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This month in Uncut

Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, New Order and Fleetwood Mac all feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated November 2014 (Take 210) and out tomorrow (September 23).

U2 and Apple plot new digital music format

Bono claims he and Apple are working on a new digital music format which will revolutionise the way music is consumed by fans. Bono spoke about the new development in an interview with Time. He claims that it is around "18 months away" from being available to the public, which is around the same time the band are expected release a companion record to new album Songs Of Innocence titled Songs Of Experience.

Edwyn Collins: The Possibilities Are Endless

“I’m struggling to come to terms with who I am,” admits Edwyn Collins early on during James Hall and Edward Lovelace's documentary.

Mark E Smith on Kate Bush: “I never even liked her first time around”

The Fall's Mark E Smith has hit out against the praise lavished on Kate Bush's comeback. The notoriously outspoken frontman says he doesn’t understand why the singer – who is currently completing her 22-date run of shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo – is "suddenly cool again".

Peter Fonda’s Easy Rider Harley-Davidson up for auction

The custom-made Harley-Davidson motorcycle riden by Peter Fonda's character Captain America in the film Easy Rider is up for auction. According to Associated Press via Rolling Stone, the auction house Profiles in History estimates that the motorbike will bring between $1 million and $1.2 million at the sale, which will be held online and at their galleries in Calabasas, California.

Ringo Starr on the future of rock music: “Bands will always come through”

Ringo Starr has said he believes that bands will always be popular in music and that he has "never believed" that rock music is dying out. Starr tells NME in this week's magazine, that he doesn't think the rock genre will disappear, and that bands will always "come through in the end".

Metallica to release box set of all live performances from 2014

Metallica are to release a box set of 27 live albums, all of which have been recorded this year. Rolling Stone reports that the albums will be released in batches of three every Monday until the end of the year and can be purchased through LiveMetallica.com. The box set of all 27 performances will be released in December.

The Rolling Stones announce new live album series

The Rolling Stones have announced the first two releases in their new From The Vault series. From The Vault features live concerts from band's archive and are available across a number of formats. The band will release From The Vault – Hampton Coliseum – Live In 1981 on November 3 with From The Vault - LA Forum - Live In 1975 following on November 17. Previously, the audio has been previously available as a digital download via the Stones' website but not on CD or LP; the video has never previously been released.

U2 album giveaway “as damaging as piracy”

The Entertainment Retailers Association have called U2's album giveaway "as damaging as piracy", saying that it devalues music.
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