All-girl rockers The Bangles have signed a comeback deal and plan to release their first album in eight years.

Susanna Hoffs and sisters Vicki and Debbie Peterson have teamed up with new label Model Music Group to release "Sweetheart of the Sun" in September.

The band split in the late 1980s after dominating the charts with hits like "Walk Like An Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame," and officially reformed in 1999 to record "Get The Girl" for the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, which was directed by Hoffs' husband Jay Roach.

They released "Doll Revolution" in 2003 just be...

Imagine driving across the country with nothing but the great open road in your future. Going through barely-there towns and the desert, the road is full of possibilities (as well as seedy hotels and exorbitant gas prices). What makes the drive go by quicker? Music. It's essential for any kind of driving - whether you're on your way to the grocery store or to visit your friend's summer place up north. It's important that your playlists and CDs feature a mix of your favorite songs, and the music you pick can set the theme of your entire trip.

Here are just a few songs to add to your ...

Los Angeles, CA - One of the most successful female groups of all time, The Bangles make a triumphant return to their hometown of Los Angeles with their first-ever concert DVD, available August 14 on Shout! Factory.

Return To Bangleonia was recorded in September 2000 at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles with the original lineup of Susanna Hoffs (Vocals/Guitar), Debbi Peterson (Vocals/Drums), Vicki Peterson (Vocals/Lead Guitar), and Michael Steele (Vocals/Bass). The DVD includes 18 songs as well as extras and a commentary track by the band.

The queens of power ...

Happy Birthday to The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti (1980), "Galaxy Quest" actor Justin Long (1978), Keane bassist/keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), actor/comedian Wayne Brady (1972), actor Anthony Montgomery (1971), The Bangles bassist Michael Steele (1955), comedic actor Dana Carvey (1955), "24" actor Dennis Haysbert (1954), "Leave it to Beaver" star Jerry Mathers (1948), Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (1941), actor Stacy Keach (1941), "M*A*S*H" actress Sally Kellerman (1936), and "Tarzan" portrayer Johnny Weissmuller (1904; d. 1984).

New mom Tori Spelling has a secret yearning to reform the Bangles' original line-up - and front them. The star has always been a big fan of the 1980s all-girl group and hoped their 2000 reunion would give her the chance to join them for a song or two.

And she still hopes bass player Michael Steele will return to the group, so she can realize her dream.

She says, "I'd want to be the (singer) Susanna Hoffs in the Bangles, because I still, to this day, love them. If I ever get tipsy enough to do karaoke, I always sing (Bangles hit) Eternal Flame."

-Photos of Tori Spelling

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Happy Birthday to "A Lot Like Love" star Amanda Peet (1972), R&B singer Mary J. Blige (1971), American actor Stanley Tucci (1960), Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson (1958), country star Robert Earl Keen (1957), studio musician Lee Ritenour (1952), The Judds matriarch Naomi Judd (1946), E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons (1942), and first United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (1757; d. 1804).

The Runaways rocker Sandy West has lost her battle with lung cancer. She was 47. West formed the all-girl rock group with Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie, paving the way for other girl power acts like The Bangles and the Go Gos.

In a statement from Jett, the singer says, "I am overcome from the loss of my friend... She was an exuberant and powerful drummer."

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A quarter century after the premiere of MTV at 12:01 a.m., on August 1, 1981, the cataclysmic changes brought about by the first decade of the video revolution are continuing to be seen and heard in the music of today's twenty-somethings' artists. Celebrating Bangles, Loverboy, Eddie Money, and Scandal (all on Columbia/ Legacy), Bow Wow Wow and Rick Springfield (on RCA/Legacy), and A Flock Of Seagulls (on Jive/Legacy), the first seven We Are The '80s collections arrived in stores on July 18. The title of the series comes from the popular "We Are the '80s" blocks of video programming that r...

