Nick Cave will participate in a Q&A and a live performance at London's Barbican Hall on September 17.
The event will include a gala preview of the Nick Cave film, 20,000 Days On Earth.
The screening will be followed by a unique 60-minute live experience that includes a live performance with Nick Cave, Warren Ellis and Barry Adamson and a Q&A with the creative team behind the film including directors Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard and special guests.
The event will be broadcast live by satellite to 150 UK cinemas.
One of the highlights of Dave Alvin’s last solo album, 2011’s Eleven Eleven, was a track called “What’s Up With Your Brother?”, a droll blues about Dave’s famously fractious relationship with his brother, Phil, that ended hilariously with them having the kind of argument that put paid to The Blasters, the band they were in together before fraternal tensions drove them into a ditch. They split in 1985, after just five albums. While Dave became dedicated to life as a hard travelling road dog, Phil completed a master’s degree in mathematics and artificial intelligence.
Neil Young has announced two new solo acoustic shows.
These take place at the Wang Theatre, Boston, on Sunday October 5 and Monday October 6.
Tickets are available here.
Pre-sale on the tickets starts today, July 9.
Beck is set to release a recorded version of his Song Reader project with an all-star cast including Jack White, Jeff Tweedy, Laura Marling and Jarvis Cocker.
A new live album from The White Stripes will be released through Jack White's Third Man subscription service later this year.
Live Under The Lights Of The Rising Sun was recorded during the duo's first visit to Japan in October 2000 and will feature 31 tracks including covers of "I'm Bored" by Iggy Pop and Screaming Lord Sutch's "Jack The Ripper" plus an early version of "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground". The album will be the 21st release from The Vault subscription service offered by White's Nashville-based label.
Crosby, Stills & Nash performed a cover of Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. Click below to watch it now.
They teamed up with the host (doing his impersonation of Young) to perform "Fancy", which has been top of the Billboard chart for the last six weeks.
Neil Young And Crazy Horse began their summer European dates in Reykjavík on July 7.
The set included one new song, as well as a two live rarities.
The band debuted a new track, "Who's Gonna Stand Up And Save The Earth?".
They also played "Separate Ways", from the Homegrown sessions, which hasn't had a live airing since 2008, and "Days That Used To Be" from Ragged Glory, which the band hadn't played live since 1991.
As he prepares to release Shellac's first new album in seven years Dude Incredible, Steve Albini is set to answer your questions in Uncut as part of our regular Audience With… feature.
So is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask the legendary frontman and producer?
Who are his favourite rock trios?
What are his memories of working on Plant and Page's Walking Into Clarksdale album?
As a producer, what makes a good recording studios?
A Motörhead fan had to be treated for a blood clot on the brain after headbanging at a recent gig by the metal band.
The unnamed German man developed the condition after attending a gig by the band with his son, though doctors at the Hanover medical school where the 50 year old was treated were keen to stress that they do not believe that headbanging is a dangerous activity.
Death metal band Unfathomable Ruination are to play in an air-tight, soundproof cube until they run out of oxygen – repeating the feat three nights a week until August 1.
The performances, held outside London's Gherkin building at 6pm every Wednesday to Friday, will be inaudible to the public and are part of an installation titled "Box Sized Die" by Portugese artist João Onofre.
