• Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way will be released on May 23rd. Taking part in the recording were Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell (Heartbreakers), Pete Yorn and Gary Lourdis (Jayhawks). (PR Newswire)

• Sonic Youth's next album to be released on June 13th. (RollingStone.com)

• International superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold will release his next album, A Lively Mind, via Maverick Records on April 11th. Guests will include Pharrell Williams, Grandmaster Flash and actress Brittany Murphy. (Billboard)

• The upcoming album by Brazilian-born artist Cibelle will be released by Crammed Discs in April. It will feature guest appearances by Seu Jorge, Devendra Banhart and Mike Lindsay (Tunng).

• Frank Black will release Fastman/Raiderman, a double CD, on June 20th. (Punknews.org)

• For its eighth studio album, Primal Scream is going back to the raw, blues rock sound that marked what most would consider to be the low point of its career. The yet-to-be-named album is due out June 5th. (NME.com)

• Tool will release 10,000 Days on May 2nd through Volcano. (Billboard.com)

• Linkin Park reveals some details about its next album on its website. The band will work with Rick Rubin on the album and has "about 40-50" ideas its working on right now. (Blabbermouth)

• Grandaddy's next V2 album, Just Like the Fambly Cat, will be released on May 9th.

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