Neil Young has cancelled the last shows on his European tour "due to an accident involving Crazy Horse" – reportedly guitarist Frank 'Poncho' Sampedro breaking his hand.

Stripped mountain music - recorded in a cabin, in a museum...

Nuts week. A lot to recommend and check out here, including plenty of Youtube and Soundcloud links. Among the auspicious comebacks, one that’s slightly obscured is Cavern Of Anti-Matter, who feature Tim Gane and his old bandmate from the first Stereolab lineup, Joe Dilworth.

Tim Wright of Pere Ubu and DNA has died. The bassist joined Pere Ubu in 1975, staying with the group for three years before he relocated to New York. He joined DNA - formed by Arto Lindsay and Robin Crutchfield - shortly afterwards. Four DNA tracks ('Egomaniac's Kiss', 'Lionel', 'Not Moving' and 'Size') featured on Brian Eno's 1978 compilation No New York.

HMV has announced that it will return to the 363 Oxford Street store, which it opened more than 90 years ago. The site was the first HMV and was opened by Sir Edward Elgar in July 1921. The music and entertainment retailer occupied the site until 2000.

Patti Smith, St Vincent and The National's Matt Berninger are amongst those set to appear on Volume Two of the soundtrack to hit HBO show Boardwalk Empire. Due for release on September 3, the compilation follows Volume One, which won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack. The new release sees artists tackling songs from the 1920s.

Arcade Fire will team up with director Spike Jonze to provide the score for his new film, Her. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson and follows a man who falls in love with a computer operating system. It will be released in selected cinemas on November 20.

The ashes of performer Richie Havens are to be spread over the site of 1969's Woodstock Festival at a special event on August 18.

I was reading this interesting Wilco piece a few days ago, which talks about how Jeff Tweedy has parlayed cult success into what appears to be a viable business model. It made me think of the strategies used by Mark Kozelek these past few years: how he keeps a steady stream of music, predominantly live albums, coming through his Caldo Verde label to satisfy his obsessive fans (and I suspect Kozelek fans tend to be by nature obsessive; I know I am).

Ozzy Osbourne has said that original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was "too overweight" to join the band on their reunion tour.