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The Dalai Lama rumoured for Glastonbury Festival appearance

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The Dalai Lama rumoured for Glastonbury Festival appearance

Reports suggest the religious leader will take to the Pyramid Stage on the morning of Sunday June 28... The Dalai Lama is rumoured to be talking at this summer's Glastonbury Festival. The appearance has been revealed by the Dalai Lama Centre For Compassion Oxford, who wrote that His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso will appear on Sunday morning (June 28) on the Pyramid Stage, a slot previously taken by The English National Ballet. However, representatives for Glastonbury have not confirmed the appearance. The full line-up will be announced this spring. So far the only confirmed act for the event, which will take place on Worthy Farm from June 24-28, is Lionel Richie who will perform on Sunday afternoon. Richie will perform on the final day of the event, following Dolly Parton who drew one of the biggest Glastonbury audiences of all time when she appeared in the same slot at last year's festival. Other artists who have played the same slot over the years include Kenny Rogers, Leonard Cohen, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon. "I'm really excited to play Glastonbury... as it's one of the most iconic festivals in the world," said Richie. "It has a phenomenal history and the alumni of artists who have previously played is incredible so I'm honoured to be joining that club. It will be a really special moment for me and I can't wait to share it with everyone."

Reports suggest the religious leader will take to the Pyramid Stage on the morning of Sunday June 28…

The Dalai Lama is rumoured to be talking at this summer’s Glastonbury Festival.

The appearance has been revealed by the Dalai Lama Centre For Compassion Oxford, who wrote that His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso will appear on Sunday morning (June 28) on the Pyramid Stage, a slot previously taken by The English National Ballet. However, representatives for Glastonbury have not confirmed the appearance. The full line-up will be announced this spring.

So far the only confirmed act for the event, which will take place on Worthy Farm from June 24-28, is Lionel Richie who will perform on Sunday afternoon. Richie will perform on the final day of the event, following Dolly Parton who drew one of the biggest Glastonbury audiences of all time when she appeared in the same slot at last year’s festival. Other artists who have played the same slot over the years include Kenny Rogers, Leonard Cohen, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon.

“I’m really excited to play Glastonbury… as it’s one of the most iconic festivals in the world,” said Richie. “It has a phenomenal history and the alumni of artists who have previously played is incredible so I’m honoured to be joining that club. It will be a really special moment for me and I can’t wait to share it with everyone.”

Nick Cave launches official skateboard

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Nick Cave launches official skateboard

The 'board is inspired by the song, "Nature Boy"... Nick Cave has launched his own official skateboard. According to Stereogum, Cave has teamed up with Australian skateboarding company Fast Times to produce the limited edition skateboard. The boards are available to buy from Fast Times' website priced AU$99.95. Fast Times say: "True legend of Australian music, Good friend and Customer Nick Cave has teamed up with us to produce an exciting and rad collection! After discussing lyrics and a theme, It was agreed Nature Boy best suited the Melbourne Skate Scene and vibe of Fast Times. The Lyrics are taken from ‘Nature Boy’ A track from’s Nick’s ‘Abattoir Blues’ Album which also features on the accompanying Fast Times Skate clip. "Once the mood was set Artist Chuck Sperry hailing from San Francisco worked with us to come up with a design, One of Chuck’s dames is seen tangled in her long golden locks wrapped in a psychedelic bed of flowers. The Boards feature a full wrap metallic graphic which feels and looks like an amazing piece of art." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzETSyDzeTc

The ‘board is inspired by the song, “Nature Boy”…

Nick Cave has launched his own official skateboard.

According to Stereogum, Cave has teamed up with Australian skateboarding company Fast Times to produce the limited edition skateboard.

The boards are available to buy from Fast Times’ website priced AU$99.95.

Fast Times say: “True legend of Australian music, Good friend and Customer Nick Cave has teamed up with us to produce an exciting and rad collection! After discussing lyrics and a theme, It was agreed Nature Boy best suited the Melbourne Skate Scene and vibe of Fast Times. The Lyrics are taken from ‘Nature Boy’ A track from’s Nick’s ‘Abattoir Blues’ Album which also features on the accompanying Fast Times Skate clip.

“Once the mood was set Artist Chuck Sperry hailing from San Francisco worked with us to come up with a design, One of Chuck’s dames is seen tangled in her long golden locks wrapped in a psychedelic bed of flowers. The Boards feature a full wrap metallic graphic which feels and looks like an amazing piece of art.”

Elvis Presley’s private planes to be auctioned

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Elvis Presley’s private planes to be auctioned

The items will be sold in the States early this year... Elvis Presley's private planes are to be sold at auction early this year. Beverly Hills-based auction house Julien's Auctions is selling Presley's Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II planes, both of which have been displayed at Graceland for over 30 years. The interiors of both aircraft have been preserved over the years but are for display only, meaning their eventual new owners will not be able to fly them, reports Rolling Stone. Sealed bids are being accepted until February 2. Elsewhere, New York's Lelands are hosting the sale of a suede vest which was worn by Janis Joplin, along with other memorabilia including a signed book, coin belt and ticket stubs. The vest was reportedly gifted by Joplin to then-14-year-old fan Jennifer Alexander, 10 months before the singer's death. It will be auctioned on January 15 and is expected to sell for at least £1957 ($3000). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6rwsoWYNIk

The items will be sold in the States early this year…

Elvis Presley‘s private planes are to be sold at auction early this year.

