James Murphy of the now defunct LCD Soundsystem has revealed that he is currently writing a novel.
Speaking to GQ, Murphy said that he has considered writing under a pseudonym so his work is "considered fairly". He said: "I'm writing now, actually. A novel. I'm always making things, but whether they turn into something that I'll consider making a part of the public world is different. I mean, I write songs every day, but only once in a while do they go out into the public sphere."
“I feel like a stand-up comic who’s not getting any laughs,” says Patti Smith self-deprecatingly, as she presents a playback of her new album, Banga, to a specially invited audience in London. This is the first time anyone has listened to the record, she tells us – not even the band or Patti's record company have yet had the privilege of hearing it. The venue for this auspicious event is the old Scotch Of St James club in Mayfair, the principal hang out for Swinging London’s finest.
Leonard Cohen has announced a one-off UK outdoor show for later this year.
The singer, who released his 12th studio album Old Ideas in January, will headline a new event put on by the promoters of Hop Farm Festival, which is named A Day At Hop Farm.
The show takes place on September 8 at Hop Farm Country Park in Kent and will have a capacity of around 10,000. Cohen will play a three-hour set and will also have a full supporting bill playing before him. It will be Cohen's only UK show of his 2012 world tour.
Among the residents of Treme, David Simon’s HBO drama series about the inhabitants of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, you’ll find a character called Delmond. Delmond, a talented jazz trumpeter, is a deeply conflicted individual. In the person of his father, he is tied to the ruined city, its historic music and its obscure ritual cultures. And yet, he is drawn to the East coast, where the ensemble in which he plays is in considerable demand.
Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon has formed a brand new, hip hop inspired band.
Vernon has joined forces with rapper Astronautilis and the pair recorded an entire album last weekend, ahead of Bon Iver's sets at this weekend (April 13-15) and next's (April 20-22) Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.
City Pages, via Stereogum, reports that the record also features Bon Iver drummer S. Carey and has been produced by Ryan Olson, with the new band working at Vernon's own April Base studio in Wisconsin.
A festival dedicated to late Clash frontman Joe Strummer is to be staged for the first time this summer.
The event entitled Strummer Of Love, will mark what would have been the singer's 60th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his death. It will be staged over three days from August 17-19 at an undisclosed location in Somerset. Strummer died from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect in December 2002.
Jack White has announced plans to release a new The White Stripes live DVD.
His label Third Man Records will release Under New Zealand Lights, as part of the 12th installment of the Vault subscription series.
The film culls footage from two early New Zealand performances in November 2000 at the King's Arms in Auckland, during the band's first international tour, as well as a October 2003 performance for students at the Freeman's Bay Primary School.
Graham Coxon, Blur guitarist and formidable solo artist in his own right, is set to answer your questions in Uncut as part of our regular Audience With… feature.
So is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask Graham..?
Who are his guitar heroes?
A well-dressed man by nature, who's his favourite tailor?
Which does he prefer: coffee… or TV?
Send your questions to us by noon, Monday April 17 to uncutaudiencewith@ipcmedia.com.
The best questions, and Graham’s answers, will be published in a future edition of Uncut magazine.
Morrissey has announced details of his only UK show to take place in Manchester this July.
The former Smiths' frontman will play a one-off gig at Manchester Arena on July 28. The date will be his first show in his hometown since playing the 02 Apollo Manchester in May 2009.
The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood has revealed that the band will start recording new material this month.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the guitarist said he and his bandmates would be hitting the studio to "throw some ideas around" in preparation for their 50th anniversary celebrations.
Wood, who said the band were eager "to get the feel again", added: It's like working out for the Olympics or something. You've got to go into training. So we're going to go into training.
