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One of the founding members of Slipknot, Shawn (Clown) Crahan, created a new band called Dirty Little Rabbits which features Stella K from Stella Soleil, on vocals along Michael Pfaff, Ryan Martin and Jeff Karnowski.

Just two years after releasing their EP "Simon", they are on their way to making their debut and with enough previous touring experience including 14 dates in this year's Warped Tour, opening slots for Lacuna Coil, Stone Sour and Mindless Self Indulgence, the group will soon conquer the UK.

Dirty Little Rabbits seem to have it all together according to Altsounds.com "this is a band at the height of their powers. Driving music overlaid with the unique vocals and melodies of Stella K. From the epic and uplifting 'Hello' to the intense and driving signature tune 'Dirty Little Rabbits', from the infectious melody of 'Happy' and the nightmarish intensity of 'Professional Hit'. "

Look for their self-titled album this September 20th and check out them out on Myspace/DirtyLittleRabbits!

Former frontman for Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil, Blake Schwarzenbach, has formed a new band called Forgetters and will release their debut album on September 21st.

Some background first, Blake fronted Thorns of Life in 2008 which consisted of members from Pinhead Gunpowder, and an actress from "The L Word". Unfortunately, the group parted ways before their debut LP neared completion, sometime afterwards Forgetters was born. Now with former Against Me! drummer, Kevin Mahon, the group have their sights set on unveiling their creation this fall.

Coming out on the band's own label, Too Small to Fail, the self-titled EP will feature four songs "released on a double seven-inch, and will feature the song that they named their label after." Pre-order your own copy through Midheaven Mailorder!

Current tracklist below:

1. “Vampire Lessons”
2. “Too Small To Fail”
3. “Not Funny”
4. “The Night Accelerates”

Here's Forgetters live at Generation Records in NYC!

U2 tells Rolling Stone magazine that their upcoming album will take a different approach and be more "club-sounding". Along with this this, these Irish rockers will not only release a rock album however, they will also release "Songs of Ascent"  which includes "tunes from the recording session of their latest disc" "No Line On the Horizon".

Bono hopes that the new music will be out "by the time the band return to make up the canceled North American dates next spring." This was due to Bono's emergency back surgery last May, "There are a lot bigger problems out there than the ones I was facing. ... But I came out of it perfect. And I feel incredibly grateful."

He and The Edge will also score the music for the upcoming Spider-Man musical, which has no tentative debut date as of yet.

Look for the September issue of RS this Friday!

Jazz funk band, Jamiroquai, have recently announced their comeback album "Rock, Dust, Light, Star" slated to be on store shelves November 1st. This will be the band's first studio album in five years since 2005's "Dynamite" and it was all recorded in frontman, Jay Kay's home recording studio in Buckinghamshire with new labelmates, Mercury Records.

If you've never been to a Jamiroquai show,  you'll be in for a treat since the band describes the new sound as "live", trying out a different approach "focusing on instruments rather than the electronic feel they are known for." Jamiroquai posted a message on their official website for all the fans.

"We think at a time when many acts are producing electronic, disco-influenced tracks, with Rock, Dust, Light, Star Jamiroquai has moved on and reverted to a more organic, live sound. The shift really helped revitalise the band who ended up producing a superb album - even if we do say it ourselves! We hope you all agree as you get to hear it", Jay Kay added on, "Everything on the record is live. It's a real band record. The last, album - fantastic - but the whole thing became a little sterile. This time we've captured the flow of our live performances."

The song, "White Knuckle Ride" will only be sold as a limited edition vinyl, while trailer single, "Blue Skies", is due in November. Fans have gotten a special treat of hearing the title track after Kay performed it earlier this year.

Before we go, we'll leave you Nimrods with a little teaser for the new record!

Last September we told you about New York trio, Goo Goo Dolls, releasing their next album, "Something for the Rest of Us" in February according to Buffalo News. Now it will officially be out in stores as soon as August 31st!

The Dolls recorded their music in guitarist, Johnny Rzenick and bassist Robby Takac's new privately owned recording studio. This will be the band's best album yet and Takac discusses creating the follow up to "Let Love In" in a changing music environment. "The entire music industry has changed pretty radically since we released 'Let Love In' in 2006. I mean, things were bad then, in so many ways, and they're worse now. The tradition routes for promoting a record and getting your music heard-radio, principally-aren't there in the way they were before. So we're facing some real challenges this time around."

When you pre-order the album through the guy's website, GooGooDolls.com, you'll be able get your hands around a nifty exclusive bundle which includes such goodies as: "CD featuring 12 NEW studio tracks including the smash single 'Home' contained in an exclusive book-style digipak with 24 pages of full color art, band photos, and lyrics. An MP3 instant download of 'Home' plus 3 bonus tracks of never-before-released covers delivered to you digitally on release date including: Postcards From Paradise (Flesh for Lulu), Rough Boys (Pete Townshend), & as an exclusive to pre-orders only, Catch Me Now I'm Falling (The Kinks) 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" exclusive lithograph - a limited amount will be AUTOGRAPHED by the band!"

