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Paul Weller teamed up with Irish newcomers The Strypes for a one-off performance at London's Rough Trade East last night (April 20th) as part of the shop's Record Store Day celebrations. Headlining the shop's day of in-store gigs, which also saw performances from the likes of Frank Turner, King Midas Sound and a separate set from The Strypes themselves, Weller enlisted guitarist Josh McClorey and bass player Pete O'Hanlon as well as Miles Kane's drummer Jay Sharrock to join him for a thirty minute set.

David Bowie has "another album in the pipeline", according to Noel Gallagher. Gallagher made the revelation during an interview with Absolute Radio for Bowie Part 3 – Let’s Dance To The Next Day (1980-2013), which was broadcast last night (April 21). He said: "According to people I've spoken to, there’s another album in the pipeline. There was, like, 29 songs or something."

John Cusack is set to portray The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson in a new biopic. The actor is in talks to take the lead in Love And War, playing Wilson in later life. There Will Be Blood actor Paul Dano has already signed up to portray him as a young man, according to The Wrap.

Frank Zappa's 1974 TV special, A Token Of His Extreme, is to be released officially for the first time on June 3 via Eagle Rock. The show, which was recorded on August 27, 1974 at KCET in Hollywood, featured Zappa alongside George Duke (keyboards, finger cymbals, tambourine, vocals), Napoleon Murphy Brock (sax, vocals), Ruth Underwood (percussion), Tom Fowler (bass) and Chester Thompson (drums).

A full-length version of Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" can now be downloaded on iTunes. A one-minute-long version of the track, featuring Pharrell on vocals and Chic's Nile Rodgers on guitar, debuted on a commercial screened at last weekend's Coachella festival, and then during the latest episode of US TV show Saturday Night Live, broadcast on April 13.

Black Sabbath have revealed their new single "God Is Dead?". Scroll down to hear the song now. The 8:51 minute long song is taken from Black Sabbath's much-anticipated new album 13 due for release on June 11.

Storm Thorgerson has died, aged 69. His family released a statement earlier today (April 18) saying he died peacefully earlier in the day, surrounded by family and friends. It read: "He had been ill for some time with cancer though he had made a remarkable recovery from his stroke in 2003. He is survived by his mother Vanji, his son Bill, his wife Barbie Antonis and her two children Adam and Georgia."

Just a quick blog today, as I really just wanted to flag up the line-up for this year's Cannes Film Festival, which got announced this morning.

Black Sabbath have added an extra date to their UK tour. The Midlands band, who are due to tour in December in promotion of their new album 13 will now perform a second date at Birmingham's NIA on December 22. A gig on December 20 was previously announced and has already sold out. 13, which will be released on June 10, is the first album Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler have recorded together since 1978's Never Say Die!. Black Sabbath will now play: London O2 Arena (December 10) Belfast Odyssey Arena (12)