PLUG co-founder Gerry Hart says, "Having Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds perform at PLUG has been a dream of ours since Amaechi (Uzoigwe, co-founder) and I started PLUG." Additionally, seminal U.K.-based rapper and Mercury Prize winner DIZZEE RASCAL--whose Maths and English LP is nominated for "Best Hip Hop Album"--has been confirmed to perform.

Fans will have the opportunity to personally interact with the legendary rocker through the "Leave A Message For Steve Winwood Mobile Contest", where supporters will be able to leave voicemail for Winwood, and one lucky winner will receive a personal phone call in return.

This tour will begin in Florida, Mayday Parade's home state, and continue up the coast ending at The Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey.

In recent years the Grande Mothers have performed to wildly enthusiastic audiences in the US and Canada and plan to bring their special blend of musical mayhem to the British shores.

In addition to the three Sad Clown EPs and free full length digital release, Strictly Leakage, Atmosphere will be touring in support of their sixth upcoming studio full length, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That ---- Gold (April 22nd, Rhymesayers).

Currently being mastered by Kim Rosen at West West Side Music in New York, a completed version of the title track from 'Black Ocean' and the album's cover art are available on CENTURY's MySpace page. Two years in the making, and with the pending release of 'Black Ocean,' CENTURY frontman Carson Slovak says, "Black Ocean is being released? On Prosthetic Records? Well that's great!"

The band have now announced they will return to the US this Spring for their biggest US Tour to date in support of their sophomore album KONK, out on April 15th through Astralwerks.

On January 22, 2008 tour headliners, The Audition, released their much anticipated second album titled Champion which charted in the Billboard Top 200 its first week.

Hailing from Marysville, MI. Every Avenue is already starting to create a buzz with their debut full length album, Shh. Just Go With It.

After releasing their breakthrough debut LP last year on Lovepump United, HEALTH have seen some great feats but 2008 is their year of global conquest.

Also expect contributions from Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, The Vandals), Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle) and Maynard James Keenan's son, Devo, on cello.

Leading with innovation and seamless interplay, the Salvador Santana Band make an original and confident debut with SSB. Other stand-outs include the irrepressible "Summer's Day," co-written and produced by DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5) and the slinky "Imacallya," co-written by Ryan Tedder of One Republic. Another collaboration, the bravura "Me & U," features a searing guitar solo from Salvador's father, legendary musician Carlos Santana (it was co-written by SSB and Andy Vargas of the Santana Band). Highlights also include the beat-heavy and wordplay dense "Hella Tight," the sultry flow of "In My Dreams" and the group's hot, funky cover of "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)."

Most people quickly concluded she was one of the spokesmodels for Frank's Energy Drink when Gene was up in Toronto, Canada late last year on a promotional tour. Legal representatives for Mr. Simmons were quick to issue a cease and desist letter stating the woman is soft core porn star Traci Anna Koval and the video was actually shot five years ago.

It's available to stream in its entirety for free and to download for just $5. As for the sound, the album makes a clean break with Trever's musical past with thick ominous electronic textures and stripped down acoustic guitars, but the melody, passion and intensity that were signatures of Face to Face certainly remain with Keith's honest post-punk sensibilities.

"Half Hours with the Lower Creatures," recorded with Portland audio guru and Jackpot! Studio mainstay, Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Stephen Malkmus, Menomena, Sleater-Kinney), is a piano-based creep-pop album. Though hard to describe, names that come up are Rufus Wainwright, P.J. Harvey, Kate Bush, and "Frankenixon (Sword of Exactly) conjoined with Charles Ives and Benjamin Britten." Rachel Taylor Brown's complex, polyphonic arrangements also conjure comparisons to Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, Jeff Lynne, Laura Nyro and The Beatles/George Martin, and smart/poignant lyrics bring to mind Randy Newman.