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Vampire Weekend played new track "Unbelievers" on US television last night – watch it below. Fans will recognise the track as the same one the band premiered at an intimate show at Cleveland's House Of Blues earlier this year (July 12), though they then referred to it as 'New Song#2'.

A new track by Thom Yorke's supergroup Atoms For Peace has appeared on YouTube, after originally being played on Mary Anne Hobbs' XFM show yesterday (October 31). The song, titled 'What The Eyeballs Did', is the B-side to the 12inch vinyl release of debut single "Default", which is due out on November 19 via XL Recordings – you can listen to the track above. Thom Yorke features in the group alongside longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea as well as drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco.

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are set to perform at a benefit concert to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The native rockers of New Jersey, one of the US States worst affected by the superstorm, will be joined by other rock and pop stars including Billy Joel, Sting and Christina Aguilera for the live one-hour show to be broadcast on NBC. Money raised from the concert, which has been titled Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, will go towards the American Red Cross charity and will be hosted by Today presenter Matt Lauer.

He's worked with Brian Wilson, Joanna Newsom and The Byrds. With such impeccable credentials, you wonder what else life has to offer to a multi-talented composer, arranger, producer and singer like Van Dyke Parks. Well, now Van Dyke 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 him? Why did he really turn down an invitation to join The Byrds? How did he earn the nickname "Pinocchio" from Frank Zappa?

Spiritualized frontman Jason Pierce has described music festivals as "the death of art" and says they've "gotten straighter as the years have gone on". Speaking to Drowned In Sound, the singer also hits out at other bands' egos.

Depeche Mode have announced an extra night at London's O2 Arena in May 2013. The electronic band will now play the venue on Wednesday, May 29 as well as the previously publicised May 28. These are currently the only UK dates the band have announced as part of a wider European tour next year. Depeche Mode's 34-date European tour kicks off on May 7 in Tel Aviv and features stop-offs at the Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium (July 7), BBK Festival in Spain (July 11) and Optimus Alive Festival in Portugal (July 13). A North American tour will follow later in the year.

The Rolling Stones played another secret gig in Paris on October 29. The Stones played 12 tracks at the 1,800 capacity venue le Théâtre Mogador, including "Tumbling Dice", "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)" and "Honky Tonk Women". They also played new single "Doom And Gloom". Watch fan-filmed footage of them arriving at the venue below. The gig follows the band's first performance in over five years last Thursday (October 25) at the tiny 600-capacity La Trabendo venue.

Bob Dylan's high school yearbook, containing a personal message written by him to a friend, will go up for auction at Christie's in London on November 29. The yearbook, from 1958, features a photograph of the young Robert Zimmerman pictured as a high-school student at the age of 17, before he left Minnesota for New York. In the yearbook he has written: "Dear Jerry, Well the year's almost all over now huh. Remember the 'sessions' down at Collier. Keep practicing the guitar and maybe someday you'll be great! A friend, Bob Zimmerman."