Scissor Sisters have begun work on their second album.

Interviewed on Xfm, Ana Matronic said: "The first album was recorded in Babydaddy's apartment??? So we've started the second one, and we've gone back. We're pretty much in there every weekday??? It's only been two weeks since we've been home [from touring], so it's early days, but everything so far is going pretty good."

"Scissor Sisters" was the biggest selling album in the UK in 2004, selling 1,594,259 copies.

Scissor Sisters headline the V Festival on August 20 and 21 in Weston Park, Staffordshire, and Hylands Park, Chelmsford.

BANANARAMA's much anticipated new single will be called 'Move In My Direction' and is scheduled for a July 18th release!

JOHN FOXX and JAPAN's STEVE JANSEN are on the bill of a very special concert taking place at the Brighton Festival on May 21st. The show is a tribute to Harold Budd and will also see Budd's last ever live performance.

PET SHOP BOYS frontman NEIL TENNANT has cowritten a track on the forthcoming album from Superchumbo, 'WowieZowie'. Tennant also provides vocals for the track which is titled 'Tranquilizer'.

BOY GEORGE has written a song, 'Even God', which will appear on the forthcoming album from Charlotte Church who is reinventing herself as a pop singer with her forthcoming album 'Tissues & Issues' which is due in July.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS have confirmed two dates in the UK and a show in Ireland in June. See the website for all the dates.

LOVE & ROCKETS and BAUHAUS mainman DANIEL ASH will release a live album 'Come Alive' on June 13th (May 31st in the USA).