Bloc Party have just confirmed their first US tour. The full list of dates are below:

Sage Francis will release his Epitaph debut album A Healthy Distrust on February 8. The album features collaborations with Will Oldham, Danger Mouse and Alias and Francis will launch a two-month North American tour in support of the album in addition to performing at the sixth annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 30th.

The Joy Circuit have announced the release of their debut, EP 1. It is available from CDBaby right here. Who is the Joy Circuit? Well, it's all of the members from Year Of The Rabbit with the exception of Ken Andrews.

In support of his forthcoming March 22nd release, The Alternative to Love, Brendan Benson is starting to announce tour dates. The first few have trickled in and I suspect we expect a ton more before this years out.

Over a year without a post about Jamiroquai probably shows the importance of the band's music in the world right now. However, for fans (myself included) Jay Kay has finally scrounged up enough finished recordings for a new album, the band's sixth. The first single and the full-length should see release sometime during the Spring, as there is a "world tour" in the works for this Summer.

Richard D James (Aphex Twin, AFX, Polygon Window) will release a series of 10 vinyl-only, 12" EPs throughout the year under the new moniker Analord. Warp Records reports: "As the name implies, the series are based around analogue sounds and styles, utilising Richard’s legendary (and possibly unequalled) collection of vintage analogue gear he has built up over the years." Apparently the first installment of the pricy set is currently sold out, but you can check Rephlex for updates.

Sometimes it takes us a bit to catch up on the world music scene, but we couldn't let the new Regurgitator album slip by (even if it is only availabile in Australia currently). Nevertheless, the band released Mish Mash in November last year. What makes the album special is that it was recorded during a 3-week period the band were confined to a "glass bubble" in the middle of Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia. You can listen to "The Drop" and find more information on the event over at the "Band In A Bubble" website. For other information, head over to their website or download their latest single.

To compound past news about upcoming Prefuse 73 collaborations, Warp Records has released details about the upcoming Prefuse 73 full-length. Surrounded By Silence will be released on March 22nd and features contributions from Ghostface, El-P, Aesop Rock, Masta Killa, GZA, Beans, Broadcast, Cafe Tacuba, and The Books, among many others. On February 21st, the first single, "Hideyaface," will be released including an El-P remix. Preview "Hideyaface" over at Bleep.com.

311 recently notified fans that they are busy writing and rehearsing daily in preparation to record a proper follow-up to Evolver sometime this month and continuing through March. The band currently have 12 new songs and are eyeing a July release date. Producer David Kahne has been working with the band during the songwriting process (he also helped form "First Straw" from last year's Greatest Hits 93-03), however long-time collaborator Ron Saint Germain will once again helm the boards for the sessions.

Codeseven have posted the new video for "All The Best Dreams," the first track from Dancing Echoes/Dead Sounds, up on the Equal Vision website for mass consumption. In case you missed it the first time, you can preview their entire new album with this convenient ecard.

Warp Records recently announced to their mailing list that Autechre will release their new album, Untitled, in April. As well, the duo will tour the UK, Europe, USA and Japan throughout Spring and early Summer. How much more cryptic and mechanical the new album will be is yet to be divulged.

Jade Tree Records have announced the detials of their showcases at this year's SXSW. Check below for details on the shows featuring Pedro the Lion, Ester Drang, Statistics, These Arms Are Snakes, and others.

You can now download the latest Ben Folds single, "Landed," from iTunes (I am sure it will be making its way online soon). In other news, the one man piano band has also just announced some more tour dates in Australia. Check below for those.

For you rock historians, Patty Boyd (ex-Mrs. George Harrison, ex-Mrs. Eric Clapton) will be opening an exhibition of her photographs on Valentines Day (Feb 14) and running through March 19 at the San Francisco Art Exchange. The show will include around 60 of her photographs of her famous husbands and their bands as well as other rock royalty with whom she is friends and of the places she has traveled. Wow.

Fat Wreck has just signed Smoke or Fire and will release their record on March 22nd. Check out a song from the band here.

As you know, Tori Amos is coming out with a new album, The Beekeeper, on 2/22. Well, here's a treat for the fans: Each week for six weeks a new, full-length track in QuickTime will be up at ToriAmos.com, and each week's track is from one of "the six gardens" of the album (concept?). "Sweet The Sting" from the Elixirs and Herbs garden is this week's. Tori's first video from the album is "Sleeps With Butterflies," and you can look at stills here.

In what has become an unsettlingly common headline, ex-Libertines co-frontman Pete Doherty is in trouble again. Doherty was arrested in London last night on theft and assault charges against a filmmaker who has been working on a documentary on Doherty's new band Babyshambles. BBC has the full story.

These Arms are Snakes will be hitting the road again in March with Big Business and Oxes providing most of the support. Hit more for complete details...

Sanctuary Records has announced the reissue of a out-of-print documentary on Johnny Cash. The Bob Elfstron film Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music will be released in DVD format on March 8th, remastered in Dolby Digital Stereo and with special bonus features including rare photos and an essay by Grammy Award-winning Cash expert Colin Escott.

Super Furry Animals have now released Songbook: The Singles Volume One, a disc that boasts 21 of the band's most memorable single releases, culled from SFA's six studio albums: Fuzzy Logic, Radiator, Guerrilla, I, Mwng and Phantom Power. It includes the original studio version of “The Man Don't Give A Fuck,” rare b-side “Ice Hockey Hair”, and “Blerwytirhwng”.