Kim Deal is welcome to rejoin Pixies if she wants to, drummer Dave Lovering has told NME.
The band parted ways with Deal earlier this year and then replaced her with Kim Shattuck, who has previously played with The Muffs and The Pandoras. However, in a new interview with NME Lovering extends an olive branch to the bass player.
The Strokes have announced that they are working towards a "return to the scene" in 2014.
The band revealed the cryptic news in a fan email newsletter titled 'Fall 2013 Update', which was promoting guitarist Albert Hammond Jr's new solo album.
"Hey folks, while The Strokes are toiling and writing, looking at 2014 for a return to the scene, Albert Hammond Jr. has been busy on his solo EP…" it reads.
Morrissey has written about The Smiths as well as his first serious relationship in Autobiography, which is published today [October 17].
According to quotes published in The Guardian, Morrissey says that he did not have his first serious relationship until his mid-30s.
"For the first time in my life the eternal 'I' becomes 'we', as, finally, I can get on with someone."
Morrissey will be signing copies of his autobiography tomorrow [October 16].
According to his quasi-official website, True To You, Morrissey will be appearing in Gothenberg, Sweden to sign copies of Autobiography - which is published tomorrow.
The post reads:
"Morrissey will appear at Akademibokhandeln Nordstan in Goteborg (Sweden) on Thursday 17 October to sign copies of his Autobiography. The book is available throughout Europe on this date.
Mick Taylor will join his successor in the Rolling Stones, Ron Wood onstage for a gig in tribute to the late blues pioneer Jimmy Reed.
Taylor will appear in Wood's band on the closing night of Bluesfest (November 1), the four-day festival taking place at London's Royal Albert Hall, which runs from October 29 until November 1.
Mick Taylor previously joined his former bandmates on their 50 & Counting tour earlier this year, and during their debut headline set at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Atoms For Peace are currently streaming their last-minute gig at Austin's Moody Theatre on Sunday (October 13) after the festival they were supposed to be playing was cancelled.
Following news that the final day of Austin City Limits was to be pulled and after Thom Yorke tweeted: "Austin Texas tonight. A storm to end all storms! Lightning and thunder & rain like I have never seen.." the band decided to play a surprise set in town. The gig is now streaming. Click below to watch the show and scroll down for a setlist from the evening.
U2 are aiming to finish their new album by the end of November, bass player Adam Clayton has revealed.
The band last released an album in 2009 when they put out No Line On The Horizon. It is expected that their new record will appear in 2014 with Clayton confirming that the band are trying to wind up work and get the songs "absolutely right" prior to Christmas.
Playing spot-the-reference isn’t, I guess, the most elevated game for critics to indulge in. White Denim’s music, however, suggests that the Austin quartet are conceivably America’s most exciting record store nerds. Last time they put an album out (“D”, in 2011), I wrote a review in the mag that included this paragraph:
