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Wiltshire bash takes place this July

Former Sex Pistols manager had cancer

Adam Yauch's cancer treatment is 'going we'll', so the band may return later this year

"Careering" again? As PiL are reborn, a dark classic is reissued, alongside a patchy 4CD comp

The worst of times... the best of albums.

A few bits and pieces to mop up today, beginning with one last thankyou to everyone who has posted on the end of year blogs – or, come to that, who's commented on any of the things I’ve written in the past 12 months. It’s been a genuine pleasure to hear from almost all of you; and of course heartening to discover other people interested in the same music.

Ryan Adams' bandmate passes away in Manhattan

Some surprise, really, that Wolf People, a new London band just signed to Jagjaguwar, have decided to stick with their name, given the seemingly innumerable number of Wolf-related bands currently around.

I'm going to be rolling out my personal favourite 100 albums of the year in the next couple of days or so; as fast as I can find all the links, basically. Apologies in advance for the self-indulgence, and also if I've forgotten anything obvious...

Bristol band mark International Human Rights Day with new song