Robert Plant has announced details of an eight-part documentary series. Zirka was filmed in 2003, when Plant travelled to Mali to play the Festival In The Desert alongside Ali Farka Touré and Tinariwen. "It was a journey of revelation — one of the most illuminating and humbling experiences of my life," Plant tells Rolling Stone.

The return of the Fab Four at the Beeb and live - now with added Beatle wit...

Morrissey is releasing a cover of Lou Reed's 'Satellite Of Love'.

John Lydon has spoken about his admiration for Mick Jagger, who paid Sid Vicious' lawyers when the Sex Pistols bassist was arrested for the alleged murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen.

With Hawkwind and Motörhead both touring the UK this month (November 2013), we take a look at the story of the only Top Three single ever recorded entirely on LSD. Lemmy, Dave Brock, Nik Turner and more tell the tale of “Silver Machine”: drugs, insanity and a “Chuck Berry riff played backwards”… From Uncut's September 2007 issue (Take 124). Interview: Paul Moody __________________

Bernard Butler speaks to Uncut about his exciting new musical projects in the new issue of Uncut, dated December 2013 and out now.

In haste again this week, but various delays in posting this have at least meant that the playlist has kept growing: 32 entries, with seven interesting things to listen to, including Neil Young and a couple of strong new artists, the pretty psych Morgan Delt and Matt Kivel, whose album reminds me a bit of the first one by Bon Iver.

Billy Bragg has called on artists to take action against record labels, and not companies like Spotify, for the poor rates they get from music streaming services. Services such as Spotify have come under attack recently from artists such as Thom Yorke and more recently Foals, who have rallied against the low royalty rates paid to artists.

Aaron Dessner has said that the follow-up to this year's National album Trouble Will Find Me will be "raw" and "simple". Speaking to NME, Dessner explained that the band would like their seventh album to be a reaction to their very "detailed" 2012 LP. "We're actually thinking for the next album we make a very raw, un-produced simple record, that nobody will like!" he said.

The kitchen table formerly owned Ian Curtis is up for sale on eBay. The item is listed with a £100 reserve price, which has not yet been met. The seller is supplying the wooden table with various documentation, including certificates confirmating its authenticity signed by Curtis' daughter Natalie, Curtis' widow Debbie and the daughter of Curtis' former neighbour, who sold the table eight years ago.