A few more Wrens tour dates have been added to their schedule. Check the more for a reminder of the old dates, and the new dates, fused together as one.

This seems to be happening alot. Announce a tour, get people excited about certain dates, and then go back and re-announce the tour with additional dates added! So, we told you that Rogue Wave would be touring with labelmates The Helio Sequence but now they are giving you more chances to check them out.

In support of their Bar/None release, In Case We Die, Architecture in Helsinki will be touring. If you've not checked them out yet, you may want to head over to their website and then make some marks on your calendar of when you are going to go see them.

We told you that ex-Azure Ray / ex-Now It's Overhead member Maria Taylor would be going solo with her release 11:11 but now we've got the specifics track for you.

They may be busy touring with a certain labelmate but The Faint still finds time to release some new goods. The single for "Desperate Guys" will be available on tour and on iTunes (here). The single features a remix of "Desperate Guys" as well as the demo of "Birth" from their latest release Wet From Birth.

I'm not sure if they're going to pull it off with the backdrop / animated characters or not but Gorillaz are set to play a few in-stores in support of their new album, Demon Days. In other random news, you can get your own Gorillaz in limited edition vinyl form here, and I'm not talking about 12" vinyl discs either.

Goldfrapp will release their brand new single "Ooh La La" stateside August 23th through Mute, followed by their new album, Supernature, September 20th. Building on their show-stopping performance at Glastonbury last summer, Goldfrappwill tour America this fall (dates TBA) and also be playing several UK and European festivals this summer including:

Coldplay will be touring North America, rather extensively, in support of their forthcoming album X&Y.

The forthcoming Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album, Howl, that we told you about has had its tracklisting announced. Expect tour dates to follow soon...

Nomadic wanderers Super Furry Animals have announced the details of their forthcoming album Love Kraft. The album is due August 15th overseas but hopefully it won't take it too long to reach the states.

Not that any of the members have been highly inactive over the years but it appears that Devo will be doing a bit of touring this summer. In support of? Well, the good name of Devo that's what. Check the more for dates.

On September 17th, 2004, Elvis Costello and The Imposters took the stage at the High Tone Café in Memphis, Tennessee to play an intimate set to a crowd capped at 250. Costello gave the audience his greatest hits with some new and inspired songs while Emmylou Harris joined him on stage for a few songs. You can now get in on the action by picking up Club Date - Live In Memphis at a store near you (an be sure to check the downloads for some video clips).

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will release his new solo album, Tyranny of Souls, on May 24th, just in case you were interested.

If you're in NYC around Central Park on July 30th, guess what? You can go see MC5 performing at New York's Central Park SummerStage twentieth anniversary event with DJ Spooky and Sun Ra Arkestra.

Turbonegro are back to sprinkle their new album Party Animals over the world, and whether they suit you or not, the Norwegian death punks has made one hell of a punk rock record to follow up on the comeback album Scandinavian Leather (2003). The disc is available in Europe and Australia now, and the release date for the USA and the rest of the world will be in fall 2005. Check the new video for "High on Crime" here.

I'm sure you haven't forgotten, but if you did, here's your reminder: The new album from Autechre, Untilted, is out now, sporting a fetching 2LP sleeve design by Alex Rutterford, or of course you can buy the CD.

The first ever CMJ/Rock Hall Music Fest will be from June 8th to 11th in Cleveland. Some of the cool performances to catch include those of Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, the Futureheads, the Pixies, Spoon, Grandmaster Flash (sans Furious Five) and the Misfits. Don't you wish it were televised?

Luke Vibert has released a new album called Lover's Acid on Mike Paradinas/Mu Ziq's Planet Mu label, compiling the two long-deleted vinyl EPs 95-99 and Homewerk plus four new tracks. You can fetch it here.

Oh coolness! MTV2 will air the thirty-minute concert special "System of A Down Live" featuring live performances of "Chop Suey!," "Psycho" and "B.Y.O.B." on May 20th. Tune in (and hope the camera work is better than the Beasties' special).

Stellastarr* have finished recording the follow-up their impressive self-titled debut, which will be released on RCA this August. Expect a US and UK tour to follow. They will relaunch their official website on July 1 with more information and audio samples. I will bet anything that it will be amazing.