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Nile Rodgers has been given the all clear from cancer; he was diagnosed with the disease in 2010. Announcing his current test results on Twitter, he wrote: "Instead of showing gross internal video I'll show my doctor's fly examination room. I'M ALL CLEAR AGAIN!" However, Rogers later followed the tweet up with another one, which read: "I never celebrate much when I get an All Clear because in 6 months I'll go through the same drama." He added: "All clear is a lot better than the cancer has returned and it's spread."

The new issue of Uncut, out now, features Bob Dylan, Morrissey, The Flaming Lips and Nilsson.

The Beta Band are released a career-spanning box set on October 7. Titled The Regal Years, the six-disc set will be released through Parlophone, Regal's parent label. The set include their first three EPs, three studio albums (plus bonus tracks), a disc of live BBC sessions and a sixth CD featuring unreleased demos and additional live performances. The full track listing for The Regal Years is: DISC 1: THE THREE EPS Dry The Rain I Know B + A Dogs Got A Bone Inner Meet Me The House Song Monolith She’s The One Push It Out

Metallica are set to release the soundtrack for their forthcoming 3D feature film Metallica - Through The Never on September 23. Metallica - Through The Never (Music from the Motion Picture) will comprise two CDs and includes tracks from their shows last year at Rexall Place in Edmonton and Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the gigs where the band recorded all their performance footage for the movie. A vinyl version will be available later in the year. The film will be released in the US on September 27 and in the UK later this autumn.

Jack White has donated £130,000 ($200,000) to the National Recording Preservation Foundation. The NRPF is an independent, non-profit, charitable organisation launched in 2011 by the US Congress. Its aim is to support archives, libraries and other cultural institutions committed to preserving America's recorded sounds.

The Durutti Column’s Vini Reilly has revealed in the new issue of Uncut that he and Morrissey used to wrestle.

Manic Street Preachers have revealed the video for new single "Show Me The Wonder" – scroll down to watch. The track, due for release on September 9, is the lead single from the band's 11th studio album, Rewind The Film, which follows a week later.

Jonathan Wilson has announced details of his new album, Fanfare. Listen to a track from Fanfare, "Dear Friend", here. The album, which will be released through Bella Union on October 14, is the follow up to 2011's Gentle Spirit.

Blondie drummer Clem Burke has revealed that singer Debbie Harry is considering bringing the band to an end after 40 years. "Debbie is 11 years older than the rest of us, so it's on her mind," 57-year-old Burke told the Daily Mail. "We've tried to keep it going for as long as possible, but it's not just up to me. Nothing is finalised yet, but obviously there's no Blondie without Debbie Harry." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Harry told the newspaper: "They are in a hiatus at the moment. They will do some tour dates next year. Nothing is confirmed yet."

Uncut editor Allan Jones takes an exclusive look at Bob Dylan’s latest Bootleg Series instalment, Volume 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969 – 1971), in the new issue (dated September 2013 and out on Wednesday, July 31).