, and the vivacious redhead turns it into a theatrical anthem of the first order.

Music Reviews: Leonard Slatkin served as the Los Angeles Philharmonic's principal guest conductor at the Hollywood Bowl from 2005-07, bringing some fresh ideas on how to assemble Bowl programs. He came back for a brief visit Tuesday night with one more brainstorm -- pairing Edward Elgar, symbol of the British Empire, with Philip Glass, the iconoclastic American who helped break the grip of the Twelve-Tone Empire that once had a stranglehold on the definition of progress in music. As mischievous as it seemed on paper, the idea worked.

Music Reviews: Two legends threw no curveballs into their standard sets at the Hollywood Bowl and one came out like a warhorse and the other emerged as vital and current.

Music Reviews: By playing to their strengths -- an orchestral dreamland from Van Dyke Parks, Inara George's emotional fragility -- the duo proffer a clever and unique creation in their disc "An Invitation," a throwback to Parks' work in the '60s and '70s with Randy Newman and on his own.

Music Reviews: There is something to be said for the teen idol. Though seemingly shallow, artists like Davy Jones, Leif Garrett and, most recently, the Jonas Brothers have introduced generations of teen and pre-teen girls to the world of popular music.

Music Reviews: Toplining early '90s rap staples the Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and one third of the Wu-Tang Clan -- not to mention true old-timers Rakim and Afrika Bambaataa -- this year's Rock the Bells tour may officially mark the beginning of hip-hop's "classic" phase.

Music Reviews: Promoters have spent years trying to stage a destination festival in the New York metropolitan area, but grand visions invariably faded under the glare of logistical difficulties and rigid NIMBY attitudes.

Music Reviews: The majestic performances of male leads J. Mark McVey as Valjean and Brian Stokes Mitchell as Javert pierced through a sprawling presentation of "Les Miserables" that was about as fully staged a musical as the Hollywood Bowl has ever attempted.

Music Reviews: Following the orchestrated pomp of "Casadega" and the overblown muddle of Bright Eyes' Hollywood Bowl appearance last summer, Conor Oberst probably wanted to set his sights a little lower.

Music Reviews: She's been performing for more than 50 years, so Dolly Parton knows what works, and her hugely entertaining "Backwoods Barbie" show at the Greek Theater delivered the combination of cornpone and heartfelt emotion in exactly the right proportions.

Music Reviews: Occasional Monty Pythoner Eric Idle and composer-conductor John Du Prez go back about 30 years, having collaborated first on Monty Python?s "The Life of Brian" and, more recently, on the worldwide hit musical "Spamalot."

Music Reviews: Back in 1989, Ringo Starr came up with a great idea: He would be the Ringmaster for a collection of still-agile rock stars performing their old hits and backing those of their colleagues. The band played the Greek Theater that year, and those who saw it savored the moment, wondering if they would ever see the then-elusive ex-Beatle perform again.

Music Reviews: Mariah Carey opened her show at Hollywood and Highland (the first of the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush series) with "I'll Love U Long Time."

Music Reviews: Footage from "Easy Rider" was beamed on the wall behind John Mellencamp and his band during his opening number, "Pink Houses" -- a visual metaphor for the Midwestern troubadour whose unique vision of patriotism has been as divisive as Peter Fonda's Capt. America-garbed biker from 1969.

New Orleans hooligans and lost Chicago r&b star team up, barely survive (By CRISTINA BLACK)

Grand Ole Opry ambience and sticky pork buns, together at last (By Jessica Suarez)

More hippie bullshit, immaculately produced, terribly rapped (By Zach Baron)

An appealingly bummed-out troubadour slouches toward redemption (By Reed Fischer)

At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever (By Mike Powell)

Restrained country lounge-core (?) and a triumphant Cure cover (By WERNER TRIESCHMANN)

Praising outstanding new hip-hop records sadly subsumed by Weezymania (By CHRISTOPHER R. WEINGARTEN)

Yes, The Ass is back too (By Annie Fischer)

This year's museum jams will feature a pool, fresh produce, and spy capability. Sweet. (By Annie Fischer)

Icelandic wailers return, as pretentious and indescribable and overwhelming as ever (By Rob Harvilla)