News In Brief...
• Chicago punk champion Naked Raygun have reformed and will release a CD/DVD retrospective.• After their brilliant 'Hell Hath No Fury' suffered agonising delays by Jive, hip hop duo Clipse have signed to Columbia.
• Boutique toymakers UNKL are releasing a figurine per month for a year, each based on bands from Mike Patton's Ipecac label, including Tomahawk, Isis, Melvins, Peeping Tom and Unsane.
• Lil Wayne gives music pirates his blessing by releasing 'Tha Carter III: The Leak' on December 18, featuring remixes and mixtapes of leaked tracks. The proper album is due out in February.
• Morrissey has booted support act Kristeen Young off his US tour for "profane" remarks, reportedly about his sexual skills.
