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Dave Alvin And Phil Alvin, The Felice Brothers, Strand Of Oaks, The Antlers, Sturgill Simpson, Sharon Van Etten on new Uncut CD!

The new issue of Uncut went on sale last Friday, with a cover story on Paul Weller and features on Bob Dylan in the 80s, Dolly Parton , Black Sabbath, Allen Toussaint, Harry Dean Stanton, Sharon Van Etten and The Shadows - a joyously eclectic mix by any standards.

Watch Bruce Springsteen pay tribute to fallen servicemen

Bruce Springsteen has posted a video on his YouTube channel paying tribute to servicemen who died during the Vietnam War. The video is a performance of High Hopes' track "The Wall" recorded April 19, 2014 at Charlotte, North Carolina. Describing the song as "a short prayer for my country", he explained it was inspired by Walter and Roy Chichon, from local New Jersey group called the Motifs.

Judge calls Led Zeppelin lawsuit lawyer ‘unprofessional, offensive’

A Pennsylvania federal judge has ordered sanctions against the attorney preparing to sue Led Zeppelin for "Stairway to Heaven," claiming that the lawyer behaved "in a flagrantly unprofessional and offensive manner" over the course of a different case. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Francis Malofiy recently attracted the judge's consternation while bringing a lawsuit against Usher and 19 other defendants for copyright infringement.

The Rolling Stones resume world tour – read setlist

The Rolling Stones resumed their #14ONFIRE tour in Olso, Norway on Monday night. The band played to a sold-out crowd of 23,000 at Oslo's Telenor Arena, with a show that lasted over two hours, Reuters reports. The next show will take place in Lisbon on May 29. Keith Richards took centre-stage in Oslo to bring back the rarely played "Can’t Be Seen" from the 1989 album Steel Wheels. The song was last heard at a gig 15 years ago in 1999.

Rare Velvet Underground record up for auction again

A rare early Velvet Underground record made in 1966 and sold at auction in 2006 for $25,200 will be going back up for auction this July.

Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey to perform David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World album live

David Bowie's long-term producer Tony Visconti and Mick "Woody" Woodmansey - the only surviving member of The Spider's From Mars - will perform Bowie's third album The Man Who Sold The World, from 1970, in full. They will be joined by an ensemble of ten musicians including Spandau Ballet saxophone player Steve Norman and Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory, The Guardian reports. The event will take place at The Garage on September 17.

Devo to tour rare and early recordings

Devo are preparing to go on their first tour without rhythm guitarist Bob Casale, where they will perform songs that haven’t been performed live since 1977.

Pixies frontman Black Francis announces plans to co-present film and literature event

Pixies frontman Black Francis has announced plans to co-present a film event at the British Library. He will be attending an evening of film and literature with Josh Frank and Steven Appleby - the co-creators of his SelfMadeHero illustrated book The Good Inn, a novel about art, conflict and the pioneers of early cinema - on June 7.
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