Seems the Radiohead updates never stop. We now have a link to an audio player for Hail to the Thief that you can check out here, along with this neat little pin map game. Of course, you already know about the "There There" video and radiohead.tv. But, I bet you didn't know that the band is now set to perform on Later with Jools Holland on May 27th. And, you can visit w.a.s.t.e. to register and win one of 25 tickets, but you have be over 18 and live in the Sheperds Bush area.

As you know, the new Bob Ezrin produced, Jane's Addiction album has been retitled to Strays and is due out on July 22nd. However, you might like to know the first single will be "Just Because," and is set to hit radio on June 3rd. Furthermore, here's the official album track listing...

According to both billboard.com and the NME, Spiritualized have finished up work on a new album, titled Amazing Grace. According to one report the album is "the antithesis of the Let It Come Down," which took nearly four years to complete. The album contains around 40 minutes of music and is expected out sometime this year. But, fans can expect to hear some new material on the band's upcoming US stint. Here are the dates and the track listing...

Thrice have now made the song "All That's Left" available over on the teaser page for their upcoming album, The Artist In The Ambulance, due out July 22nd. Head over there to preview the track.

According to the PRP, the tracklisting to Year of the Rabbit's self titled LP has been finalized. Hit 'more' to see that tracklisting and look for the album to be in stores on July 15th (yup, moved up one week).

Frantic to find those weapons of mass destruction that Iraq obviously has, the US is using some pretty unorthodox and dare I say 'cruel and unusual' means for getting Iraqi POW's to crack. According to Sergeant Mark Hadsell, US interrogators are using "culturally offensive" music to encourage the captives to talk. What does that mean? Apparently it means putting Metallica's "Enter Sandman" and Drowning Pool's "Bodies" on repeat. They've also reportedly resorted to playing songs by Barney like "I Love You..."

Nearly four decades ago, Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys scrapped a great deal of the material destined to be on Smile, the ambitious follow-up to Pet Sounds. While many of the songs later appeared in various forms on other Beach Boys albums, Smile was never released. However, Brian Wilson has announced that in February and March of 2004, he will perform the entire Smile album from start to finish at 10 special UK shows (with some additional songs tacked on at the end so you don't feel ripped off when the set ends early). I'm sure we'll let you know should there be any further dates announced, especially if they're in North America.

Pretty Girls Make Graves' new album is entitled The New Romance, and it features the single "This Is Our Emergency" (coming out in August via Matador UK along with some non-album tracks from a recent radio session). The band will be doing European festivals along with club dates supporting the Blood Brothers in August.

Those 'Bama boys, Verbena, released their 3rd album, La Musica Negra, on Tuesday. The first single, "Way Out West" is being played on college radio across the country. You can listen to the song here: Windows Media or Real Audio. If you like what you hear, check them out on tour...

Our Lady Peace will release a live disc, aptly titled Live From Calgary & Edmonton, on July 1st. You can check out the cover art here and here's the track listing...

Hot on the heels of their last tour, Medeski, Martin & Wood have announced summer tour dates in support of their new album, Unvisible. If you happen to purchase tickets to the June 13th or June 18th via their website, you'll be given admittance to a private meet-and-greet with the band. Spaces are limited, act now! And now the dates...

According to Pearl Jam Synergy (which is coincidentally hosted by Sony), Pearl Jam have fulfilled their contract with Sony and are "free agents." It's stated as simply as: "Q: Have Pearl Jam left their record company yet? A: Yes." There is no official word as to whom the band will ink their next deal with, but those guys are still on tour.

As reported, P.O.D. are currently in the studio with producer Howard Benson working on their 3rd major label LP. The set is now reported to be titled Payable On Death (so, somewhat self-titled) and is due out tentatively on November 4th.

Fat Cat records is turning 6, and it's celebrating by releasing a 2-disc retrospective compilation. Branches & Routes will be released July 22nd and features tracks from the likes of Kid 606, Matmos, Bjork featuring Funkstorung, Set Fire to Flames and Sigur Ros, amongst others. You know where to find the tracklist...

Hey, anyone remember Nine Inch Nails? Yeah, it's been awhile. Turns out they're (well, ok, he's) no longer doing the music for Doom III because of time constraints. So now Trent's working full-time on the new NIN album, which I'm guessing we'll see sometime this decade.

Mindset Records, which was started by a US Navy Sailor aboard the USS Enterprise on its way back from fighing in "Operation Endurring Freedom," is putting out a compilation album entitled Punk Vs. Emo. The complation is a 47-band, 2-CD set, which includes videos plus tons of bonus features from bands such as Further Seems Forever, Onelinedrawing, The Queers, Down By Law and many other punk and emo bands. There will also be a live voting system in which you can put your CD into your computer and go online and vote for your favorite bands on the comp. For more details check out www.punkvsemo.com.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office filed charges against Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilot's 12-bar blues man, today. Weiland will face one count of possession of a controlled substance, but hopefully he was just "holding it for a friend" or something like that- Com'on dude, start singing again... In other news of the oft-multi-colored-haired, Marilyn Manson's The Golden Age of Grotesque sold a 118,000 copies last week, according to SoundScan, but it was enough for Manson to earn his first number one album in five years, so "nyah" to 3 Doors Down et, al.

Mark Boswell has made a video for Matmos'version of "The Stars and Stripes Forever". Their new album The Civil War is expected shortly, along with subsequent tour dates.

Two new dates have been added to theStart's tour with Alkaline Trio and the Used. 5/24 Baton Rouge, LA @ the Spanish Moon 5/28 El Paso, TX @the Empire Club

Dead Meadow are heading to London for appearances on May 27 (The Underworld) and May 29 (The Metro) as they promote the 2XLP/1XCD release of Shivering King and Others. An MP3 of "Good Moanin'" is up in celebration at Matador Records.