For many music fans, the promise of a 174-track collection of material by one of the world's most famous surf-pop bands is a dream come true. Knowing that the collection contains no less than 60 completely unreleased songs just puts the icing on the top of a very gooey, flavoursome cake. 

Garage rockers Band Of Skulls and US rockers Sweethead are to support Queens Of The Stone Age on their forthcoming November UK tour.

Sir Paul McCartney has released the first music from his forthcoming new album, the appropriately titled 'New'.

Irish chart-toppers The Script have cancelled a duo of UK live shows, it has been announced.

American pop superstar Katy Perry has revealed that she’s decided to head down a happier route with her new album ‘Prism’, despite earlier claims that she’d be doing the opposite.

American hip-hop and R&B group TLC have revealed that they’re working with the likes of Lady Gaga and Ne-Yo on their new record.

Biff Byford - frontman of English heavy metal outfit Saxon - has opened up about their most recent album ‘Sacrifice’.

London-based producer Frankee has released his single ‘Black Hearts’/’Wonderland’.

Environmentally friendly children’s pop outfit the Wombles could be set to tour the UK as the brand relaunches.

Festival Republic chief Melvin Benn has claimed that The Big Chill Festival is ‘resting’, and that he hasn’t retired the event.

Kings of Leon’s new record was inspired by Queens of the Stone Age, according to drummer Nathan Followill.

On August 29, the first edition of the Eight At The Gate Festival will take over the Gate Arts Centre in Cardiff. Featuring 12 bands across three nights, the event is set to show another side to the Welsh capital's rapidly developing music scene.

Brandy will headline a Musicalize event at London's IndigO2 on September 24.

Kids In Glass Houses have released a teaser for their new single, Peace, the title track of their forthcoming fourth studio album.

Zero 7 have unveiled the flip-side of their new white label single, On My Own. The British duo released the 12" on August 26, and it's their first new material since 2009's 'Yeah Ghost'.

Amplify Dot will take over London's Barfly on September 30 for a one-off headline show.

Metalcore outfits While She Sleeps and Hatebreed have been added to the lineup of Vans Warped Tour UK. The two day event takes place at London’s Alexandra Palace on November 16 and 17.

Jason Derulo has debuted his brand new track, Marry Me.

Leeds Festival. The young, upstart sibling of Reading reared its hungover head once again last weekend, returning with a line-up that was stronger than a horse's hind leg. Rain hammered down, tents were ripped from their pegs and a certain reviewer spent part of the weekend with two cans of John Smith's duct taped to his hands. It was a good ‘un.

Arcane Roots will hit the road in November for a series of UK dates, following sets at both Reading and Leeds during the course of last weekend.