Muse have launched a "Muse Answers" forum on their message board and are soliciting questions from fans. Thus far, Muse have confirmed they are shooting for the latter half of 2009 for their fifth album, but 2010 isn't out of the question. As well, bassist Chris Wolstenholme revealed the band might include a three-part orchestral opus on the tail end of the next record. [board.muse.mu]
Franz Ferdinand will tear through North America in December and preview tracks from their new album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, due January 27th. [www.nme.com]
Today, Pop Up Records released The Nurse Who Loved Me: A Tribute To Failure, featuring Paramore, Stemage and Orion, among others. Preview a few tracks on MySpace.
In celebration of the release Cross Of My Calling, the fifth album from The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Spin.com is streaming the new album in its entirety. [www.spin.com]
According to XFM, The Streets next album will be titled Computers And Blues. Mike Skinner revealed the details to Steve Harris last night on air. As previously reported, Skinner will take a break from music to work on films following his next record. [www.xfm.co.uk]
The Killers have tapped M83 to open many of their US dates scheduled for January and February 2009. [www.pitchforkmedia.com]
NPR is offering an exclusive first listen of Sugar Mountain - Live At Canterbury House 1968 from Neil Young. The album was recorded in 1968 at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, MI. The official release is due on December 2nd. [www.npr.org]
Far (aka Jonah Matranga's first band) has announced an official UK reunion tour, starting tonight in Newport. The band played a few shows in California as Hot Little Pony in October. Follow the reunion plans on the new Far website. [www.thebandfar.com]
Bruce Springsteen has made the title track and first single from his forthcoming album, Working On A Dream, available as a free download until midnight tonight. You can snag the new song through the Sony BMG digital store or on iTunes.
Eels have posted the new track "Man Up" from the forthcoming Jim Carrey film, Yes Man, on MySpace. The soundtrack is due December 9th. As well, Eels have made all their albums available for streaming on the MySpace player. [www.myspace.com]
Through their website, No Doubt have announced plans to tour and potentially record a new album. Of course, all will take place in 2009. I'm sure more details will follow. [www.rollingstone.com]
Converge revealed on their MySpace blog that they're currently writing a new album, due out in 2009 through Epitaph. The band is also editing the Thousands Of Miles Between Us DVD. [blog.myspace.com]
The Killers new record, Day & Age, is streaming in its entirety over on MySpace for a limited time. You can pick up the album for $3.99 this week at the Amazon MP3 Store. [www.myspace.com]
You can stream the new album from Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak, over on Kanye's blog. The album is available in both physical and digital formats today. [www.kanyeuniversecity.com]
Jeremy Enigk will return in February with a new solo album, OK Bear. Enigk told Billboard that the record's producers turned the new songs into "heavy rockers." [www.billboard.com]
Against Me! has released the Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival EP, which compiles three tracks recorded at said festival. Download it exclusively on iTunes. [www.punknews.org]
With two days left until Chinese Democracy drops, Guns N' Roses have posted the album in its entirety on MySpace for streaming.
Nina Persson of The Cardigans will release a new A Camp record, Colonia, on February 2nd (Europe). Persson teamed up once again with Niclas Frisk. The first single, "Stronger Than Jesus," will be released in January. The band have also posted a studio photo album shot during the making of the album. [www.acamp.net]
Citizen Cope has announced Southeast US dates in January and February. Clarence Greenwood also recently announced plans to release Acoustic Tapes Vol. 1, a new album of solo acoustic studio tracks and live recordings from his recent solo tour. [www.livedaily.com]
New Jersey's Dalek will return on January 27th with Gutter Tactics via Ipecac. Preview two tracks from said album on MySpace. [tinymixtapes.com]
