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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.

Read Neil Young’s set list for Conexus Arts Centre, Saskatchewan, January 17, 2014

Last night [January 17] Neil Young played the third of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund. The show took place at Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Neil Young and Jack White collaborate on covers album?

Neil Young and Jack White have reportedly worked together on an album of covers. Two different news sources claim the artists have finished the album, which is said to include songs by their favourite songwriters. Journalist Michael Goldberg said he had "confirmed" the story writing on his blog, saying that Young had recorded an album at Jack White's Third Man studios in Nashville.

Read Neil Young’s set list for Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall, January 16, 2014

Last night [January 16] Neil Young played the second of his four 'Honor The Treaties' concerts to raise money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Legal Defense Fund. The show took place at Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall, Manitoba, Canada.

Brian May gets all-clear after cancer scare

Brian May has been given the all-clear after suffering a cancer scare in late 2013, the Guardian reports. Writing on his official website, the 66-year-old Queen guitarist informed fans results from urgent tests carried out in December showed he did not have prostate cancer, although he stated there were "still some mysteries to solve" regarding his health.

Robert Wyatt: “I couldn’t have been a pop musician – you’re told what to do and you have to fit into a format”

Robert Wyatt, speaking in the new issue of Uncut, reveals that he could never have been a pop star, despite scoring a 1974 hit with a cover of The Monkees’ “I’m A Believer”.

U2, Arcade Fire, Karen O receive Oscar nominations

U2, Arcade Fire and Karen O are among the nominees at this year's Oscars. U2's "Ordinary Love" (from Mandela: The Long Walk To Freedom) is nominated in the Best Original Song category, alongside Karen O and Spike Jonze for "The Moon Song" from Her and Pharrell Williams' "Happy", from Despicable Me 2. Meanwhile, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett have been nominated in the Original Score category for the soundtrack to Spike Jonze's Her.

And the 2014 Oscar nominations are…

It's awards time of year, folks. And here's the nominations in the key categories of this year's Oscars. I'm very pleased to see a lot of films we've supported over the last 12 months have received nominations - especially American Hustle, Nebraska (our 2013 Film of The Year), The Wolf Of Wall Street and Gravity.

Thurston Moore’s black metal band Twilight announce new album and split up on same day

Thurston Moore's black metal band Twilight have announced their new album and decision to split up. Moore joined Twilight in 2012 and III: Beneath Trident’s Tomb, due for release on March 17, will be his first album with the band. However, it will also be his last after the group announced their decision to separate immediately. Alongside Moore, Twilight consists of Stavros Giannopoulos (Atlas Moth), Wrest (Leviathan), N Imperial (Krieg), and producer Sanford Parker. The band's previous two albums, Twlilight and Monument To Time End.
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