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Kim Shattuck has revealed that her time playing with Pixies has come to an end. The bass player joined the band this summer after Kim Deal left the band. She posted the news of her departure on Twitter and Facebook, saying she was "disappointed" with the decision.

The Who have released a brand new iPad digital box set app, to complement the recently-released deluxe and super Deluxe editions of Tommy. The app, which has been described as the band's record label, Universal, as "the world's first-ever digital box set" is available on tablets and smart phones. Users can download the app for free from the iTunes store.

Bob Dylan is being sued for alleged 'racism'. According to Slate.Fr – via Business Insider – a Croatian community association in France is suing Dylan for comments he made in the September issue of the French version of Rolling Stone magazine.

Jack White's Third Man Records have created a special guitar pedal, called The Bumble Buzz. The Bumble Buzz effects pedal is only available at the Third Man store in Nashville and online at Thirdmanrecords.com. The pedal is a special Black Friday release and goes on sale at 10am (CT) on November 29, sold in a wooden box complete with custom bandana. Click above to see Jack using the fuzz pedal in a video clip.

John Grant reveals the impact Midlake had on his mental well-being in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2014 and out now.

Bruce Springsteen's manuscript for Born To Run is up for auction at Sotheby's on December 5, Billboard reports. The handwritten manuscript is expected to fetch between $70,000 (£43,000) and $100,000 (£61,000). Billboard reports that the document was written in blue ink on an 8½-by-11 sheet of ruled notepaper in 1974 in Long Branch, New Jersey.

Alex Turner has discussed the possibility of a follow-up to the Arctic Monkeys current album AM. Speaking in this week's NME, which is available digitally and on newsstands now, Turner says he already has an idea for the record, mentioning the fact that a similar idea led to the creation of AM.

Morrissey, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles and Lou Reed all feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2014, and out now.

Black Flag vocalist Ron Reyes was reportedly fired in the middle of a show in Australia. Writing in a Facebook post that has since been deleted (via Exclaim), Reyes during a recent show in Australia, skateboarder Mike Vallely - who sang with the band at a 2003 reunion show - took the microphone from him and asked him to leave before finishing the set for him.

"I’m Not A Young Man Anymore", a previously unreleased live track by The Velvet Underground has been revealed online. Scroll down to hear the song now.