Beverly Hills-based auction house Julien’s Auctions is selling Presley’s Lisa Marie and Hound Dog II planes, both of which have been displayed at Graceland for over 30 years.

The interiors of both aircraft have been preserved over the years but are for display only, meaning their eventual new owners will not be able to fly them, reports Rolling Stone. Sealed bids are being accepted until February 2.

Elsewhere, New York’s Lelands are hosting the sale of a suede vest which was worn by Janis Joplin, along with other memorabilia including a signed book, coin belt and ticket stubs.

The vest was reportedly gifted by Joplin to then-14-year-old fan Jennifer Alexander, 10 months before the singer’s death. It will be auctioned on January 15 and is expected to sell for at least £1957 ($3000).

President Obama visits Eddie Vedder in Hawaii

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President Obama visits Eddie Vedder in Hawaii

The visit lasted for less than 30 minutes... The president of the USA reportedly concluded his winter break by visiting Eddie Vedder in Hawaii. According to a report by Associated Press, Obama took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to visit with Vedder and his family in Kailua, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The Obamas spent a two-week holiday in a vacation home nearby. The Obamas and Vedder's family reportedly spent around 20 minutes together on Saturday (January 3). In 2012, Vedder helped raise $1.7million at a fundraiser for Obama's re-election campaign. The singer performed two Pearl Jam Songs, "Rise" and "Without You", plus covers of James Taylor's "Millworker" and Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World", at a $20,000 ticket event, and spoke to the crowd about how he was able to achieve his dream of being a musician.

The visit lasted for less than 30 minutes…

The president of the USA reportedly concluded his winter break by visiting Eddie Vedder in Hawaii.

According to a report by Associated Press, Obama took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to visit with Vedder and his family in Kailua, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The Obamas spent a two-week holiday in a vacation home nearby.

The Obamas and Vedder’s family reportedly spent around 20 minutes together on Saturday (January 3).

In 2012, Vedder helped raise $1.7million at a fundraiser for Obama’s re-election campaign. The singer performed two Pearl Jam Songs, “Rise” and “Without You”, plus covers of James Taylor’s “Millworker” and Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World”, at a $20,000 ticket event, and spoke to the crowd about how he was able to achieve his dream of being a musician.

PJ Harvey collaborator says public album recording is “very much a lottery”

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PJ Harvey collaborator says public album recording is “very much a lottery”

Artangel co-director Michael Morris promises Somerset House event will be "warts and all"... Fans attending the public recording sessions for PJ Harvey's new album have been warned that the process is a "lottery" and they may spend their allotted time watching something as inconsequential as a bass guitar being tuned up. As revealed last week, Harvey will open up the recording sessions for her ninth album to fans. Members of the public will be able to watch in 45-minute windows as she and her band record the album at Somerset House in London. The project, titled Recording In Progress, has been conceived by Harvey alongside collaborators Artangel. Michael Morris, the co-director of Artangel, confirmed to the Guardian that they had been working with Harvey for more than a year on a project. He said: "Polly's approach to songwriting and making films is very much like that of a visual artist and we got talking about how the process of making a record could be displayed rather like an exhibition and what that might feel like." "It will be warts and all," Morris added. "There will be some visitors who experience longueurs, the tuning-up of a bass guitar, the integration of a horn section. There will others there when she happens to run through a couple of songs from start to finish. It is very much a lottery." "We have deliberately avoided using the word performance because we don’t want to build up the wrong expectations. The truth is none of us really know what it will be like. Polly doesn’t know. We don’t know. We think we have an idea but I suspect we’ll be surprised when it unfolds. It is uncategorisable." The exhibition runs from January 16 to February 14. Tickets have already sold out. The album will be Harvey's first since Let England Shake, which was released in 2011. She is also working on her first poetry book, The Hollow Of The Hand, which is due out this autumn.

Artangel co-director Michael Morris promises Somerset House event will be “warts and all”…

Fans attending the public recording sessions for PJ Harvey‘s new album have been warned that the process is a “lottery” and they may spend their allotted time watching something as inconsequential as a bass guitar being tuned up.

As revealed last week, Harvey will open up the recording sessions for her ninth album to fans. Members of the public will be able to watch in 45-minute windows as she and her band record the album at Somerset House in London. The project, titled Recording In Progress, has been conceived by Harvey alongside collaborators Artangel.

Michael Morris, the co-director of Artangel, confirmed to the Guardian that they had been working with Harvey for more than a year on a project.

He said: “Polly’s approach to songwriting and making films is very much like that of a visual artist and we got talking about how the process of making a record could be displayed rather like an exhibition and what that might feel like.”

