Paul Weller ‘Versus Cancer’

Paul Weller has announced that he will be playing the Versus Cancer charity show in Manchester. The show will be on March 30th at the MEN Arena. The event has been organized by former The Smiths member Andy Rourke. Among the other acts that are playing the show are Echo and The Bunnymen, Ian Brown and the Charlatans. Tickets for the show are GBP 40 with all of the proceeds going to Great Northern Aid Trust.

China’s Internet Café ban

China has announced that it is banning the opening of new internet cafes this year. The ban comes after a rise in juvenile crime and internet addiction. The notice released banning local governments from sanctioning new internet cafes also stated that cafes that already had planning approval would need to be finished by the end of June.

Spoon to tour

Spoon have announced some tour dates for later this Spring. The dates begin with a free show courtesy of Jack Daniel’s tonight in Bloomington, Indiana and end at Bonnaroo on June 16th. The dates announced include shows in Mexico City, Nashville, Austin, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Haven, Connecticut, Northamptom, Massachusetts and the Sasquatch Festival in George, Washington. Spoon have also been at work on a new album, although a release date for it has not been announced.