Iggy Pop, New Order and Patti Smith are among the names announced to play the Tibet House benefit gig.

Arcade Fire’s film score features in the new Her trailer - you can watch the promo by scrolling down the page and clicking ‘play’.

Red Hot Chili Peppers will play this year’s Super Bowl half-time show.

David Bowie is to release a limited edition picture disc commemorating the 40th anniversary of "Rebel Rebel". This the latest in the run of 40th anniversary 7" picture discs released by Parlophone Records, following on from "Starman", "John I'm Only Dancing", "The Jean Genie", "Drive In Saturday", "Live On Mars" and "Sorrow". "Rebel Rebel" was originally released in February 1974 and reached No 5 in the UK singles chart.

Blue-collar blast: Roots-rock masterpieces, back in print...

Neil Young brought to a close his four-date residency at New York's Carnegie Hall last night [January 10]. The set was almost identical to the three previous shows, with the exception of the addition of Buffalo Springfield's "Out Of My Mind".

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery...

Sometimes, with Bill Callahan, the focus on his records is so unwaveringly on his lyrics, it is tempting to treat them as recited poetry rather than actual music. On an old Smog record like “The Doctor Came At Dawn”, say, the music seems barely there; just a little shading to point up the melodic undertow of a baritone that often wanders closer to speech than song.

Elliott Landy's photographs for The Band's first two albums are to be collected in a fine art book, funded through Kickstarter. Landy shot over 8,000 frames of film of the group around the Music From The Big Pink and The Band albums, only about 30 of which have been widely published to date. Since launching his Kickstarter campaign last month, Landy has raised over $100,000 - reportedly making it the second most funded photography project in the site's history.