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Wild Mercury Sound 112 from 2012: 75 to 51

OK, here’s the second part of my 2012 albums list… Previously: 112-76

Wild Mercury Sound 112 from 2012: 112 to 76

Preamble: I’m going to start rolling out this list over the next couple of days whenever I get a chance to post. Apologies, first, for the weird number…

The Rolling Stones kick off their run of American gigs

The Rolling Stones played the first of their three American shows on Saturday (December 8). Fresh from two outstanding performances in London last month, the legendary group kicked off their gig at the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn with "Get Off Of My Cloud" before launching into the Lennon/McCartney-penned "I Wanna Be Your Man". After "Last Time", the band were joined onstage, just like they were on the first night of their O2 Arena gigs, by Mary J Blige who performed "Gimme Shelter" – you can watch fan-filmed footage of the performance below.

Blur – Parklive

Sound and vision live bonanza; improved audio is the icing on the Hyde Park memorial cake...

Jack White: ‘Meg White was uninterested in The White Stripes’

Jack White has said he found it difficult sharing the good moments in The White Stripes with Meg White as she was often "uninterested". The duo found commercial popularity in 2001 following the release of their third album White Blood Cells and became one of the biggest bands of the decade, but frontman Jack White claims drummer Meg White never shared his level of enthusiasm during their glory years. White, who released his debut solo album Blunderbuss earlier this year, told Esquire:

Jimmy Page plans 2013 solo tour

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has revealed that he plans to go out on a solo tour next year. The guitarist, who is busy promoting the release of Led Zeppelin's live DVD Celebration Day, said he had planned to tour this year but with the release of the O2 Arena concert film he has had to postpone his solo trek till 2013.

Neil Young Journeys

In May 2011, Jonathan Demme filmed Neil Young on the three hour drive from the singer’s hometown of Omemee to Toronto’s Massey Hall, where he was scheduled to play the final shows of his Le Noise tour.

Joni Mitchell – The Studio Albums 1968 – 1979

From Laurel Canyon to jazz-rock's far outposts - the suffragette of sensuality's stunning first decade...

My Bloody Valentine announce 2013 UK tour

My Bloody Valentine have announced a trio of UK dates for early next year. The band will kick off their brief UK tour at Glasgow's Barrowlands on March 9, before playing Manchester Apollo on March 10 and London's Hammersmith Apollo on March 12. The UK dates will follow a series of six gigs in Japan and four dates in Australia, all taking place in February. My Bloody Valentine are also confirmed to headline the 60,000 capacity Tokyo Rocks festival in May.

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ documentary to get DVD release

The Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane is set for DVD release. The film, which premiered in cinemas across the UK on October 18 and was subsequently broadcast on BBC2 to coincide with the band's two date stint at London's O2 Arena last month (November 25 and 29), will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 7, 2013. The film, directed by Brett Morgen, documents the band's career from their early road trips and gigs in the 1960s, via the release of 1972's seminal 'Exile On Main Street' right up to present day.
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OK, here’s the second part of my 2012 albums list… Previously: 112-76 75 Go-Kart Mozart – On The Hot Dog Streets (West Midlands) 74 Michael Mayer – Mantasy (Kompakt) 73 Blues Control – Valley Tangents (Drag City) 72 Fontanelle – Vitamin F (Southern Lord) 71 The Bryan Ferry Orchestra – The Jazz Age (BMG Rights Management) 70 Sir Richard Bishop - Intermezzo (Ideologic Organ) 69 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Meat And Bone (Bronzerat) 68 Neneh Cherry & The Thing – The Cherry Thing (Smalltown Supersound) 67 Sun Araw/M Geddes Gengras/The Congos - FRKWYS Vol. 9: Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras meet Congos (RVNG Intl) 66 Patti Smith – Banga (Columbia) 65 Icebreaker & BJ Cole – Apollo (Canteloupe/Naxos) 64 Hiss Golden Messenger – Lord I Love The Rain (Jellyfant) 63 Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin – Instrumental Tourist (Software) 62 Black Twig Pickers – Whompyjawed (Thrill Jockey) 61 Bee Mask - Vaporware / Scanops (Room40) 60 King Blood – Vengeance, Man (Richie/Testoster Tunes) 59 Jozef Van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch - Concerning The Entrance Into Eternity (Important) 58 Black Bananas - Rad Times Express IV (Drag City) 57 Nathan Bowles - Bottle A Buckeye (Soft Abuse) 56 Gunn/Truscinski Duo - Ocean Parkway (Three-Lobed) 55 Angel Olsen – Half Way Home (Bathetic) 54 Michael Chapman & The Woodpiles – Natch 7 (http://natchmusic.tumblr.com) 53 Fennesz – Aun (Ash International) 52 The Dirty Three – Towards The Low Sun (Bella Union) 51 Thee Oh Sees – Purifiers II (In The Red) Click here to see Numbers 50 to 26 Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JohnRMulvey

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