Arctic Monkeys have given their third studio album a Scrooge-tastic title, 'Humbug'. As previously announced, the 10-track record will be released on August 24 and has been produced by James Ford in Brooklyn and Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert, Los Angeles. Read more >>

Reverend and the Makers frontman Jon McClure has leaked an anti-BNP song in response to the far right political party gaining two seats at the European elections. Titled 'Manifesto - The People Shaper', McClure explained on Twitter that the track was written after he allegedly received death threats from “BNP nutters” after criticizing the party. Read more >>

Editors are set to play a huge tour of the UK and Ireland this autumn in support of their new album. The band will play gigs in Norwich, Dublin and Manchester on the 15-date tour. Read more >>

The Specials are to continue their successful reunion with another UK tour this autumn. The band will begin the 13-date tour at the Arena in Cardiff on November 1. Read more >>

Depeche Mode restarted their world tour in Germany last night following Dave Gahan's operation to have a tumour removed from his bladder. The band were forced to scrap or postpone a total of 12 shows after Gahan was taken ill at the beginning of May. Read more >>

Kenny Rankin, a former guitarist for Bob Dylan, has passed away at the age of 69. Rankin died of complications relating to lung cancer. He had been taken ill just a matter of weeks ago, his record label said. Read more >>

Of Montreal, Maps and Lykke Li have been added to the line up for the Latitude festival in Suffolk. Mirrors, Fever Ray, Sky Larkin and St Vincent will also appear at the festival, which runs from from July 16-19. Read more >>