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Gerard Way, frontman for My Chemical Romance, will launch his new Dark Horse comic book series “The Umbrella Academy” this fall, with the first issue due September 19. It’s about, in part, “a [closeted] space alien [who] has adopted seven extraordinary children to save the world.” Naturally. And he’s not the only rocker to put […]

Tags: alkaline trio, apple, eminem, itunes, kanye west, lou reed, my chemical romance, neil young, peter bjorn and john, timbaland

Rihanna’s streak of 10 consecutive weeks atop the UK singles charts came to an end when her “Umbrella” fell to number three, with Timbaland (”The Way I Are”) taking over the top spot.
UK survey group Entertainment Media Research has conducted its fourth annual opinion poll about music downloading, and 43% of respondents (a four-year high) […]

Tags: deerhunter, file-sharing, new order, rihanna, sigur ros, timbaland

Dotmusic reports that Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones are currently in talks to tour together in 2008 as Led Zeppelin for the first time in nearly 30 years.
They may want to get a physical first, however. KISS singer Paul Stanley was forced to pull out of a planned California show Friday when […]

Tags: hard-fi, kiss, led zeppelin, ozzy osbourne

Rhino and Warner Home Video will be getting the Led out this fall, with three Led Zeppelin reissues planned. On November 13th comes the 2-disc greatest hits CD “Mothership,” followed by a new DVD version of 1976 concert film “The Song Remains the Same” — and a new version of its soundtrack CD — one […]

Tags: dirty pretty things, hives, led zeppelin, m83, the coral

NME reports that Har Mar Superstar (aka Sean Na Na frontman Sean Tillman), Adam Green (ex-Moldy Peaches), and Jamie Reynolds (Klaxons) are forming what will no doubt be a joke-rock supergroup. Called Mumps, the new band is apparently inspired by Harry Nilsson.
Speaking of Jamie Reynolds, the bassist broke his leg after jumping off a stage […]

Tags: adam green, diddy, foo fighters, har mar superstar, harry nilsson, kanye west, klaxons, michael stipe, mumps, sex pistols

Singer Damien Jurado is currently in the studio with producer Casey Foubert (Pedro the Lion) to work on a follow-up to “And Now That I’m In Your Shadow” for label Secretly Canadian. His labelmate Richard Swift is also nearing completion of a new album under his Instruments Of Science & Technology alter-ego. As the name […]

Tags: cee-lo, colbie caillat, coldplay, damien jurado, devo, jimi hendrix, lionel richie, parts and labor, patti smith, richard swift, rolling stones

The Guardian reports that Sanctuary is selling off its 49% stake in the legendary Rough Trade label to Beggars Group for over $1.5 million. The move saves Rough Trade from being associated with Universal Music Group, which will soon take over Sanctuary pending approval by the latter’s shareholders.
The latest comeback attempt by pop star Kylie […]

Tags: beck, jamie lidell, kylie minogue, rough trade

The Gutter Twins, the duo of Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees) and Greg Dulli (Twilight Singers, Afghan Whigs), has been signed by Sub Pop. No word yet on when an album might arrive.
Stereogum turns us onto the news that Devo have reunited to record their first new song in 17 years. Unfortunately, it’s for a Dell […]

Tags: ben lee, devo, greg dulli, gutter twins, mark lanegan, white stripes

NME reports that The Horrors are planning on entering the studio this fall to record their follow-up to debut LP “Strange House.” They hope to enlist Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford and Suede guitarist Bernard Butler as producers.
Illegal file-sharers in Europe may be able to rest a little easier if the European Union’s high court […]

Tags: file-sharing, guns n roses, ja rule, lil flip, lil wayne, pernice brothers, postal service, rihanna, simian mobile disco, the horrors

The Yardbirds may not be reuniting after all. Contradicting previously-issued reports, the manager of former Yardbird Jeff Beck told Billboard that he had no plans to tour with Jimmy Page in the fall.
Interested in buying a record label? Sympathy For The Record Industry, the Long Beach, Calif. label that first put the White Stripes on […]

Tags: babyshambles, kylie minogue, libertines, scissor sisters, sympathy for the record industry, yardbirds