Tour and album in the works for MATCHBOX 20. Following his supernatural experience with Carlos Santana, Rob Thomas and crew (who would now like to be referred to as "MATCHBOX TWENTY") will be touring the states this summer and releasing a new album. According to MTV News, the tour kicks of May 20 in Washington, D.C. and winds up in San Francisco, June 7. The new CD, titled Mad Season By Matchbox Twenty will hit store shelves on May 23.

MARILYN MANSON goes POSTHUMAN. NME reports that Marilyn Manson has now started his own record label, dubbed Posthuman, which exists under the umbrella of Priority Records. Manson will continue to record his own albums on Nothing/Interscope Records, but is seeking out fresh musical meat for the Posthuman endeavor.

BLIND MELON's afterlife. According to Rolling Stone, two former members of the groove-rock band BLIND MELON have teamed up on a new project, UNIFIED THEORY. It's been five years since singer Shannon Hoon died of a drug overdose, and now ex-Melon bassist Brad Smith and guitarist Christopher Thorn are joining singer Chris Shinn and former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen to form the new outfit. Look out for UNIFIED THEORY's debut album sometime in August.

Compiled by Glennie Rabin
News Editor