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Ask Steve Martin

Ahead of the release of his new album Love Has Come To You, recorded with Edie Brickell, actor, comedian and banjo player Steve Martin is set to answer your questions in Uncut as part of our regular Audience With… feature. So is there anything you’ve always wanted to ask him? How did he learn to play the banjo? Did he really write jokes for Mick Jagger? Why did he retire from stand-up comedy?

Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks announce tour dates

Brian Wilson has announced details of two live shows he will play with fellow former Beach Boys, Al Jardine and David Marks. The announcement of the live date comes after the group fell out with fellow members Mike Love and Bruce Johnston in 2012 when the pair revealed plans to continue playing live under The Beach Boys name, with or without Wilson, Jardine and Marks. The three-piece band have announced shows in Kettering, Ohio and a festival in Illinois this July.

New Order to curate Live From Jodrell Bank gig

New Order will play and curate a day of music from Manchester's Jodrell Bank. The series see bands perform beneath the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire. New Order will headline the event, and the band have also enlisted Johnny Marr, The Whip, ex-Bad Lieutenant man Jake Evans and Hot Vestry to play on July 7, 2013.

World’s first Ringo Starr exhibition to open this summer

The world's first major exhibition about the life of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is set to open this summer. Ringo: Peace & Love will open at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on June 12 and close in November 2013, before touring cities across the world in 2014. The exhibit will look at "all aspects of Starr's musical and creative life", including his work as a musician, artist and actor and will, according to a statement, "aim to propel Starr's universal message of peace and love."

Laura Marling reveals new album details

Laura Marling has revealed details of her forthcoming album. The singer's website has been updated with information about her fourth album, the follow-up to 2011's 'A Creature I Don't Know'.

David Bowie teams up with Paul Smith for ‘The Next Day’ t-shirt

David Bowie has teamed up with designer Paul Smith for a T-shirt to celebrate the release of his new album 'The Next Day'. The cotton T-shirt, which features the Jonathan Barnbrook-designed artwork for 'The Next Day' - inspired by Bowie's 1977 album 'Heroes' – is one of many collaborations between Bowie and Smith planned this year, Vogue reports. The shirt features a message and signature written by Paul Smith on the bottom right corner of the album sleeve image.

David Grohl “Sound City” Soundtrack Now Free To Stream

Dave Grohl’s all-original soundtrack to his documentary “Sound City” is now free to stream at the NME website. ‘The Sound City Players’ – essentially David Grohl teaming with an all-star team of guests, matches Grohl with Stevie Nicks, Josh Homme, John Fogarty, Trent Reznor and Paul McCartney.

Rolling Stones for Glastonbury? Rumours intensify.

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno has apparently confirmed that The Rolling Stones will be playing this summer's Glastonbury Festival. Speaking to MTV News, the band's chief songwriter was talking about Kasabian's headline slot at Hard Rock Calling, which takes place the same June weekend as Glastonbury. He said: "I hope ours is the most talked about performance of the weekend, but that would be a miracle because The Rolling Stones are playing Glastonbury."

Alvin Lee of Ten Years After dies aged 68

Alvin Lee, co-founder and guitarist with Ten Years After, has died aged 68. According to a statement posted yesterday (March 6) on his website, Lee died from complications following surgery. Born in Nottingham in 1944, Lee played in a number of local bands before he founded Ten Years After in 1966 with bassist Leo Lyons. They released their self-titled debut album in 1967. In 1969, they played the Newport Jazz Festival and, notably, Woodstock, where Lee led the band through a memorable version of "I'm Going Home" that you can watch below.

Hear new Flaming Lips track ‘Look… The Sun Is Rising’

The Flaming Lips have debuted a new track titled "Look... The Sun Is Rising". The song, which will be featured on their forthcoming new album The Terror, is currently streaming at NPR. Previously, the Oklahoma band had released a new track titled 'Sun Blows Up Today', which will appear as a bonus cut on the LP.
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