Yoko Ono, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore to release mini album

The six track album will be released on September 24 and will feature the 14 minute long single, "Early In The Morning", reports Rolling Stone. In October last year Gordon and Moore announced their split. The rock couple released a statement through their label Matador Records revealing that they were separating after 27 years of marriage.

Glastonbury 2013 tickets onsale date named

Tickets for next summer's Glastonbury Festival will go onsale in October. Tickets for the event, which will run from Wednesday June 26 to Sunday June 30 in 2012, will go onsale on October 7 at 9am (GMT). As with sales for previous years, anyone wishing to buy tickets will need to register in advance in order to be able to obtain their ticket. All ticket holders (not just the person who purchases the tickets for a group) must make sure they register in advance so that their ticket can have their photo printed onto it.

Radiohead-run tour company under investigation after stage collapse

Four companies, including one run by the members of Radiohead, have been asked to comply with an investigation by the Canadian government into the stage collapse which led to the death of the band's drum technician on Saturday (June 16). Ticker Tape Touring LLP, which lists Johnny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke as board members has been identified by the Canadian Ministry of Labour as one of at least four companies involved in the collapse, the Toronto Star reports.

Watch video for unreleased Can track

Legendary German experimental band Can have released a video taken from their new 3 CD boxset of unreleased tracks Can - The Lost Tapes. The video, for the track "Messer, Scissors, Fork And Light", has been directed by Nick Cave collaborators, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Can - The Lost Tapes is a three CD compilation of recently unearthed and catalogued archive material from 1968 - 1975. You can read Uncut's review when it goes live on www.uncut.co.uk tomorrow. Meawhile, enjoy the video here:

Pearl Jam management executive charged with fraud

The former chief financial officer for Pearl Jam's management company has been charged with 33 counts of theft. According to Associated Press, 54-year-old Rickey Charles Goodrich, of Navato, California, is alleged to have swindled $380,000 from 2006 until he was fired in September 2010. Prosecutors allege that Goodrich transferred the money from Curtis Management to fund personal use, including family holidays.

New exhibition featuring rare photos of The Beatles goes on display in New York

A new exhibition featuring photos of The Beatles' first tour of America has opened in New York. The Liverpool legends' first journey to the US and the height of the Beatlemania craze in the early 1960s was photographed by Curt Gunther, and a retrospective of his work, Unseen Beatles, is currently taking place at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in Soho, New York.

Bon Iver announce UK and Ireland arena tour

Bon Iver have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for later this year. The folk band, who are already confirmed to headline this summer's Latitude festival, will play five arena shows in November. The dates are part of a full European tour. The gigs kick off on November 8 at London's Wembley Arena and run until November 10 when the band headline Dublin's O2 Arena. They will also play dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast.

Keith Richards confirms July meeting to discuss Rolling Stones’ anniversary bash

Keith Richards has confirmed that the Rolling Stones will meet in London in July to discuss their 50th anniversary plans. "It's all very hush-hush," Richards is quoted in Rolling Stone. "I'm going over to London for a bit, so I'll find out more then."
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