Elmore Leonard has died, aged 87. He had been hospitalized since suffering a stroke in early August.
Writing on the author's Facebook page, Gregg Sutter, Leonard's researcher and webmaster said, "The post I dreaded to write, and you dreaded to read. Elmore passed away at 7:15 this morning from complications from his stroke. He was at home surrounded by his loving family."
I don’t know about you, but I’m still reeling from final episodes of Top Of The Lake and Southcliffe on television over the weekend. Both, I suppose, had a loose thematic link - they were studies of tragedy in small communities - and I think in the end I preferred Southcliffe’s open-endedness to Top Of The Lake’s flurry of final act revelations; but that said, they were both brilliant TV, easily among the best things I've seen this year.
Jack White, Patti Smith and Gillian Welch are among the artists playing a benefit concert in New York, produced by the Coen Brothers and T Bone Burnett.
The event - Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating The Music Of Inside Llewyn Davis - will take place at The Town Hall in New York City on Sunday, September 29, 2013.
It is inspired by Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen's upcoming film set in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene.
Johnny Depp was the surprise special guest at the 9th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute in L.A. last night (Aug 18).
The evening, which took place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, was in celebration of the life of the late Ramones guitarist and was organised by Ramone's wife Linda.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse have cancelled their upcoming four-date North American tour.
The news comes after the band already cancelled seven European tour dates earlier this month, including a date at London's 02 Arena.
"We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes to our fans or the Festivals where we were scheduled to appear," the band says in a statement. "As you must be, we too are disappointed at this unfortunate turn of events."
Dinosaur Jr are to release a large format book, Dinosaur Jr. by Dinosaur Jr., this November.
According to a report on Consequences Of Sound, the book will feature rare and previously unseen photographs, band flyers and memorabilia and brand new interviews with J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph.
As anniversaries go, you might presume that Morrissey hasn't much wanted to throw a party to celebrate his quarter century as a solo artist. After all, his year has been blighted by ongoing health problems - bleeding ulcer, Barrett's esophagus and double pneumonia, food poisoning - and a number of crippling tour cancellations, the most recent due to lack of funding, all of which has led him to note glumly, “the future is suddenly absent.”
A 15 track sampler of tracks from Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Volume 10 - Another Self Portrait (1969 - 1971) is available to listen to online.
The tracks have been made available ahead of the album's August 27 release, including "Went To See The Gypsy (Demo Version)", "Pretty Saro", "Annie's Going To Sing Her Song", "Time Passes Slowly #1 (Alternative Version)" and "Working On A Guru", both featuring George Harrison, and a version of "Highway 61 Revisited" recorded with The Band at the 1969 Isle of Wight festival.
