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New Order closed the first night of Open'er Festival in Gdansk, Poland last night (July 4) with a 90-minute greatest hits set, culminating in an encore of Joy Division classics. The appearance marked the Factory records legends' first ever appearance in Poland and had particular poignancy as Joy Division were initially named after Polish capital city, Warsaw.

The Stone Roses are set to re-enter the UK Top 10 this weekend after their triumphant homecoming gigs at Heaton Park. The reunited band's compilation The Very Best Of The Stone Roses is set to reach Number Eight on Sunday (July 8), while their classic debut self-titled LP is set to take the Number 32 slot. Chris Brown, meanwhile, is set to take the top spot in the album chart with his new record Fortune, with last week's Number One Linkin Park down to Number Three with Living Things and Maroon 5 at Number Two with Overexposed, reports the Official Charts Company.

Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee has posted a Facebook rant at fans who ask him for a picture. In the post the drummer says people can’t even imagine "what kinda crazy has happened" when fans ask him to pose for photos when he is trying to have private time.

A collaboration between Iggy Pop and Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino, for the soundtrack of TV show True Blood, has debuted online. Visit SoundCloud to listen to the song, which is called "Let's Boot And Rally", and will appear in the next True Blood episode, which airs in the US on July 8. Of the collaboration Iggy Pop has said: "I've always liked to bite. I guess this makes me a singing vampire, does this mean I have a licence to suck? Hi Bethany..."

Mitch Winehouse has revealed that there are plans to release two more posthumous albums by Amy Winehouse. In an interview with BBC 6 Music, the late singer's father said that there was more unreleased material which wasn't used on last year's 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' collection, but insisted he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter's fans by releasing "dross".

Def Leppard have said that they plan to re-record their entire back catalogue.

Jack White has confirmed that Radiohead have been recording new material at Third Man Records. Speaking to BBC 6 Music, the Blunderbuss singer revealed that the Oxford band had been working in the studio owned by his record label – but also insisted that he hadn't been involved in the recording sessions. Last month (June 9), Thom Yorke dropped a mysterious hint from the stage during the band's set at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival in Tennessee, America suggesting that he and White had some exciting plans in the pipeline.

Peter Hook will release his memoirs detailing his time in Joy Division this October. The former New Order bassist's new tome Unknown Pleasures – Inside Joy Division will be released on October 1 through Simon & Schuster and will recount the band’s journey from their formation and early days to frontman Ian Curtis’ tragic suicide.

Digital music sales have grown by 17.3 per cent so far this year. According to the figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), digital downloads accounted for 34.7 per cent of all albums sold. Despite the digital boost, total UK album sales are down to 43.6 million from 2011's 50.3 million between January and June. Physical album sales also decreased compared to last year, dropping by almost 14 per cent compared to the first half of 2011.