Welcome, welcome - to the first New Music Friday in almost a month. My wife ( that's Mrs. Zuneinsider to you) suggested that I should make it a really good one - and I happen to agree - ready? First up this week - GorillavsBear has six MP3s spanning a variety of genres, including one track by The Seeds that dates back to '66! Arjan Writes mixes up it up this week and gives us a Beastie Boys track . Music for Robots answers this question: "What do you get when you give a singer-songwriter type a GameBoy...

Starting yesterday (28 August), Zune is going on the road with rock supergroup Velvet Revolver . Check the tour bus: Velvet Revolver is offering the exclusive track ‘Gas + A Dollar Laugh’ through Zune Marketplace - give it a listen. The tour dates: 08.28.07 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL (Zune Spot) 08.29.07 Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, MN 09.08.07 The Gorge George, WA (Zune Spot) 09.11.07 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA 09.12.07 Selland Arena Fresno, CA 09.14.07 Sleep Train...

The email I sent out to everybody on the Zune team today: From: Cesar Menendez Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 2:53 PM To: Zune Team Subject: zune cake Today we (the Zune team) received a cake from a member of the Zune community – Stefan at I Want a Pink Zune dot com . Stefan ordered the cake from Mike’s amazing cakes : The caption reads: From all the Zune fans and I want a PINK Zune dot com, keep up the great work. We are eagerly awaiting the next Zune If you want to have a look at it – it’s downstairs...

Embarking on their first tour in five years, The Chemical Brothers are going on tour with Zune as the latest on the road artist. If you haven't seen them live, here's what to expect - from the Guardian UK's review of their London show (at the roundhouse: "The theme is unremitting sensory overload, with gargantuan techno rhythms competing with lurid kaleidoscopic visuals." Check the dates - Sept 21 New York , NY Hammerstein Ballroom Sept 22 Brooklyn , NY McCarren Pool Sept 24 Chicago , IL Riviera...