“It will be warts and all,” Morris added. “There will be some visitors who experience longueurs, the tuning-up of a bass guitar, the integration of a horn section. There will others there when she happens to run through a couple of songs from start to finish. It is very much a lottery.”

“We have deliberately avoided using the word performance because we don’t want to build up the wrong expectations. The truth is none of us really know what it will be like. Polly doesn’t know. We don’t know. We think we have an idea but I suspect we’ll be surprised when it unfolds. It is uncategorisable.”

The exhibition runs from January 16 to February 14. Tickets have already sold out.

The album will be Harvey’s first since Let England Shake, which was released in 2011. She is also working on her first poetry book, The Hollow Of The Hand, which is due out this autumn.

Lindsey Buckingham says Fleetwood Mac are entering their “last act”

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Lindsey Buckingham says Fleetwood Mac are entering their “last act”

Band will tour Britain and headline Isle of Wight festival later this year... Lindsey Buckingham has hinted that Fleetwood Mac may be heading into their final years as a band, describing their forthcoming world tour as the "last act" for the group. Buckingham, who appears in the band alongside Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, cast doubt on the long-term future of Fleetwood Mac in a new interview with the US TV channel PBS (via The Guardian). Discussing the possibility of hearing new music from the band, as well as their live plans, Buckingham said: "We're going to continue working on the new album, and the solo stuff will take a back seat for a year or two. A beautiful way to wrap up this last act." The hopes of new music have been boosted by Christine McVie's return to the band for the first time since 1997. "She gave me a bunch of stuff to take home," Buckingham told PBS. "I worked on it, came back, and she loved it. We went into the studio and came out with the best songs we’ve co-written in years. Christine really fills the gap of the polarity that might exist otherwise, and helps things breathe." Fleetwood Mac tour Britain later this year and will also headline The Isle Of Wight Festival in June. That date will be their only UK festival appearance of 2015. Drummer Mick Fleetwood recently denied that Fleetwood Mac will be appearing at Glastonbury in 2015. Fleetwood Mac will play: London O2 Arena (May 27, 28, June 22, 24, 26, 27) Birmingham Genting Arena (June 8, 9, July 4) Manchester Arena (June 12, July 1) Glasgow SSE Hydro (June 16, 17, July 8) Dublin 3Arena (June 20) Leeds First Direct Arena (June 30, July 5)

Band will tour Britain and headline Isle of Wight festival later this year…

Lindsey Buckingham has hinted that Fleetwood Mac may be heading into their final years as a band, describing their forthcoming world tour as the “last act” for the group.

Buckingham, who appears in the band alongside Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, cast doubt on the long-term future of Fleetwood Mac in a new interview with the US TV channel PBS (via The Guardian).

Discussing the possibility of hearing new music from the band, as well as their live plans, Buckingham said: “We’re going to continue working on the new album, and the solo stuff will take a back seat for a year or two. A beautiful way to wrap up this last act.”

The hopes of new music have been boosted by Christine McVie‘s return to the band for the first time since 1997.

“She gave me a bunch of stuff to take home,” Buckingham told PBS. “I worked on it, came back, and she loved it. We went into the studio and came out with the best songs we’ve co-written in years. Christine really fills the gap of the polarity that might exist otherwise, and helps things breathe.”

Fleetwood Mac tour Britain later this year and will also headline The Isle Of Wight Festival in June. That date will be their only UK festival appearance of 2015. Drummer Mick Fleetwood recently denied that Fleetwood Mac will be appearing at Glastonbury in 2015.

Fleetwood Mac will play:

London O2 Arena (May 27, 28, June 22, 24, 26, 27)

Birmingham Genting Arena (June 8, 9, July 4)

Manchester Arena (June 12, July 1)

Glasgow SSE Hydro (June 16, 17, July 8)

Dublin 3Arena (June 20)

Leeds First Direct Arena (June 30, July 5)

PJ Harvey to record new album as a public art exhibition

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PJ Harvey to record new album as a public art exhibition
PJ Harvey is to record her next album as part of a public art exhibition at London's Somerset House. She will work on the album with her band behind one-way-mirrored glass. The project, called Recording In Progress, will take place from January 16 to February 14. The project will be staged in a bo...

PJ Harvey is to record her next album as part of a public art exhibition at London’s Somerset House.

She will work on the album with her band behind one-way-mirrored glass. The project, called Recording In Progress, will take place from January 16 to February 14.

The project will be staged in a box in a recently opened wing of the venue and has been described as “a mutating, multidimensional sound sculpture”.

According to a statement on the Somerset House website, “Recording in Progress is a project conceived by PJ Harvey, in collaboration with Artangel and Somerset House, for the Inland Revenue’s former staff gymnasium and rifle range in the recently opened New Wing at Somerset House.

“Harvey has chosen to record her ninth album inside an architectural installation designed by Somerset House-based Something & Son. The structure, a recording studio in the form of an enclosed box, has one-way glazing, displaying PJ Harvey, her band, producers and engineers as a mutating, multi-dimensional sound sculpture.

