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Bob Dylan announces The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Deluxe Edition

Bob Dylan is to release a Deluxe Edition of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. The concert took place on October 16, 1992 and included performances from Neil Young, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Band and Dylan himself. This Deluxe Edition will be released by Columbia Records and Legacy Recording on March 3, 2013 on Blu-ray, 2 DVD and 2 CD sets.

Rare Syd Barrett recording to be released

A rare live recording of Syd Barrett is to be released. The performance dates from January 27, 1972, at the Corn Exchange in Cambridge. The tapes were originally put up for auction at Bonham's in June 2010, listed as "1/4 inch reel-to-reel tape on 10inch BASF spool in Agfa PE36 box with handwritten recording details, with statement of provenance". They were later told to the Easy Action label.

Belle And Sebastian to begin work on Eurovision inspired album

Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch has confirmed that the band will record a new album inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest. Speaking to Rolling Stone at the Sundance Film Festival, where he is promoting new film God Help The Girl, Murdoch revealed that he hopes to have the album finished in time for an autumn release as well as discussing it's unusual premise.

Watch footage from Bruce Springsteen’s first gig of 2014 + read the setlist

Bruce Springsteen played his first live gig of 2014 at the 1,600 capacity Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Saturday [January 18]. The event was the 14th Annual Light Of Day benefit to raise funds for Parkinson's Disease. Scroll down to watch five songs from Springsteen's set.

Slowdive to announce reunion?

Slowdive are rumoured to be close to announcing reunion details. Former members of the band - who split in 1995 - have been Tweeting a countdown, prompting rumours of the band's reunion, according to a report in The Guardian.

Read Neil Young’s set list for the Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, January 19, 2014

Last night [January 19] Neil Young played the final date of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund. The show took place at Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta.

Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Lucinda Williams announced for Jackson Browne tribute album

Jackson Browne is to be honoured by a new tribute album, Looking into You, due for release on April 28 from Music Road Records. Among the artists covering Browne's songs are Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Lucinda Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby, JD Souther and Joan As Police Woman. You can hear Don Henley cover Browne's "These Days" here. The tracklisting for Looking Into You is:

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, The National’s Bryce Dessner to release classical album

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood and The National's Bryce Dessner are set to release a split classical album. The LP, entitled 'St. Carolyn by the Sea'/'Suite From There Will Be Blood' will come out on March 3 and feature Dessner's 2011 work 'St. Carolyn by the Sea' - which features Dessner's brother, The National's Aaron Dessner on electric guitar - 2012's 'Lachrimae' and 2007's 'Raphael' alongside Greenwood's 'There Will Be Blood' score.

Damon Albarn announces track listing for solo LP

Damon Albarn has announced the title and release date for his forthcoming solo album. Albarn will release Everyday Robots on April 28. He posted the news on his Twitter page along with the LP's artwork. He wrote: New @DamonAlbarn album #EverydayRobots out 28 April. Title track video Everyday Robots premieres tomorrow.

Hear new Beck song, “Blue Moon”

Beck has previewed a new song called "Blue Moon" – listen to it below. The song is taken from forthcoming album Morning Phase, which is due for release on February 24.
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