Dolly Parton announces new album and live dates for 2014

Dolly Parton has announced European tour dates to coincide with the release of her new album. The album, called Blue Smoke, doesn't yet have a confirmed release date, however the Blue Smoke Tour reaches England on June 8 and includes one show confirmed so far for London's 02 Arena.

Reviewed: Donald Fagen’s “Eminent Hipsters”

In his excellent Uncut review of the Morrissey “Autobiography”, Michael alludes to the get-out clause afforded rock memoirists post-“Chronicles”: why bother obfuscating certain awkward details when you can, by being capricious with time and chronology, just skip the difficult stuff?

Hop Farm festival to return in 2014

Hop Farm Festival is set to return next summer, despite being called off this year because of poor ticket sales and going into administration following the 2012 event.

Courtney Love to release autobiography this December

Courtney Love will publish her memoirs this December. Courtney Love: My Story will come out on December 15. At 400 pages, it will be published by Macmillan and will see Love discussing her relationships with her late husband kurt Cobain, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins.

Bob Dylan releases Bootleg Series app

Bob Dylan has released a companion app for Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10. The app, which is free to download at iTunes, holds over 500 pieces of content, including interviews, galleries and timelines; it also comes with one pre-loaded song.

Neil Young confirms new album details

Neil Young has confirmed details of his new album - the latest instalment of his Archives series. As previously reported on Uncut, Young's next release is Live At The Cellar Door, recorded during Young's six-show stand at Washington D.C.'s Cellar Door between November 30, 1970 and December 2, 1970.

Hear new U2 song, “Ordinary Love”

U2 have posted a lyric video for their new song, "Ordinary Love", on their Facebook page. Scroll down to watch it. The song, which is taken from the film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, will be available as the A-side of a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl release on Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday event on November 29.

Morrissey: “Unfortunately, I am not homosexual”

Morrissey has issued a statement intended to clarify his sexuality, after opening up in Autobiography about his relationship with a man. The statement, which appeared on the quasi-official site, True To You, says: "Unfortunately, I am not homosexual. In technical fact, I am humasexual. I am attracted to humans. But, of course ... not many". -MORRISSEY, Sweden, 19 October 2013."
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