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Springsteen to release DVD of last year's Dublin shows

A few years ago, I spent an afternoon in Camden interviewing a mildly psychedelic indie band called Simian whose first record had been pretty good. To be honest, it was a rather frustrating experience: the singer was quite interesting, if detached, but he didn't get a chance to say much because the drummer just wouldn't shut up. With hindsight, the weird power structure made sense. The singer hasn't done much since, while the drummer - James Ford - has become a dark force in British music, producing Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons and making hip little dance records as Simian Mobile Disco with his old bandmate Jas Shaw.

Grindhouse OST features classic tracks as well as obscure one-hit wonders

Squeeze and Supergrass also to play the award-winning event

Kelis and Groove Armada also to play Summer dance party

You can watch the video here; plus SMD to play first UK tour in May

Hey, one last report from last week's South By Southwest festival. This one is by Ben Perreau, who edits Uncut and NME's websites. Ben seems to have spent most of the week failing to get into parties and fantasising about Smashing Pumpkins, but he did manage to see the mighty Gallows, The Gossip and plenty more cool stuff. . .

Ed and Tom announce a London show ahead of follow-up to 2005's Push The Button

Pete Towshend, Amy Winehouse and Damon Albarn all spotted in Austin, TX

Shows include London's revamped Roundhouse