Music News - Rock News - Band News

I get lots of PR emails about bands, labels, events and more in my inbox. Thanks for sending. Here's a smattering of what's come down the pike in the last few weeks (when I've admittedly slacked in the hot summer PHX fun). Dig.

- The Devil Makes Three frontman Pete Bernhard unveils “Straight Line” - his 2nd solo album out in September on Milan Records

- Detroit band The Silent Years have a new CD out today - it's called Let Go. The band was a Paste Magazine band of the week in May. Click here for an MP3 of their song “Taking Drugs At The Amusement Park”. Cool "da dadada da da dadaddadas..."

- The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde kissed a girl and she didn't like it. The band is touring UK, without alcohol on the rider (allegedly...).

- Brooklyn boy band Miracles of Modern Science sound good, look good, are college-educated, play their instruments well and are attracting fans and buzz. Check them out.

- Starz have a rock show on the horizon - August 22nd at Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, TX, along with British metal band Saxon. While Starz hasn't played out too recently as 'Starz', guitarist-leader Richie Ranno and Starz drummer Joe X Dube gig most weekends all over NY/NJ as Richie Ranno's All Stars, playing a mix of Starz songs and rock covers.

- This is for Klaus Kinski - a Classic Rock Mag article about every record by the Mael brothers aka Sparks.

- The Strokes mainman Julian Casblancas is putting out solo stuff this autumn called 'Phrazes for the Young'. Click to his site for a trailer to the film, er, songs, er, nature documentary? (Via NME)