MGMT, Silversun Pickups, Against Me! and Major Lazer have been added to the ongoing 'Soul Collective' US tour.

Against Me! drummer Warren Oakes has left after eight years in the band. He's now concentrating on a new Mexican restaurant called Boca Fiesta in Gainesville, Florida."Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the dream a reality, especially Tom, James and Andrew," says Oakes. "I've had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you."The band ...

Gallows have teamed up with the ActionAid charity as part of their Bollocks To Poverty Campaign.ActionAid launched their very own online Bollocks To Poverty music store today, where you can buy tunes and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to ActionAid’s work across the world.Gallows guitarist Laurent 'Lags' Barnard has uploaded his pic...

Green Day have revealed today that they will release upcoming new album, 21st Century Breakdown, on Friday May 15 - worldwide.Last week, the band gave Kerrang! a sneak-preview of the follow-up to 2004's American Idiot.The record was recorded in LA at Ocean Way Studios with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Against Me!, AFI) and features 16 tracks - d...

It's been a minute since onetime noise addict Ben Lee teamed up with a Saved By The Bell star after proclaiming his love for Against Me!. He's back with his seventh album The Rebirth Of Venus -- the above thumbnail is the somewhat creepy album art -- which is where you'll find "Blue Denim." This is how he describes the song:Around the time I wro...