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Sweet music, heavy issues on first collection of original material since 2004...

Bon Iver have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for later this year. The folk band, who are already confirmed to headline this summer's Latitude festival, will play five arena shows in November. The dates are part of a full European tour. The gigs kick off on November 8 at London's Wembley Arena and run until November 10 when the band headline Dublin's O2 Arena. They will also play dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast.

Keith Richards has confirmed that the Rolling Stones will meet in London in July to discuss their 50th anniversary plans. "It's all very hush-hush," Richards is quoted in Rolling Stone. "I'm going over to London for a bit, so I'll find out more then."

Tom Petty is a man of many guitars, most of which seem to make an appearance on stage at some point in tonight’s proceedings. Here’s a red Fender, a blonde Rickenbacker, a white Gibson, back to the Fender, and on. It seems fitting, I suppose: Petty’s first show in the UK for 13 years is very much about craft and musicianship.

An in-depth Uncut interview with Jack White from the time of Blunderbuss

The Rolling Stones will bow out from live performances with a headline slot at next year's Glastonbury festival, according to a tabloid report. The band have never played the Worthy Farm festival but a rumour suggests that they will be heading there for their first and only time next summer, according to the Sunday Mirror.

Black Crowe's head music dives deep into the past...

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'…" ______________________________

Paul McCartney has praised The Queen, describing her as "fabulous" and even saying that he has "lot of time for her". The Beatles man, who turns 70 on Monday (June 18), headlined the Queen's Diamond Jubilee gig earlier this month and has now spoken to the Daily Telegraph about how much he admires the long-serving monarch.

A busy few days, with No Direction Home last weekend, thenMikal Cronin in Dalston on Monday, and a lot of good records to play while we’re winding up the next issue (I’ve embedded a couple of choice Youtube links this week in the list).