Released on the 12/06/2008

Coldplay’s fourth studio album, Viva La Vida, Or Death And All His Friends, takes its name from a painting by acclaimed 20th century Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, and translates as ‘live the life.’ The album's artwork features the painting Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple) by French painter Eugène Delacroix, and commemoratet the July Revolution of 1830. The album was produced for the most part by Brain Eno, and features Hispanic influences, having been recorded in churches and other areas in Latin America and Spain. Singles released to date are ‘Violet Hill’ and ‘Viva la Vida’.

Released on 16/06/2008

British band, Mostly Autumn, release their 8th studio album, Glass Shadows, this month. Their music has always been heavily influenced by progressive rock and folk. However, Glass Shadows reveals a new, organic sound, reminiscent of the band’s earlier material, a fact attributed to band members, Heather and Bryan, retreating to the Lake District for inspiration. The album was recorded at Fairview Studios and features artwork designed by Richard Nagy, who created the artwork for Odin Dragonfly's Offerings (2007). This is the first Mostly Autumn album to feature Anne-Marie Helder on flutes and Henry Bourne on drums.

Released on 16/06/2008

The Offspring are one of the seminal punk acts of all time, having released 7 studio albums, 1 compilation, 3 EPs and 3 DVD's, and having sold over 34 million albums worldwide. They are widely considered a punk rock group, but their music extends to include grunge, metal, skater punk, and occasionally ska.

Wikapedia provides the invaluable insight that many of their songs contain refrains of ‘whoas’ in either their verses or choruses, one of the band’s hallmarks apparently.

Note: Visit www.offspring.com for a free download of ‘Hammerhead.’

Released on 16/06/2008

Classic mid tempo Priest combining hard guitar with orchestration and keyboard, Nostradamus has been described as reminiscent of Touch Of Evil. Rumour has that this is Priest's first venture into full Symphonic Metal, featuring choirs, string sections & orchestral keyboards, and is their first Concept album based on the life and times of Nostradamus.

Released on 24/06/2008

The Crüe’s new album is loosely based on their infamous memoir, The Dirt, which was published in 2001 and is rumoured for release as a major film in 2009. Saints of Los Angeles is the first to feature all four original members of the Crüe since 1997's Generation Swine. The album’s release date was set back a week when the band decided to record a new song called 'Goin’ Out Swingin’'. The song came about as a result of the group's recent press conference, in which it announced this summer's Crüe Fest tour with Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Trapt and Sixx. A.M. As Sixx explains, "We were firing on all cylinders at sound check just jamming out, and that's when the new idea came. It's the ultimate song to end the record with and begin the new chapter of our career."

Short audio samples of all 13 tracks that are set to appear on the U.S. version of Saints of Los Angeles are available on www.amazon.com

Crüe Fest will kick off on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida, hitting 40 cities before wrapping up in late August.

Released on 30/06/2008

Seth’s primary musical instruments are the violin, tenor guitar, and viola. After his Mercury Music Prize nomination in 2005, Seth and his ban?d (including his brother Sean on guitar) embarked on a sell out tour, appearing on the same bill as folk-rock giants The Levellers, who took to closing their set with a ‘fiddle off’ between Seth and Levellers' fiddler Jon Sevink. He has also supported Billy Bragg and Jools Holland.

'Poor Man's Heaven' will be released on June 30th. Seth is holding a launch party in Cornwall on June 25th at The Watering Hole on Parranporth Beach. All profits from the gig will go to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Wednesday 25th June, doors 8pm, The Watering Hole, Parranporth Beach, Cornwall, Tickets £15.