Neil Young will debut his new digital audio format Pono at South By Southwest tomorrow [March 11]. Details of the service have now appeared online.
A number of news sources - including The Guardian - report that Young will launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for his new PonoPlayer device on 15 March, with early buyers getting a discount on its planned $399 price.
David Bowie will release two limited edition picture discs on Record Store Day next month.
The annual celebration of music shops will take place on April 19 and Bowie has outlined plans to release a 7" picture disc of "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" in the UK, while North American fans will be able to purchase the single "1984" on 7" picture disc.
The first trailer for HBO's forthcoming Bruce Springsteen documentary has been revealed. Scroll down to watch it.
Titled High Hopes, the film follows Springsteen as he works on his latest album of the same name. High Hopes, the album, was released in January 2014 and the trailer shows Springsteen and the E Street Band as they recruit Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and begin work on the record.
Morrissey has announced details of his new studio album.
A post on the quasi-official fansite, True To You, reveals the album will be called World Peace Is None of Your Business.
The post continues by saying that a release date has been provisionally set for late June/early July worldwide by Harvest Records thru Capitol. Morrissey is said to be "beyond ecstatic" with the album, all 12 tracks of which were produced by Joe Chiccarelli in France.
Neil Young And Crazy Horse will headline this year's Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time event at London's Hyde Park on Saturday July 12.
They'll be joined by special guests The National, Phosphorescent, Caitlin Rose and Ethan Johns.
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The Take Off And Landing Of Everything, Elbow’s sixth album, is out on Monday (March 10) – in this archive piece from Uncut’s August 2011 issue (Take 171), Guy Garvey, Mark Potter and Craig Potter stroll through two decades’ worth of musical memories. “We’ve never had the word ‘can’t’ bandied around the room,” says Garvey. “It’s like a red rag to a bull.” Interview: Graeme Thomson
Julian Casablancas has given a sneak preview of his new solo album. Click below to watch now.
The two-minute clip is credited to Julian Casablancas + The Voidz and shows footage of The Strokes' frontman recording in the studio, with various snippets of new songs audible throughout. There is no further information regarding an album title or release date included with the video, but vsitors to Casablancas' website can sign up to pre-order the album now.
The Black Keys have been announced as the final headliner for Latitude Festival 2014.
The band join previously announced headliners Two Door Cinema Club and Damon Albarn at the top of the bill.
Other acts announced today include Editors, James, Crystal Fighters, Kelis, The Afghan Whigs and Tinariwen. Mogwai, Lykke Li, War On Drugs, Temples, Parquet Courts, George Ezra, Conor Oberst and Tom Vek will also play.
Latitude 2014 will take place from July 17-20 at Henham Park in Southwold, Suffolk.
