If you find yourself in England this summer, you may catch an all-star lineup including Blondie, Echo & The Bunnymen, and The Feeling at this year’s Cornbury Music Festival on July 7. For more information, check out this link.

Tori Amos’ new album, American Doll Posse, hits stores May 1 and Tori will be hitting the road beginning May 28 in Rome. For more information, visit here.

Former Roxy Music front man Bryan Ferry has just released an album of Bob Dylan covers called Dylanesque and European tour dates began yesterday. No US tour has been announced yet.

Due to Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis’ bout with bronchial pneumonia, the band had to postpone its Japanese tour dates until this fall. I don’t know about you, but my bronchial tubes hurt just thinking about that.

Former Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell is set to release his new album, Carry On, June 5, with mega-producer Steve Lillywhite at the helm for its recording. Cornell plans to perform new songs on his upcoming tour, but also favorites from his days with Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave. He will hit the road beginning April 6 in Las Vegas and all dates are below:

Fri April 6 Las Vegas, NV Vegas Grand Prix
Sun April 8 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed April 11 Chicago, IL Metro – Smart Bar
Sat April 14 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Mon April 16 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Thu April 19 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
Sun April 22 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of The Living Arts
Tue April 24 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Fri April 27 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Sun April 29 Austin, TX Stubbs Bar-B-Q
Wed May 2 Los Angeles, CA Avalon

Amy Winehouse has rose to fame as quickly as anyone, and her new album, Back To Black, has remained at #1 on iTunes since it was released last week. Winehouse was a big hit at SXSW as well and she is setting off on a spring tour April 26. Dates are:

4/26/07 – San Francisco, CA – Popscene – w/The Klaxons, Kaiser Chiefs
4/27/07 – Indio, CA – Empire Polo Grounds
4/30/07 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
5/2/07 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
5/3/07 – Chicago, IL – Schubas
5/6/07 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of The Living Arts
5/7/07 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
5/8/07 – New York, NY – The Highline Ballroom
5/9/07 – New York, NY – The Highline Ballroom
5/12/07 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
5/13/07 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club

The whole premise of Japanese electronic rock band MONO may be an oxymoron, what with descriptions like “majestic walls of noise” and “violently beautiful,” but if anything it’s got to make you curious. The band is returning to North America beginning April 12 and touring for over a month along with World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift, and Grails. Dates are as follows:

Apr 12 @ Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 13 @ La Sala Rossa, Montreal, PQ w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 14 @ Soundlab, Buffalo, NY w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 15 @ Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 16 @ Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 17 @ Little Brothers, Columbus, OH w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 18 @ Headliners Music Hall, Louisville KY, w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 19 @ The House Cafe, Dekalb, IL w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 21 @ Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 24 @ The Nightlight Lounge, Bellingham, WA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 25 @ Neumo’s, Seattle, WA w, Kinski, World’s End Girlfriend
Apr 26 @ Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 27 @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 28 @ Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 29 @ Casbah, San Diego, CA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
Apr 30 @ Plush, Tucson, AZ w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
May 2 @ Hailey’s, Denton, TX w/ World’s End Girlfriend, The Drift
May 3 @ Emo’s Jr., Austin, TX w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 4 @ Mink, Houston, TX w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 5 @ Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 7 @ The Social, Orlando, FL w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 8 @ TSI, Jacksonville, FL w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 9 @ Bottletree, Birmingham, AL w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 10 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 11 @ The Village Tavern, Mt. Pleasant, SC w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 12 @ Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 13 @ Satellite Ballroom, Charlottesville, VA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 14 @ Ottobar, Baltimore, MD w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 15 @ Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington, DC w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 16 @ First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails
May 17 @ Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY w/ World’s End Girlfriend, Grails

Another intriguing band that is coming to the US is British band Whitey, whose music has been described as “spellbinding, spine-tingling, and hard to resist.” Alternative Press marks them as one of their “Bands To Watch in 2007,” and they are bringing a bunch of new songs with them on their tour. Here are the dates:

March 30 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo Lounge
April 4 – San Diego, CA – Beauty Bar
April 5 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre
April 6 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine *
April 7 – Sacramento, CA – Blue Lamp *
April 9 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club
April 10 – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
April 11 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
April 14 – Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
April 16 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
April 19 – Tijuana, Mexico – Tentaculo Bar
April 20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatreo Estudio Cavaret
April 21 – Mexico City, Mexico – La Tirana

Another artist that is breaking out on MTVu/Fuse/AOL Breakers band, Secondhand Serenade, is set to hit the road in support of its debut CD, Awake. In the vein of Dashboard Confessional, Secondhand Serenade is basically a dude, John Vesely, who is a tattooed emo guy with an acoustic guitar. But you can’t argue with his success and can see what the fuss is about when he tours with Monty Are I beginning March 20 in Los Angeles, and dates include the Bamboozle Festival at the Meadowlands with the likes of My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park. Dates are:

Tue 3/20 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory – Front Room
Wed 3/21 Fullerton, CA The Alley
Fri 3/23 Roseville, CA The Underground
Sat 3/24 Fresno, CA The Belmont
Sun 3/25 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Tue 3/27 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Wed 3/28 Portland, OR Rock ‘N’ Roll Pizza
Fri 3/30 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theatre
Sat 3/31 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
Bamboozle 2007:
Sat 5/5 East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands
Sun 5/6 East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands

Goth rock icons Type O Negative and their new album, Dead Again, entered the Billboard 200 at #27 and the band sold over 22,000 copies of the album in its first week of release. Type O hits the road next week beginning March 28 in Providence for a headlining tour which will wrap up May 8 in New York City. All dates are below:

Wed 3/28 Providence, RI Lupo’s
Thu 3/29 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Fri 3/30 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Sat 3/31 Worcester, MA The Palladium
Mon 4/2 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
Tue 4/3 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Thu 4/5 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
Fri 4/6 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Sat 4/7 Detroit, MI Harpo’s
Mon 4/9 Chicago, IL Metro
Tue 4/10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed 4/11 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
Fri 4/13 Sauget, IL Pop’s
Sat 4/14 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
Sun 4/15 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Mon 4/16 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air
Wed 4/18 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Thu 4/19 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Fri 4/20 Los Angeles, CA Avalon
Sat 4/21 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre
Sun 4/22 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Mon 4/23 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Wed 4/25 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Thu 4/26 Corpus Christi, TX The Pavilion at Concrete Street
Fri 4/27 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat 4/28 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Mon 4/30 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Tue 5/1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Wed 5/2 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Fri 5/4 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Sat 5/5 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
Sun 5/6 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Tue 5/8 New York, NY Irving Plaza