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Former Smiths guitarist Jonny Marr delighted thousands in his home city of Manchester yesterday (June 9) by turning up on stage at the Parklife Weekender to join Chic feat. Nile Rodgers for the seminal disco artist's classic hit 'Le Freak'.

Beneath Welbeck Abbey, an expansive estate in North Nottinghamshire thus far untouched by any sort of National Trust daytripping, there is a vast network of underground tunnels, wide and stretching for miles around the roots of Sherwood Forest. Somewhere down there, according to my mother, there’s even a ballroom that she visited for a dance the best part of 60 years ago.

A rare Sex Pistols 7'' vinyl single sold over the weekend for just under $20,000 (£12,860) at auction. The record, which is 35-years-old, is a 7 inch promotional acetate and features the band's seminal single "God Save the Queen" and Never Mind The Bollocks album track "No Feelings", reports Whatsellsbest.com. The record was put out on the L.T.S record label, which makes it a substantial rarity. According to the sellers' listing; "This is one of only two copies known to exist."

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The reunited Beach Boys' return to the stage is reviewed in the latest issue of Uncut, out now – and as their new album "That's Why God Made The Radio" is also fresh in shops, it seemed time to revisit this piece from Uncut's June 2007 issue (Take 121)… Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine guide us through their perfect ‘pocket symphony’, three minutes and thirty-six seconds of avant-garde pop. Interviews and intro by Rob Hughes. ________________________________

John Cale has announced details of his new album, Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood. The album will be released on October 1 on Domino Records' Lucky Six label and is his first since blackAcetate in 2005. The tracklisting for Shifty Adventures... is: I Wanna Talk 2 U Scotland Yard Hemmingway Face To The Sky Nookie Wood December Rains Mary Vampire Cafe Mothra Living With You Midnight Feast Sandman (Flying Dutchman) Cale will also tour the UK in October. Dates confirmed are: Friday, October 5: HMV Picturehouse, Edinburgh