Kasabian have said they're "not bothered" about breaking the US after selling only 10,000 copies of their recent single 'Fire'. "No one but Coldplay and U2 are breaking America," complained frontman Tom Meighan.

Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is teaming up with pop singer Katy Perry to work on songs for her next album. Cuomo let the news slip during an interview with Buzznet.

Just a few months after Eels released 'Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire', they are to put out a new record in January, called 'End Times.'

Mudhoney have poured cold water on reports of a grunge revival, saying the term is meaningless. "The idea that it ended up being a word to describe a movement that is mostly known for major label highly produced records, is kind of baffling to me," singer Mark Arm said.