> The Black Crowes' first album for Columbia, By Your Side, has now been moved back to a November 17 release date. In addition, there will be a deluxe, digitally remastered box set released on August 11.
The box set will contain all the band's albums, along with seven full length videos, screensavers, a bonus live EP featuring five unreleased songs from 1995 at New York's Beacon Theatre, and seven other bonus tracks.
> Consumable Online, the Internet's oldest publication dedicated to music reviews, has been named the recipient of the "Best of the Net" award for alternative music from the Mining Company for the month of July.
> Smashing Pumpkins fans based in the Big Apple can get a chance to see the band perform live on the David Letterman show on July 30, outside the Late Night studios on 53rd Street. The band will also be performing on Live with Regis & Kathie Lee on August 4th.
> Tom Waits has recently been signed to a one album deal to Epitaph.