“Visitors experience exactly what is happening at a particular moment in the studio, as Harvey and musicians, together with her longstanding producers Flood and John Parish, go through the creative process of recording an album of songs.”

You can find more details here.

Michael Stipe plays plays surprise debut solo gig in New York – watch

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Michael Stipe plays plays surprise debut solo gig in New York – watch

Stipe played six-song set as support to Patti Smith... Michael Stipe played a surprise solo show in New York on December 29, for his first concert since REM split in 2011. Stipe was the unannounced support act for his friend Patti Smith’s show at the city’s Webster Hall venue. Backed by two musicians during his six-song set, Stipe played keyboards – an instrument he rarely played live at REM’s concerts. The show featured REM obscurities "New Test Leper" from 1996’s album New Adventures In Hi-Fi and "Saturn Return" from 2001’s Reveal, plus four covers – Vic Chesnutt’s "Lucinda Williams"; Patti Smith’s 1996 song "Wing"; Frank Sinatra’s standard "New York, New York" and Perfume Genius’ 2012 single "Hood". Fan footage of Stipe singing ‘New York, New York’ can be seen below. Stipe has previously remained coy over his plans to return to music and has implied he’d rather stick to his work in photography and visual art than attempt a solo career, saying a solo album would "most likely be watered-down REM". But in an interview with US TV channel CBS’ show ‘This Morning’ earlier this month (December 14), Stipe said: “I think I will sing again. Not soon, maybe. I don’t know.” You can read the story behind the making of REM's classic breakthrough single "The One I Love" in the new issue of Uncut: in shops now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lsMJzJ7t6A

Stipe played six-song set as support to Patti Smith…

Michael Stipe played a surprise solo show in New York on December 29, for his first concert since REM split in 2011.

Stipe was the unannounced support act for his friend Patti Smith’s show at the city’s Webster Hall venue. Backed by two musicians during his six-song set, Stipe played keyboards – an instrument he rarely played live at REM’s concerts.

The show featured REM obscurities “New Test Leper” from 1996’s album New Adventures In Hi-Fi and “Saturn Return” from 2001’s Reveal, plus four covers – Vic Chesnutt’s “Lucinda Williams”; Patti Smith’s 1996 song “Wing”; Frank Sinatra’s standard “New York, New York” and Perfume Genius’ 2012 single “Hood”. Fan footage of Stipe singing ‘New York, New York’ can be seen below.

Stipe has previously remained coy over his plans to return to music and has implied he’d rather stick to his work in photography and visual art than attempt a solo career, saying a solo album would “most likely be watered-down REM“. But in an interview with US TV channel CBS’ show ‘This Morning’ earlier this month (December 14), Stipe said: “I think I will sing again. Not soon, maybe. I don’t know.”

You can read the story behind the making of REM’s classic breakthrough single “The One I Love” in the new issue of Uncut: in shops now

Watch Sharon Van Etten and Deer Tick cover Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”

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Watch Sharon Van Etten and Deer Tick cover Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day”

The singer will tour the UK and Ireland in April... Sharon Van Etten has covered Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" onstage with Deer Tick. The singer joined the folk band at one of their recent 10th anniversary shows at New York's Brooklyn Bowl venue, where the band are playing a six night residency, covering a different record at each gig with guest performers. They will play a fan-request covers set tonight (December 31). On Saturday (December 27) they played Lou Reed's Transformer in its entirely, playing "Perfect Day" with Van Etten and 'I'm So Free' with Titus Andronicus' Patrick Stickles. Click above to watch crowd-shot footage of 'Perfect Day', here Spin. Sharon Van Etten will play a run of UK and Ireland dates in April, in support of the release of her latest album, 2014's Are We There. Sharon Van Etten plays: Bristol Trinity Centre (April 21) Dublin Whelan's (23) Leeds Brudenell Social Club (25) Leeds Brudenell Social Club (26) London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (29) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U9MzLkPE-g

The singer will tour the UK and Ireland in April…

Sharon Van Etten has covered Lou Reed‘s “Perfect Day” onstage with Deer Tick.

The singer joined the folk band at one of their recent 10th anniversary shows at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl venue, where the band are playing a six night residency, covering a different record at each gig with guest performers. They will play a fan-request covers set tonight (December 31).

On Saturday (December 27) they played Lou Reed’s Transformer in its entirely, playing “Perfect Day” with Van Etten and ‘I’m So Free’ with Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles. Click above to watch crowd-shot footage of ‘Perfect Day’, here Spin.

Sharon Van Etten will play a run of UK and Ireland dates in April, in support of the release of her latest album, 2014’s Are We There.

