A new compilation album paying tribute to the music of Jack White is to be released later this month.
Artists from the formative years of rock, rockabilly and punk such as Wanda Jackson and Gary U.S. Bonds have all contributed to Rockin’ Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White, released on November 18. Jackson, who has covered The White Stripes' "In The Cold, Cold Night" for the album, previously worked with White on her 2011 solo album, The Party Ain’t Over.
Apologies for the frustrating gaps that appear in this week’s playlist. A lot of 2014 releases arriving in the office now, some of which haven’t been officially announced. As a consequence I have to keep their identities suppressed for the time being; I’ll try and fill in the missing words once these albums are formally unveiled.
Stevie Nicks is set to guest star in a forthcoming episode of US TV show American Horror Story.
Nicks will appear in the current series of the supernatural thriller show. The third season of the show is subtitled American Horror Story: Coven, and is set in New Orleans. News of Nicks' cameo was revealed by the show's creator Ryan Murphy earlier today on Twitter. He wrote:
"Guess who's visiting the Coven? The legendary Stevie Nicks!"
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks have announced plans for a new album and a UK tour, both set for January of next year.
Wig Out At Jagbags is the follow-up to 2011's Mirror Traffic and will be released on January 6, 2014. The LP will be followed by a run of four tour dates, starting at Leeds Brudenell on January 13, followed by Glasgow Oran Mor on January 14, Manchester Gorilla on January 15 and London Forum on January 16.
Bono has paid tribute to the late Lou Reed, who passed away last month.
Writing in Rolling Stone, Bono explained how he first worked with Reed on the Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope tour in 1986 and said that he was a fan of his deadpan humour. "His deadpan humor was easily misunderstood as rudeness, and Lou delighted in that misunderstanding," wrote Bono.
A US university is offering a theology class on Bruce Springsteen.
Rutgers University in New Jersey is offering student the chance to take a semester-long class looking at the biblical references in The Boss' lyrics – from his 1973 debut'Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. to his 2012 album The Wrecking Ball.
Last year, I interviewed the film director Peter Strickland about Berberian Sound Studio, his tribute to the Heath Robinson-style endeavours of analogue sound designers. Strickland and I chatted about the influences for his main character, a tweedy sound engineer called Gilderoy; Strickland mentioned pioneering figures like Adam Bohman, Vernon Elliott and Basil Kirchin.
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.
