Tori Amos is set to play a one-off show at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 3. The singer-songwriter will be joined by The Metropole Orchestra for the show, which will happen around the time of the release of her brand new album, Gold Dust. Her 13th studio album will be comprised of re-workings of previously released material from throughout her career. She released her last record, the classically inspired Night Of Hunters in 2011.

No acts have pulled out of the Isle Of Wight Festival, despite heavy flooding throwing the event into chaos, a spokesperson has told NME. Earlier today, organiser John Giddings told the BBC that he would consider refunding ticket holders if they sent their tickets back. "I'm really sorry" he said. "I really appreciate all the support everyone has given us under the conditions... but the weather has been absolutely horrendous."

Stars have announced that their new album will be titled 'The North' and that it will be released in September.

Pondering what to write about this morning, it occurred to me that there were more things to say about my favourite albums of 2012 so far, following up from this Top 40 that I posted last week. For a start, a bunch of records that I forgot to include:

Radiohead are set to reschedule seven shows following Saturday's stage collapse in Toronto, which killed crew member Scott Johnson and injured three others. The band have had to postpone seven European shows set for the end of this month and the beginning of July, as the accident also destroyed the band's 'unique' lightshow and parts of their backline setup, all of which now needs to be replaced in order for the tour to continue. The statement reads: