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Jarvis Cocker to judge Pulp karaoke contest

Jarvis Cocker is set to judge a Pulp karaoke competition in New York next week. Cocker will be in New York to preside over the contest, which is being held at the Industry City venue in Brooklyn. Would be entrants can tweet their plea to perform for Cocker to the event organisers with those who don't want to sing "Common People" told they stand a better chance of being selected.

Eric Clapton in battle for No 1 album

Eric Clapton is competing with Ed Sheeran in the race for this week's Number One on the Official UK Albums Chart. Sheeran is currently ahead of The Breeze by Eric Clapton & Friends at today's midweek stage and is on course to spend his sixth straight week at the top with his second album X. The final chart placings will be revealed on BBC Radio 1 on Sunday (August 3).

Damon Albarn: “New Blur album may just be one of those records that never comes out”

Damon Albarn has said that Blur may never finish the album they began working on in 2013. Albarn recorded new music with his Blur bandmates in Hong Kong in May last year. However, in an interview published in this week's NME which is on newsstands tomorrow (July 30) and available digitally, Albarn says that because he likes to work in shorter, more concentrated periods of time he fears that he may never return to the tracks the band made while in Asia.

Big Star’s first two albums to be remastered and reissued

Big Star's first two albums are to be remastered and reissued, according to a report on Rolling Stone. #1 Record and Radio City, which have been bundled together as a two-for-one album for years, will be available as separate albums again on September 2 with liner notes by R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills.

Watch Beck’s new video for “Heart Is A Drum”

Beck has unveiled a video for his track "Heart Is A Drum". The track features on the singer's 2013 album Morning Phase . For the video, Beck worked with British music video director Sophie Muller, who is best known for her collaborations with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Blur, Garbage and a host of others.

Mitch Winehouse to release new Amy Winehouse charity album

Mitch Winehouse is to release a new album raising funds for the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Winehouse states that his daughter Amy was involved in picking tracks for 'But Beautiful' prior to her death in 2011. The album, his second solo venture, will be released on September 29 through Amy's label, Lioness Records, with money going to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, which was set up to help young people with drink and alcohol addictions.

Led Zeppelin announce second wave of reissues

Led Zeppelin have announced details of Deluxe Editions of Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy. The editions have been produced And newly remastered by Jimmy Page and will each be accompanied by previously unreleased companion audio. They will be released on October 27 in multiple CD, Vinyl, And Digital formats, including Limited Edition Super Deluxe boxed set.

Robert Plant, Tom Petty, The Beatles, King Crimson, Bobby Womack: inside the new Uncut!

Welcome to the new issue of Uncut! John’s on holiday this week – he was last seen disappearing into darkest Gloucestershire – so it falls to me to show you around this month's edition instead.
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