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My Bloody Valentine, Sufjan Stevens, Built To Spill, Mogwai, Lightning Bolt and Mercury Rev are among the artists appearing in From Ghosts, a new Kickstarter-funded documentary produced by Pitchfork.tv. The film was shot in 2008, when All Tomorrow's Parties held its first East Coast festival in Monticello, New York.

The piano played by John Lennon and Paul McCartney while filming Help! is up for auction. The pair used the 1907 Bechstein Concert Grand to compose the title track to the 1965 film, according to the film's director Richard Lester, who is selling it, the BBC reports. Lester bought the piano in the late '60s from Twickenham film studios where it had been used for dozens of feature films since the 1930s.

The Rolling Stones this week performed a track that last appeared on their setlists more than 40 years ago. The band are currently on the Asia Pacific leg of their !4 On Fire tour, which includes three shows in Tokyo. It was at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday (March 4) that the band performed the Goat's Head Soup track, "Silver Train". Mick Taylor appeared as a guest performer on the track.

Toumani Diabaté and his son Sidiki have announced details of a new album and accompanying UK tour dates. The album, Toumani & Sidiki, is to be released on May 5, 2014 by World Circus. It was recorded as ‘live’ with no overdubs at RAK studios north London with producers Nick Gold and Lucy Duran and engineer Jerry Boys. The racklisting for Toumani & Sidiki is: Hamadoun Toure Claudia & Salma Rachid Ouiguini Toguna Industries Lampedusa Bagadaji Sirifoula Tijaniya Dr Cheikh Modibo Diarra A.C.I. 2000 Diaby Bansang

The Smiths have launched a new, interactive timeline on the band's official website. Called 'The Interactive Sound Of The Smiths', the timeline offers the chance to "Explore the interactive world of The Smiths and discover the complete discography of one of the most influential British groups of a generation".

Parquet Courts have announced details of new single 'Sunbathing Animal' as well as a UK tour. The US band have signed to Rough Trade in the UK and will release "Sunbathing Animal" on Record Store Day, which this year falls on April 19. The song will come backed by B-side "Pilgrims To Nowhere" and will be available on 7" vinyl next month.

Pixies have unveiled the video for their track "Greens And Blues" – watch it below. The video was written and directed by Josh Frank, who authored the book Fool The World, the Oral History of the Band Called Pixies. Mel Rodriguez (Panic Room, Little Miss Sunshine, The New Normal) stars as "the last remaining man on a lonely planet, left behind to wander the desolate landscape marking his time and documenting the history of a once great civilization on its corroding walls and on his decaying mind, waiting for "them" to return", according to a statement.

Brian Eno and Karl Hyde are streaming "The Satellites", taken from their forthcoming collaborative album, Someday World. Scroll down the hear the track. Eno and Hyde release Someday World on May 5 through Warp. Among the guest musicians who appear on the album, Eno's former Roxy Music colleague Andy Mackay plays alto sax. The track listing for Someday World is: The Satellites