Warp Records and the BBCi Collective are currently running several Warp features with interviews, clips and lots more... I give ye these choices three: An Aphex Twin feature including 4 tracks from the album in streaming audio, a Mira Calix review including 3 tracks in streaming audio, and a Beans review plus 3 tracks in streaming audio.

One new band is not enough for the bald crusader of rock, Billy Corgan. Corgan is a member of both the "electric" version of Zwan, currently touring the U.S., and Djali Zwan, featuring the same people but playing acoustic material. And the singer-guitarist plans to film Djali Zwan in the studio this fall, with an album and DVD to be issued early next year. Read more about it here if you dare to compare.

The Strokes are headed into a studio with none other than producer Nigel Godrich. They plan on recording two brand new songs to use as a "test drive." If the sessions turn out well, they'll continue with Godrich on a full length. If not, they claim its "back to the drawing board." Regardless, they hope to have a new album out by late Summer/early Fall.

According to some rumors on their message board (slightly confirmed by their manager) the next Deadsy album is tenatively entitled Phantasmagore and is speculated for a late summer release. The songs "Colossus", "Dreamcrusher", and "Heaven and Earth" are some rumored track titles set for the next release. Oh, and for those of your not quite keen on what the album title might mean - go here.

Remember those weird blue guys on the Intel© commercials a year or two ago? Yeah, the Blue Man Group. They're going out on tour to promote their first rock album The Complex, which hits shelves on April 22nd. Their pores gasping for oxygen, the Blue Man Group had this to say about the rock show, "The production that will be introduced at Coachella is not a touring version of the Blue Man Group theatrical productions, it is a state-of-the-art rock show featuring lots of new music that will allow Blue Man Group to push the boundaries of the concert experience." It will certainly be interesting. Want the where's and when's?

R.E.M. have put the studio version of their new anti-war song, "Final Straw," up for download on their Web site, remhq.com. The band debuted the song at an in-store performance in Vancouver on March 23rd. Let's hope it's better than the Beasties'.

Can you come up with the most challenging Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks trivia question, like, ever? Matador Records thinks you can, and, in honor of the new Pig Lib, you could be one of the 20 contestants whose questions are selected and posted. That's not all- You also have to answer all said 20 questions correctly and you (and 4 others) will qualify for prizes which range from bags of Malkmus and Pavement trinkets to the grand prize of an Apple iPod. Go get 'em, tigers!

Mitsubishi sellers Death in Vegas will release Scorpio Rising, their third studio album, April 18th on Sanctuary Records. Scorpio Rising features guest vocals from Paul Weller (on Gene Clark's "So You Say You've Lost Your Baby"), former Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval, Nicola Kuperas of Adult and Oasis nusiance Liam Gallagher. They've all performed together before, and according to this news post, the album's already out... But I did the last one too, so you tie it all together.

Let's keep this a bit of a secret and not spread it around much (at least until I get my tickets and can rest easy). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, minus a bad seed, will be doing their only North American touring in support of Nocturama in June. Some fair warning: it is a mini tour (7 shows, 5 cities). Hit 'more' for tour dates as well as on-sale dates. I feel all warm inside now...

We'd heard rumors of this for a few weeks but it seems quasi-official that Ben Folds, Ben Lee, and Ben Kweller have joined forces under the moniker The Bens. Aside from touring together in Australia the trio has recorded a four-song EP and plans to record a full-length soon.

Radiohead will release their 6th album, Hail To The Thief, on June 10th via Capitol Records. The set contains 14 tracks and was produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich as well as the Radiohead gentlemen. Expect the first single from the album, "There There," to hit radio around May 27th. For what you might have missed, here's a little summary of the recent news: The group will play a short tour of the UK and Ireland in May and have also lined up extensive touring plans for the rest of the year. Futhermore, they will headline Glastonbury on Saturday, June 28th and will also be headlining a series of festivals in Europe. Additional dates are to be announced, including a Fall/Summer North American tour. But, before we forget, here's the track list for the album...

While making the trek from Fort Worth to St. Louis last week, our good friends from Canada, Godspeed You! Black Emperor stopped to get gas and attracted suspicion from a station attendant. They apparently looked a little too unsavory, so the attendant alerted police thinking they were terrorists. After having guns drawn on them by scores of police and FBI officers and hours of questioning, they were allowed to go on their merry way. God Bless America! Head over to their website for a live recording of the new song "Albanian." Look carefully. And finally, if you're planning on being in Europe between May 8th and June 7th, hit 'more' for their newly announced European dates.

All Tomorrows Parties. Draft 7.30 coming up. Autechre are busy, and all they're asking you to do is listen to them on the radio. Autechre have several UK radio appearances over the next few weeks, some of which are syndicated internationally over the net, so lucky you. Check the dates @ the

Year Of The Rabbit is going on tour with Pete Yorn and Grandaddy. Holy crap that is rad. Click the more for the dates (they are opening so get there early).

Sigur Ros recently taped a performance for Last Call with Carson Daly, to be aired on March 26th. The band performed "Untitled #1", backed by the apocalyptic (not to mention timely -- the band is very anti-war) Floria Sigismondi-directed video for the track. A single for "Untitled #1" will be released April 21st in a variety of formats, including a CD-DVD combo that will contain three of the band's videos. Oh, and don't forget to check out the band on tour this month -- I've got my ticket for tomorrow night.

You can win an autographed copy of Silvertide's American Excess EP by clicking here. Also, if you're in Los Angeles, Californ-i-a, check out Silvertide at the Viper Room on the 26th of this month and the 7th of April.

Ever heard of the "Chris Clark Visual Loop Experiment"? Well, even if not, you can participate in it by listening to these songs and coming up with your own visual interpretations of them that might get looped behind Clark at his shows... Warp will build a web area to show off and credit all of the work, so click here to enter. Go to the more in order to hear the songs even iffins ya don't wanna enter. The songs are off of Clark's new EP Ceramics is the Bomb out in May 2003.

Since they've finished re-mixing their album, Railer has set up a "Mini Tour" opening for Pigface and Thrill Kill Kult in Portland, Seattle and Salt Lake City in April. Railer won the KNRK new rock rumble tonight on the 17th of this month, so conga-rats to them. Remember to check out their re-release of their redone CD Frame of Mind on Underground Inc. on for May 6th.

TheStart has been stranded in Colorado since March 17th, but while they're still technically on tour, they've got some super tour dates with Alkaline Trio and The Used planned for whenever the blizzard ceases... Sarah Saturday is waiting with them and sitting in with the band on bass. Check it out on the mo' fo' shizzle.

Aphex Twin will be joining forces with Russell Haswell & Masami Akita (aka Satanstornade) for three "power-electronic-laptop-rave sessions" at the end of March 2003. Do we have any European readers? Here's the 3 dates: 3/28 Norway. Oslo – BLA. (sold out), 3/29, Norway. Bergen – USF, 3/30th Germany. Berlin –Volksbuhne with Whitehouse (sold out). April 4th-6th Aphex and Russell Haswell play at ATP festival. Remember that Aphex Twin's 26 Mixes for Cash is out on March 25th.