Bill Callahan is to release a new single on August 19, featuring dub versions of two songs from his forthcoming album, Dream River.

The single features “Expanding Dub” – a take on the song “Javelin Unlanding” – backed with “High In The Mid-40’s Dub“, a version of the album’s closing track, “Winter Road”.

Scroll down to hear “Expanding Dub”.

Dream River is released on September 16 on Drag City.

Elvis Presley‘s recording sessions at Stax Records will be released together as a box set for the first time today (August 6).

Titled Elvis at Stax: Deluxe Edition, the three-CD box set also features outtakes and rare photos from the two July and December 1973 sessions, which resulted in three separate albums.

As AP reports, the sessions started in 1973 when Presley was forced to head into the studio to record new material to fulfil his contract.

The box set includes a session recorded from July 20-23, during which he made “Raised On Rock”, “I’ve Got A Thing About You Baby” and “For Ol’ Time’s Sake”. Presley later returned to Stax in December for a week-long session to record tracks including “I Got A Feeling In My Body”.

It is the first time Presley’s songs recorded at Stax are together in the same release. “The dissipation of the Stax recordings across three albums over 18 months provided little or no creative kudos for such deserving artistic accomplishment,” ‘Elvis at Stax’ producer Roger Semon writes notes accompanying the release. “The objective of ‘Elvis at Stax’ is to reflect the true spontaneity and musicianship of Elvis’ sessions.”

Uncut is delighted to host an exclusive clip from the upcoming concert film, Morrissey 25: Live.

Filmed live by director James Russell during Morrissey’s show at the Hollywood High School in Los Angeles on 2 March 2013, Morrissey 25: Live is the artist’s first authorised film for nine years and celebrates his 25th anniversary as a solo artist.

Scroll down to watch Morrissey perform “Everyday Is Like Sunday” from the film.

Morrissey 25: Live is in cinemas from August 24. Meanwhile, we celebrate Morrissey’s quarter century as a solo artist in the current issue of Uncut, where collaborators including Stephen Street, Mike Joyce, Clive Langer and Steve Lillywhite remember working with Morrissey on his early solo albums.

The tracklisting for Morrissey 25: Live is:

Alma Matters

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side

We are sorry, but this clip is available to viewers in the UK & Eire only.

Morrissey 25: Live is A Nineteen Fifteen and Eagle Rock Entertainment production, distributed to cinemas by More2Screen. For cinema listings and booking information, click here.

Photo credit: Scott Uchida

A series of Bob Dylan/‘s paintings are to go on display at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Château d’Hérouville, the French country house with studio where David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and more recorded, is up for sale.

The house located 18 miles north of Paris in the Val d’Oise département, is on sale for €1.29m (£1.12m), according to a report in The Guardian.

The château was bought in 1962 by composer Michel Magne, who converted it into a residential recording studio seven years later. Elton John was among the first artists to use the premises, recording his 1972 album Honky Château there. David Bowie recorded Pin-Ups at Château d’Hérouville in 1973 and returned with Tony Visconti and Brian Eno to record Low there in 1976. Other artists who recorded there included T-Rex (The Slider), Pink Floyd (Obscured By Clouds), Iggy Pop (The Idiot) and Fleetwood Mac (Mirage). The Grateful Dead played an impromptu gig there on June 21, 1971.

The château is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Frédéric Chopin. While recording Low there, Bowie felt a supernatural presence. Tony Visconti later claimed, “There was certainly some strange energy in that château. On the first day, David took one look at the master bedroom and said, ‘I’m not sleeping in there!’ He took the room next door. The master bedroom had a very dark corner, right next to the window, ironically, that seem to just suck light into it. It was colder in that corner too.”

Black Flag co-founder Greg Ginn has filed a lawsuit against his former bandmates for alleged copyright infringement.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ginn believes the band FLAG, consisting of Keith Morris, Dez Cadena, Chuck Dukowski and Bill Stevenson, infringe on the Black Flag rights owned by him and his label SST Records. Former member Henry Rollins, who is in neither of the two touring Black Flag reunion groups, is also named in the suit.

Ginn claims he and his label SST Records own the exclusive rights to the Black Flag Name – and FLAG variation – and the band’s logo, which Flag currently use on tour. Ginn issued the lawsuit on Friday (August 2) and is seeking an injunction against Flag’s current tour, which kicked off in May and will see the band, pending the outcome of the lawsuit, play Los Angeles’ FYF Fest on August 24.

The suit describes the alleged infringement of the logo and describes FLAG as “as “a colorable imitation” that’s “likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception among consumers”. Ginn alleges his former bandmates “of lying to the Trademark Office on registrations; using his own label’s record covers to feign as though they’ve been continuing to use Black Flag since 1979 and using bootleg SST t-shirts.”

Ginn’s Black Flag are currently touring and play Universum in Stuttgart, Germany tomorrow night (August 5).

