David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Afghan Whigs and Johnny Cash all feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated April 2014 and out now (February 28).

Pete Shelley R.I.P

Dave Davies has announced his first UK gig in 13 years.

Beck is heading for his first ever Number One on the Official Albums Chart with new album, 'Morning Phase'.

Blondie and Dolly Parton have confirmed that they will perform at Glastonbury in June.

Damon Albarn, who collected the Award For Innovation at the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas last night (February 26), says Blur have recorded 15 new songs for a new album, but they won’t see the light of day for years.

Another song this week from what’s rapidly shaping up to be one of my favourite 2014 albums, Hurray For The Riff-Raff’s “Small Town Heroes”. Have a look, too, at the trailer for Lance Bangs’ Slint documentary, “Breadcrumb Trail”, which is the music film I’ve enjoyed most since the Source Family doc.

Johnny Cash’s 1980s years in the commercial wilderness are examined in the new issue of Uncut, dated April 2014 and out tomorrow (February 28).

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played their 1973 album, The Wild, The Innocent And The E Street Shuffle in full at their final show in Australia today [February 26]. The band opened with a cover of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive", and were joined by Eddie Vedder for a cover of AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" during the encores. Vedder had previously joined the band to play the same song in Melbourne on Saturday, February 15.

The Rolling Stones played the first of three shows at Tokyo Dome today [February 26]. The show was part of the band's 14 On Fire tour, which began in Abu Dhabi on February 21. The band return to Tokyo Dome on March 4 and 6 before heading to Macau on March 9. The Rolling Stones played: Get Off Of My Cloud It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It) Tumbling Dice Wild Horses Emotional Rescue Doom And Gloom Bitch