AC/DC have announced that they will be releasing their first live album in 20 years in November. The album, which is titled AC/DC Live At River Plate, was recorded in Argentina at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires' in December 2009. The band played to nearly 200,000 people over the course of the three nights they played at the stadium.

Former The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is wanted by police in the US for allegedly assaulting a fan at a concert. A warrant has been issued after the drummer was accused of assaulting a spectator at a Mickey Hart Band show on September 8 at Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The Zappa Motherlode: 12 albums reissued this month and 48 more by the end of the year...

Calexico’s new album, Algiers, is reviewed in the current issue of Uncut (October 2012, Take 185) – so we thought we’d take a trip back to April 2003 (Take 71), when Uncut’s John Mulvey flew out to Tucson, Arizona to discover more about the duo’s redrawing of the alt.country map. __________________________

Given today's news about the Led Zeppelin DVD, it occurred to me that this might be worth putting online: my review of the 2007 show...

After days of online speculation, Led Zeppelin have finally confirmed that their 02 show from December, 2007 is to be released. The film of the 02 show, titled Celebration Day, after a song on the band's 1970 album, Led Zeppelin III, will be released on October 17 on 1,500 screens in over 40 countries. Celebration Day will then be available in "multiple video and audio formats" on November 19 from Swan Song/Atlantic Records. Specific details will be announced soon.

God knows we’ve probably written enough about “Tempest” by now (not least these two terrific pieces by my colleagues Allan Jones and John Robinson). Nevertheless, part of Bob Dylan’s enduring appeal is his capacity for provocation: the sense that he tacitly encourages people to at least try and unpick his records, fathom his mysteries. Our almost certain failure is part of the game, for him as well as for us.

The once-troubled singer returns. Has she finally got her shit together?

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that he thinks the three imprisoned members of the punk collective Pussy Riot should be freed. Though he admits that he was "sickened" by their 'punk prayer' protest, the Wall Street Journal reports that during a meeting of the United Russia party, Medvedev said: "Prolonging their time in prison in connection to this case seems unproductive."

Foo Fighters played a special unplugged gig at Apple's iPhone 5 launch yesterday (September 12) in California. After an all new iTunes system and brand new 'ultra-thin' iPod touch and iPod nanos were revealed, Dave Grohl and the rest of the band took to the stage. "One of the incredible things about being here is that you're meeting people who are shaping our future," said Dave Grohl, according to the Guardian.