American fans "must pre-order by August 21st to receive your bundle on or around release date!" You don't want to miss it!

It's not even the end of summer yet and already there's word of autumn album releases! Taylor Swift will release her latest track list, "Speak Now", on October 25th with the first single, "Mine", out August 16th.

Swift's third studio record will have a more personal touch with all 14 songs penned and co-produced by her. She worked with Nathan Chapman, who she frequently collaborates with, recording “60% of the album in his basement.” The music will have a more scathing approach to her past relationships one song at a time. “Track by track, each song is a different confession to a different person,”

Unlike the usual Tuesday release date, "Speak Now" will be out in stores on a Monday so it can be out at the same time globally. This will be the follow up to multi-platinum selling "Fearless" two years ago as Taylor says she likes to give herself some time to breathe before jumping into another project. “I write everything that I live so you have to give yourself a little bit of time so you can live a lot of things,”

Last year we told you about Radiohead working on their eighth album and the follow up to 2007's "In Rainbows". Since then there hasn't been a confirmed release date announced, but that could change sometime this year.

Entertainment Weekly recently sat down with the band's drummer, Philip Selway, to discuss what's going on with their latest creation. “It’s not finished yet, it’s still ongoing. We like where we are so far.”

Selway also added that the band's shenanigans in the studio have been “very productive, very creative sessions. You don’t want to start summing them up, though, until you’ve actually finished. I think that’s when you get the real hindsight on it, and the real flavor of actually what went on.”

Also, what about that confirmed 2010 deadline their guitarist mentioned last month? “Oh, I don’t know. We keep on hitting those points where you think, ‘We’re there.’ And then [later] you think, ‘No, it’s not.’ We’re having a break from it at the moment. I’ll be [promoting Familial], and then we’ll come back to it later in the summer and see where we are.”

If anything, while Radiohead's album may not be released this year, you'll still want to check out Selway's solo album "Familiar" which is released on August 31st!

Metal heads Disturbed return with a new album, "Asylum", due out August 31st and its title track will be the new single.

The mid-tempo tune is a love song complete with guitar riffs, heavy drums and plenty of growling from David Draiman belting out deep lyrics, “Don’t you know I’m in love you? How can I feel this empty? this loneliness is killing me.”

This album takes after their successful 2008 release "Indestructible", "which was the band’s third consecutive album to top the Billboard 200."

Look for Disturbed touring this summer at Rockstar Uproar with acts like Avenged Sevenfold.

Before we leave, enjoy Disturbed explaining the meaning behind "Asylum" below!

UPDATE 07-22-2010: Disturbed's twitter, @DisturbedTheGuy, is reminding everyone that they can pre-order their copy of "Asylum" here or you can find it on Amazon.com!

Bass player for Muse, Chris Wolstenholme, has confirmed that the band will start work on their sixth studio album next year according to NME.com. He admitted that they will take some much needed time off after this tour, which will end in Perth, Australia on December 19th.

"we'll definitely start working on a new album next year." He explained that a break would be necessary however, saying "it's something we've never done. I think the most time we've had off is about six weeks in the last 12 years, so we're due a break."

Wolstenholme sat down for an interview at their T In The Park gig "that saw the group further cement their position as one of the biggest bands in the world. With America it was something we never really expected to happen. So I think it was one of those things we really appreciated, hopefully it'll carry on."

Muse will conclude "the year with a three month stint that takes in both the USA and Australia."

Current upcoming shows for these Musers include:

• Fuji Rock in Japan on July 30, 
• Sziget in Hungary on August 15th
• Two dates at Wembley Stadium on September 10-11

Below is the NME interview with Chris spilling the beans about the new album!

Michelle Branch's website has confirmed a six track version of her third studio album, "Everything Comes And Goes", the release will be available sometime in the coming weeks both digitally and physically.  This EP will coincide with her North American tour with Sugarland.

Copies sold at concerts have made their way onto eBay for up to $30 and Branch has been tweeting (@MichelleBranch) urgently to her fans not to pay ridiculous prices for it. "Please people, DO NOT buy my EP on Ebay! There will be physical copies as well as digital for sale any moment!! I'd give you all the release date but WB won't tell me! No-one ever tells me anything." She then added "P.S. Don't get me wrong, I have friends at WB who I love and have nothing to do with this."

Branch's album has been pushed back due to financial strains with her label, Warner Brothers. She recently told Modbee about how the songs may not be so new for her anymore but still are for her fans. "For me, the songs get old. I have to keep reminding myself that music fans have not heard it."

This will be Michelle's first follow up to "Hotel Paper" which was released seven years ago.