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Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and The National's Bryce Dessner are set to release a split classical album. The LP, entitled 'St. Carolyn by the Sea'/'Suite From There Will Be Blood' will come out on March 3 and feature Dessner's 2011 work 'St. Carolyn by the Sea' - which features Dessner's brother, The National's Aaron Dessner on electric guitar - 2012's 'Lachrimae' and 2007's 'Raphael' alongside Greenwood's 'There Will Be Blood' score.

Damon Albarn has announced the title and release date for his forthcoming solo album. Albarn will release Everyday Robots on April 28. He posted the news on his Twitter page along with the LP's artwork. He wrote: New @DamonAlbarn album #EverydayRobots out 28 April. Title track video Everyday Robots premieres tomorrow.

Beck has previewed a new song called "Blue Moon" – listen to it below. The song is taken from forthcoming album Morning Phase, which is due for release on February 24.

Bruce Springsteen is set to offer instant downloads of live recordings from his shows.

Last night [January 17] Neil Young played the third of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund. The show took place at Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Neil Young and Jack White have reportedly worked together on an album of covers. Two different news sources claim the artists have finished the album, which is said to include songs by their favourite songwriters. Journalist Michael Goldberg said he had "confirmed" the story writing on his blog, saying that Young had recorded an album at Jack White's Third Man studios in Nashville.

Last night [January 16] Neil Young played the second of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund. The show took place at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall, Manitoba, Canada.

Brian May has been given the all-clear after suffering a cancer scare in late 2013, the Guardian reports. Writing on his official website, the 66-year-old Queen guitarist informed fans results from urgent tests carried out in December showed he did not have prostate cancer, although he stated there were "still some mysteries to solve" regarding his health.

Robert Wyatt, speaking in the new issue of Uncut, reveals that he could never have been a pop star, despite scoring a 1974 hit with a cover of The Monkees’ “I’m A Believer”.

U2, Arcade Fire and Karen O are among the nominees at this year's Oscars. U2's "Ordinary Love" (from Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom) is nominated in the Best Original Song category, alongside Karen O and Spike Jonze for "The Moon Song" from Her and Pharrell Williams' "Happy", from Despicable Me 2. Meanwhile, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett have been nominated in the Original Score category for the soundtrack to Spike Jonze's Her.