UNKLE member, DJ, and label owner, James Lavelle is set to launch a new record label, Surrender All. Not sure what that means for his current label, Mo 'Wax, but the first release will be the third UNKLE album, which is produced by Chris Goss (Queens of The Stone Age). The "Surrender All" name will also be a fashion house and a series of club nights.

Heading back out on tour, continuing to support her latest album 'Impeach My Bush,' Peaches (Merrill Nisker)) will land in North America beginning late November, that sees her making a stop in Mexico for several shows. TOUR DATES 11/24 New York, NY - Irving Plaza 11/25 Philadelphia, PA - tba 11/26 Washington DC - 9:30 Club 11/27 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom 11/28 Atlanta, GA - Variety 11/30 Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater 12/01 Austin, TX - The Fest 12/02 New...

The Zune, Microsoft's answer to the iPod, will be released during the holiday season and is receiving its fair share of buzz for many reasons, not the least of which is an innovative emerging artists feature. The Zune will come preloaded with music of a number of "emerging" artists, and in exchange, these artists will receive the promotion/distribution benefits of having their music available for immediate listen on every Zune. Bitter:Sweet, one of the bands signed to this deal, has its...

Recovering from Hurricane Wilma's damage last year, according to Billboard.com, Miami's Bang! Festival is seeking to establish itself as a festival with broad appeal through its innovative programming. Carefully choosing acts according to their fanbase, the program will include Duran Duran (35 and over) and Modest Mouse (college crowd). Tiësto, Daft Punk, Common, and Kinky round out the picture. Gnarls Barkley was chosen to highlight the festival, not only for their Miami roots and...

"Make Way For the SOVVVVV"....hasn't she used that line before? Regardless, here is the latest video for Lady Sovereign's "Love Me Or Hate Me" featuring a pretty cool Tetris sequence and just plain weird monkey-esque creatures. Windows Media Player Real Media

I usually don't like to compare bands with other bands, for someone out there always seems to disagree or the comparison isn't quite perfect, but I'll go out on a limb on this one. Beck meets Jamie Lidell meets The Rapture, British producer multi-instrumentalist and beat maker Whitey , is set to tour North America in support of the US debut of ''The Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is A Train' via Dim Mak. Beginning in mid-October,...

Adding to the firm's already weighty line-up, including Sean "Diddy" Combs, Eminem, 50 Cent and others, Kanye West is the newest addition to the William Morris Agency. As his agency, they will oversee and negotiate all aspects of the rapper's recordings, production, publishing, touring, and endorsements. Additionally, Kanye recently formed company West Brands LLC., that will allow him to pursue other business ventures. Perhaps an Apple Bottom Jeans rival?

After closing its doors in 2002, just two years after the label entered into a joint venture with Warner Music, the iconic dance label that that begain in 1989, Strictly Rhythm, is set to relaunch via a strategic alliance with Simon Dunmore of Defected Records. Rising to fame with underground tracks by the likes of Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, Danny Tenaglia, Armand Van Helden and Masters At Work and later with crossover records by Reel 2 Real, Ultra Naté, Barbara Tucker, Josh Wink and...

The first contribution from Chico Hamilton and Joyous Shout's "By Invitation Only" MySpace Event featuring surprise celebrity remixes, head over to Chico Hamilton's MySpace page for a free fownload of Fertile Ground's "Simple Timeless." As posted on his blog, Of "Simple Timeless", James Collins says "Back in '93, when Dizzy died I wasn't sad because I realized that artists create eternal intimate relationships with...

Hopefully you aren't getting sick of the recent Beck news postings, but if you are, here's a link to a TV On The Radio remix of Beck's "Dark Star" for good measure. MAC users may have a bit trouble playing this, but this can be solved by downloading Flip4Mac.