PJ Harvey has revealed a new song, her first since releasing her Let England Shake album in 2011.

“Shaker Aamer” is a protest song designed to raise attention to the plight of a British national imprisoned by the US in Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Despite never being charged with a crime, Aamer has spent 11 years in prison and was cleared for release in 2007 by President George W. Bush and again in 2009 by Barack Obama.

Scroll down to hear “Shaker Aamer”.

Speaking to The Guardian, Clive Stafford Smith, Aamer’s lawyer, said: “We hope people listen to this song and think about Shaker Aamer’s plight: detained for 11 years, without charge or trial – despite having been cleared for release by both Bush and Obama.”

“The UK government must do everything it can to bring Shaker back home to his wife and kids in London, where he belongs. PJ Harvey has written a wonderful song – I know Shaker will be deeply moved by it, and I only hope that, with the support of the public, he will one day be able to listen to it in freedom.”

A leaked email allegedly sent by Jack White to his ex-wife Karen Elson appears to show the former White Stripes frontman branding The Black Keys singer’ Dan Auerbach a “copy” and an “asshole”.

Elson divorced White in 2011 but she took out a restraining order against her ex-husband on July 22 amid allegations of “harassment” and “bullying” behaviour.

As part of her petition, Elson reportedly submitted a series of emails to a Nashville judge, and site TMZ claims to have obtained the emails.

One of the emails allegedly finds White complaining that Elson has enrolled their two children, seven-year-old Scarlett and six-year-old Henry, into the same school as Auerbach’s daughter, five-year-old Sadie.

The email allegedly sent by White on July 16 reads: “My concern with Auerbach is because I don’t want the kids involved in any of that crap … That’s a possible twelve fucking years I’m going to have to be sitting in kids chairs next to that asshole with other people trying to lump us in together. He gets yet another free reign to follow me around and copy me and push himself into my world.”

Meanwhile, White and Elson have a hearing on August 29 over a separate dispute involving their two children. The restraining order taken out on July 22 reveals Elson’s belief that her ex-husband is not fit to be a parent. According to the restraining order, it is also claimed White has a violent temper and has sent Elson intimidating emails and text messages.

Roger Waters has responded to charges of anti-Semitism from a representative of the Jewish human-rights organisation, the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Waters recently came under fire after video of a July 18 performance in Belgium of The Wall tour circulated online showing an inflatable giant pig featured in his show carried a Star of David on its side.

In an email to Jewish newspaper The Algemeiner, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, claimed that Waters “is an open hater of Jews” and urged other artists to “denounce his anti-Semitism and bigotry.”

Waters responded to the accusations in “An Open Letter From Roger Waters”, posted on his Facebook page, denouncing Cooper’s claims as “wild and bigoted”.

Waters refutes that he is anti-Semitic by pointing out that the Anti-Defamation League said they didn’t believe Waters had “anti-Semitic intent.” The crucifix, crescent and star, hammer and sickle, Shell Oil logo and McDonalds sign were also stamped on the pig.

As for being “Jew-hating”, Waters refers Cooper to his relationship with Simon Wiesenthal and his daughter-in-law, who he says is Jewish.

You can read Waters full post here.

Waters has previously been highly critical of the Israeli government, likening Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza to South Africa’s apartheid policy segregating blacks and whites. “They are running riot,” Waters said in a March 2013 interview with The Electronic Intifada. He also called on Western acts to boycott playing Israel.

You can watch Waters address the United Nations on November 29 last year, where he addressed alleged violations of international law by Israel against the Palestinian people.

John Cooper Clarke has said he thinks Alex Turner is a “fantastic lyricist”.

The poet’s work, “I Wanna Be Yours”, is put to music on the new Arctic Monkeys album AM, which will be released on September 9.

When asked how the band’s version compares to his own, Clarke told NME: “I think it’s great the band have used it, because I think it was always kind of a song. It’s a poem that owes a great deal to popular music. I haven’t heard their version yet, but I know it’s gonna be great.”

He added: “I think he’s [Alex Turner] a fantastic lyricist. He’s always changing, and as a band they won’t be pinned down. I like that album they made when they’d been to the States for the first time, they were so obviously Americanised. I think things like that are a strength, where you can make every new experience uniquely you. That’s part of the secret of longevity.”

When asked if he would perform with the band if asked, he replied: “Yeah, if they asked me I’d get involved – of course I would! I love what they do. For sure! I don’t work with anybody I don’t like just for the attention. I suppose it’s not very surprising but all the people that have sort of latched onto us lately are all people that I really like. I include Plan B and the Alabama 3, people like that. It’s a pleasure to be involved with acts like that, and Arctic Monkeys, because these people are in for the long haul.”

Alex Turner has previously cited the poem as being a huge inspiration for him as a lyricist. “I was your typical teenager, trying to be cool and not interested and the teacher proceeded to read ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, doing an impression of Johnny. It made my ears prick up in the classroom because it was nothing like anything I’d heard, especially on this syllabus. Had I not seen him do his thing, I wouldn’t have started writing like that,” he said.

