Below we have the latest music news headlines, features and some of our favourite reviews from the past 7 days that have been featured on the AltSounds pages. This is also the AltSounds Weekly Newsletter that hits your inbox during the week.

John Frusciante, Bloc Party, Periphery, Bat For Lashes, The Cribs, Nas and many more have new stuff out this week...




Seems less than half of the UK still buy physical CD's...




St. Polten Austria 15th - 18th August // 'The FM4 Frequency Festival held in St. Polten Austria, is one of our own AltSounds' favorites'




By 1962, the Trashmen had developed a loyal following in Minneapolis, MN, where they played covers of tunes by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis at roller rinks, armories and ballrooms...







The tour celebrates the band’s 35 years in the business and is titled XXXV...




'Settle Down' is the first single to be released from new album 'Push and Shove'...




KoRn's Jonathan "J Devil" Davis will Provide Support on Many U.S. Dates...




Fourth album to be released early next year...



Read The Latest Music Reviews




Ninja Tune // "Somehow The Invisible have created an album that sees a combination of horrible sounds merge in to a genius production"




4AD // "Confess goes someway to the crowning of a modern day retro prince"




Naïve Records // "Their indie-electro sound is intriguing if a little unoriginal"




Frame/The End Records // An enjoyable journey through a brilliantly silly mind



So until next week...