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Bruce Springsteen played his classic 1975 album Born To Run in full yesterday (June 20) as a tribute to the actor James Gandolfini, who passed away yesterday at the age of 51.

Nile Rodgers reveals the huge influence The Beatles had on him in the new issue of Uncut (dated July 2013 and out now). The Chic guitarist and songwriter, who recently teamed up with Daft Punk on their new Random Access Memories album, was particularly struck by the closing track of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, "A Day In The Life". "This was the first song I learned to play on guitar," explains Rodgers. "My transformation happened years earlier when I first heard 'The End' by The Doors, but it wasn't as important as actually learning 'A Day In The Life'."

Dubious rumours have spread that Bob Dylan was seen painting topless women in New York's Central Park last week.

David Lynch is set to join forces with Nine Inch Nails to direct the video for their song 'Came Back Haunted'.

The Sopranos star James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51.

The Rolling Stones have remastered their entire back catalogue for iTunes.

If I’d had the time/guts to put my favourites of 2013 list into some order, I suspect Steve Gunn’s “Time Off” would’ve come out pretty near the top, so it’s a great pleasure to host these new videos today of Gunn and his band in session.

Bill Callahan has announced the release of his new album, Dream River.

Jarvis Cocker has confirmed that Pulp won't be playing again this year.

Arctic Monkeys have released new song 'Do I Wanna Know?' on iTunes this morning (June 19) – listen to the track below.