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Bobby Womack has unveiled 'Dayglo Reflection', his duet with Lana Del Rey, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear the track.

Bobby Womack has been given the all-clear from colon cancer, after being diagnosed with the illness in March.

In tribute to the late Band legend, who died in April 2012, this week’s archive feature is a fascinating piece from October 2009’s Uncut (Take 149) – Barney Hoskyns travels to Levon Helm’s Woodstock barn for one of his Midnight Rambles, a musical hogroast-cum-celebration of the drummer’s life and legacy. “To me,” says Helm, “it’s just rock’n’roll…” ________________________________

More left-field genius from Wes Anderson: now with added Bruce Willis...

A private funeral for singer Donna Summer was held yesterday (May 23) in Nashville, Tennessee.

For the current issue of Uncut, I interviewed Damon Albarn as part of my piece on his “Dr Dee” project (you can read it here). There wasn’t room for all of his answers in the mag, but today’s announcement of extra Blur dates prompted me to post the whole thing here.

The track, taken from their latest album “LOVE Part One & Two”, is conquering radio stations worldwide with its ear-catching sound. Fans of the band are now eagerly awaiting the music video for the single which is currently being shot by the band. Their “LOVE Part One & Two” lead single Anxiety was accompanied by a high-tech music video that was shot at a Sky Church venue at Seattle’s Experience Music Project Museum. The state-of-the-art complex boasts a 48,000 Watt sound system and the world’s largest indoor video screen. So this music video comes much anticipated.

As long as you’ve been briefed on Yorkshire local history, you know where you are with Richard Hawley. His 2009 album Truleove’s Gutter took its name from the site of an 18th century tavern whose effluent spilled into the River Don. His 2005 Coles Corner memorialized a junction outside a Sheffield Department store that was a rendez-vous for 1950s couples.

Bobby Womack has unveiled the title track from his new Damon Albarn-co-produced album 'The Bravest Man In The Universe', which you can hear below.

In 1570, a few years before he became preoccupied with alchemical quests, heretical visions and attempts to divine the language of angels, Dr John Dee was commissioned to write a government report on the state of England.