How does 'first album of all-new material since 1996' sound to you? Enough to strike fear that some old band has been forced by penury into the studio again, and that some retread will be the order of the day? Well, in the case of Jason and the Scorchers, put that thought far from your mind.

Chrissie Hynde is one busy woman these days. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert E. Klein Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde of the British rock band The Pretenders performs with the band at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, Wednesday, August 12, 2009.

My favourite Facebook page at the moment is 'My Jeans Got Bogging At The Delta And Then At The Plaza'. For most people, that's a rather arcane reference but it will matter to those who served at two legendary Belfast clubs.

Video: Haitian musician helps out Proceeds from the single's sale will be split between the Disasters Emergency Committee and the "Helping Haiti" appeal in aid of Doctors Without Borders, or Mdecins Sans Frontires.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network Johnny Depp 2010-02-04 02:57:12 - THE POGUES star SHANE MACGOWAN, JOHNNY DEPP and NICK CAVE have teamed up = to record a charity single for the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

It's kind of odd, yet strangely soothing, that one can find a bar as subdued as The Dubliner dead in the middle of the Washington drag.

The Pogues frontman is to cover Screaming Jay Hawkins's I Put a Spell On You ... with a little help from the Bad Seed and Captain Jack Sparrow Help for Haiti ... Shane MacGowan gets his teeth into a charity single.

Andy Serkis wants to follow up his portrayal of Blockheads frontman Ian Dury by playing U2 singer Bono.

The Watering Hole Hooverville, the best bar in town for people who like peanuts, beer, the Mariners, the Black Crowes , or who work at Starbucks headquarters down the street.

Johnny Depp and his partner Vanessa Paradis are due to record vocals for a charity single in aid of Haiti earthquake vctims.

Singer Billy Bragg is threatening to not pay his taxes in protest of the bonuses being paid to the bankers at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Pogues' frontman Shane MacGowan. Hard-drinking The Pogues star Shane MacGowan has turned to alcohol to make sure he always has a full head of hair - he regularly washes it in Guinness.

Caption: The Pogues Madstock Festival 2009 held at Victoria Park London, England .... MACGOWAN'S GUINNESS BALDNESS CURE Hard-drinking THE POGUES star SHANE MACGOWAN has turned to alcohol to make sure he always has a full head of hair - he regularly washes it in Guinness.

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has said he stays awake for a week at a time. The 52-year-old frontman, known for his mammoth drinking sessions, said he goes for days at a time without rest.

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has revealed he sometimes stays awake for a week at a time.

For its first shows of 2009, Mountain Stage pays tribute to the memory of some notable artists who've appeared on the show.

SHANE MacGowan of the Pogues would like you to that he stays awake for a week at a time.

And so it continues. First up today we have 'Untouchable Top 10' , a campaign with the modest aim of getting Girls Aloud's 'Untouchable' - the band's first single not to reach the Top 10 - to at least Number 10 in the hit parade.

Going to attempt to follow up Whelk's decade-busting set! At least 1 hour of tunes.

I TELL you what I miss about the old-fashioned 'race' for the Christmas number one, I miss the complete randomness of it.