Idiom have released their track Same Old Songs for free download to coincide with their announcement as support on Sikth's UK tour later this year. 

Slash has released a lyric video for the title track and lead single from his upcoming album, 'World on Fire'.

Sikth, Monuments and Jon Gomm are the final bands to join the bill for this summer's UK Tech-Fest, at Newark Showground between July 10 and 13.

Photo (main, inset): Andrew Whitton/Download 2014

Ah, Download Festival. That annual mid-June gathering where heads bang, ears ring and overpriced beer is chugged by the gallon. Held within the hallowed confines of Donington Park, the bash has long since established itself as one of the pivotal points on the UK festival circuit. This year, even with promoters tightening the rules on circle pits, moshing and general silliness, the faithful turned out in full force and fine voice.

Billy Idol has announced that he will release his first new album in almost a decade this October.

10cc have confirmed a special show at London's Brooklyn Bowl for next week.

Photo: Sonia Melot

“I wake up thinking I’ve had enough, of lying around all day,” Tom Vek sings on Trying To Do Better, from his third album, ‘Luck’. “Not pushing for any one thing, just spinning these little plates.”

Savage Messiah have lined up a winter UK headline tour.

Watsky has set up a brace of shows for a short autumn UK and Ireland tour.

Photo: Justin Borucki

Frank Iero, former guitarist of My Chemical Romance, will return with a new album later this year. Staple Records will release ‘Stomachaches’, the first outing for Frnk Iero And The Cellabration, on August 26.

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band have confirmed dates for an October UK tour. 

Ani DiFranco has set up a series of UK shows for the autumn.

Labels are awful things. Klaxons, then, must have been particularly happy when ‘New Rave’ went the way of Old Yeller. The band have maintained a relatively low profile since the release of their underwhelming second effort, ‘Surfing The Void’, four years ago, but ‘Love Frequency’ is set to change all that.

Goldfrapp have released a new video for Jo, the opening song from their ‘Tales Of Us’ album.

Catfish and the Bottlemen have lined up a return to London's KOKO.

Timber Timbre will play London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 14.

Black Light White Light are streaming their new single, High Like A Hurricane.

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly will play a final show at London’s Forum on September 12.

Collabro have mapped out an extensive run of headline shows for early 2015.

Lykke Li will return to the UK and Ireland in November for a trio of headline shows.