Nashville's Be Your Own Pet is going to hit the road this spring with the Arctic Monkeys. Last year the teen sensations were arguably the most coveted unsigned band not named Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and will likely be the Cold War Kids of 2007. BYOP's debut for XL Records is due out in the summer.

Modest Mouse may not be so modest after their latest disc has debuted at #1 on Billboard. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank sold 128,565 copies in its first week of release. The chart toppers will hit the road for a tour that kicks off April 15th in Seattle. Brooklyn's Love as Laughter will open.

Video Links:
Elvis Perkins: All The Night Without Love
Arctic Monkeys: Brianstorm
Klaxons: Golden Skans
U2: I Will Follow (Live on SNL 2006)
Backyard Tire Fire: Crack Alley (Live @ Schubas)
Robert Randloph: Thrill of It
Earl Greyhound: S.O.S

Missy Higgins, who Earvolution first featured and interviewed in the summer of 2005 has a new EP coming out. Steer hits Australian music stores on April 14th. There is no info on a US release date at this time. But, Steer is just a preview of a full length album On A Clear Night that will follow later in the year.

The "Rock the Bells" New York show with Rage Against the Machine quickly sold out the presale this morning. Meanwhile, Tom Morello keeps popping up in different places. MTV reports that The Nightwatchman took over the drumkit for a performance of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" with members of Distrurbed and Scott Ian of Anthrax the other night at the Keyclub in LA.

Labels: Arctic Monkeys, Backyard Tire Fire, Be Your Own Pet, Rage Against The Machine, Tom Morello