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• Spinal Tap will return with their new album Back From the Dead, their first since 1992’s Break Like the Wind, on June 16th. The double-disc set, available for pre-order at Spinal Tap’s Website, features a DVD with track-by-track commentary from David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel.

• The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando has sued GM because the company used a song similar to the band’s “It’s A Shame About Ray” in a 2008 commercial, Billboard.biz reports. Compare and contrast the two at YouTube.
• Live Nation’s “No Service Fee Wednesday” continues this week as all tickets — not just lawn seats — for artists performing at LN-owned amphitheatres will be available with no service fees on June 10th. After facing some controversy last week, Live Nation notes in a press release that parking fees and other venue fees still apply.
• Slash’s mother Ola Hudson died June 5th after a battle with lung cancer, Blabbermouth reports. According to Slash’s Rolling Stone interview from the early-’90s, Hudson dated David Bowie and served as costume designer for John Lennon and Diana Ross.
• St. Paul, Minnesota-based singer-songwriter Jeff Hanson died June 5th following an accident in his home. He was 31. Hanson released last year’s Madam Owl on Kill Rock Stars, the Star Tribune reports.