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Pink Floyd’s The Endless River – album track listing and Uncut cover story revealed!

Pink Floyd are on the cover of the new issue of Uncut, on sale tomorrow – September 23. In the issue, we trace the secret sources of Pink Floyd’s new album, The Endless River, and discover how a 20 year-old saga became a tribute to the band’s fallen comrade, Rick Wright. Our cover story uncovers the album’s extraordinary journey, from vintage organ jams in the Royal Albert Hall to present-day goings on in London recording studios and a houseboat on the Thames.

Neil Young shares two new versions of “Who’s Gonna Stand Up”

Neil Young has released two additional versions of his new song, "Who's Gonna Stand Up". To compliment the live version, recorded with Crazy Horse, that Young released at the start of September, he has now posted an orchestral version and an acoustic version of the song on his website. You can listen to all three versions here.

Statue of Eleanor Rigby made from used banknotes goes on display in Liverpool

A sculpture of Eleanor Rigby made of £1m of used bank notes has gone on display in Liverpool. Created by Liverpool-born sculptor Leonard Brown, the five foot two inch figure of the fictional star of the Beatles song of the same name is made of thousands of shredded £5, £10 and £20 notes, which were supplied by the Bank Of England in the form of pellets.

This month in Uncut

Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, New Order and Fleetwood Mac all feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated November 2014 (Take 210) and out tomorrow (September 23).

U2 and Apple plot new digital music format

Bono claims he and Apple are working on a new digital music format which will revolutionise the way music is consumed by fans. Bono spoke about the new development in an interview with Time. He claims that it is around "18 months away" from being available to the public, which is around the same time the band are expected release a companion record to new album Songs Of Innocence titled Songs Of Experience.

Edwyn Collins: The Possibilities Are Endless

“I’m struggling to come to terms with who I am,” admits Edwyn Collins early on during James Hall and Edward Lovelace's documentary.

Mark E Smith on Kate Bush: “I never even liked her first time around”

The Fall's Mark E Smith has hit out against the praise lavished on Kate Bush's comeback. The notoriously outspoken frontman says he doesn’t understand why the singer – who is currently completing her 22-date run of shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo – is "suddenly cool again".

Peter Fonda’s Easy Rider Harley-Davidson up for auction

The custom-made Harley-Davidson motorcycle riden by Peter Fonda's character Captain America in the film Easy Rider is up for auction. According to Associated Press via Rolling Stone, the auction house Profiles in History estimates that the motorbike will bring between $1 million and $1.2 million at the sale, which will be held online and at their galleries in Calabasas, California.

Ringo Starr on the future of rock music: “Bands will always come through”

Ringo Starr has said he believes that bands will always be popular in music and that he has "never believed" that rock music is dying out. Starr tells NME in this week's magazine, that he doesn't think the rock genre will disappear, and that bands will always "come through in the end".
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