The Rolling Stones are preparing for their forthcoming Hyde Park concerts by having trees installed. Huge model oak trees have been planted on top of the stage, while bushes have been installing on the sound desk and other equipment. They want to recreate the first time they played in the Royal park in 1969.

Bruce Johnston discusses The Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary reunion tour in the new issue of Uncut (dated August 2013 and out now).

We pay tribute to the late Ray Manzarek in the new issue of Uncut (dated August 2013, and out now) – in this archive piece from Uncut’s September 2011 issue (Take 172), Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore – the latter pair now reunited in the wake of Manzarek's death – Jac Holzman and more look back on the making of LA Woman, and the final days of Jim Morrison. “The damn thing,” says Ray Manzarek, “just rolls and rolls…” Words: David Cavanagh

BLACK SABBATH 13 REPUBLIC/MERCURY 7/10 Back from the grave. The first Sabbath album with Ozzy for 35 years...

Peter Gabriel has recorded a new song and score for a forthcoming film, Words With Gods. It will be Gabriel's first new material since "Down To Earth", which written for the Pixar film, WALL-E. Gabriel - who has also written scores for Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation Of Christ and Phillip Noyce's Rabbit Proof Fence - hasn't released a new album of original material since Up in 2002. His last album, 2011's New Blood, comprised orchestral reworkings of his own material.

Roy Harper has confirmed details of his new album, Man And Myth, which includes a guest spot from Pete Townshend. The seven-track album is Harper's first studio album since The Green Man in 2000 and will be released by Bella Union on September 23. The track listing for Man And Myth is: 1. The Enemy 2. Time Is Temporary 3. January Man 4. The Stranger 5. Cloud Cuckooland 6. Heaven Is Here 7. The Exile

Robby Krieger has announced that he and John Densmore are planning a live tribute to Ray Manzarek, who died in May aged 74. Krieger says there will be at least one performance, with potential for more. He told Rolling Stone: "We're going to do at least one show for Ray and have a big send-off. That's either the start or the end of it, I don't know."

The new issue of Uncut, out today (July 4), features The Band, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Nico.

Rare recordings made by David Bowie as a member of The Riot Squad has been released as a four-track EP by record label Acid Jazz as part of their Rare Mod series. "The Toy Soldier EP" features recordings made when Bowie was a member of the band in 1967. The group - who were initially managed and produced by Larry Page and later Joe Meek - rehearsed at The Swan in Tottenham, with Bowie on vocals, and played live together for approximately nine weeks. There were also six recording sessions, at which Bowie recorded the four titles featured here.

Bob Dylan has reportedly changed the line-up of his band mid-tour. Guitarist Duke Robillard, who has been playing with Dylan since April 2013, has been replaced by Charlie Sexton. Robillard, who has also toured with Tom Waits, first played with Dylan on tracks from 1997's Time Out Of Mind album. His arrival on the Dylan tour earlier this year marked the first change to Dylan's touring band since Sexton replaced guitarist Denny Freeman in October 2009.