Lostprophets frotnman Ian Watkins has formed a new dance side project with producer Sammy Jay under the moniker of L'Amour La Morgue (which loosely translates as The Love The Death).You can here the duo's versions of Tears for Fears's Shout and Britney Spear's Womanizer at their Pure Volume page or download their mixtape from www.lamourlamorgue....

The likes of Mystery Jets, Lostprophets and The Futureheads are set to feature on a free album featuring covers of The Cure that will be given away with next week's issue of NME on February 25.

Lostprophets have replaced departed drummer Ilan Rubin with former Yellowcard Longineu Parsons. Yellowcard went on an indefinite hiatus last May.As previously reported in Kerrang! magazine, Lostprophets are currently working on their as-yet-untitled fourth studio album which is being produced by bassist Stu Richardson.

Despite reports earlier this week, Jimmy Page's manager now says that Led Zeppelin will not be touring or recording in 2009 and are, in fact, "over".Peter Mensch, whose company Q Prime also represents Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lostprophets and Muse, had told the BBC's digital station 6Music that: "John Paul Jones [bass] and Jimmy Page [g...

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins is teaming up with The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses and Attack! Attack! for a New Year's Eve charity bash.