Mike Watt and the Secondmen will headline the Solar Sound Stage at this summer's Lollapalooza tour, which will be powered exclusively by solar energy.

God Lives Underwater vocalist David Reilly will release his debut solo EP, Inside, on June 15th through Corporate Punishment Records. The EP, which will only be available via CPR's web site, is currently available for pre-order and will be delivered on or around June 5th. "Keep Dreaming", the first track from the EP, can be listened to here .

Liz Phair has posted online the video for her new single, "Extraordinary." The video features scenes from the Kate Hudson flick Raising Helen and can be seen here.

The Hives are back on tour to support an upcoming record....I'll be going mainly to see the opening band, the exquisite Swedes Sahara Hotnights. The dates are...

According to this article, the Black Keys will be releasing Rubber Factory on September 7. Dan Auerbach reveals, "I play some lap steel and fiddle. We've got some handclaps and percussion. I play a marching band bass drum, and Pat plays some congas for about half-a-second."

We Ragazzi will be on tour to promote their fantastic Suicide Squeeze release, Wolves With Pretty Lips, with the Mountain Goats. Check out the tracklist and tourdates…

The upcoming film Nine Songs is said to be one of the most sexually explicit mainstream films ever released in the U.K. Be on the lookout for live performances of it-band-of-the-moment Franz Ferdinand, Super Furry Aninals, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and the Dandy Warhols intercut with the racy scenes. Now, if only the bands were starring in those scenes…

Xiu Xiu are on tour to promote their latest release, Fabulous Muscles. They are also already heading back into the studio to record tracks for their next album due out next Fall.

If you are waiting anxiously for Taking Back Sunday's new album, Where You Want to Be, you can squirm even more because the tracklisting has been revealed...

Looks like VAST is out and about on the road... check the more for specifics. However, if that isn't your thing and you'd rather experience the goods of Jon Crosby in the privacy of your own home be sure to check out the bands site for a new download store where you can get such exclusives as a live acoustic set from Tower Records.

Looks like Morrissey decided to mix up his overexposure of late by snubbing a performance he commited to on John Peel's Radio 1 show. Apparently this charming man "wasn't listening," according to a fansite, to his record label when they explained that he was to perform live in front of 12 contest winners, so he decided to bag it and pre-record instead.

The Jealous Sound's video for "The Fold Out" has now been posted on Launch.com. In other news, the band is out on tour with Piebald and those dates are below.

STARS are currently in the studio working on the follow-up to their 2003 release, Heart. The forthcoming album has been dubbed Set Yourself On Fire and will be recorded in an actual studio rather than Chris Seligman's bedroom. STARS wil also head overseas with Broken Social Scene from May 27 through June 3 for some dates in Germany and Austria.

A new film is in the works about late-Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. The film will be directed by Amy Hobby (Secretary) and have Moby as musical advisor. Filming is slated to begin next year, but there are no cast details as of yet. Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980 just as Joy Division was about to embark on a US tour.

That's what I would call Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and the BBC, but in cahoots they are indeed. Greenwood has just been tapped as "composer in residence" for the venerable British Broadcasting Company, and as such, will have access to archives, scores and the BBC Concert Orchestra. The post will not interrupt his duties with Radiohead, and Greenwood is reportedly very excited by the opportunity.

Just a reminder that Piebald's new album All Ears, All Eyes, All The Time was released today, (well a few house ago yesterday), you can catch them on tour now with The Jealous Sound which you can check out here.

We told you about a new Cure album in the works, well now you can listen to their first single The End Of The World from their upcoming self titled album due June 29th.

I usually refrain from swearing while posting news, but one time only i will say "this is fucked!" Coldplay have posted for this week only, an internet video release celebrating the birth of singer Chris Martin's new child. Simply just browse to www.coldplay.com for what cannot be explained.

The lineup for this years K-ROCK Dysfunctional Family Picnic was announced yesterday Bands set to perform include the Beastie Boys, The Strokes, The Darkness, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cypress Hill, Midtown, Brand New, New Found Glory, Story Of The Year and Taking Back Sunday. The concert will take place on on Saturday, June 19, at the Jones Beach Amphitheater, and tickets go on sale this Saturday at noon.

The Jealous Sound's new video for "The Fold Out" has finally made its way online and can be viewed on Launch.com, just click here.