Elbow Amass Songs For Next Album + More

Elbow have the makings of some 40 new songs for their next record, the follow-up to the Mercury-winning 'The Seldom Seen Kid.' "I've got a couple of books worth of scribbles so we're just going to keep doing that for maybe six months. After that we'll hammer the strongest ideas into a record," frontman Guy Garvey told BBC 6 Music.

Danish band Mew have announced they will create a six-day art installation in Los Angeles. The installation will begin on Aug. 29 at the Zune L.A. Space and will include several videos as well as images inspired by their forthcoming album 'No More Stories ...'

The Stone Roses bass player Mani has hit out at contemporary bands, calling them "dull as ditchwater." He said: "We were light years ahead of our time, and The Stone Roses' album will always remain light years ahead of the new so-called super-groups. Read 'em and weep guys, you all know who you are!"

Weezer have released the name of their new album, which hits stores on Oct. 27: 'Raditude'.