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Robert Plant has announced a run of North American tour dates with his band, the Sensational Shape Shifters. The 21 date tour starts on June 20 in Dallas, Texas and takes in Portland, Chicago and Memphis before winding up on July 27 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

Jack White laid down a version of Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" in the Third Man Records recording booth during Record Store Day. Scroll down to listen the track, which was recorded in Nashville as part of the global Record Store Day celebrations over the weekend. Neil Young also recorded a song in the booth – as seen via the Third Man Instagram account, pictured above - however, details of his track have not yet been released.

Keith Richards has said that the Rolling Stones' forthcoming 2013 leg of the 50 And Counting tour was "bound to happen". "We kind of knew it was bound to happen," explained Richards. "I get itchy first – Ronnie's always itchy," he said of which band members were keenest to tour. "I was the first one to be very enthusiastic to do it," added Ronnie Wood, in an interview with Radio.com.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have unveiled a brand new track titled "Animal X" – scroll down to listen to it. The song, which was recorded as part of the sessions for their most recent album Push The Sky Away was a special release for this year's Record Store Day.

Richie Havens has died aged 72 from a heart attack. The singer's talent agency, Roots Agency, confirmed that Havens died at home in Jersey City, New Jersey. Having spent four decades performing live and releasing music, Havens announced last month that he would no longer be touring due to health issues.

The new issue of Uncut arrives in UK shops on Thursday, though perhaps a few subscribers, with a prevailing wind, might have already received their copies. Lots of interesting stuff in there, including new interviews with The National, Laura Marling, Deborah Harry and Todd Rundgren; The Eagles, The Waterboys, Deep Purple, Mark Mulcahy, Kurt Vile; reviews of Fleetwood Mac, Vampire Weekend, REM, Van Dyke Parks and Jandek; respects paid to Jason Molina, Andy Johns and Phil Ramone; and a brief exchange with the now notorious Michelle Shocked.

Deborah Harry reveals she believes Blondie were looked down on at legendary New York punk club CBGB.

Jeff Buckley and Jimmy Page cried when they met each other, a close friend of the late singer-songwriter reveals in the latest issue of Uncut.

The National have revealed that parts of their new album sound like “The Band and Air in the same room”.

George Clinton and Sly Stone have collaborated on a new single, "The Naz". The track, which tells the story of Jesus Christ, is available as a digital download here. Credited to Funkadelic Featuring Sly Stone, "The Naz" is Stone's first material with Clinton to be officially released since Stone appeared on Funkadelic's 1981 album, The Electric Spanking Of War Babies.