Sharon Van Etten plays:

Bristol Trinity Centre (April 21)

Dublin Whelan’s (23)

Leeds Brudenell Social Club (25)

Leeds Brudenell Social Club (26)

London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (29)

Dolly Parton’s theme park sued over ride injury

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Dolly Parton’s theme park sued over ride injury

Visitor claims to have suffered brain injury after incident on Dollywood's Waltzing Swinger... Dollywood, the theme park co-owned by Dolly Parton, is being sued by a visitor who claims to have suffered brain injury after an incident on one of the park's rides. Tedi A Brown from Florida was injured after an incident on the Waltzing Swinger in the Tennessee theme park in December 2013, according to the lawsuit filed by her solicitors. It states her headfirst fall from the ride was caused by a mix of sleet and rain that made the ride "dangerously slick", adding there was a lack of adequate safety measures. Brown, who has five children, is said to have been left with permanent impairments and disabilities as a result of the fall. The defendants in the suit are Herschend Family Entertainment Corp, and Dolly Parton Productions who co-own the park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Dollywood spokesperson Pete Owens said in a statement: "Out of respect for the process and as a matter of practice, Dollywood does not comment on pending litigation. We look forward to this issue being resolved and anticipate commenting at that time." The Waltzing Swinger is a revolving ride with individual seats ascending 25 feet into the air and tilting outward. The suit claims the swinging chairs lacked locking mechanisms to restrain riders, meaning the lap bars could be easily raised and the rider becoming unrestrained. Brown's solicitors added when the ride is completed, the chairs come to a stop about 10 feet above the ground. It was at this point Brown thought the ride was over and lifted her lap bar to exit her seat, lost her grip on the lap bar due to the slick conditions and fell headfirst onto the pavement. She also suffered spine and neck injuries, torn ligaments and a broken jaw, the suit said. The Browns are seeking $475,000 (£304,000) in damages, along with court and discretionary costs. The amount of damages sought by the plaintiffs could change depending on follow-up medical reviews on Tedi Brown's condition, said her attorney Darren Berg.

Visitor claims to have suffered brain injury after incident on Dollywood’s Waltzing Swinger…

Dollywood, the theme park co-owned by Dolly Parton, is being sued by a visitor who claims to have suffered brain injury after an incident on one of the park’s rides.

Tedi A Brown from Florida was injured after an incident on the Waltzing Swinger in the Tennessee theme park in December 2013, according to the lawsuit filed by her solicitors. It states her headfirst fall from the ride was caused by a mix of sleet and rain that made the ride “dangerously slick”, adding there was a lack of adequate safety measures.

Brown, who has five children, is said to have been left with permanent impairments and disabilities as a result of the fall. The defendants in the suit are Herschend Family Entertainment Corp, and Dolly Parton Productions who co-own the park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Dollywood spokesperson Pete Owens said in a statement: “Out of respect for the process and as a matter of practice, Dollywood does not comment on pending litigation. We look forward to this issue being resolved and anticipate commenting at that time.”

The Waltzing Swinger is a revolving ride with individual seats ascending 25 feet into the air and tilting outward. The suit claims the swinging chairs lacked locking mechanisms to restrain riders, meaning the lap bars could be easily raised and the rider becoming unrestrained. Brown’s solicitors added when the ride is completed, the chairs come to a stop about 10 feet above the ground. It was at this point Brown thought the ride was over and lifted her lap bar to exit her seat, lost her grip on the lap bar due to the slick conditions and fell headfirst onto the pavement. She also suffered spine and neck injuries, torn ligaments and a broken jaw, the suit said.

The Browns are seeking $475,000 (£304,000) in damages, along with court and discretionary costs. The amount of damages sought by the plaintiffs could change depending on follow-up medical reviews on Tedi Brown’s condition, said her attorney Darren Berg.

Revealed! The 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014

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Revealed! The 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014

UK vinyl sales top 1.3 million for the first time since 1995... Vinyl sales in the UK topped 1.3 million for the first time since 1995. Figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade association for the UK record industry, show that while vinyl is still a niche format, accounting for just two per cent of the total UK music market, sales continue to grow, hitting the million mark for the first time since Britpop's height in 1996 back in November, and were boosted even further by the Christmas market. The biggest-selling album of the year on the format was Pink Floyd's The Endless River, their first album in 20 years and also the fastest-selling vinyl album of the year. Arctic Monkeys' AM was in second place, and Royal Blood's self-titled debut in third. The decline of CD sales, meanwhile, slowed too, and even though 2014 sales of the format were down 7.9 per cent on the previous year's figures, 55.7 million CDs were sold in the UK last year. Together, CD and vinyl account for 49 per cent of albums sold in 2014. Over in the US, vinyl sales were at their highest since Nielsen began tracking figures in 1991, the seventh consecutive year that's happened, with vinyl now accounting for 3.6 per cent of all albums sold there. The biggest-selling vinyl album of the year, Jack White's 'Lazaretto', sold more than 87,000 copies. For comparison, the US's biggest-selling vinyl album of 2013 was Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories', which sold around 49,000 copies. The UK's top 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014 were: 1. Pink Floyd – 'The Endless River' 2. Arctic Monkeys – 'AM' 3. Royal Blood – 'Royal Blood' 4. Oasis – 'Definitely Maybe' 5. Pink Floyd – 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' 6. Jack White – 'Lazaretto' 7. The Stone Roses – 'The Stone Roses' 8. Foo Fighters – 'Sonic Highways' 9. Led Zeppelin – 'Led Zeppelin' 10. Oasis – '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'

UK vinyl sales top 1.3 million for the first time since 1995…

Vinyl sales in the UK topped 1.3 million for the first time since 1995.

