A collection of The Beatles' rarities and bootlegs will be released exclusively through iTunes next week.
The band, whose music only arrived on iTunes in 2010 following lengthy legal negotiations, will release 59 tracks, which some reports suggest will be titled The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963. A spokesperson for the band confirmed that songs recorded live for the BBC as well as studio outtakes will feature on the release, but could not confirm a release date. A verified tracklist can be seen below.
The Beatles are releasing a new 13CD collection on January 20 (January 21 in North America). “The US Albums” brings together the radically different albums the band put out in the States, from 1964’s Meet The Beatles! to 1970’s Hey Jude.
Capitol Records is reportedly releasing a special digital-only collection of early Brian Wilson projects titled The Big Beat 1963 on Tuesday, December 17.
The compilation features a collection of rare Beach Boys or Brian Wilson-related recordings from 1963. Most of these tracks have appeared on bootlegs over the years, but none have ever had a commercial release.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse have added four new dates in Germany for 2014.
In addition to an already announced date at London's Hyde Park, they will also play:
July 20: Münsterplatz, Ulm
July 25: Warsteiner HockeyPark, Mönchengladbach
July 26: Filmnächte am Elbufer, Dresden
July 28: Zollhafen Nordmole, Mainz
Tickets are available here.
A 20-second teaser for Damon Albarn's forthcoming solo album has been uploaded to the performer's official YouTube account.
Shot in black and white, the video shows Albarn, from behind, playing a keyboard topped with two skulls and a stuffed owl. Following shots of musical instruments and recording equipment, the text reads "Damon Albarn, first solo album, coming 2014". Click below to watch.
Led Zeppelin have signed a deal with Spotify allowing the service to stream their back catalogue.
The band announced the news on their Twitter account at 15.30 GMT today [December 11].
"Led Zeppelin is now available on demand, only on @Spotify. Play now: http://spoti.fi/LedZep #StreamZeppelin"
Starting today, the band's first two albums - Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II - are available, with additional albums being released at midnight local time each day for the next four days.
Bob Dylan has joined Twitter.
A Dylan Twitter account already exists as a more formal outlet for news regarding Dylan's activities.
However, https://twitter.com/BobDylanTweets launched today [December 11] - which he describes as "my only official and personal Twitter account".
Dylan opened with:
"My first tweet. Hi! Bob"
Followed a few minutes later by:
"Joining Twitter today. First time."
Kim Shattuck has discussed her exit from Pixies for the first time, revealing that she was told the news over the phone by the band's manager.
Shattuck was relieved of her duties as bass player in the band in November after joining in the summer as replacement for founding member, Kim Deal. Speaking in this week's NME, which is available digitally and on newsstands now, Shattuck reveals that she was not expecting to leave the band, having agreed verbally to tour with them into 2014.
The Replacements have launched a new website.
The site - which can be found here - went live yesterday [December 10].
It includes a jukebox of the band's music, videos, a discography and a merchandise store.
Earlier this year, the band reformed for their first gigs in 22 years.
There is no news as to whether they will play any further dates.