Rick Springfield has joined a string of 1980s hitmakers for a U.S. tour because he's determined to give music fans a nostalgic break from the modern world. The singer features on the new "We Love The '80s" revue, which also includes the Bangles, Bow Wow Wow and Flock Of Seagulls, and he insists it's important that acts from "the last safe decade" remind fans of better days.

He explains, "The 80s were probably the last safe decade, the last time anybody ever felt safe in the world. As the world gets more and more confusing, people go back to their roots. I think that's why the nostalgi...

Happy Birthday to The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti (1980), "Galaxy Quest" actor Justin Long (1978), Keane bassist/keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), actor/comedian Wayne Brady (1972), actor Anthony Montgomery (1971), The Bangles bassist Michael Steele (1955), comedic actor Dana Carvey (1955), "24" actor Dennis Haysbert (1954), "Leave it to Beaver" star Jerry Mathers (1948), Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (1941), actor Stacy Keach (1941), "M*A*S*H" actress Sally Kellerman (1936), and "Tarzan" portrayer Johnny Weissmuller (1904; d. 1984).

Four members of the 1980s hitmakers the Go-Go's and the Bangles are teaming-up for a reality show designed to launch America's next top girl band. Kathy Valentine and Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's and Susannah Hoffs and Vicki Peterson of the Bangles will serve as co-executive producers and are also expected to have an on-camera presence on the show.

The talent program is currently in development for the 2006-2007 season on the new CW network. It will search for aspiring female rockers who can not only sing, but can play their own instruments.

Valentine explains, "There's a big...

Two of pop music's darlings - Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles - have joined voices in celebration of one of the most important eras in pop music. Featuring 15 of the duo's favorite pop tunes from the 1960s, Under The Covers Vol. 1 combines popular hits and obscure gems from such important names in music as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, The Who, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, The Zombies, The Mamas And The Papas, The Left Banke, The Bee Gees, The Marmalade, Fairport Convention, Love, The Stone Poneys, and The Velvet Underground. Sweet and Hoffs, each with a stunning a...

Happy Birthday to "Thirteen" star Nikki Reed (1988), Atreyu singer Alex Varkatzas (1982), "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" actress Zooey Deschanel (1980), Detroit singer/rapper Kid Rock (1971), NHL star Jeremy Roenick (1970), Jamaican singer Shabba Ranks (1966), "Bruce Almighty" star Jim Carrey (1962), Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs (1959), British singer Paul Young (1956), roots rocker Steve Earle (1955), "Taxi" star/comedian Andy Kaufman (1949; d. 1984), prolific boxer Muhammad Ali (1942), hunky actor Troy Donahue (1937), "Lamb Chop" puppeteer Shari Lewis (1933; d. 1998), baseball coach D...

Happy Birthday to "A Lot Like Love" star Amanda Peet (1972), R&B singer Mary J. Blige (1971), American actor Stanley Tucci (1960), Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson (1958), country star Robert Earl Keen (1957), studio musician Lee Ritenour (1952), The Judds matriarch Naomi Judd (1946), E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons (1942), and first United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton (1757; d. 1804).

History will be made when international superstar Mariah Carey performs live from Times Square on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006," Saturday, Dec. 31, on ABC. Her performance will mark the first time in the 34-year history of the program that a singer will perform from the famed New York landmark before nearly 1 million fans in Times Square and millions more across the nation. Carey will join hosts Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest as the final minutes of the year are counted down, climaxed by the traditional ball drop.

Also appearing on the show is actress/recording star Hilary D...

"Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" will lead America into the New Year when Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest host specials starting at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, on ABC. Clark and Seacrest will be joined by actress/recording star Hilary Duff, who will preside over segments of the show from Hollywood and introduce top recording artists The Bangles, Chris Brown, Sean Paul, The Pussycat Dolls, Sugarland, 3 Doors Down and 311. Duff will also perform, and Castro will continue to check out other goings on in the Big Apple.

"Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2006" will offer...