Figures released by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade association for the UK record industry, show that while vinyl is still a niche format, accounting for just two per cent of the total UK music market, sales continue to grow, hitting the million mark for the first time since Britpop’s height in 1996 back in November, and were boosted even further by the Christmas market.

The biggest-selling album of the year on the format was Pink Floyd‘s The Endless River, their first album in 20 years and also the fastest-selling vinyl album of the year. Arctic Monkeys‘ AM was in second place, and Royal Blood’s self-titled debut in third.

The decline of CD sales, meanwhile, slowed too, and even though 2014 sales of the format were down 7.9 per cent on the previous year’s figures, 55.7 million CDs were sold in the UK last year. Together, CD and vinyl account for 49 per cent of albums sold in 2014.

Over in the US, vinyl sales were at their highest since Nielsen began tracking figures in 1991, the seventh consecutive year that’s happened, with vinyl now accounting for 3.6 per cent of all albums sold there. The biggest-selling vinyl album of the year, Jack White’s ‘Lazaretto’, sold more than 87,000 copies. For comparison, the US’s biggest-selling vinyl album of 2013 was Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’, which sold around 49,000 copies.

The UK’s top 10 best-selling vinyl albums of 2014 were:

1. Pink Floyd – ‘The Endless River’

2. Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’

3. Royal Blood – ‘Royal Blood’

4. Oasis – ‘Definitely Maybe’

5. Pink Floyd – ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’

6. Jack White – ‘Lazaretto’

7. The Stone Roses – ‘The Stone Roses’

8. Foo Fighters – ‘Sonic Highways’

9. Led Zeppelin – ‘Led Zeppelin’

10. Oasis – ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’

Ringo Starr to release new studio album

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Ringo Starr to release new studio album

It's his 18th solo album... Ringo Starr has revealed he is to release a new album in 2015. Starr made the announcement via YouTube. Scroll down to watch. "I’ve finished my record, mixed the record and, next year, it will be out on Universal Records," said Starr before hinting that he may tour with his All-Starr Band this February and March. The album will be the 74-year-old's 18th studio LP and first since Ringo 2012. The title for this latest record has yet to be revealed. In an interview with NME in September, Starr asserted his belief that the rock genre will never disappear, and that bands will always "come through in the end". "The saving grace for me – I have to admit I'm not a big fan of the boybands dancing and that stuff – but the thing that saves me is there's always bands out there,” he added. “There's always bands playing somewhere, and they come through in the end." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMW0gvBJBz0

It’s his 18th solo album…

Ringo Starr has revealed he is to release a new album in 2015.

Starr made the announcement via YouTube. Scroll down to watch.

“I’ve finished my record, mixed the record and, next year, it will be out on Universal Records,” said Starr before hinting that he may tour with his All-Starr Band this February and March.

The album will be the 74-year-old’s 18th studio LP and first since Ringo 2012. The title for this latest record has yet to be revealed.

In an interview with NME in September, Starr asserted his belief that the rock genre will never disappear, and that bands will always “come through in the end”.

“The saving grace for me – I have to admit I’m not a big fan of the boybands dancing and that stuff – but the thing that saves me is there’s always bands out there,” he added. “There’s always bands playing somewhere, and they come through in the end.”

Laura Marling: “I’ve managed to resist the EDM on my new album”

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Laura Marling: “I’ve managed to resist the EDM on my new album”
Laura Marling has gone electric on her new album, she tells Uncut in the new issue, out now. Marling’s Short Movie, her fifth album, is set to be released on March 23. “I wrote the record on electric guitar,” she tells Uncut, “but I play electric like I do acoustic. It’s not gonna be g...

Laura Marling has gone electric on her new album, she tells Uncut in the new issue, out now.

Marling’s Short Movie, her fifth album, is set to be released on March 23.

“I wrote the record on electric guitar,” she tells Uncut, “but I play electric like I do acoustic. It’s not gonna be groundbreaking. I’ve managed to resist the EDM!

“I think a lot of this record is about feeling – not consciously, but in retrospect – desperately lost in translation [living in Los Angeles]. I had an old mentor, an American chap, who kept saying to me, ‘It’s a short movie, man’, which I thought was quite funny, so there are lots of Americanisms like that in it.”

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REM’s Peter Buck: “I always assumed we would never have a hit”

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REM reveal how they wrote and recorded their 1987 breakthrough track “The One I Love” in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now. Guitarist Peter Buck, who wrote the riff for the song, which even featured his first proper guitar solo, didn’t even think the single would be a ...

REM reveal how they wrote and recorded their 1987 breakthrough track “The One I Love” in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

Guitarist Peter Buck, who wrote the riff for the song, which even featured his first proper guitar solo, didn’t even think the single would be a success at the time.

