Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls couple rough-and-ragged Americana strains with punk idealism and directness on their debut full-length

Rage Against the Machine have revealed the lineup for their "Tent State Music Festival to End the War," a Denver Coliseum concert meant to coincide with the Democratic National Convention on August 27. State Radio, The Coup, The Flobots, and former MC5 guitarist Wayne Cramer will all perform at the

The Presidents Of The United States Of America were joined by Wayne Kramer of the MC5 onstage as well as Weird Al.

Patti Smith is working on an album of original material to follow up the April release of her covers album, Twelve. Though Smith will focus on live shows for most of the rest of the year - including a September 13 tribute for her late husband, MC5's Fred Smith - she says, "I've been working on a lot of songs, so I'd like to record again."