Nineties New York alt-rock gals Luscious Jackson reunite with a new song and an album on the way.

Brit-rockers Kaiser Chiefs deliver a singles retrospective, with two new songs.

Converse plan their next collaborative tune, featuring Kimbra, Mark Foster from Foster The People and DJ A-Trak.

James Mercer plans to release old material, and will record another album with Danger Mouse as Broken Bells.

Smashing Pumpkins will officially release Oceania as an album from their recent, expansive song-cycle.

Special editions of the new Flaming Lips collaborative album will contain blood from the “fwends”.

Oregon singer-songwriter M. Ward returns after She & Him for his guest-heavy sixth solo album.

Arcade Fire’s new compositions for blockbuster film The Hunger Games have appeared online.

Right after announcing that they have a new album on the way, Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros stream a new track.

Elfin indie folk star Lisa Mitchell announces a new song and a church and cathedral tour.

Mock metallers Tenacious D announce their triumphant return in a video featuring Val Kilmer, Dave Grohl and Josh Groban.

British glam rock jokers The Darkness have reformed with a new single and an Australian tour for May.

A teaser for Justin Bieber’s new single ‘Boyfriend’, featuring Mike Posner, has appeared online.

Hip-hop collective Quakers, produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead), Katalyst and 7Stu7, stream more tunes and release their debut.

Pioneering Oz hip-hop collective TZU reunite for a new single, album and a national tour.

British pop lass Jessie J delivers her new single ‘Laserlight’, featuring David Guetta.

British electro duo Simian Mobile Disco reveal details of their new full-length studio album Unpatterns.

Icelandic post-rock heroes Sigur Ros finally announce a new album, due in May.

After recovering from bloody stomach surgery, Al Jourgensen brings back industrial metal monolith Ministry.

Brit-rockers The Futureheads promise “something different” on album number five, Rant.

Latin superstar Pibull has recorded the theme song to Men In Black 3, titled ‘Back In Time’.

Oz hip-hop gods Hilltop Hoods spend a second week at the top of a busy week for new releases on the ARIA Chart.

Following the news that British punk icons the Sex Pistols have signed a new deal with Universal Music Catalogue, the band will release a limited edition 7" record of their first ever single Anarchy in the UK on April 21st for Record Store Day.

Ram was Paul McCartney's second solo album and, for years, was criticized as being too "cute" and "tossed off."

New South Wales soulful blues act The Rubens join Ivy League Records, start recording their debut, and sell out half their tour.

Irish shoegaze noise legends My Bloody Valentine will have all their releases collected and remastered.

US prog-rock wizards The Mars Volta are streaming their whole new album online.

Remember that ‘Place Your Hands’ song? Well, Reef will hit Australia to plug their complete boxset.

Madonna’s MDNA launches an interesting week in new releases - Katy Perry, Odd Future, Lionel Richie, Paul Weller and more.

Justin Bieber will 'definitely surprise people' with his new material.