
The Virgin Mobile Fest is doing something Ozzfest has already done and is offering up FREE tickets. Sounds pretty sweet to me, I’d probably drive down if there were better bands playing. The full lineup playing the one-day fest include: Blink 182, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, Public Enemy, Taking Back Sunday, Bravery, Girl Talk, Jet, The National, The Hold Steady, St. Vincent, Wale, and Mates Of State. The festival will also include a dance tent favorites that include Pete Tong, Danny Howells and Lee Burridge. An interesting lineup to say the least. The festival is happening August 30th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD.
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DIY post punk-rock trio Gossip’s first major label offering of new material, Music For Men, hits stores Tuesday October 6, 2009. The album will be available earlier via all digital service providers in the U.S. on June 23, 2009. Recorded at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, CA, Music For Men was produced by multi Grammy Award winner Rick Rubin.
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Well it’s about time! Dan Brown is set to release his follow up to the smash hit novel, “The Da Vinci Code,” on September 15, 2009 with Double Day/Random House creating a first run of 5 million copies. As expected, the first sequel to the “The Da Vinci Code,” has been long anticipated since the last novel was released due to it’s controversial nature and compelling story lines.