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The Who’s Pete Townshend: ‘We feel the ghosts of Keith and John’

The Who's Pete Townshend has said he feels "the ghosts" of drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle onstage. The guitarist, who publishes his long-awaited memoir Who I Am yesterday (October 11), told Rolling Stone that he and singer Roger Daltrey feel the presence of their former band mates.

The Black Keys and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA collaborate on new song – listen

The Black Keys and RZA of the Wu Tang Clan have teamed up for a new song, "The Baddest Man Alive". The song is taken from the soundtrack to the forthcoming movie The Man With The Iron Fists, which was written and directed by RZA, real name Robert Fitzgerald Diggs. The kung-fu movie is set for a US release next month (November 2).

Watch Jack White’s new video for ‘I’m Shakin”

Jack White has unveiled his new video for 'I'm Shakin'' – watch it above. In it, two Jack Whites – one in a pale blue suit, one in a dark blue suit – duel face-to-face in a rehearsal space, backed up by their correspondingly-dressed bands. The track is the fourth single to be taken from White's debut solo album, Blunderbuss.

Freed Pussy Riot member vows to continue group’s fight

Freed Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich has vowed to continue the group's fight against Russian authorities. Samutsevich was released from jail yesterday (October 10) after a Moscow court accepted her appeal on the grounds that she had been thrown out of Moscow's main catherdral before she could remove her guitar from its case for the Pussy Riot's "punk prayer" protest against Putin.

London’s O2 Arena up for sale

The giant US concert venue company that runs London's O2 Arena is up for sale. Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), who own a stake in David Beckham's football team LA Galaxy, also owns AEG Live – the world's second biggest ticket and live music company behind Live Nation, the Evening Standard reports. The firm's owners said it was "an appropriate time" to sell up as the company could "maximise value for all concerned". It has been speculated that the whole company could fetch £4.25 billion.

Daft Punk unveil new blues mix – listen

Daft Punk have released new mix – and it's all blues. The 15-minute mix samples music by American bluesman Junior Kimbrough, including "I Gotta Try You Girl". It was created for designer Hedi Slimane's Yves Saint Laurent show at last week's Paris Fashion Week. Scroll down to listen to the track, titled "Junior Kimbrough Edited by Daft Punk".

Jarvis Cocker: ‘I love The Beatles – even though I haven’t named any of my kids after them’

Jarvis Cocker has professed his love for The Beatles, even though, he says: "I haven't named any kids after them." Writing in the Guardian, the Pulp frontman explained: "I love the Beatles. I haven't named any kids after them but I still really love them. They were the first group that I was ever properly aware of. In my early teens I would sometimes stay in and listen to the radio all day in the hope that I would catch a song by them that I'd never heard before and be able to tape it on my radio-cassette player."

Beatle ‘penises’ defaced at Liverpool gallery

An artwork depicting the penises of the four members of The Beatles has been defaced while on public display at the Museum Of Liverpool, reports Click Liverpool.
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