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The unhinged story of Siouxsie & The Banshees’ A Kiss In The Dreamhouse album is told in the new issue of Uncut (dated November 2012), out this Friday (September 21).

A weirdly deserted Uncut office today, so it falls on me to break off from my usual arduous routine - tooling around on Twitter, listening to Hiss Golden Messenger bootlegs, wondering what time the cricket starts – and write this week’s newsletter blog.

The tumultuous making of The Byrds’ The Notorious Byrd Brothers is examined in the new issue of Uncut (November 2012), out on Friday (September 21). David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn are all interviewed about this pivotal period, 1967-68, in the band’s history, which left only Hillman and McGuinn remaining from the original five-piece. Talking about being sacked during the sessions, Crosby tells Uncut: “As for Notorious, it was, for me, obviously much better that I left.

As he releases his new soundtrack, for Paul Thomas Anderson’s film The Master, Jonny Greenwood 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? How does composing soundtracks differ from his work in Radiohead? Any plans for a follow-up to the brilliant dub reggae comp, Jonny Greenwood Is Controller? As a fan of the ondes Martenot, has he bought any interesting new musical instruments lately?

Manic Street Preachers have confirmed full details of plans to re-issue their 1992 debut Generation Terrorists. The 18 track LP is being re-released on November 5 to celebrate the record's 20th anniversary. It will come in five different formats including a re-mastered single CD, a download version, plus two different special edition versions featuring unheard exclusive songs and demos, unseen film footage, home movies and unique artwork.

AC/DC have announced that they will be releasing their first live album in 20 years in November. The album, which is titled AC/DC Live At River Plate, was recorded in Argentina at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires' in December 2009. The band played to nearly 200,000 people over the course of the three nights they played at the stadium.

Former The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is wanted by police in the US for allegedly assaulting a fan at a concert. A warrant has been issued after the drummer was accused of assaulting a spectator at a Mickey Hart Band show on September 8 at Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

After days of online speculation, Led Zeppelin have finally confirmed that their 02 show from December, 2007 is to be released. The film of the 02 show, titled Celebration Day, after a song on the band's 1970 album, Led Zeppelin III, will be released on October 17 on 1,500 screens in over 40 countries. Celebration Day will then be available in "multiple video and audio formats" on November 19 from Swan Song/Atlantic Records. Specific details will be announced soon.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that he thinks the three imprisoned members of the punk collective Pussy Riot should be freed. Though he admits that he was "sickened" by their 'punk prayer' protest, the Wall Street Journal reports that during a meeting of the United Russia party, Medvedev said: "Prolonging their time in prison in connection to this case seems unproductive."

Foo Fighters played a special unplugged gig at Apple's iPhone 5 launch yesterday (September 12) in California. After an all new iTunes system and brand new 'ultra-thin' iPod touch and iPod nanos were revealed, Dave Grohl and the rest of the band took to the stage. "One of the incredible things about being here is that you're meeting people who are shaping our future," said Dave Grohl, according to the Guardian.