Saddle Creek's Mayday is hitting the road. Be sure to check them out after purchasing their latest LP, Bushido Karaoke.

In an attempt to keep their growing buzz going Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will be playing a handful of shows in New York (and one in Philly) before their national tour with The National.

New Order will release their first DVD this September 13th entitled Item. The two-disc set features all of the bands promotional videos and the documentary "New Order Story" (expanded to two and a half hours).

The Grandaddy summer EP that we told you about has a few more details to it now. It will be entitled Excerpts From the Diary of Todd Zilla and features 8-tracks that will not be repeated on the forthcoming full-length LP.

If you haven't heard The Sunlandic Twins, the latest from Of Montreal, then you won't be able to sing along with them when they play your city during their upcoming, slightly-exhausting, tour of the states.

Former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek will release his solo album Nexterday on September 27th.

The new Gorillaz video for "Dare" is online and viewable right here. Assuming you have Quicktime that is.

The sophomore release from Franz Ferdinand, entitled Franz Ferdinand, will be released on October 4th via Domino Recordings. Remember to mark your calendar for the previous announced tour dates.

Sleater-Kinney will be a non-stop touring force this year. And to back that fact up we've got more tour dates and verification that they will be opening for Pearl Jam on a number of dates.

July is the perfect time to catch Caesars and The Golden Republic on tour together throughout the US.

Somerset have posted another new track, "Rhyme Over Reason," for streaming on their Purevolume and Myspace pages. Check it out and watch for a new song to be posted every Monday until the release of Pandora on August 9th.

As I plow through my modem download of Tori Amos' new video for "Sweet the Sting" off her recent album The Beekeeper, I can't help think you guys should be able to download it as well... In Quicktime, Real, or WinMedia. Also check out Tori's exclusive iTunes session, which features "Sleeps With Butterflies," "The Power Of Orange Knickers," "Seaside," and "Crazy."

Former Alice In Chains guitarist, now Cardboard Vampyres guitarist (more on that below) Jerry Cantrell has been a busy bee. Read on for details on his current projects.

That 311 album we told you about, Don't Tread On Me, has been pushed back to an August 16th release.

Apparently The Secret Machines have finished recording their followup to Now Here Is Nowhere and will likely try out the new songs on the road and release the disc in early 06.

Last time we posted about a ton of Decemberists tour dates I figured that was it for the band for the year. Amazingly, we were wrong. The band will be playing a ton of shows in support of Picaresque.

On September 20th you'll be able to stroll down to your local music store and pick up the new Broadcast album, Tender Buttons. If that's not enough for you then you may want to check the more for album details, tour dates, and insight into when the first single will be available.

The new Silver Jews album, entitled Tanglewood Numbers, will be released on October 18th. David Berman describes the record as a "hard rock record" but there's no telling what that means for the Silver Jews.

The Sigur Ros album we told you about is now slated for a September 13th release and will be entitled Takk (the icelandic word for "Thanks"). The band is also doing quite a bit of touring, so check their site for links to pre-sale tickets.

In support of the forthcoming Twin Cinema (details here), The New Pornographers will be hitting the road. Check the more for specific dates.