CSS have announced dates for a forthcoming UK tour. Lovefoxx and co. are set to kick off their tour on October 5th in support of their sophomore album ‘Donkey‘ which was released July 21 (July 22 in the US). The Brazilian band are set to play dates in Sheffield, London and Manchester among others.

Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg has just released a new album for only 49 cents. ‘49:00‘ was released over the weekend (July 19) via Amazon’s MP3 store with the extremely low price tag. The album is being sold as a single MP3 file on Amazon, but customers be warned, you must click the “”Buy MP3 album with 1-Click” button and not the download song button, otherwise the price tag becomes a hefty 89 cents.

Goldfrapp have announced dates for a forthcoming North American tour. The six date tour will kick off on September 12 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and will continue through Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle and San Francisco before wrapping up at the Orpheum in Los Angeles on September 21.

In other Goldfrapp news, the band is set to release the ‘Caravan Girl‘ Digital EP on July 22. The EP includes a live acoustic version of ‘Monster Love’ and an Animal Collective remix of ‘Little Bird’. They are also slated to release an iTunes Original Session compilation in August. The session will include new versions of ‘Strict Machine’, ‘Ooh La La’ and ’Paper Bag’, among others.

Tokyo Police Club have mapped out US dates in support of their debut album ‘Elephant Shell‘ which was released in May. The tour is set to kick off in September with a performance in Baltimore, MD on September 8. The twelve date jaunt will be wrapping up with an appearance at the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans on October 25.

Mongrel, the indie super-group we wrote about recently has just posted new tracks online at  Myspace.com/wearemongrel. The group features Arctic Monkeys‘ Matt Helders, former Monkey Andy Nicholson, Babyshambles‘ Drew McConnell, and Reverend and The Makers‘ Jon McClure.

CSS highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Donkey‘, just got a whole lot better for fans Stateside. Fans who pre-order the album, which is due out July 22 in the US via Sub Pop, will receive a three-song bonus CD-R with two tracks not found on ‘Donkey‘, as well as a demo version of the track ‘I Fly‘ from the new album. Only those who head over to the Sup Pop web store before the release will get the bonus disc, so go there fast.

CSS will also be bringing their Donkey love to the US when they kick off the North American leg of their tour July 30 in Minneapolis, MN.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O has debut demo tracks from her new side-project, Native Korean Rock. The demos are currently available to hear at the bands Myspace page at Myspace.com/nativekoreanrock. Among the tracks posted is ‘Sunset Sun‘ which features Karen O on vocals and acoustic guitar. Native Korean Rock played a live show last night (July 21) in New York at Union Pool, with more live shows expected in the near future.

Scarlett Johansson has just released a seven song iTunes Live Session EP. The EP, which is now available on iTunes, consists mostly of Tom Waits covers including ‘Anywhere I Lay My Head‘, the actress also covers The Cure’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry‘.

Coldplay kicked off the North American leg of their world tour, in support of ‘Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends‘, Monday night (July 14) at the Forum in Los Angeles. The band continue their tour Friday (July 18) in San Jose, CA after which they will head to Las Vegas, Chicago, Philadelphia and several other cities before heading to the UK and Europe. To celebrate the beginning of their tour, Coldplay have made available a free download of a new track not found on the new album. The song, ‘Death Will Never Conquer‘, can be downloaded on the band’s website simply by entering your email address. Get the song here.

To celebrate the release of their double A-side single, ‘Waterfront Dance Club‘/’Beneath The Burning Tree‘, Funeral For A Friend are releasing half of it as a free download. The first track of the single will be released as a free download from Waterfrontdanceclub.com beginning July 14, the same day the double A-side is released on vinyl. The band’s fourth album, ‘Memory And Humanity‘, is out October 13.

We are now getting a little more details about Bloc Party’s forthcoming single ‘Mercury‘ which was premiered recently on BBC’s Radio One. The single is set for release in the UK on August 11 and in the US on August 12. To the disappointment of American fans, ‘Mercury‘ will only be available as a digital format in the US while the UK will be getting the single in a variety of formats including a CD version featuring remixes by CSS and Flosstradamus. They will also be getting  7″ and 12″ versions of the single as well as a limited edition “disc set” (disc box) that will include all three formats.

Coming off the heels of headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival, The Verve have made a brand new song available for free. ‘Mover‘, which is off the band’s forthcoming album ‘Forth‘, has been released for free via the bands website. Their new album is due out in August to be preceded by their single ‘Love Is Noise‘.

Nine Inch Nails recently released album ‘Slip‘, which was released only as a free download at NIN.com, will now be available as a limited-edition CD/DVD. The special CD will hit shelves on July 22 and only 250,000 copies of the CD will be released worldwide. Included in the limited-edition pack will be individually numbered six-panel digipak which includes a bonus DVD of performances filmed during rehearsals for the band’s upcoming Lights In The Sky tour. Also included is a 24-page booklet. Vinyl lovers will also have an opportunity to pick up a gatefold vinyl versions of ‘Slip‘ along with a 24-page booklet when it is release on August 5. The band have also recently announced dates for their upcoming North American tour which will kick-off July 25 with a slot at the Pemberton Festival in Pemberton, BC.

Franz Ferdinand’s third album won’t be out till January but fans will get to hear their first single from the forthcoming album when it is included on Madden NFL 09’s soundtrack. The soundtrack for the game is due out August 12. The band also recently revealed a few live dates where you might also catch a couple of new songs.

It seems talent runs through the Yorke family. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s brother is set to release his debut solo album. Andy Yorke will release ‘Simple‘ on July 14. Yorke was previously in the band The Unbelievable Truth who released two albums, 1998’s ‘Almost Here‘ and 2000’s ‘Sorrythankyou‘, before breaking-up. Nigel Powell and Jason Moulster his former bandmates backed up Yorke on his debut album.

The Vines are back with their fourth album, ‘Melodia‘, which is set for U.S. CD release exclusively via Insound. That’s not the only news, according to Billboard, fans who pre-order the album will receive a free MP3 of the track ‘Make Believe‘ which is not on the new album. The album is set to hit store shelves on July 19th through the band’s new label Ivy League Records.

Cut Copy are set to release a single from their new album ‘In Ghost Colours‘. The single, ‘Hearts On Fire‘, will be release on July 5 and will feature remixes of the song by Midnight Juggernauts, Holy Ghost!, and Knightlife. The band, who are in the midst of a European tour, have also added a few more dates to the jaunt.

The Verve debuted a new single Monday (June 23) that is currently streaming on the band’s MySpace page. The track, ‘Love Is Noise‘, is from their forthcoming album which is due out August 19 in the US.

Babyshambles drummer Adam Ficek is the latest band member to go at it alone. The drummer is set to release a solo album this summer. ‘Roses Kings Castles‘ is set to hit store shelves on September 22 and will be preceded by a single, ‘Never Certain‘, on September 8.

Radiohead have now made available on iTunes a collection of videos from their special live session “In Rainbows: From The Basement” which aired on VH1 a while back. The 10 released performances include live tracks Nude, 15 Step, House of Cards and Reckoner. The videos are now available to download from the iTunes store for $0.99 a piece.