The Raveonettes are to release a compilation of rarities and b-sides in December.

Released on December 15th, the album comes just in time for Christmas, though fans are advised to get in quickly, since the disc is strictly limited to just 1000 copies worldwide – 500 on CD and 500 on vinyl.

Tracklist:

‘Signals Changed’
‘Experiment In Black’
‘Evil L.A. Girls’
‘Go Girl Go’
‘Demon’s Fire’
‘Wanna Dance’
‘Rebel Invasion’
‘Bubblegum’
‘Get Lost’
‘I Get Sick’
‘The Christmas Song’
‘Vamp, Scratch, Whore’
‘I Wanna Be Taken’
‘Oh, The Time’
‘Go On And Kiss Me’
‘Black Wave’
‘Be My Sunshine’
‘Railroad Tracks’
‘Dreams Come True’
‘Please You’
‘And Lovers Came’
‘Love On Barbed Wire’
‘Another Noise 9.14.11’
‘The Landlord’
‘Forever In Your Arms’
‘Where Hearts Are Dead’
‘Honey, I Never Had You’

Alternative/metal band InMe are to embark on a huge tour to promote their new album, ‘The Pride’.

The album is due for release in February 2012. At the time of the album’s release, the band will take to the road, visiting a huge selection of small venues, starting at Sheerness Ivy (a tiny venue in a small seaside town, on the Kent coast) and culminating at the Islington Academy in London.

The dates are as follows:

Sheerness Ivy (February 22)
Brighton Concorde 2 (23)
Weymouth Ocean Rooms (24)
High Wycombe WAMA (25)
Plymouth White Rabbit (26)
Exeter Cavern (27)
Swansea Sin City (28)
Bristol Fleece & Firkin (29)
Southampton Talking Heads (March 1)
Milton Keynes Crawford Arms (2)
Rushden Attic (3)
Cambridge Junction (5)
Leicester Firebug (6)
Norwich Waterfront (7)
Sheffield Corporation (8)
Liverpool Masque (9)
York Fibbers (10)
Middlesbrough Crown (11)
O2 Academy Newcastle 2 (13)
Aberdeen Tunnels (14)
Dundee Dexters (15)
Glasgow Cathouse (16)
Belfast Spring & Airbrake (17)
Dublin Whelans (18)
Limerick Dolans (19)
Cork Cyprus Avenue (20)
Leeds Joseph’s Well (22)
Hull Lamp (23)
Manchester Moho Live (24)
Stoke Sugarmill (26)
Nottingham Rock City (27)
Birmingham HMV Institute (28)
Gloucester Guildhall (29)
Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach (30)
O2 Academy Islington (31)

Punk ‘n’ roll/rockabilly artiste Dan Sartain is to release a new album in January.

‘Too Tough To Live’ is Sartain’s third commercially available album (sixth overall, including self released and Record Store Day exclusives).  Clocking in at just 19 minues for thirteen songs, it promises to be Sartain’s most uncompromising disc yet.  Even better, ‘Now Now Now’ is a duet featuring The Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin.

The ‘Too Tough To Live’ tracklisting is:

‘Nam Vet’
‘Now Now Now’ (with Jane Wiedlin)
‘I Wanna Join The Army’
‘I’m Aware’
‘Rona’
‘Swap Meet’
‘Boo Hoo Hoo’
‘Indian Massacre’
‘Fuck Friday’
‘I Got Insurance’
‘I Can’t Go Home Now’
‘Even At My Worst I’m Better Than You’
‘In Death’

The album will be released on January 30th.

Tech metal/progressive metal instrumentalist Chimp Spanner (aka Paul Antonio Ortiz) is to release a new EP early in 2012.

‘All Roads Lead To Here’ will be released on Basick Records on February 6th, in download and physical formats.  In addition to these, the EP will also be available on a strictly limited edition clear vinyl with the exclusive addition of the ‘Supereroremix’ EP.  The vinyl remix exlusive includes remixes of the opening track from Chimp Spanner’s previous release, ‘At The Dream’s Edge’.

To promote the EP, Ortiz will be taking Chimp Spanner on the road, supporting progressive metallers Cynic on their current European tour.  Cynic and Chimp Spanner will be appearing at the following venues throughout December 2011:

Sat 03.12.11 The Village, Dublin, Ireland.
Sun 04.12.11 Limelight, Belfast, UK.
Mon 05.12.11 The Underworld, London, UK.
Tue 06.12.11 Trix, Antwerp, Belgium.
Wed 07.12.11 Baroeg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Thu 08.12.11 Divan Du Monde Paris, France.
Fri 09.12.11 Kiff, Aarau, Switzerland.
Sat 10.12.11 Rock’n’Roll Arena, Romagnano Sesia (NOVARA), Italy.
Sun 11.12.11 Gala Hala, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mon 12.12.11 Arena, Vienna, Austria .
Tue 13.12.11 Club 202, Budapest, Hungary.
Wed 14.12.11 Randall, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Thu 15.12.11 KD Kyje, Prague, Czech Republic.
Fri 16.12.11 Cassiopeia, Berlin, Germany.
Sat 17.12.11 Kleine Freiheit, Osnabrück, Germany.
Sun 18.12.11 Templet,  Lyngby, Denmark.
Mon 19.12.11 Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany.
Tue 20.12.11 P60, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.

Singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman has announced he is to visit the UK in February 2012.

Richman – one time frontman for The Modern Lovers – will play seven dates in all and visit the following venues, culminating with a show at London’s Union Chapel on March 2nd.

Bangor Hendre Hall (February 23)
Leeds Brudenell Social Club (25)
Liverpool Kazimier (26)
Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach (28)
London Bush Hall (29)
London Tabernacle (March 1)
London Union Chapel (2)