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Johnny Cash’s childhood home opens to the public

Johnny Cash's childhood home has been opened to the public, as part of a bid to boost the town he grew up in. Cash moved into the house in Dyess, Arkansas, in 1935 when he was three. The town was an experiment in president Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programme, which aimed to help the US economy bounce back from the Great Depression. The Cashes were among 500 families specially selected by the initiative to be given a small home, some farm land, money and a mule to try and rebuild their lives.

Watch Neil Young’s trailer for his new Director’s Cut of Human Highway

Neil Young has released a trailer for the new Director's Cut of his 1982 film, Human Highway. Scroll down to watch the trailer. The Director's Cut is being screened at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Stevie Nicks invites fans to design new shawl

Stevie Nicks has launched a competition that invites fans to design a shawl for the singer. According to Rolling Stone, the competition winner will receive $2,000 (£1198) to produce a trademark shawl for Nicks. The winner will also receive a professional photograph of the singer modelling the piece and will be featured on her website and social media outlets.

Aphex Twin blimp sighted above London

A blimp decorated in the Aphex Twin logo was spotted hovering above the Oval Space in Hackney on Saturday (August 16). The airship also featured the digits "2014". Now, in a further development, the same logo has been spotted by fans outside Radio City Hall in New York.

Paul McCartney reveals unseen photograph from The Beatles final gig

Paul McCartney has revealed a previously unseen photograph from The Beatles' last ever gig. The image, seen above, is one of a number shown on the big screen as McCartney performed live at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park last night (August 14) at a gig dubbed "Farewell To Candlestick: The Final Concert". The venue is the same one The Beatles performed at on August 29, 1966 in what would prove to be their last ticketed public performance together.

Rick Parfitt to miss Status Quo gig for the first time

Rick Parfitt will miss his first ever Status Quo gig due to illness. The band recently cancelled six concerts on their European tour because 65-year-old Parfitt was rushed to hospital. Parfitt had a quadruple heart bypass in 1997 after doctors said he was in danger of dying as a result of his lifestyle. After surgery, Parfitt said he was not planning on becoming a "born-again Christian" and would still have the "odd pint".

Belle & Sebastian announce back catalogue vinyl reissues

Belle & Sebastian have announced plans to reissue the majority of their back catalogue on vinyl. The reissues will be given an umbrella title, It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career, a reference to their single The Boy With The Arab Strap. The list of albums to be reissued on vinyl are: Tigermilk If You’re Feeling Sinister The Boy With The Arab Strap Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant Dear Catastrophe Waitress (with alternate art) Push Barman To Open Old Wounds The Life Pursuit The BBC Sessions

Gruff Rhys shortlisted for book award for American Interior

Gruff Rhys has been shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize for his book American Interior. Rhys has been nominated alongside five other writers for a £5,000 award for his writings, part of a multimedia project which included an album and a film. The prize, now in its second year, will be judged by comedian, actor and musician Julian Barratt, poet John Burnside, artist Sarah Lucas and novelist Benjamin Myers, who won the award last year for his book, Pig Iron.
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