After reporting last week that blues icon Bo Diddley suffered a stroke during a Council Bluffs, Iowa live performance, Billboard.com reports that he is in fact doing better. While he still has difficulty speaking, he has not suffered any long-term physical damages. Diddley's business manager, Faith Fusillo, issued a statement saying, "I was ...read more

The Electric Soft Parade will embark on a nationwide tour tomorrow in San Diego, CA. The tour will take the duo across the U.S. and end a few weeks later on June 17 in New York, NY. The British indie rock band consisting of brothers Alex and Tom White are stateside to promote their latest release Need To Be Down-Hearted which is out now. ...read more

Editors announced today that their sophomore release, And End Has A Start, will see a domestic July 17 release via The Fader Label/Epic Records. The follow-up to The Back Room is produced by Jacknife Lee, who has recently helmed the sound board with Snow Patrol and Bloc Party. "There is a lot of death on the record, ...read more

Scott Stapp the former lead singer of Creed was arrested today for domestic assault. The details behind the assault were not revealed as of yet, but Stapp was taken into custody while at his $4.9 million home that he shares with his wife, Jaclyn Nesheiwat, in Long Lake Estates, Florida. Police are reporting that one was injured during the ...read more

New R&B discovery Chrisette Michele has announced a tour in support of her anticipated forthcoming record I Am, due out June 19th on Def Jam Recordings. Michele will begin her brief tour in Baltimore, MD on July 6 and end on August 6 in San Francisco. Her new single "Your Joy" is now the iTunes Single of the Week. These are the ...read more

In a tour to support the new album Release The Stars, Rufus Wainwright will embark on a nationwide trek beginning this spring. To give concert-goers even more of an incentive to see the charismatic singer perform, alt-country vocalist (and former New Pornographer) Neko Case will join him as an opening act. The two will perform ...read more

Photographer and novice director, Anton Corbijn, premiered his first film, Control, at Cannes this week. The movie, a biopic of Ian Curtis, the deceased front man of Joy Division, received rave reviews as it played to a rapturous audience. The actor portraying Curtis is Sam Riley, a 27-year-old undiscovered actor, who is also the ...read more

The Counting Crows will tour this summer alongside Live and Collective Soul performing for a number of performances in minor league baseball stadiums. Third Eye Blind will join the lineup of shows. We can't make this up. The nostalgic bill will begin on July 22 in Wilmington, DE and end on September 2 in Fargo, ND. These ...read more