Eddie Vedder: anti-war speech causes offence in Israel

Fans have reacted to an anti-war speech which was delivered by Eddie Vedder last week during Pearl Jam's show at Milton Keynes Bowl (July 11).

Paul McCartney re-releases Wings and solo albums as apps

Paul McCartney has re-released five of his classic Wings and solo albums as apps. The former Beatle has put out new versions of Band On The Run, McCartney, McCartney II, RAM and Wings Over America, releasing them via the Apple store as apps for the iPad.

First Aid Kit – Stay Gold

Singing sisters' major-label debut is a glittering folk-pop tapestry of Scandi-angst... When they first started releasing music six years ago, teenage Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg named their band in acknowledgement of the healing power of song. On their third album the pair sound in need of a dose of their own medicine. The emotions driving these ten tracks are as troubled and uncertain as the music is gloriously resolved.

Watch first trailer for Nick Cave documentary, 20,000 Days On Earth

The first trailer for the new Nick Cave film, 20,000 Days On Earth has been released. Scroll down to watch it. The documentary, directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, will be released in the UK on September 19. It purports to feature a day in the life of Cave, and includes appearances from Kylie Minogue, Ray Winstone, Warren Ellis and Blixa Bargeld.

Unreleased Woody Guthrie songs to be included on new three-disc compilation

A number of unreleased Woody Guthrie songs are to be included on a new three-disc compilation, according to Rolling Stone. My Name Is New York pairs tracks Guthrie wrote during the 27 years he lived in the city along with informal interviews featuring Pete Seeger, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Nora and Arlo Guthrie.

Johnny Cash tribute album announced

A 1964 album by Johnny Cash, Bitter Tears: Ballads Of The American Indian, has been re-recorded to mark its 50th anniversary. The album, which was originally envisaged as a concept album to highlight the mistreatment of Native Americans, has been reinterpreted by artists including Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Emmylou Harris and Kris Kristofferson.

Reviewed! Neil Young & Crazy Horse, London Hyde Park, July 12, 2014

It is hard to tell where Neil Young and what we can just about call Crazy Horse end their main set in Hyde Park, Saturday night. "Rockin' In The Free World" has spluttered to a conclusion, of sorts, and the band appear to have left the stage. Then, you notice Young remains amidst the debris, pointing agitatedly at the word printed across his new t-shirt: "EARTH".

In praise of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood

There is a telling scene early on in Boyhood that gets to the heart of what makes Richard Linklater’s new film so remarkable.

Radiohead to begin ‘rehearsing and recording’ new album in September

Radiohead will begin rehearsing and recording again in September, guitarist Jonny Greenwood has confirmed. The band are currently pursuing solo projects and enjoying a break from official band duty following the end of touring their last album, The King Of Limbs. Speaking on Mary Anne Hobbes' BBC 6Music show on July 12, Greenwood was asked what Radiohead are up to at the moment and said, "We're going to start up in September, playing, rehearsing and recording and see how it's sounding."
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