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The National are planning on recording a Grateful Dead covers album in collaborations with the likes of Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver and Kurt Vile.

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm is now available to by as a download. It is available on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Movies On Demand and other leading digital outlets. It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 2.

Taking my cue from John’s playlist blogs, I thought I’d compile something similar – a playlist (or, more accurately, a viewing list) of film trailers I’ve been watching in the office.

A set of 34 unpublished pictures of The Beatles is set to be sold at auction after it was discovered on undeveloped film previously belonging to the band's official photographer.

Karen Elson has taken out a restraining order against ex-husband, Jack White. The US singer married model and musician Elson in 2005, the couple divorced in 2011 and threw a 'divorce party' to celebrate the end of their marriage. However, it has been revealed that on July 22 Elson took out a restraining order against White amid allegations of "harassment" and "bullying" behaviour.

Julian Cope has explained more about his anti-religious beliefs in the new issue of Uncut, dated September 2013 and out now.

The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd describes “Do You Realize??” as “prophetic” in the new issue of Uncut, dated September 2013 and out now.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have added an extra date to their forthcoming UK autumn tour. The band will now play the Dome in Cave's hometown of Brighton on October 24. Tickets for the new date go on sale at 10am [BST] on August 2. The Brighton show will kick off the run of gigs, before shows at London Hammersmith Apollo (October 26, 27), Manchester Apollo (October 30), Glasgow Barrowland (October 31) and Edinburgh Usher Hall (November 1).

Arcade Fire have announced details of their first live dates for 2014. The band, who are preparing to release their fourth album in October, will perform live on the Big Day Out touring festival of Australia and New Zealand in January.

Nirvana's 1993 album In Utero will be re-released to mark its 20th anniversary on September 23. A remastered version of the band's third and final studio album will feature 70 tracks including previously unreleased recordings and demos, B-sides and compilation tracks and live material featuring the band's final touring line-up of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl and Pat Smear. It will also include the Live And Loud show from Seattle's Pier 48 on December 13, 1993. A separate DVD release of that show will also be released on September 23.