Officials for Florida's sixth annual Langerado Music Festival have unveiled the event's initial bill of performing artists, naming a who's who list of indie rock favs and buzzing upstarts; R.E.M., Beastie Boys, Built to Spill, Ghostland Observatory, Of Montreal, Vampire Weekend, the Walkmen, and the National highlight the event's 2008 installment. Many others, including 311, Dr. Dog, !!!, Dan Deacon, Pelican, Matisyahu, Ani DiFranco, Ben Folds, the Roots, Thievery Corporation, Les Claypool, Minus the Bear, Shout Out Louds, the Postmarks, Citizen Cope, and the Wailers, will also join for the festival, slated for Match 6-9, 2008.

In addition to the stellar lineup, fans can expect a few changes to the festival in 2008. Langerado will now be held at the expansive Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, and transform from a day event into a three-date all-inclusive camping undertaking. Don't forget the tent!

Tickets go on sale Nov. 16 at 12 noon EST and full weekend passes start at $169.50.

Metric Prep Live DVD, iTunes EP

Metric, steadfast north-of-the-border suppliers of synth-laden pop tunes, have unveiled Live at the Metropolis, a live DVD filmed in Montreal during the quartet's Fall 2006 tour behind Live It Out, due to stateside store shelves Feb. 12 via Last Gang. And for fans unsatisfied with the 13 live tracks, an additional fix Metric fix is in store; the DVD set will also feature music videos for three of the band's singles. Further accompanying the DVD, iTunes will drop a Live at the Metropolis preview EP during the second week of December. The EP will deliver tracks "Patriarch On a Vespa," "The Police and the Private," and "Too Little Too Late," all from the live DVD, for 99 cents. How do you say 'bang for your buck' in Canadian?

Live at the Metropolis:

1. "Live it Out"
2. "Glass Ceiling"
3. "Wet Blanket"
4. "Too Little Too Late"
5. "Poster of a Girl"
6. "Patriarch on a Vespa"
7. "Monster Hospital"
8. "Handshakes"
9. "The Police and the Private"
10. "Hustle Rose"
11. "Combat Baby"
12. "Dead Disco"
13. "Love is a Place"

Music videos:

1. "Monster Hospital"
2. "Poster of a Girl"
3. "Empty"

Ministry Unveil Final U.S. Tour Dates

Following in the footsteps of the seminal rockers' final album, 2007's The Last Sucker, metal outfit Ministry have announced details for the band's live death knell: a 33-date North American tour. Cleverly entitled "C U LaTouR," the outing will kick off in Vancouver, BC March 28 and hit cities nationwide, including Seattle, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York, while toting opener Hemlock and special guest, Meshuggah. Ministry founder, Al Jourgensen, will be joined onstage by guitarists Tommy Victor (Prong) and Sin Quirin (Revolting Cocks), keyboardist John Bechdel (Prong, AoTW, False Icons), and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Alice Cooper). Static X bassist Tony Campos will fill in for recently deceased Paul Raven.

"A Ministry tour is a traveling circus," Jourgensen said in a statement. "When we roll into town, everyone hides their daughters, but the freaks roll out the red carpet and a friend or two pops up on stage to add some spice and mayhem to the show. We never know who's gonna walk through the dressing room door at sound check. We rehearse a bunch of 'extra' songs just in case so-and-so shows up..."

Ministry tour dates:

3/28, Vancouver, BC (Commodore Ballroom)
3/29, Seattle, WA (Showbox)
3/30, Portland, OR (Roseland Theatre)
4/1, San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
4/2, San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
4/5, Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues)
4/6, Los Angeles, CA (House of Blues)
4/7, San Diego, CA (House of Blues)
4/8, Tempe, AZ (Marquee Theatre)
4/9, Las Vegas, NV (House of Blues)
4/11, Salt Lake City, UT (The Great Salt Air)
4/12, Denver, CO (Ogden Theatre)
4/15, Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa)
4/17, Dallas, TX (Palladium)
4/18, Houston, TX (Verizon Wireless Theatre)
4/19, New Orleans, LA (House of Blues)
4/22, St. Petersburg, FL (Jannus Landing)
4/23, Orlando, FL (House of Blues)
4/24, Charlotte, NC (Tremont Music Hall)
4/25, Atlanta, GA (Masquerade)
4/26, Baltimore, MD (Rams Head Live)
4/27, Worcester, MA (Palladium)
4/29, Philadelphia, PA (Fillmore at the TLA)
5/1, New York, NY (Irving Plaza)
5/2, New York, NY (Irving Plaza)
5/3, Montreal, QC (Metropolis)
5/4, Toronto, ON (Koolhaus)
5/6, Cleveland, OH (Agora Theatre)
5/7, Detroit, MI (Emerald Theatre)
5/8, Chicago, IL (House of Blues)

Secret Machines Labor On New LP

Conquering previously detailed personnel issues with the departure of band co-founder, original guitarist, and frontman Brandon Curtis' brother, Benjamin Curtis, New York City's Secret Machines have tapped longtime pal Phil Karnats -- Karnats and Benjamin Curtis played together in Tripping Daisy -- and continued forward. Currently the threesome – also featuring drummer Josh Garza -- are recording their third full-length album for Reprise Records, and follow up to Ten Silver Drops in the Big Apple's Magic Shop studio alongside producer/engineer Brandon Mason. The album, which will soon be mixed with Mason at NYC's Electric Lady Studios and features an appearance from David Bowie's longtime producer Tony Visconti, is expected to drop in early 2008.