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Ten years after

U2 – the early years: “There was a presence, a magnetism…”

U2’s shock-released new album, Songs Of Innocence, is largely themed around the band’s childhoods and adolescence in Dublin, according to Bono. Well, here’s what came next… This is the full story, as told by those who were there, of U2’s rise from indie hopefuls to becoming the Biggest Rock Band On The Planet. Written by Stephen Dalton, and originally published in Uncut’s December 1999 issue (Take 31).

Kate Bush plays her first live show in 35 years

Kate Bush last night (August 26) made her return to stage after a 35 year absence in a show that begun as a typical concert but evolved into a theatrical spectacular. This report contains spoilers. The three-hour show saw Bush recreate the second side of her classic 1985 album Hounds Of Love as a fully realised stage production, with theatrical sets, costumes, effects and lighting. The same treatment was then given to the second side of her 2005 album Aerial.

Glen Matlock reveals he hasn’t spoken to John Lydon in five years

Glen Matlock has said that he has not spoken to John Lydon in five years and that the band are unlikely to reform any time soon. The Sex Pistols last performed together in 2008 and another reunion looks unlikely after remarks by Matlock, who criticised Lydon as being "cheesy" while also calling guitarist Steve Jones "a miserable sod."

Bob Dylan: “50-plus years of rich awesome analog material” goes digital

Bob Dylan's archive has recently been digitised, according to reports. A story on C-Ville, a news and arts site in Charlottesville, Virginia, says software company Bluewall Media has recently helped Dylan and his staff archive and digitalize more than 60 years worth of music, photographs, written documents, video, and film footage using the company's Starchive software program.

Listen to an unreleased Nick Drake song “Reckless Jane”

An unheard Nick Drake song has been posted online, almost 40 years after the cult songwriter’s death. Scroll down to listen to the track. "Restless Jane" is a collaboration with folk singer Beverley Martyn that was left unfinished because "it brought up so much pain" for her. The track was written and recorded in Martyn’s home in Hastings in early 1974, making it one of the final songs Drake wrote before dying in November that year, aged 26.

‘Fifty Years of The Who’ photography exhibition to open in 2014

A photography exhibition featuring pictures of The Who is set to open next year in London. Fifty Years of The Who by photographer Colin Jones will take place at Proud Galleries from February 5 - March 23, 2014, reports Music News. The exhibit will feature pictures taken on the road, backstage and at home with the band.
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