News and Notes

- The Verve's fourth album, Forth, will be released August 19.
- Ben Sollee was recently interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. Here's the interview: here
- The Old Believers heading out on their first West Coast Tour on July 11.
- Secret Machines have announced plans to self-release a full-length in the fall of 2008.
- Less Than Jake, who will be releasing a new album this summer, will be making a number of in-store appearances this week.
- Brooklyn songwriter Luke Temple has released two new songs and a video from his upcoming album. They are available here: http://www.myspace.com/luketemple
- Australia native, Paul Turner, will release his debut CD, Clear Blue, in the U.S. on September 16.
- On July 12th 2008, Less Than Jake will be broadcasting their concert live on Woozyfly.com from The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY.