The Wicker Man, the granddaddy of British cult horror movies celebrates its 40th anniversary with what we’re told is ‘The Final Cut’ making an appearance in cinemas this month before a Blu-ray and DVD release.
Gorillaz have debuted a new track titled "Whirlwind" – scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to listen.
The song was originally recorded for the band's 2010 album Plastic Beach but failed to make the LP's final tracklisting. However, singer Damon Albarn appeared as a guest DJ on BBC Radio 2 over the weekend (October 5) and played the track, which features the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra, during the show.
The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced details of a new box set, due on December 2.
The Complete Vinyl Collection is a deluxe, 11-album box set featuring remastered editions of the band's six studio albums, a double album set of BBC sessions, a live album and an LP of fan-selected B-sides and rarities.
The set, which is released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the band's formation, will also include a 32 page hardback book containing interviews and photography.
Lloyd Cole 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 the legendary singer songwriter?
Does he still favour cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin?
How on earth did he end up recording an album with Krautrock supremo, Hans-Joaquim Roedelius?
What's his current golf handicap?
Thom Yorke has attacked Spotify again, labelling the music streaming service "the last desperate fart of a dying corpse".
The comments follow Yorke's decision, alongside producer Nigel Godrich, to remove the Atoms For Peace album they made together from the service while Yorke's solo album 'The Eraser' was also removed. Godrich went on to explain his position criticising the low royalty rates paid to artists – who he said received "f*ck all" from the service.
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend explains how the band have rejected their self-consciously preppy image, in the new issue of Uncut (dated November 2013), out now.
In the latest twist in the ongoing saga concerning the publication of Morrissey's autobiography, a post appeared earlier today [October 3] on the quasi-official site Morrissey fan site, True To You, reporting that the book will now be published in two weeks' time.
Jack White has announced details of this year's final releases in the Third Man Vault series - from both The Dead Weather and the Raconteurs.
The subscription-based Vault here package includes a 7-inch single from The Dead Weather and a live album from the Raconteurs.
The Dead Weather will release "Open Up (That's Enough)" b/w "Rough Detective". You can hear a preview below. The track is taken from the band's new album, which is due in 2015.
Cat Power, Sky Ferreira, the Low Anthem and DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith will play an Elliott Smith tribute at Brooklyn's Glasslands on October 21 - the 10-year anniversary of Smith's death.
Proceeds from the show will go to the Elliott Smith Memorial Fund, which benefits two charities: Portland's Outside In and Free Arts for Abused Children.
