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Bruce Springsteen to receive his own online museum

An online museum of Bruce Springsteen memorabilia is set to launch in June to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the singer’s record Born In The USA.

Watch Neil Young and Jack White on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Neil Young and Jack White recorded a song straight to vinyl on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last night (May 12). Scroll down to watch. The pair appeared on Fallon's show and brought the same 1947 Voice-o-Graph vinyl recording booth from Third Man Records in Nashville used to record Young's latest album A Letter Home.

Neil Young and Jack White to perform together on The Tonight Show tonight

Neil Young and Jack White will perform together on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight. The pair will chat to Fallon and perform a song from Young's new covers album A Letter Home on Monday (May 12). Jimmy Page and comedian Louis CK will also appear on the episode.

Peter Gabriel cancels Kiev show due to violence in Ukraine capital

Peter Gabriel cancelled Saturday night's (May 10) planned concert in Kiev due to security concerns as violence continues to sweep Ukraine. In a statement on his website, Gabriel said: "Due to the on-going unrest in Ukraine it has become clear that the security of the touring personnel and equipment cannot be guaranteed during the planned visit to the country and this has presented us with significant logistical difficulties that we have been unable to resolve.

Jimmy Page on writing new songs: “I’ve got lots of material”

Jimmy Page says now he has finished working on the forthcoming Led Zeppelin remastered albums, he has time to write songs again. Speaking to Rolling Stone, he said: "I play guitar at least once a week," he says. "But now that the Zeppelin project is finished, I'll be playing daily for the foreseeable future. I want to get myself back into playing shape. I'm a bit of a perfectionist about these things."

Robert Plant: ‘Led Zeppelin reunion without me was a great idea’

Jimmy Page has confirmed that Led Zeppelin were working on new material without Robert Plant after their reunion concert in 2007 – and Plant has stated he thought the band would have been a good idea.

Chuck Berry awarded music’s ‘Nobel’ prize

Chuck Berry is to be awarded the 2014 Polar Music Prize, said to be the musical equivalent of a Nobel prize. "Chuck Berry was the rock’n’roll pioneer who turned the electric guitar into the main instrument of rock music,” the jury said in its citation. “Every riff and solo played by rock guitarists over the last 60 years contains DNA that can be traced right back to Chuck Berry."

Led Zeppelin hint at release of more unheard music

Led Zeppelin have hinted they may release more compilations of unheard material, following forthcoming expanded versions of their first three albums. The band release Deluxe Editions of their first three albums, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III, on June 2. Each has a second disc featuring unheard live tracks and previously-unreleased studio songs. Jimmy Page, who oversaw the expanded albums, says he may work on future compilations of unavailable material.

Bob Dylan: “50-plus years of rich awesome analog material” goes digital

Bob Dylan's archive has recently been digitised, according to reports. A story on C-Ville, a news and arts site in Charlottesville, Virginia, says software company Bluewall Media has recently helped Dylan and his staff archive and digitalize more than 60 years worth of music, photographs, written documents, video, and film footage using the company's Starchive software program.
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