Nada Surf will release The Weight is a Gift September 20. The disc, which was produced by Death Cab for Cutie’s Chris Walla, is a follow up to the band’s critically-acclaimed 2003 release, Let Go. The disc was produced at John Vanderslice’s Tiny Telephone studios in San Francisco, California and at Walla’s Hall of Justice in Seattle. The band will tour following the release of the album…

Staind will release their fifth album, Chapter V August 9 via Flip/Atlantic. The disc was produced by David Bottrill and the first single, “Right Here,” is already making an impact on the charts. It’s is No. 2 in its second week on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart and debuted at No. 23 last week on the Modern Rock chart. In a unique twist, band members Aaron Lewis and Mike Mushok will hit the road, visiting 16 cities in North America and inviting fans onto their tour bus to hear some new tracks…

Sir Paul McCartney has signed with Penguin Young Readers Group to publish his children’s picture book, High in the Clouds: An Urban Furry Tale. "Having worked on this story and the characters for many years, it's very exciting for me to see things come to fruition in what I think will be a remarkable book," McCartney said. The book, which will hit store shelves in the United States October 4, will have an initial print run of 500,000 copies…

Reel Big Fish will hit the road for the Coast to Coast Roast with American Hi-Fi, El Pus, Punchline, and Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer. The tour will kick off at Worcester, Massachusetts’ Palladium on June 22 is currently scheduled to wrap on August 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More dates are expected soon…

Aqualung will return to North America for the second leg of its North American tour when it hits the stage tonight (June 1) in Portland, Oregon. The tour is currently scheduled to run through a July 8 show at New York City’s Housing Works Bookstore Café…