500 albums into his career, a Syrian cult hero hooks up with Four Tet for his first trip to a studio...

The complete Nick Drake catalogue is to be released by Island Records in a 5-CD limited edition set. The CDs in Tuck Box will appear in mini-replica LP sleeves, housed in a 7” box. Each CD comes complete with full booklets and also included are the five official shop posters that were used to sell each album. The Nick Drake Tuck Box will be released on December 9. The set consists of: Five Leaves Left Bryter Layter Pink Moon Made To Love Magic Family Tree

The long-gestating biopic detailing the life of Keith Moon seems finally to be moving forward, it has been revealed. Roger Daltrey has previously been working on the project with Exclusive Media’s Chairman and CEO Nigel Sinclair. Sinclair's other credits include the Bob Dylan film, Masked & Anonymous. Now Billboard reports that a new deal between Exclusive Media and Da Vinci Media Ventures, led by Toby Moores and Wendy Rutland, has been signed with the Moon biopic the first feature length to be developed under the new agreement.

Robert Plant has announced details of an eight-part documentary series. Zirka was filmed in 2003, when Plant travelled to Mali to play the Festival In The Desert alongside Ali Farka Touré and Tinariwen. "It was a journey of revelation — one of the most illuminating and humbling experiences of my life," Plant tells Rolling Stone.

The return of the Fab Four at the Beeb and live - now with added Beatle wit...

Morrissey is releasing a cover of Lou Reed's 'Satellite Of Love'.

John Lydon has spoken about his admiration for Mick Jagger, who paid Sid Vicious' lawyers when the Sex Pistols bassist was arrested for the alleged murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen.

With Hawkwind and Motörhead both touring the UK this month (November 2013), we take a look at the story of the only Top Three single ever recorded entirely on LSD. Lemmy, Dave Brock, Nik Turner and more tell the tale of “Silver Machine”: drugs, insanity and a “Chuck Berry riff played backwards”… From Uncut's September 2007 issue (Take 124). Interview: Paul Moody __________________

Bernard Butler speaks to Uncut about his exciting new musical projects in the new issue of Uncut, dated December 2013 and out now.

In haste again this week, but various delays in posting this have at least meant that the playlist has kept growing: 32 entries, with seven interesting things to listen to, including Neil Young and a couple of strong new artists, the pretty psych Morgan Delt and Matt Kivel, whose album reminds me a bit of the first one by Bon Iver.