Wes Borland [ tickets ], best known as the guitarist for Limp Bizkit during the rap-rock band's late-'90s-era heyday, is gearing up for the release of his new band's debut album.

Titled "Melody," the inaugural set form Black Light Burns--which Borland fronts--is due in stores June 5, according to a press release. Produced by former Nine Inch Nails member Danny Lohner, the set features Borland on guitar and vocals, along with guitarist Nick Annis (Seether), drummer Marshal Kirkpatrick (The Esoteric), bassist Sean Fetterman and, "for now, a laptop computer to wreak ambient havoc," according to the release.

The group will pave the way for the album's release with a series of May dates opening for fellow rockers Chevelle. Details are available at Black Light Burns' MySpace page.

Bee Gees vocalist Barry Gibb [ tickets ]--who last year bought the 13,000-plus-square-foot house where late country legend Johnny Cash [ tickets ] and his wife, June Carter Cash, had lived for years--plans to build a new home near where the original house stood before burning down last week, according to published reports.

As reported last week, the home--which Gibb was remodeling--was completely destroyed after a fire broke out last Tuesday (4/10) afternoon. Investigators know the cause of the fire, but have not yet released it, according to the Associated Press, which further reports that investigators believe the fire spread quickly due to a flammable wood preservative that had recently been applied to both the inside and outside of the house.

"To the Cash Carter families we owe the highest respect and the deepest regret that our dream could not be realized," the AP quoted Gibb as saying. 'Now there is a new dream for us and a new beginning."

"Go," the third album from R&B singer Mario [ tickets ], will arrive in stores July 31, according to J Records. The set, which follows 2004's double-platinum "Turning Point," features production credits from Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Akon, Polow Da Don, Scott Storch and more, the label said in a press release.

"Over the years in this industry, I feel like I've grown to a point where I'm comfortable in my own skin, and this album truly reflects that," Mario said in a prepared statement. "'Go' is sexier and more passionate, but there's another, more personal side to the album as well."

The set's first single is titled "How Do I Breathe," and was produced by Stargate.

Country singer/songwriter Lori McKenna [ tickets ] has nailed down an Aug. 14 release date for her next album, "Unglamorous," and will preview material from the set this summer during a stint in the opening slot on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "Soul2Soul Tour 2007" outing.

"I've only done limited touring because of my kids," McKenna said in a statement. "I've only gone out two or three days at a time, tops. But now I have the kids prepped to be on a bus and touring all summer. They're all ready to go. I think it'll be a great way to spend the summer."

McKenna--whose forthcoming disc was co-produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore--is scheduled to join the "Soul2Soul" run from June 5 through July 6. More information is available at her website.