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Stevie Wonder to headline London’s Calling Festival

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 to release experimental private press album

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.

Listen to an exclusive stream of Woods’ new album, With Light And With Love

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.

Watch Bruce Springsteen cover Van Halen’s “Jump”

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."

Jack White announces summer 2014 tour dates

Jack White has announced a series of dates across North America and Europe to take place this summer. The singer/guitarist will be separately supported by fellow Third Man artist Kelley Stoltz and soul singer-songwriter Benjamin Booker. Following a one-off date for Record Store Day in Nashville, where White hopes to record and press a 7" in record time, the tour begins in full on May 29 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Patti Smith: “Lou Reed was New York City”

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 to star in new production of Jesus Christ Superstar

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 .

Reunited Fleetwood Mac’s record sales surge

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.
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