Briefly: Coldplay, The Strokes, 'Fantastic Four,' Tommy Lee

Coldplay 's "VH1 Storytellers" appearance, which was taped at New York City's BAM Harvey Theater last month, will premiere June 8 on the cable network.

According to a press release, the band plays new songs from their upcoming album, "X&Y" (due June 7), as well as some earlier tracks. The show also includes an interview segment and a Q&A with audience members.

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New York City rockers The Strokes are wrapping up work on their third album, which could be in stores by January, the group's manager, Ryan Gentles, wrote in a recent email missive to fans.

The first single from the as-yet-untitled album could be released as soon as this fall, and a brief tour is in the works for late this year.

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A July 5 release is planned for "Fantastic Four - The Album," the soundtrack to the upcoming motion picture "Fantastic Four," which opens nationwide July 8.

The soundtrack features tracks from Velvet Revolver , Joss Stone , Ben Moody featuring Anastasia, Taking Back Sunday, Simple Plan, Chingy, Ryan Cabrera and others.

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The release of Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee 's new solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride," has been pushed back a week to Aug. 9. His upcoming NBC-TV reality show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College," debuts Aug. 16.

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