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Patti Smith has paid further tribute to Lou Reed in a new interview with Mary Anne Hobbs. Speaking on the DJ's BBC 6Music show, the punk poet opened up about how she heard of Reed's death and her last moments with him.

John Lydon is set to star in a new production of the stage musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. Lydon will appear as King Herod in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical, alongside Incubus' Brandon Boyd as Judas and Destiny Child's Michelle Williams as Mary. 'N Sync's JC Chasez will play Pontius Pilate. The 50 date tour will start on June 9 in New Orleans, reports AP .

Sales of Fleetwood Mac's music have surged thanks to Christine McVie's announcement she was rejoining the band. Nielsen SoundScan, who monitor album sales in the US, have reported a 33 per cent rise in sales of Fleetwood Mac album following the band's appearance on NBC's Today show on March 27 and a number of high-profile press interviews. The group's catalogue of albums sold 10,000 copies during the last week of March, up from the 8,000 in the previous week.

Robert Plant, Jack White, Pixies, The Black Keys and Wilko Johnson are among 87 names confirmed this morning [April 4] for this year's Glastonbury festival, which takes place from June 27 to 29. Meanwhile, Kasabian have been confirmed as Sunday night's headline act, joining Friday headliners Arcade Fire.

The Damned reveal how they created their classic 1979 single, “Smash It Up”, in the new issue of Uncut, dated May 2014 and out now.

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.

Jack White is set to record and release a record in one day to celebrate this year's Record Store Day. White will record the title track from his second solo album "Lazaretto" onstage in the 'blue room' during a show at his Third Man Records base in Nashville at 10am local time, recording a direct-to-acetate limited edition live version.

Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis has said he is "sure" that Led Zeppelin will reform in the future. The band have long resisted offers to reform and play together again, and their last proper show was at London's O2 Arena in December 2007, where they were joined by Jason Bonham, son of the band's late John Bonham, on drums.

Neil Young played the last of his four dates at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre last night [April 2].

The Kinks' Dave Davies has described his relationship with his brother Ray as being "toxic". The pair have not played together since 1996, although recent reports have suggested that they are considering the possibility of reforming the band to celebrate their 50th anniversary.