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Television confirm live dates

Television have announced a short, UK headline tour for November. The band will play the Sage in Gateshead (15) and Manchester Academy 2 (17) before finishing up at London's Roundhouse (19) on the short, three-date jaunt.

Wilko Johnson recording farewell album with Roger Daltrey

Wilko Johnson is recording a farewell album with Roger Daltrey. According to a report in the Mirror, the pair met recently at an awards show.

Morrissey’s autobiography to be published “within the next few weeks”

Morrissey's autobiography, which appeared to have been pulled at the last minute last week following a "content dispute" between the singer and publisher Penguin Books, appears now to be back on the schedule - in the UK, at least.

New documentary about The Byrds’ Gene Clark due in November

The Byrds' Gene Clark is the subject of a new documentary, due for release in November. The Byrd Who Flew Alone – The Triumphs And Tragedy Of Gene Clark includes new interviews with friends and former colleagues including David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, alongside previously unseen archive footage. The documentary will be released on November 1 through Four Sun Productions.

Ian Curtis’ lyrics to be published

Ian Curtis' lyrics - and previously unpublished facsimile pages from his notebooks - are to be collected in a new book. Published by Faber, So This Is Permanence: Lyrics And Notebooks, is edited by Jon Savage and comes accompanied with a foreword by Deborah Curtis. So This Is Permanence will be published in Spring 2014.

Arcade Fire to appear in own TV special

Arcade Fire/ are to appear in their own concert special on American TV later this month. The band are booked in as musical guests on the season premiere of NBC's Saturday Night Live on September 28, and straight after the episode ends the same network will broadcast a 30-minute Arcade Fire concert special, Consequence of Sound has confirmed. NBC's Arcade Fire special will celebrate the release of the band's forthcoming album Reflektor but at present no further details about the show are known.

Jackie Lomax dies aged 69

Jackie Lomax has died aged 69 during a trip to a family wedding in the UK. Lomax started out as a member of the Undertakers, a Merseybeat group who followed The Beatles to Hamburg and released four singles on Pye, only one of which - "Just A Little Bit" - made the charts. Lomax' next band, The Lomax Alliance, were managed by Brian Epstein; after Epstein's death, he signed to Apple Records.

Arctic Monkeys make chart history with AM

Arctic Monkeys have made Official UK Albums Chart history, as AM enters the chart at Number One. The band's new album, AM, released by Domino Records, is the band's fifth consecutive Number One, making them the first indie-released act to achieve such a feat, reports the Official Charts Company.

Christine McVie to rejoin Fleetwood Mac for upcoming gigs

Stevie Nicks has confirmed that Christine McVie will be joining Fleetwood Mac for a couple of dates on their forthcoming UK tour.

Watch Leonard Cohen debut new song

Leonard Cohen debuted a new song during his Dublin concert on Friday, September 12. Called "I've Got A Little Secret", the song has been a work in progress for the past few years; some of the lyrics were also used in the song “Feels So Good” that he debuted during his 2009 tour and has since appeared in his set list over the previous few years. Cohen wraps up the current European leg of his tour on September 18 in Rotterdam, then begins a series of shows in Australia and New Zealand in November. You can watch Cohen perform the song below.
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