Rated and hated: singles reviews for May 28 Sound Generator's Single Of The Week As you may well have heard, Smiths legend Johnny Marr joined US indie merchants Modest Mouse not too long ago. It makes for an interesting footnote to an already great band; new single "Dashboard" sounds like a punchy  read the full post here >>

Modest Mouse chart No. 1 U.S. album Indie favourites Modest Mouse have landed this week's No. 1 album on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 albums chart with "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank". The Washington-based act release the follow-up to their 2004 set "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" in a week which  read the full post here >>

ATP Vs Fans Festival: punk legend confirmed Patti Smith and Band of Horses are amongst the new additions to the forward thinking ATP Vs The Fans festival this spring, Sound Generator can report. The seminal punk poet, now in her 60?s, will join a raft of bands already confirmed, including Modest Mouse, Echo and the Bunnymen  read the full post here >>

Modest Mouse confirm US tour: Aim for another 'good year' To describe Modest Mouse's year as hectic would barely scrape the surface. Firmly ensconced in their first major label deal with Sony Music, 2004's "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" heralded a new dawn for the band in terms of popularity, thus requiring a work ethic that  read the full post here >>

Modest Mouse Confirm Short UK Tour Modest Mouse will return to the UK next month for a series of live dates. The eclectic Seattle four-piece, who recently played a one-off London show prior to European festival appearances, will start their UK tour November 15 in Manchester before playing five further dates across  read the full post here >>

Interview: Reality Bites With Modest Mouse's 'Mud Specialist', Frontman Isaac Brock 'Always expect the unexpected' - the first rule of live music journalism? Who knows. Sometimes though, the rulebook just goes straight out the window, which is pretty much what happened when we met Modest Mouse's intense, introspective frontman Isaac Brock at the recent Reading  read the full post here >>

The Streets Bag First UK Number One The Streets - aka dance music singer/songwriter Mike Skinner - is the new UK number one single tonight with "Dry Your Eyes". It's Skinner's first of his career on the singles chart, but he has enjoyed previous chart-topping success with his second album, the Mercury Music  read the full post here >>

Exclusive Tour News: UK Dates For The Hives, Modest Mouse & !!! The Hives have confirmed seven UK shows for later this year in support of their sophomore major label release "Tyrannosaurus Hives". The album was released nationally this week as the band approach a flurry of touring activity, with the five-date UK tour following their  read the full post here >>

Usher Still Unstoppable Atop US Charts Usher's 'Confessions' remains top of the US album charts for its seventh non-consecutive week while 'Burn' holds the singles chart. D12's 'D12 World', which enjoyed a solitary week at number one two weeks back, falls to four behind two new entries. Country star Gretchen  read the full post here >>