Audioslave will be releasing their as-yet untitled second album on May 17th via Interscope. The first single, "Be Yourself," should hit the airwaves soon.

The Mars Volta will be heading out on the road for a solid month in support of their latest, Frances the Mute. The tour will run from April 22nd (San Diego) to May 19th (Minneapolis). Dates...

Finally, after baby news and that little film chronicaling the spat between them and Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols are back to doing what we love them for. Their new album, Odditorium Or Warlords Of Mars, is said to be coming out sometime before the onset of summer. Yay!

If you just can't get enough Morrissey, or just can't bear to wait till the video is released, get yourself to one of the special screenings of Who Put The "M" In Manchester?. For a few lucky folks in a few lucky cities, the collection of Moz/Smiths videos and performances will be showing in Hi Def 5.1 on March 28.

If you like to throw down and get your dance on like it's a 1974 Charles Schultz extravaganza, you may want to check the tour dates for The Go! Team and their quick trek across the states.

Fresh off a European tour stint, Phantom Planet are headed back out on the road.. with Sting?? Yea, we don't get it either and there's no way we'd buy tickets to see Sting just to catch Phantom Planet opening but maybe you can take your Mom or something...

Even though they just released a video recently, The Arcade Fire are debuting their new video for "Rebellion (Lies)" over at mtv.com.

Preview the forthcoming Nine Inch Nails album With Teeth with this ecard that features snippets of a few songs and is bound to be updated as the May 3rd release date draws near.

The MTV Campus Invasion tour is gearing up for its 2005 iteration. This year expect to be able to catch Muse and Razorlight at a campus mildly close to you. Some of the dates have been confirmed already with more to come...

U2 is going on a massive tour in support of their latest album, Vertigo. While typically that would not be newsworthy it should be noted that Kings of Leon will be opening up on the first leg of the tour, and the likes of Snow Patrol, Keane, The Killers, and Franz Ferdinand will be opening up various dates on the second leg. The third leg support act hasn't been announced yet but it's likely to be somewhat enjoyable.

Looks like early May marks the spot for the new Weezer album entitled Make Believe. Full tracklisting coming soon...

Sufjan Stevens has announced that he will continue in the tradition of his phenomenal Michigan album by releasing Illinois this July 5th. The album will supposedly feature 15-20 songs (one of which being "Chicago") and likely cover a number of historical Illinois based subjects. Sounds crazy, I know, but it will likely be great.

If you haven't heard of Bloc Party yet you're missing out. Go pick up their debut album on March 22nd and then go see them live at one of their recently announced tour dates.

Minus The Bear are on tour in support of They Make Beer Commercials Like This - go see them.

It's been three years since The Chemical Brothers played over here in the US of A but it seems like they're ready to return. So far we've only got 3 dates officially announced but we've heard there are more on the way.

Soaring guitar dance quartet VHS or Beta is on tour throughout March in support of their debut album Night On Fire.

In furthering support of his Smile record, Brian Wilson will be touring for a large chunk of 2005. Those of you across the pond, as well as here at home, will be able to catch Wilson performing the album in its entirety as well as some Beach Boys classics.

We told you that Phoenix would be out with Dogs Die In Hot Cars and Joy Zipper but we didn't have all the dates. Now you can check to see if you'll be able to re-live the moments from the bands recently released live disc, Live! Thirty Days Ago.

The video for Ambulance LTD's latest single "Stay Where You Are" has debuted at MTV.com. It's one of the best tracks from their record, so go check it out or download the mp3 from TVT Records.

In an interesting opportunity to look at the cultural differences between UK rappers and US rappers, British rapper Dizzee Rascal was arrested in London Wednesday for possession of a section-5 firearm. Folks, that means pepper spray. We should have such problems...