Stephen Stills to play an additional London show

Thanks for all your half-year Top Tens; some interesting choices there, as well as The Charlatans. Keep them coming, and I’ll do some kind of dark mathematics and rustle up a collective Wild Mercury Sound chart next week.

Plus Paul Heaton and Patrick Watson join Uncut Arena

British Sea Power have a reputation as a band who like to punch above their weight: Rough Trade signed them on the strength of a single gig, their 2003 debut album, The Decline of British Sea Power, shifted 60,000 copies through word of mouth, and they once avoided interviews by issuing journalists with grid references 'directing' them to where they should meet. There will undoubtedly be a contingent of their devoted fans, complete with a sea of waving leafy branches, when they play the main Obelisk stage on Friday at Latitude.

AC/DC classic is a funeral favourite in Australia

As I mentioned the other day, there seems to be a covert return to the musical fray from Jim O’Rourke afoot. From being everywhere, not least in Sonic Youth, a few years ago, O’Rourke appeared to “retire” from music two or three years ago.

Thom Yorke adds avant garde remix to 'nonclassical' project

The Followill boys play London gig between festivals

Noel Fielding asks Alice in the latest issue of Uncut

Plus Tricky, Ry Cooder and Elton John double album special in our releases round-up!