Read the full interview with John Cooper Clarke here.

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

Relix reports that Aaron and Bryce Dessner have also recruited members from the likes of The War On Drugs and The Walkmen for the project and hope to convince more high-profile musicians to take part, too, including Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo and Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan.

Although no tracklisting or release date has been revealed for the LP yet, proceeds from the album will be given to the not-for-profit organisation Red Hot, which is focused on raising AIDS-awareness. Speaking about their plans for the record, Aaron Dessner said: “We’ve done a lot of work talking to various artists and laying the groundwork. It is kind of an ambitious project both because of the legacy and the material. We are obsessed enough with the Grateful Dead that it is kind of a monumental idea.”

Bryce Dessner added: “There are all kind of corners of the musical world that are deeply influenced by the Dead that one wouldn’t expect. Lee Ranaldo is a crazy Deadhead. So that was part of the idea but I think it is broader than that now. Jerry Garcia was a total cat.”

The National recently released their sixth album Trouble Will Find Me, which debuted at Number Three in both the UK and the US. They are set to tour the UK this November, when they will play shows in Belfast, Manchester and London as well as Dublin, Ireland.

The National will play:

Belfast Odyssey Arena (November 9)

London Alexandra Palace (13, 14)

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.

The documentary was directed by Jacob Hatley, who trailed Helm for two years during the recording of his Electric Dirt album.

In a statement reported on Rolling Stone, Helm’s collaborator and musical director Larry Campbell said, “Jacob was the perfect fly on the wall for many months as we experienced the ups and downs of a wonderful time in all our lives.”

The documentary premiered at New York’s Cinema Village on Friday, April 19 – the first anniversary of The Band drummer’s passing – before showing in select cities in America.

You can read all about Uncut’s 2009 trip to Helm’s Woodstock barn for one of his Midnight Rambles here.

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.

Not all these films have UK release dates yet; and as with John’s music playlists, I’m not necessarily endorsing every trailer listed here.

Anyway, let me know what you think. If you like it, I might start doing these regularly…

Have a good weekend.

Follow me on Twitter @MichaelBonner.

American Hustle

Directed by David O Russell

The Wolf Of Wall Street

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Old Boy

Directed by Spike Lee

Machete Kills

Directed by Robert Rodriguez

Metallica: Through The Never

Directed by Nimród Antal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO4KEAv-R1U

The Canyons

Directed by Paul Schrader

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Directed by Justin Chadwick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmm-aazQQKA

Twenty Feet From Stardom

Directed by

Jayne Mansfield’s Car

Directed by Billy Bob Thornton

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

Directed by Ben Stiller

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.

Tony Burke was given the images by photographer Derek Cooper when he died in 1983. Burke recently found the undeveloped photos in the cameras he inherited, realising the images last a period of 13 years, from the band’s early days in Liverpool up to their split in 1970. Included in the set of images are pictures of the band recording the video for “A Day In The Life” in 1967 and also making an appearance on BBC television show Jukebox Jury.

The set of pictures is expected to sell for more than £2,000 when they are sold at Wolverhampton auctioneers Cuttlestones later this month (August). Speaking to the Daily Mail, sale room manager at Cuttlestones Tom Waldron said: “We are honoured to have the opportunity to sell such a rare collection. Due to the band’s massive fame most images of them have been extensively reproduced so when these negatives were originally discovered it was a real treasure trove.”

Waldron later adds: “You won’t find these images anywhere else in the world – they are completely unique. Beatlemania is still very much alive and the market for Beatles memorabilia is as good as it has ever been.They epitomised the sixties and their music is still relevant today. The photos cover everything from their humble beginnings at the Cavern to their psychedelic days before the band split. The collection is all-encompassing.”

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.

The Nashville City Paper reports that White and Elson are at odds over the custody of their two children with Elson currently caring for the children. The restraining order reveals Elson’s belief that her ex-husband is not fit to be a parent. The order also alleges that White contacted Elson’s lawyer in “an inappropriate and aggressive manner.” Adding, Elson “fears for her and the children’s safety as a result of this harassment.”

According to the restraining order, White has a violent temper and has sent Elson intimidating emails and text messages. Elson is believed to have contacted her former husband’s lawyer about the messages, which she alleges were “pressuring her about the settlement terms for divorce.”

It is also claimed that White attempted to have his and Elson’s children removed from a class they shared with the child of an unnamed musician who White sees as a rival. White is said to have felt the fellow musician “ripped off” his songs. Additionally, the order revealed that White contacted Elson’s manager and made derogatory comments about her. “This was done to harass and embarrass wife,” the order states. “This pattern of husband’s bullying wife into submission was a contributing factor in the demise of their marriage.”

White and Elson have a hearing August 29 over a separate dispute involving their two children.