The Beach Boys have announced a second UK show for later this year.
The band, who announced that they had reformed to celebrate their 50th anniversary last December, will play London's Royal Albert Hall on September 27.
The new show is the second London date of the band's full European tour, which will also see them play London's Wembley Arena on September 28.
Tom Waits is set to perform tracks from his most recent album, 2011's Bad As Me, live for the first time.
The legendary singer songwriter will appear on the Late Show with David Letterman on July 9 and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on July 10, where he will be playing songs from his 17th studio album as well as appearing in conversation with the hosts.
Graham Nash has signed up with Random House's Crown Archetype imprint for an upcoming autobiography, according to a report in The New York Times.
The newspaper reports that Nash plans to start his tale with his childhood in Salford, England, and go on to cover his work with the Hollies, his move to America, his lengthy history with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
A serene beginning this morning, with a new Terry Riley album, “Aleph”. Over on my 40 Favourites Of 2012 Thus Far blog, however, things became a little less genteel yesterday, as you can see in the comments thread at the bottom of the chart.
Flaming Lips are to release their The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends album on July 30.
The album was originally given a limited, vinyl-only release for Record Store Day on April 21 this year.
Recorded in collaboration with artists including Nick Cave, Yoko Ono and Bon Iver, the album will be released by the band's new label, Bella Union, on both CD and vinyl.
The track listing for The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends is:
1. “2012 (You Must Be Upgraded) (w/ Ke$ha, Biz Markie & Hour Of The Time Majesty 12)
Ringo Starr's birthplace has been saved from demolition, according to UK Housing Minister Grant Shapps.
The Beatles drummer's former home will not be knocked down by Liverpool City Council as part of their plans to regenerate the Welsh Streets area of the city, and it will now be refurbished.
According to the BBC, the house on 9 Madryn Street, in Dingle, is one of 16 on the street spared from the bulldozer; although 400 homes in the area will be pulled down.
Yeasayer have announced a short UK tour for September.
The Brooklyn indie band, who announced recently that they will release their third studio album Fragrant World on August 20, will play three dates in the UK in September as well as an intimate London show in July.
The gigs kick off at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on September 27 before the band travel north to play Glasgow's Arches venue on September 28. They round things off at Manchester's HMV Ritz on September 29.
The pianist, singer and songwriter Mac Rebennack, known better as Dr John, faces your questions in the latest Uncut (dated July 2012), out now – but back in October 2010 (Take 161), he took us on a fascinating journey through his most important, and interesting, releases, from Gris-Gris to Exile On Main St. "We went to a nudist camp somewhere, we made up a song called 'The Symphony Of Frogs'…"
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Former Smiths guitarist Jonny Marr delighted thousands in his home city of Manchester yesterday (June 9) by turning up on stage at the Parklife Weekender to join Chic feat. Nile Rodgers for the seminal disco artist's classic hit 'Le Freak'.
