Pink Floyd's The Endless River, sold 6,000 copies in its first week of sales, the highest first-week sales of any vinyl LP released since 1997, and therefore the fastest-selling vinyl album this century. Pink Floyd's success comes with the news that annual sales of vinyl albums have surpassed a million for the first time since the 1990s. An upturn in sales for the physical format, beloved of collectors but once considered obsolete, has matched a peak last seen in 1996, when sales of Britpop LPs were a driving force behind 1,083,206 sales.

Angus Young has spoken about the retirement of his brother Malcolm Young from the group they co-founded, AC/DC, in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now.

Montage Of Heck will premiere on HBO in the US next year...

Adam Granduciel and co hit the Uncut No 1 spot...

Graham Nash has described the future of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as “pretty bleak” in the new issue of Uncut, dated January 2015 and out now.

The great composer is set to answer your questions...

Mournful, loner blues-folktronica from America's deepest growl...

Field Day takes place next June...

The special show took place as part of a Swedish film series called Experiment Alone...

At some point in October, I started receiving emails from record labels and publicists about their Tips For 2015. A new year loomed, distantly, and with it the annual music business imperative to embrace a tranche of new artists. Around the same time, the 2014 Mercury Prize hoopla culminated with a victory for the Scottish hip hop act, Young Fathers, and their "Dead" album, one of seven debuts in the shortlist of 12.