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Kim Deal has revealed that The Breeders are working on new material. The group released their last full length album, Mountain Battles in 2008, followerd by an EP in 2009, "Fate To Fatal". After that, Deal put the band on hold while she went on a two-year tour with Pixies. The Breeders got together for a string of live dates last year, however, to mark the 20th anniversary of their 1993 album, Last Splash .

The The have announced the release of a re-mastered and expanded version of their major label debut album, Soul Mining, on Monday June 30 through Sony Music. The vinyl-only release includes a reproduction of the 1983 release on 180g vinyl, plus an extra 12” gatefold vinyl of alternative versions and remixes. The box set also includes a ‘news-poster’ containing extensive notes written by Johnson about the making of the album. The release is available to pre-order here.

Elvis and Priscilla Presley's Palm Springs home is up for sale. The estate, where the couple honeymooned in 1966, is on the market for $9.5 million, according to Rolling Stone.

Stevie Wonder has been announced as the second headliner for London's Calling Festival. Calling, a new version of Hard Rock Calling will take place on Clapham Common on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29. Stevie Wonder will perform on Sunday (June 29), joining previously announced headliners Aerosmith, who will headline on Saturday (June 28). Thunder, Walking Papers and Joe Bonamassa have also been confirmed to appear. Some 20 more acts will be announced in coming months.

Billy Corgan is to release an album of experimental recordings made in 2007 for a price of $59.95 (approximately £36). Titled AEGEA, the album comes in an edition of 250, each hand-numbered and annotated by Corgan. It will be released in the next six to eight weeks, reports Pitchfork.

Woods release their new album, With Light And With Love, on April 14. We're delighted to be able to bring you a stream of the album - which you can scroll down to hear. The new album follows 2012's Bend Beyond, and will be released on Woodsist label. You can pre-order With Light And With Love via the label's website here.

Bruce Springsteen continued his current run of live cover versions by playing Van Halen's "Jump". Springsteen opened his set at the March Madness Music Festival in Dallas on April 6 with a cover of the 1984 hit. Click below to watch. Steven Van Zandt was not at the show, leading to online speculation about his absence. His wife, Maureen, joked on Twitter, that he is "replacing Harry Styles from One Direction for a bit."

Kurt Cobain was interested in recording a solo album of blues covers shortly before his death, Wipers guitarist Greg Sage

8th April 2014