“I just always assumed that we would never actually have a real hit single,” confides Buck. “We would write these songs and record them and go, ‘Well, you know, I like it…’

“You know Prince could walk in and cut a single, knowing it would be a hit? I never felt like that, we just write a bunch of songs and if one of them is popular, great, but I don’t really know how or why. ‘The One I Love’ fits perfectly on the record [Document], but I never saw it as a hit single.”

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David Bowie – the inside story of Young Americans is told by its key players in the new Uncut

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The full story of David Bowie’s Young Americans is told in all-new interviews in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now. Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction. “He was on rare form,” Mike Garson remembers. “He was weird then, but the good music always sticks. He would have created that music with or without drugs. It just so happened he was on drugs.” “I think that at the moment of Young Americans,” says Carlos Alomar, “theatrics were not necessary. I think it was, ‘I’m looking for the soul of Bowie on this record, I don’t need theatrics, I don’t need a mask. I am able to say what I want, say who I am and be who I am.’” The new issue of Uncut is out now.

The full story of David Bowie’s Young Americans is told in all-new interviews in the new issue of Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction.

“He was on rare form,” Mike Garson remembers. “He was weird then, but the good music always sticks. He would have created that music with or without drugs. It just so happened he was on drugs.”

“I think that at the moment of Young Americans,” says Carlos Alomar, “theatrics were not necessary. I think it was, ‘I’m looking for the soul of Bowie on this record, I don’t need theatrics, I don’t need a mask. I am able to say what I want, say who I am and be who I am.’”

The new issue of Uncut is out now.

Paul Weller: “My new album is progressive… it’s defiantly 21st-Century music”

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Paul Weller: “My new album is progressive… it’s defiantly 21st-Century music”
Paul Weller sheds light on his new album in the current Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now. The singer and guitarist will release Saturn’s Pattern this spring on Parlophone, and claims that it’s decidely “progressive”. “The tracks are quite long,” he tells Uncut, “but with some...

Paul Weller sheds light on his new album in the current Uncut, dated February 2015 and out now.

The singer and guitarist will release Saturn’s Pattern this spring on Parlophone, and claims that it’s decidely “progressive”.

“The tracks are quite long,” he tells Uncut, “but with some of them there’s almost like two or three different movements going on within one song.

“There’s a track called ‘Pick It Up’ which starts off with a funk groove but then it’s got some other sort of weird changes in it, and it ends up with this anthemic chorus. There’s another tune called ‘In The Car’ which has three or four different parts to it.

“Is it my prog album? It’s certainly progressive in the literal sense of the word. It’s defiantly 21st-Century music.”

The new issue of Uncut is out now, featuring a full set of album previews for 2015.

This month in Uncut

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David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now. Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on. Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geo...

David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now.

Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on.

Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction.

Also in the issue, REM explain how they made their 1987 breakthrough hit “The One I Love” – from “Smokestack Lightning”-influenced guitar solo to MTV-friendly video – while Uncut is invited round to Jerry Lee Lewis’ house to discuss Chihuahuas, the best mixture of fluids for setting fire to pianos and why he could never have been as big as Elvis Presley…

Mike Scott takes us through The Waterboys’ discography album by album, recalling creative sojourns in Ireland, London, New York and beyond.

“We’re very likely to make an album that follows on from the Fisherman’s Blues tour,” Scott says. “I’ve already got the songs stockpiled for that.”

This issue also features our 2015 albums preview, with artists including Paul Weller, Laura Marling, New Order and My Morning Jacket dishing all the details about their forthcoming releases.

As the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary begins, we delve back into the archives to uncover a seminal 1989 Melody Maker interview with Jerry Garcia and his engaged, ultra-hospitable bandmates, to talk about George Bush, David Crosby, the rainforest, Bob Dylan and, of course, acid.

Elsewhere, John Grant reveals eight records that have soundtracked his life, from Chris & Cosey to Goldfrapp, and we hook up with ex-Fleet Foxes drummer Father John Misty to learn about “mascara, blood, ash and cum”, and his brave new album.

Film director John Carpenter explains all about his debut solo album, Lost Themes, while Liam Hayes discusses Plush’s creative rejuvenation.

Our 40-page reviews section features pieces on new albums from Belle & Sebastian, Sleater-Kinney, Panda Bear, Natalie Prass, Pond and The Decemberists, and archive releases from The Go-Betweens, Public Enemy and Paramount Records, while we catch Morrissey and Jackson Browne live in concert.

The magazine also comes with a free CD of some of the best new music for 2015, featuring John Grant, The Waterboys, The Decemberists, Pond, Liam Hayes, Jessica Pratt and more.

The new issue of Uncut is out tomorrow (December 30).

February 2015

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David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now. Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on. Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff...

David Bowie, REM, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Waterboys and our preview of 2015’s essential albums all feature in the new issue of Uncut, out now.

Bowie is on the cover, and inside we tell the full story of Young Americans, 40 years on.

Musicians including Carlos Alomar, Andy Newmark, Earl Slick, Geoff MacCormack, Ava Cherry, David Sanborn and Mike Garson recall how Lulu, Luther Vandross and 10 days of “freaky soul” in Philadelphia helped Bowie lay the groundwork for a whole new direction.

