The Manic Street Preachers documentary Culture, Alienation, Boredom and Despair will get a full-length screening for the first time in May.
The film, which was made by filmmaker Kieran Evans and longtime Manics collaborator Robin Turner, was originally planned as a 20-minute DVD extra to go with last year's Generation Terrorists reissue box set.
Robert Plant has announced a run of North American tour dates with his band, the Sensational Shape Shifters.
The 21 date tour starts on June 20 in Dallas, Texas and takes in Portland, Chicago and Memphis before winding up on July 27 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
Jack White laid down a version of Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" in the Third Man Records recording booth during Record Store Day.
Scroll down to listen the track, which was recorded in Nashville as part of the global Record Store Day celebrations over the weekend. Neil Young also recorded a song in the booth – as seen via the Third Man Instagram account, pictured above - however, details of his track have not yet been released.
Keith Richards has said that the Rolling Stones' forthcoming 2013 leg of the 50 And Counting tour was "bound to happen".
"We kind of knew it was bound to happen," explained Richards. "I get itchy first – Ronnie's always itchy," he said of which band members were keenest to tour.
"I was the first one to be very enthusiastic to do it," added Ronnie Wood, in an interview with Radio.com.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have unveiled a brand new track titled "Animal X" – scroll down to listen to it.
The song, which was recorded as part of the sessions for their most recent album Push The Sky Away was a special release for this year's Record Store Day.
Richie Havens has died aged 72 from a heart attack.
The singer's talent agency, Roots Agency, confirmed that Havens died at home in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having spent four decades performing live and releasing music, Havens announced last month that he would no longer be touring due to health issues.
Looking through this month's review section, one of the albums we've written about caught my eye and took me back to somewhat lively events in February, 1979. Roxy Music are due to play the first date of their reunion tour somewhere in Europe. Melody Maker want me to cover it, wherever it is.
The new issue of Uncut arrives in UK shops on Thursday, though perhaps a few subscribers, with a prevailing wind, might have already received their copies. Lots of interesting stuff in there, including new interviews with The National, Laura Marling, Deborah Harry and Todd Rundgren; The Eagles, The Waterboys, Deep Purple, Mark Mulcahy, Kurt Vile; reviews of Fleetwood Mac, Vampire Weekend, REM, Van Dyke Parks and Jandek; respects paid to Jason Molina, Andy Johns and Phil Ramone; and a brief exchange with the now notorious Michelle Shocked.
