James Murphy has said that Arcade Fire's new album has been "the food I eat and the air I breathe" and that he has now finished his work on the record.
The band, who teamed up with Murphy to record their forthcoming studio album, will release the new record in October.
Bob Dylan was joined on stage by Jeff Tweedy and Jim James last night [July 24] for a cover of "The Weight" by The Band.
The performance took place on the AmericanaramA tour at Farm Bureau Live, Virginia Beach.
You can watch footage of the performance below.
This is not the first time The Band's presence has been felt on the AmericanaramA tour.
The first picture of Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix in the forthcoming biopic has been released.
The picture is taken from the website for the Toronto International Film Festival, where the biopic - titled All Is By My Side - will receive its world premiere in September. The festival has also released a new synopsis for the biopic.
Van Morrison has spoken out about the forthcoming reissue of his album, Moondance.
The album is due for a deluxe reissue on September 30 through Warner Bros.
However, in a statement posted on his website, Van Morrison has this to say about the reissue.
Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly quit the forthcoming biopic of Freddie Mercury over creative differences with Queen.
The actor has been attached to star as Mercury since September 2010, but Deadline reports that he's now pulled out of the project because he and Queen, who have script and director approval, can't agree on the type of movie they want to make.
The band apparently want the biopic to be a PG affair, while the actor is keen to delve into the grittier aspects of Mercury's lifestyle.
Elvis Costello and the Roots have released a new lyric video for "Walk Us Uptown," the first single from their forthcoming album, Wise Up Ghost.
Wise Up Ghost, which will be released on September 16 on Blue Note Records, will be Costello's first since 2010's National Ransom.
Speaking to Rolling Stone about the album in June, Costello said, "We had no deadline, no labels involved. We were just doing it on our own."
Atoms For Peace are set to stage a pop-up exhibition while their three London shows take place this week.
The Atoms For Peace Drawing Room has been created by the band's collaborator, artist Stanley Donwood, and will take place Upstairs at The Enterprise, opposite The Roundhouse in Camden, where Atoms For Peace play their first UK shows on July 24-26. The exhibition will be open from midday-8pm [BST] from July 24-27.
