Evan Dando’s deceptively sunny breakthrough, plus demos and DVD and Q&A

Sonic chronicle of the Memphis label that nurtured Big Star; plus Q&A with Jinm Ardent, the label's founder

Public vote for best remix of 'Nude'

One of those professional obligation sessions in the Uncut office right now: we’re on Track Eight of the Panic At The Disco album, “Pretty. Odd”. Interest piqued by some frothing and slightly dubious suggestions that “Pretty. Odd” is a landmark of WEIRD! and AMBITIOUS! rock music, imagine our surprise when it seems to sound a bit like The Feeling and those shabby Beatles pastiches that Tears For Fears came up with in the ‘80s. We do, however, have new records by Paul Weller, Peter Walker and James Blackshaw.

The Mancunian Candidates: tipped indie scallywags

McCulloch and co will perform Ocean Rain in full at hometown gig

Cohen will bring 'gravitas and perspective'

Shows include a return to the Royal Albert Hall after 38 years

Or is news of a new Crazy Horse album an April Fool wind-up?

X-Ray Spex singer also confirmed for RAR's 30th anniversary gig