YACHT will release their first album as a duo, See Mystery Lights, this summer through DFA. NME has the track list. [www.nme.com]

Last night at the Seattle tour stop of Tom Morello’s Justice Tour, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron joined Tad Doyle on stage to perform as "Tadgarden." That's probably as close as we'll ever get to a Soundgarden reunion. [www.rollingstone.com]

Tortoise will release their first album in five years, Beacons of Ancestorship, on June 23rd through Thrill Jockey. [www.thetripwire.com]

According to his blog, David Pajo looks to be heading out with Yeah Yeah Yeahs on the band's forthcoming tour. [www.mbvmusic.com]

According to the band, Poison The Well will release The Tropic Rot on June 16th (digitally on May 24th). Reportedly, it "doesn't sound like any other Poison the Well record." [blogs.myspace.com]

Iggy Pop will release Preliminaires, a score inspired by Michel Houellebecq's novel The Possibility of an Island, on June 2nd. Guitars appear on the album, but many songs are "jazz-like." Iggy speaks about the project in a video on the album's website.

Art Brut will tour this June in support of Art Brut vs. Satan, due May 12th. The tour includes two five-night residencies in New York and Chicago and a three-night residency in LA. [www.myspace.com]

Passion Pit will issue their debut full-length, Manners, an album full of "ambition and kaleidoscopic soundscapes," on May 19th. The band will hit the road this summer in support of the record. Check out the tour dates and album samples on MySpace. [www.myspace.com]

Jenny Lewis has announced a US headlining tour in continued support of Acid Tounge from April through June. Welcome to Van Nuys, a documentary film about the making of Acid Tounge, will be screened in the near future. [www.jennylewis.com]

According to Spin, Green Day will release 21st Century Breakdown on May 15th (yes, that's a Friday). The first single, "Know Your Enemy," will hit everywhere mid-April and reportedly sounds "like an outtake from the Dookie sessions." [www.spin.com]

As previously reported, Ben Harper has formed Relentless7. The group's debut album, White Lies for Dark Times, will be released on May 5th. A tour and late-night talk show run will take place in May, around the record's release. [www.relentless7.com]

According to the band, Every Time I Die hit the studio with producer Steve Evetts Monday to begin work on their Epitaph debut. As reported, the Big Dirty follow up is due in the fall. [blogs.myspace.com]

The original Denali lineup is playing more shows this summer. A new album was mentioned in 2008, but nothing else is known. Find all the show details on the band's Reverbnation page.

Ben Folds will release Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella! on April 28th. The record compiles a cappella performances from 15 US college groups and two songs from Folds.

As reported, Dinosaur Jr. joined the ranks of Jagjaguwar to release his fifth album. Said album is titled Farm, features 11 tracks and will be released on June 23rd. [www.nme.com]

On the heels of Death Magnetic and a Guitar Hero game, Metallica have announced a massive fall US tour. Dates run from September 14th through December 12th. [www.spin.com]

On April 20th, Bananaz, from directory Ceri Levy, will premiere on babelgum.com. The documentary follows Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn from 2000-2006 during the creation and ascension of Gorillaz. Watch to the trailer on Babelgum. [www.babelgum.com]

Elvis Costello will release Secret, Profane & Sugarcane on June 2nd through Hear Music. The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and is "predominantly rooted in acoustic music." [www.elviscostello.com]

Marilyn Manson will return on May 26th with The High End of Low. Manson will make the track "We're From America" available on his website for free beginning March 27th. The first official single will be "Arma… geddon." [www.rollingstone.com]

Thrice has launched a studio journal to chronicle their progress as they record a new album. [www.punknews.org]