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Wilco release new book

Wilco has released a new book, The Incredible Shrinking Tour Of Chicago. The book is free and available now exclusively on Apple’s iBookstore for iPad at www.iTunes.com/iBookstore. It documents the band’s five concerts from December 2011 in their native Chicago, with live photography, reproduction poster art and set lists.

Tupac Shakur hologram makers confirm plans to digitally resurrect Elvis

The technology company behind Tupac Shakur's hologram have confirmed Elvis Presley is to be resurrected in a similar manner. After engineering the late rapper at this year's Coachella Music Festival, Digital Domain Media has teamed up with Core Media Group, the company that owns the licence rights to Presley, to digitally resurrect the late King of Rock 'n' Roll, reports Vanity Fair. He is expected to appear on film, television and apparently concerts as an option as well.

Muse reveal dubstep-tinged trailer for new album ‘The 2nd Law’

Muse have unveiled the trailer for their new studio album, which looks set to be titled The 2nd Law. To watch the trailer, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click. The trailer features a compilation of news footage over a musical backdrop, which initially begins as an ornate, classical piece in the style of track's like "Butterflies & Hurricanes" before morphing into a full-on dubstep track. The trailer ends with the words 'The 2nd Law' and 'September 2012' being shown as the music fades out.

Listen to new Radiohead track

Radiohead debuted a brand new track titled "Full Stop" in their recent live show in Cincinnati on Tuesday (June 5). Two rough recordings of the track, one recorded while the band soundcheck and the other recorded during the show itself but facing the floor, are available to be heard. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to listen. The tracks are not the first new ones the band have debuted in recent months, with new cuts named "Identikit" and "Cut A Hole" also played in the band's past sets on their US tour.

Jarvis Cocker tells David Cameron: ‘You didn’t see my bare backside’

Jarvis Cocker has rebuked David Cameron for comments he made about his infamous 'mooning' incident with Michael Jackson, telling the Prime Minister that he had lied about seeing the Pulp frontman's "bare backside".

The National curated ATP festival returns to original Camber Sands venue

All Tomorrow's Parties is set to return to its original venue, Pontins in Camber Sands, after Butlins in Minehead ended its contract with the festival.

Poll names Bruce Springsteen as favourite to compose replacement US National Anthem

A new poll has seen 22% of Americans go for Bruce Springsteen as their first choice if they had to name someone to compose a new National Anthem. Dolly Parton was second favourite to write a replacement track for The Star Spangled Banner as the country music superstar polled 19%, while Stevie Wonder came in third scoring 18% of the vote in the The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll, via Politico. Bob Dylan was next up with 11%, followed by composer John Williams with 10%, Jay-Z with 8% and Madonna with 5%.

New album madness, David Cronenberg, Zep Ultimate Music Guide

Hey there. I hope you all had a good Bank Holiday weekend. Allan’s off today – an extra day holiday, no less – so I’m filling in on newsletter duties.

Grizzly Bear unveil full details of their new album and announce UK tour

Grizzly Bear have revealed that they will release their new album in September. The Brooklyn indie band will release the album, which doesn't have a title as yet, on Warp Recordings on September 17. It is the fourth record of their career to date. The band have also unveiled the album's opening track "Sleeping Ute", which you can hear by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.

Last original member of The Platters dies

Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s doo wop group The Platters, has died. Reed, who was 83, passed away in a hospice in the Boston area, reports AP. Reed (front left in the photograph) was the only member of the vocal group to appear on all 400 of their recordings and toured with one of the numerous incarnations of the band until 2011.
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