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Paul McCartney pays tribute to one of his ‘great heroes’ Phil Everly

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Phil Everly, who died last week aged 74. In a statement on his website, McCartney said that Everly was one of his "great heroes" and cited the Everly Brothers as a key influence on The Beatles.

Robert Plant announces first live dates for 2014

Robert Plant Presents the Sensational Space Shifters has announced the first of their 2014 European tour dates. The tour will support a new album out this year, with dates beginning June 10 in Gothenberg, Sweden and across Europe including Russia, Ireland, Germany and more, with a special date at Glastonbury Abbey on August 9.

The Dead Weather to release two new songs next week

The Dead Weather are to release two new songs next week. According to a Tweet from their Third Man label, "Open Up (That's Enough)" and "Rough Detective" will be available for purchase digitally worldwide next Tuesday [January 14]. Scroll down to hear "Open Up (That's Enough)".

Mansion where John Lennon wrote Sgt Pepper’s… songs up for sale for £14 million

The Surrey mansion where John Lennon wrote the songs for The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is up for sale. The six-bedroom property in Weybridge, Surrey, where Lennon lived between 1964 and 1968 is on the market for £14 million, The Times reports. Lennon bought the property, known as Kenwood, for £20,000 on July 15, 1964 and lived there with his first wife Cynthia. He is believed to have penned a number of songs for the album while living there.

BBC to air one of the last ever interviews with The Doors’ Ray Manzarek

One of the last ever interviews with The Doors' keyboard player Ray Manzarek will be broadcast on Friday (January 10). The footage will be aired as part of a new three-part BBC4 series Born To Be Wild: The Golden Age Of American Rock, which charts the rise and fall of US classic rock from the 1960s to the early 1990s. The first hour-long episode, which will feature interviews with Manzarek as well as Alice Cooper, Tom Petty, and John Densmore, will be shown at 9pm.

‘Definitive’ Lou Reed biography to be published

A "definitive" biography of Lou Reed is in the works, it has been confirmed. Titled Lou: A New York Life, the biography will be written by Rolling Stone writer Will Hermes, who has promised the book will tell the "full, definitive" story of the former Velvet Underground frontman's life. The book will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and has no current release date.

Converse to release Black Sabbath trainers

Shoe company Converse are set to release five different Black Sabbath themed trainer styles. The Chuck Taylor All Star shoes will make up part of the brand's 2014 spring collection, and feature artwork from a selection of the band's albums, including 'Black Sabbath' and 'Paranoid', reports Rolling Stone. The band and shoe makers previously collaborated in 2008.

Wild Beasts announce new album and tour details

Wild Beasts have revealed details of their new album and a UK and Irish tour to take place in March and April. The band will release their fourth album later Present Tense on February 24. The band will then play six dates on a headline UK tour, including a date at London's Brixton Academy. The band will also perform live in Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, Bristol and Cambridge. Scroll down for full details.

Neil Young tells audience off for clapping during Carnegie Hall show – plus second night set list

Neil Young reportedly told off the crowd for clapping during the first date of his four-night residency at New York's Carnegie Hall. The incident took place on Monday [January 6]. According to one eye witness, the audience began clapping during "Ohio", which apparently threw Young off time.

Bob Dylan announces first live dates for 2014

Bob Dylan has announced his first live dates for 2014. Dylan will play 14 shows in Japan, starting in Tokyo on March 31. This will be Dylan's seventh tour of Japan; he last toured Japan in 2010. Dylan released a live album - Bob Dylan At Budokan - recorded in 1978 at his first shows in Japan. Dylan's most recent dates were at London's Royal Albert Hall. Bob Dylan will play:
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