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Animal Collective have announced plans for a short UK and Ireland tour this November. The Baltimore electro-psychedelic band will play four shows in London, Dublin, Glasgow and Manchester, following the release of their new album, Centipede Hz, which is set to come out on September 3. The dates make up part of a larger world tour. Centipede Hz is the band's tenth full-length studio album and their first since their 2009 effort, Merriweather Post Pavillion. It also follows the release in 2010 of the band's "visual album", ODDSAC.

Smashing Pumpkins are streaming their new album, Oceania, online via iTunes. Visit iTunes.com to hear the record. The album isn't formally released until next Monday (June 18), but can be heard in full now. The album is the seventh full-length effort of the band's career. Oceania, which was originally due last September, will now be released on June 18 and has been described as an "album within an album" as it is part of their 44-song cycle 'Teargarden By Kaleidyscope', the first songs for which were released in 2009.

Cat Power has spoken out about her ninth album, 'Sun', which is set for release this autumn. The singer songwriter, real name Chan Marshall, spoke to The Stool Pigeon via The Quietus, and explained that there was a four year break between the release of her 2008 covers album Jukebox and the new album - which is out on September 10 – because of the breakdown of a relationship.

The Who, Take That, George Michael and Emeli Sande have been confirmed to play at the Olympic Games' closing ceremony this summer. The concert will take place on August 12 at London's Olympic Park, reports The Mirror. A source close to the Olympic committee said of the line-up: "The committee wanted four major artists, representing Britain over the past 50 years, to headline." They added: "The Who are an inspired throwback to the swinging 60s."

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Blur's Graham Coxon has admitted that there is a "pressure" for the band to work together again in the future. Speaking to Music News, the guitarist said he and his bandmates were aware that their fans were eager to see the Britpop legends record new material, but insisted that they had no made concrete future plans. "We're all in a good place, we're all getting on really well," he said. "And that's just great for now. It's something that we have to seriously consider and bear in mind our legacy."

A rare Sex Pistols 7'' vinyl single sold over the weekend for just under $20,000 (£12,860) at auction. The record, which is 35-years-old, is a 7 inch promotional acetate and features the band's seminal single "God Save the Queen" and Never Mind The Bollocks album track "No Feelings", reports Whatsellsbest.com. The record was put out on the L.T.S record label, which makes it a substantial rarity. According to the sellers' listing; "This is one of only two copies known to exist."

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has hinted that he could be set to collaborate with Jack White. According to Billboard, the singer made a cryptic announcement from the stage during the band's set at the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival in Tennessee, America suggesting that he and the former White Stripes man had some exciting plans in the pipeline. Dedicating the track "Supercollider" to the Blunderbuss singer, he said: "This song is for Jack White. We saw him yesterday. A big thank-you to him, but we can't tell you why. You'll find out."

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The Beatles museum in Hamburg, Germany will close down at the end of this month, according to reports. The five-storey 'Beatlemania' museum was opened in May 2009 but will apparently be shut at the end of June due to a lack of interest from Fab Four fanatics.