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The Pogues are set to play their classic 1985 album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash at four separate shows in the UK this December. The band will visit Manchester O2 Apollo on December 15, before gigs at Glasgow O2 Academy (December 17) and two shows at London's O2 Academy Brixton on December 19 and 20. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am [BST] on September 27. As well as playing their second album in full, they will also perform other "favourite tracks".

A new exhibition of iron works and original paintings by Bob Dylan is set to open at London's Halcyon Gallery on November 16.

Robert Fripp has unveiled a new incarnation of King Crimson. Speaking to Uncut, Fripp said: "King Crimson is returning to active service. We are on-call to be ready for a live performance on September 1, 2014. Seven members. Four English, three American. Three drummers. It’s a different configuration of King Crimson than before. Some are familiar names, maybe more than others." This line-up - the 8th in the band's history - will be Fripp, Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Mel Collins and Jakko Jakszyk.

Pink Floyd, John Lydon, The Waterboys and Vampire Weekend are in the new issue of Uncut (dated November 2013), out now.

A new interactive album app called John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes will be released on November 5. The app, which is to be launched exclusively through the iTunes App Store, is directed by Michael Epstein, who previously wrote and directed by documentary, LENNONYC.

It’s a busy week here at Uncut. Last night, John and I went to see Roy Harper play a predictably excellent show at Rough Trade East – you can read all about it on his blog here. Tomorrow, I’m off to see Pixies at the Roundhouse and on Friday, it's Fleetwood Mac at the O2. Oh, and at some point there’s the final episode of Breaking Bad to watch...

A trailer for the last ever episode of Breaking Bad has been released. Scroll down to watch it. "All bad things come to an end," the minute-long clip teases, giving very little away about the how the show might sign off. The final episode, titled "Felina", will air on US network AMC this Sunday (September 29) before being made available to UK Netflix subscribers shortly afterwards.

Paul McCartney has revealed the artwork to his latest solo album, New. The image, which you can see above, will accompany McCartney's album when it is released on October 14. McCartney debuted three new songs during a concert in Las Vegas on Saturday [September 21]. You can watch footage here. The tracklisting for New is: 'Save Us' (produced by Paul Epworth) 'Alligator' (produced by Mark Ronson)

Happy Mondays have announced details of a UK tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their second album, Bummed.

Mick Jagger is set to become a great-grandfather for the first time, according to reports. The Daily Mirror says that Jagger's granddaughter Assisi, aged 21, is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Alex. According to sources, the 70-year-old singer is pleased at the news, although his daughter Jade, 42, is 'expecting some ribbing' at becoming a grandmother.