Also in the issue, REM explain how they made their 1987 breakthrough hit “The One I Love” – from “Smokestack Lightning”-influenced guitar solo to MTV-friendly video – while Uncut is invited round to Jerry Lee Lewis’ house to discuss Chihuahuas, the best mixture of fluids for setting fire to pianos and why he could never have been as big as Elvis Presley…

Mike Scott takes us through The Waterboys’ discography album by album, recalling creative sojourns in Ireland, London, New York and beyond.

“We’re very likely to make an album that follows on from the Fisherman’s Blues tour,” Scott says. “I’ve already got the songs stockpiled for that.”

This issue also features our 2015 albums preview, with artists including Paul Weller, Laura Marling, New Order and My Morning Jacket dishing all the details about their forthcoming releases.

As the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary begins, we delve back into the archives to uncover a seminal 1989 Melody Maker interview with Jerry Garcia and his engaged, ultra-hospitable bandmates, to talk about George Bush, David Crosby, the rainforest, Bob Dylan and, of course, acid.

Elsewhere, John Grant reveals eight records that have soundtracked his life, from Chris & Cosey to Goldfrapp, and we hook up with ex-Fleet Foxes drummer Father John Misty to learn about “mascara, blood, ash and cum”, and his brave new album.

Film director John Carpenter explains all about his debut solo album, Lost Themes, while Liam Hayes discusses Plush’s creative rejuvenation.

Our 40-page reviews section features pieces on new albums from Belle & Sebastian, Sleater-Kinney, Panda Bear, Natalie Prass, Pond and The Decemberists, and archive releases from The Go-Betweens, Public Enemy and Paramount Records, while we catch Morrissey and Jackson Browne live in concert.

The magazine also comes with a free CD of some of the best new music for 2015, featuring John Grant, The Waterboys, The Decemberists, Pond, Liam Hayes, Jessica Pratt and more.

The new issue of Uncut is out on December 30

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Kate Bush was “faultless, absolutely faultless” in the studio, say ‘Wuthering Heights’ musicians

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Kate Bush was “faultless, absolutely faultless” in the studio, say ‘Wuthering Heights’ musicians

Musicians who performed on and produced Kate Bush’s debut single, “Wuthering Heights”, recall the sessions in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now. Produced by Andrew Powell, the track gave Bush a UK No 1, despite her having to force EMI to release it as her debut. “We arrived at the studio, Kate introduced herself, and Andrew said, ‘Sit down and play them the song’,” remembers guitarist David Paton, “and that’s how it was done. She sat down at the piano, said, ‘It goes like this’, and just played. “We were all gathered around the piano with our jaws dropped, because it was a stunning performance. Faultless, absolutely faultless, and she could do that time and time again. It sounded fantastic, there was just a great vibe in the studio.” The new issue of Uncut is out now. Uncut is now available as a digital edition! Download here on your iPad/iPhone and here on your Kindle Fire or Nook.

Musicians who performed on and produced Kate Bush’s debut single, “Wuthering Heights”, recall the sessions in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now.

Produced by Andrew Powell, the track gave Bush a UK No 1, despite her having to force EMI to release it as her debut.

“We arrived at the studio, Kate introduced herself, and Andrew said, ‘Sit down and play them the song’,” remembers guitarist David Paton, “and that’s how it was done. She sat down at the piano, said, ‘It goes like this’, and just played.

“We were all gathered around the piano with our jaws dropped, because it was a stunning performance. Faultless, absolutely faultless, and she could do that time and time again. It sounded fantastic, there was just a great vibe in the studio.”

The new issue of Uncut is out now.

Uncut is now available as a digital edition! Download here on your iPad/iPhone and here on your Kindle Fire or Nook.

Joe Cocker dies aged 70

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Joe Cocker dies aged 70
Joe Cocker has died aged 70. The singer's death was confirmed by his agent, Barrie Marshall, reports BBC News. He said Cocker was "simply unique" and "it will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts." The singer song-writer was born in Sheffield. He is perhaps best known for his c...

Joe Cocker has died aged 70.

The singer’s death was confirmed by his agent, Barrie Marshall, reports BBC News.

He said Cocker was “simply unique” and “it will be impossible to fill the space he leaves in our hearts.”

The singer song-writer was born in Sheffield. He is perhaps best known for his cover of The Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends“, though in a career spanning more than 40 years, his other hits included “You Are So Beautiful” and “Up Where We Belong”.

In 1969, Cocker appeared at Woodstock, opening the proceedings on Sunday; in 1970, he famously embarked on an American tour with 30 musicians, including band leader Leon Russell. Dubbed the Mad Dogs And Englishmen, the band featured Jim Keltner, backing vocalists Rita Coolidge and Claudia Lennear, along with Carl Radle, Jim Price, Bobby Keys and Jim Gordon.

His 1982 duet with Jennifer Warnes, “Up Where We Belong“, won both a Grammy and an Academy Award.

Cocker received an OBE in 2007.

He released Fire It Up, his twenty-second studio album, in 2012.

ITV News reports Cocker was suffering from lung cancer.

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